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Opening Statement - 20 February 2012
Documents that were displayed during Senior Counsel's opening statement will be made available in due course
Inquiry Update - 17 February 2012
Inquiry Update - 1 February 2012
A progress hearing will take place on Friday 3rd February 2012 at 10.00am at Banbridge Courthouse, Banbridge
Inquiry Solicitor
With effect from Monday 9th January Ms Anne Dillon has returned to fill the post of Solicitor to the Inquiry. It will be recalled that she held this position from September 2008 to Spring 2011. She will be assisted by Mr Brian Cullen who will continue in the role of Assistant Solicitor.
Inquiry Hearing Schedule
Inquiry Announcement - 18 October 2011
The Chairman of the Inquiry has today announced a delay to the 7 November 2011 start date.
Inquiry Update - 7 September 2011
A progress hearing will take place on Monday 12th September 2011 at 10.30am at Banbridge Courthouse, Banbridge
Inquiry Update - 16 May 2011
A progress hearing will take place on Thursday 19th May 2011 at 11am at Banbridge Courthouse, Banbridge
Inquiry Update - 4 March 2011
A progress hearing will take place on Wednesday 9th March 2011 at 11am at Banbridge Courthouse, Banbridge
The purpose of the hearing will be to provide an update on Inquiry progress and to propose a schedule for the oral hearings.
Inquiry Update - 22 May 2008
A progress hearing will take place on Friday 30th May 2008 at 11am at the Hilton Hotel Belfast.
The purpose of the hearing is to announce the decision to re-activate the Inquiry and to allow an update to be given of the anticipated schedule which will lead up to the public hearings. Interested parties will also be able to raise any issues which are of concern to them.
Inquiry Update - 9 May 2006
The Inquiry has been updated by the PSNI about the progress of its investigations into the deaths of Adam Strain and Raychel Ferguson. It now appears that the police files will not be completed and forwarded to the Public Prosecution Service until the end of June 2006, at least.
The Chairman acknowledges the complexity of these investigations and the many competing demands on police time. However the Chairman has had to express his concern to the police about the possible effect of this continuing delay. He hopes to be in a position to provide further information in the near future.
Inquiry Update - 28 October 2005
The work of the Inquiry Team into the deaths of Adam Strain, Lucy Crawford and Raychel Ferguson has been deferred pending the outcome of the PSNI investigations and the subsequent decisions of the Public Prosecution Service are known. This is expected to take until Easter 2006.
As before all enquiries should either be emailed to the Inquiry at inquiry@ihrdni.org or posted to Inquiry into Hyponatraemia-related Deaths, Arthur House, 41 Arthur St Belfast. BT1 4GB.
