Bishop Street courthouse in Derry
Since 2020, Derry trials have been held in Coleraine due to the Coronavirus pandemic.
The NI Court Service said it could only bring Crown Court business back when it was “safe to do so”.
It added that reconfiguration work has been completed in 15 jury courtrooms in the North.
The work was carried out “to improve and modernise juror facilities and facilitate safe social distancing”, a Department of Justice spokesperson told BBC Radio Foyle’s The North West Today programme.
“Non-jury Crown Court business returned to Bishop Street and Downpatrick last year and the refreshed Northern Ireland Courts and Tribunal Service venue safety guidance for spring and summer 2023 has facilitated the return of Crown Court jury business to Derry and Downpatrick in September.”
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