UK government will back law change to avoid further Gerry Adams style legal claims

Former Sinn Féin president Gerry Adams (Liam McBurney/PA)

The UK government has promised to close a legal loophole and prevent a flood of compensation claims as a result of court ruling in favour of former Sinn Féin president Gerry Adams.

Northern Ireland minister Jonathon Caine confirmed the government would bring forward measures to block damages over a technicality in the use of internment at the height of the Troubles in Northern Ireland.