THE two sides in a constructive dismissal case taken by a high-profile victims’ campaigner totally disagree about the events leading up to her leaving, an employment tribunal heard yesterday.

THE importance of giving relatives of crime victims an opportunity to address the court was graphically illustrated in the emotional conclusion of the Brian Murphy manslaughter case.

THE sense of public dismay following the aborted murder trial, from which the accused walked free because six witnesses suffered collective amnesia in the face of suspected intimidation, reflects the gravity of a case which threatens to undermine the foundations of the criminal legal system.