Law Society 'told not to discuss Nama probe with Stormont'

Lawyers in the North were warned not to divulge details about a billion-euro property controversy minutes before they appeared before a Stormont scrutiny committee, MLAs have heard.

The Law Society’s Arleen Elliott revealed a senior figure from the National Crime Agency (NCA) made an eleventh hour telephone call and told them not to discuss the criminal probe into the sale of Northern Ireland assets by Nama (National Asset Management Agency).