The Civil Court Action
<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0 height="100%"><tr> <td valign="top" width=168 BGCOLOR="#000000" TEXT="#F7F7FF" background="08ea11c3.gif"> <div> <IMG SRC="0ad78600.gif" border=0 width="120" height="96" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <div> A number of families who tragically lost their loved ones when the Real IRA bombed Omagh on 15<FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Arial" >th</FONT> August 1998 have instructed H<FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Arial" >2</FONT>O (Henry Hepworth Solicitors) to coordinate civil law actions against those responsible for the bombing. </div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> Your may require <FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#FFFFCC" FACE="Arial" >Realplayer </FONT></div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.real.com/player/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.real.com/player/"><U><IMG SRC="0a13c140.gif" border=0 width="60" height="20" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A></div> <div> The Basic edition</div> <div> is available free</div> <bR> <div> Links</div> <div> <A HREF="http://news.bbc.co.uk" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://news.bbc.co.uk"><U>BBC</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.rte.ie/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.rte.ie/"><U><B>RTE</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.guardian.co.uk/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.guardian.co.uk/"><U>The Guardian</U></A></div> </td> <td valign="top" BGCOLOR="#000000" TEXT="#F7F7FF"> <div> <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#99CC00" FACE="Arial" ><B>Omagh Bombing 15 August 1998</B></FONT> <FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#CCCC66" FACE="Arial" >| <A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Omagh Bombing 15 August 1998"><U><B>home</B></U></A></FONT></div> <div> <A HREF="id17.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="The events and the victims"><U>The events and the victims</U></A> | <A HREF="id39.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Response reports and articles "><U>Response reports and articles </U></A> | <A HREF="id32.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Omagh bombing anniversary "><U>Omagh bombing anniversary </U></A> | <B>The Civil Court Action</B> | <A HREF="id19.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="The Suspects"><U>The Suspects</U></A> | <A HREF="id20.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="BBC Panorama Who bombed Omagh ?"><U>BBC Panorama - Who bombed Omagh ?</U></A> | <A HREF="id23.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Terrorism"><U>Terrorism</U></A> | <A HREF="id26.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Challenging Real IRA / 32 County Soverei"><U>Challenging Real IRA / 32 County Sovereignty Movement (32 CSM) funding</U></A> | <A HREF="id37.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Emergency Planning"><U>Emergency Planning</U></A> | <A HREF="id38.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Recovery"><U>Recovery</U></A> | <A HREF="id33.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Peace Groups Links"><U>Peace Groups Links</U></A> | <A HREF="id34.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Irish Child Soldiers"><U>Irish Child Soldiers</U></A> | <A HREF="id22.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Links"><U>Links</U></A></div> <div> <IMG SRC="040f4010.gif" border=0 width="500" height="1" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> The Civil Court Action</div> <div> The Legal campaign seeks justice for the innocent victims.</div> <div> The Legal campaign seeks justice for the victims of the Omagh bomb. It is hoped the public at home and abroad will generously support this campaign.<FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B> w</B></FONT></div> <bR> <div> <B>Your support is welcomed and greatly appreciated. Please make donations to:</B></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B>Bank Of Ireland,</B></div> <div> Sort Code - 90 50 02</div> <div> Account Number - 30790971</div> <div> Account Name - Omagh Victims Legal Fund</div> <bR> <div> <B>Royal Bank of Scotland,</B></div> <div> Sort Code - 16 00 11</div> <div> Account Number - 10084990</div> <div> Account Name - Omagh Victims Legal Fund</div> <bR> <div> <B>Alternatively, cheques can be sent to </B></div> <div> Omagh Victims Legal Fund</div> <div> 21 Southwick Mews,</div> <div> London, W2 1JG</div> <bR> <bR> <div> The following is a link to other site. </div> <div> To Navigate clink on <U>heading</U>. To return to this site use the back button on your browser.</div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.omaghlegalaction.com/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.omaghlegalaction.com/"><U><B>The Omagh Legal Action</B></U></A><FONT SIZE="6" COLOR="#FFFFCC" FACE="Arial" ><B> </B></FONT></div> <bR> <div> BBC</div> <bR> <div> Thursday, 1 February, 2001, 11:38 GMT </div> <div> <B>Omagh relatives hold 'justice' vigil</B></div> <div> <A HREF="http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/uk/northern_ireland/newsid_1148000/1148182.stm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/uk/nort"><U><IMG SRC="0c4de850.jpg" border=0 width="222" height="133" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A></div> <div> Relatives of bereaved are demanding action</div> <bR> <div> <B>RTE</B></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.rte.ie/news/2001/0219/omagh.html" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.rte.ie/news/2001/0219/omagh.h"><U><B>Omagh group secures former Northern secretaries’ support</B></U></A><B> </B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#FFFFCC" FACE="Arial" ><B>Monday, February 19 2001</B></FONT></div> <div> Filed at: 03:11 PM </div> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="1" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="152" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="VOID" RULES="NONE" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=CENTER HEIGHT= 16 WIDTH="148"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="16" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="148" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 49 WIDTH="148"><div> <B>Omagh bombing</B></div> <div> Mandelson and Mayhew back victims' group</div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <div> Two former Northern Ireland secretaries have backed a move to bring a civil action against those they believe carried out the Omagh bombing. Victor Barker, whose son James died in the Omagh bomb in August 1998, has confirmed that the Omagh Victims Legal Trust has secured the support of former Northern Ireland Secretaries, Peter Mandelson and Sir Patrick Mayhew, in their efforts. </div> <div> Mr Mandelson has pledged £10,000 to the campaign that must raise a total of £1m before the third anniversary of the blast in August. A civil action cannot be brought against the individuals after a three-year deadline following the atrocity. Mr Barker said that the decision to bring about a civil action did not imply criticism of the investigating authorities, but the burden of proof was somewhat less in the civil compared to a criminal action. </div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.rte.ie/news/2001/0219/1News/1News2A.ram" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.rte.ie/news/2001/0219/1News/1"><U><B><U>1.00 News: Watch the video</U></B></U></A> <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" >19 February 2001</FONT></div> <bR> <bR> <div> The Guardian </div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.guardian.co.uk/Archive/Article/0,4273,4142792,00.html" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.guardian.co.uk/Archive/Articl"><U><B>Another road to justice</B></U></A></div> <div> <B> </B></div> <div> With Peter Mandelson's £10,000 behind them, families of victims of the Omagh bombing, in which 31 died, are planning civil actions against those they believe to be responsible. Esther Addley reports</div> <bR> <bR> <div> BBC</div> <bR> <div> <B>Omagh civil action bid launched</B></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <A HREF="http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/uk/northern_ireland/newsid_1219000/1219313.stm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/uk/nort"><U><IMG SRC="0c52cb40.jpg" border=0 width="300" height="180" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A></div> <div> The initiative received the backing of former Northern Ireland Secretaries, including Peter Mandelson, Tom King, Peter Brooke, Lord Hurd, Lord Prior and Lord Merlyn-Rees, who signed a statement of support at Westminster on Wednesday. </div> <div> Eighteen adults, including a woman heavily pregnant with twins, and 11 children were killed when a bomb exploded in Omagh in 1998. </div> <bR> <bR> <div> BBC </div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/uk/northern_ireland/newsid_1832000/1832747.stm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/uk/nort"><U><B>'Shame' over Omagh civil action</B></U></A></div> <div> <div> Mr Geldof is among a number of celebrities and politicians who have backed the relatives' campaign to raise enough money to launch a civil action against the five men they believe were behind the attack. </div> <div> Former world boxing champion Barry McGuigan, Northern Ireland First Minister David Trimble and former secretary of state Peter Mandelson have also backed the families' drive to meet a £1.5m shortfall to fund a civil case. </div> <bR> <bR> <div> www.telegraph.co.uk </div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2002/02/21/noma21.xml&sSheet=/news/2002/02/21/ixhome.html" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main"><U><B>Omagh was our September 11, says Bob Geldof</B></U></A></div> <div> <div> The bombers had placed their devastating car bomb near a school outfitter's shop in August 1998 knowing that schools in Omagh were about to re-open.</div> <div> "It is very bad that those people should be allowed to walk around with such impunity." said Geldof who was flanked by members of six of the victims' families.</div> <bR> <bR> <div> www.telegraph.co.uk </div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2002/02/21/noma21.xml&sSheet=/news/2002/02/21/ixhome.html" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main"><U><B>Omagh was our September 11, says Bob Geldof</B></U></A></div> <div> <div> The bombers had placed their devastating car bomb near a school outfitter's shop in August 1998 knowing that schools in Omagh were about to re-open.</div> <div> "It is very bad that those people should be allowed to walk around with such impunity." said Geldof who was flanked by members of six of the victims' families.</div> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>