Hain contempt case stopped

A contempt of court case taken against British Labour MP Peter Hain over criticisms he made of a judge in the North will not proceed, the High Court in Belfast ruled today.

Hain contempt case stopped

A contempt of court case taken against British Labour MP Peter Hain over criticisms he made of a judge in the North will not proceed, the High Court in Belfast ruled today.

Controversial comments in the former Northern Ireland secretary’s autobiography, criticising a judge’s ruling, sparked the legal action by the region’s Attorney General John Larkin QC.

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