SOLICITOR WHO MADE HISTORY NO STRANGER TO LANDMARK CASES
Solicitor who made history no stranger to landmark cases
BY EMILY MOULTON
Solicitor Jason McCue and his wife Mariella Frostrup
emoulton@belfasttelegfaph.co.uk
JASON McCue, the solicitor who made legal history yesterday after a judge ruled the dissident republican group the Real IRA was liable for the Omagh bombing, is no stranger to the limelight.
The 39-year-old, who is married to broadcaster and writer Mariella Frostrup, works for London based firm, H2O, which specialises not only in media, libel and privacy cases, but in legal campaigns and human rights cases.
He writes regularly for The Guardian newspaper and because of his celebrity wife generally moves in celebrity circles.
However, it is his work on a number of high-profile cases during his career which has garnered so much attention.
Mr McCue, the son of an Irish father and Polish mother, was the solicitor who successfully defended the Sunday Times in the libel case brought by Armagh man Thomas 'Slab' Murphy.
Meanwhile, the Omagh bomb judgment will open the way for the families of those killed in the 7/7 outrage to sue for damages, McCue said yesterday.
He said that yesterday's ruling had set a precedent for other victims of terrorism. He said he was sure those caught up in the July 2005 attacks on London would now seek damages from those who allegedly helped plan the suicide attacks.
Mr McCue has also successfully represented television presenter John Leslie and has represented David Trimble in a number of libel cases.
Earlier in his career he was the lawyer for television's The Cook Report and acted for the programme in the case of two young women from Birmingham accused of trying to smuggle drugs into Bangkok in the early 90s.
But for many in Northern Ireland he is best known for representing the families of the Omagh victims who yesterday won their long-running fight for justice.
In July 2002, not long after McCue took on the families' quest for justice, the then 32-year-old lawyer personally delivered writs to the Dundalk homes of Seamus Daly and Seamus McKenna.
It was the first stage in the legal battle by the families of the 29 victims to bring the suspected bombers to justice, through a landmark civil action.
BY EMILY MOULTON
Solicitor Jason McCue and his wife Mariella Frostrup
emoulton@belfasttelegfaph.co.uk
JASON McCue, the solicitor who made legal history yesterday after a judge ruled the dissident republican group the Real IRA was liable for the Omagh bombing, is no stranger to the limelight.
The 39-year-old, who is married to broadcaster and writer Mariella Frostrup, works for London based firm, H2O, which specialises not only in media, libel and privacy cases, but in legal campaigns and human rights cases.
He writes regularly for The Guardian newspaper and because of his celebrity wife generally moves in celebrity circles.
However, it is his work on a number of high-profile cases during his career which has garnered so much attention.
Mr McCue, the son of an Irish father and Polish mother, was the solicitor who successfully defended the Sunday Times in the libel case brought by Armagh man Thomas 'Slab' Murphy.
Meanwhile, the Omagh bomb judgment will open the way for the families of those killed in the 7/7 outrage to sue for damages, McCue said yesterday.
He said that yesterday's ruling had set a precedent for other victims of terrorism. He said he was sure those caught up in the July 2005 attacks on London would now seek damages from those who allegedly helped plan the suicide attacks.
Mr McCue has also successfully represented television presenter John Leslie and has represented David Trimble in a number of libel cases.
Earlier in his career he was the lawyer for television's The Cook Report and acted for the programme in the case of two young women from Birmingham accused of trying to smuggle drugs into Bangkok in the early 90s.
But for many in Northern Ireland he is best known for representing the families of the Omagh victims who yesterday won their long-running fight for justice.
In July 2002, not long after McCue took on the families' quest for justice, the then 32-year-old lawyer personally delivered writs to the Dundalk homes of Seamus Daly and Seamus McKenna.
It was the first stage in the legal battle by the families of the 29 victims to bring the suspected bombers to justice, through a landmark civil action.
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Publisher: BELFAST TELEGRAPH
Ref: BT/1156
Published Date: 09-Jun-09
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