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Merrill provides transcription for Northern Ireland Inquiry

The legal world was shocked in 1999 by the brutal murder of Northern Irish solicitor, Rosemary Nelson. Ms Nelson was a solicitor practising in Lurgan, Northern Ireland and her clients included men accused of terrorist crimes. Before her death she had spoken out about threats to her personal safety and, within hours of her death, allegations of collusion were made which have continued ever since.

The Rosemary Nelson Inquiry will look into whether the Royal Ulster Constabulary, Northern Ireland Office, the Army or other state agency was involved in the murder. It will be a lengthy investigation with tens of thousands of documents and more than 350 people invited to give witness statements.

Merrill is providing a real time transcription service to the Inquiry team. Transcripts of each day’s hearing can be seen on the Inquiry website.

Merrill Legal Solutions has unparalleled experience in the field of public inquiry work, having provided services to over 30 public inquiries throughout Europe, Asia and Australia in the past six years, including Heathrow Terminal 5, Arms to Iraq, Bloody Sunday, Shipman, Hutton, E.Coli, Hong Kong Airport and, most recently, the Diana and Dodi Inquests.

Reema Corney, Merrill Legal Solutions’ European Business Development and Communications Manager, says: “We are a market leader in covering major public inquiries. This Inquiry will deal with a huge number of documents and witnesses and our transcription service will provide an invaluable record of what will be a complex and politically sensitive Inquiry.”

For more information on our Public Inquiry services please contact Reema Corney on 020 7421 4005 or by e-mail to reema.corney@merrillcorp.com.