Legacy Act will allow soldiers’ families to seek answers, says lawyer

Military veteran Dennis Hutchings died in 2021 while on trial over a Troubles killing (Peter Morrison/PA)

The lawyer for a military veteran who died in Northern Ireland while on trial for a 1974 killing has welcomed new laws to deal with the legacy of the Troubles.

Philip Barden, who represented Dennis Hutchings, said the Act would allow soldiers who had served in Northern Ireland and discharged their weapons, to apply for immunity from prosecution by “giving a true account of what happened”.