NI's senior coroner has suspended 14 inquests that were ordered by the NI Attorney General, John Larkin.

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The tribunals, ordered by Attorney General John Larkin, were halted when senior coroner John Leckey questioned whether he had exceeded his powers.

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The Attorney General, John Larkin, told the Stormont finance committee on 19 September 2012 that the retrospective nature of the bill might fall foul of the Convention.

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The O'Hagan family's lawyer, Niall Murphy, said they would be considering options including making representations to Northern Ireland attorney general John Larkin QC over an inquest and potential civil litigation.

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Appearing before a three judge Court of Appeal panel on behalf of the department and minister Edwin Poots, Attorney General John Larkin QC contended there was nothing in the documents that assists the FPA's case.

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John Leckey said Mr Larkin may have exceeded his powers by ordering the hearings.

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