MoD and PSNI to pay £10k over delay in legacy civil cases

The judge in the civil case, Mr Justice Rooney, heard arguments on the costs issue last week.

He was preparing to deliver his judgment today, but was told by lawyers that an agreement to pay costs had already been reached.

Mr Reavey, 78, who was in the High Court, told BBC News NI that he hoped that the MoD and the police would now “sharpen themselves up and deal with these cases”.

“They just won’t do the work,” he said.

“The only way to make them sit up is to make them pay, and that’s what they’ve done in there this morning.”