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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Rory Carroll Ireland correspondent

Three IRA victims in England can sue Gerry Adams in personal capacity, judge rules

Gerry Adams
Adams denies ever being a leader or member of the IRA. Photograph: Brian Lawless/PA

Three victims of IRA bombings in London and Manchester can sue Gerry Adams in a personal capacity for damages, a high court judge has ruled.

Mr Justice Soole ruled on Friday that the three victims cannot sue the IRA itself or the former Sinn Féin leader as a “representative” of the paramilitary group but that claims against him in a personal capacity would continue.

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