“A teenage mother has won the right to have her dead fiancé’s DNA tested to prove that he fathered their child before he was killed on military service in Afghanistan.”
The Independent, 27th November 2012
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“The Attorney General Dominic Grieve has been criticised for refusing to intervene in the case of Danny Nightingale, a soldier who pleaded guilty at a Court Martial recently to illegal possession of a gun and ammunition. Apparently Danny Nightingale’s solicitor intends to appeal, presumably against the sentence of 18 months detention. Grieve refused to intervene following a written request to do so from the Secretary of State for Defence, Philip Hammond.”
Head of Legal, 20th November 2012
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“Rules barring foreign and Commonwealth troops serving in the British armed forces from settling in the UK if they incur minor disciplinary convictions are to be relaxed. The Home Office will announce on Thursday that personnel with only minor disciplinary convictions will be able to stay on in Britain after they leave the services, Channel 4 News reported.”
The Guardian, 22nd November 2012
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“Lawyers for an SAS soldier detained for possessing a pistol which he said was given as a war gift have launched an appeal against his conviction.”
BBC News, 21st November 2012
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“Army disciplinary hearings have been condemned as unaccountable ‘kangaroo courts’ in a damning report submitted to MPs that calls for a ‘root and branch overhaul’ of the system.”
Daily Telegraph, 22nd November 2012
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“An SAS veteran of Iraq and Afghanistan will lodge an appeal on Wednesday against a decision to jail him for possessing a pistol and live ammunition at his home in Britain.”
The Guardian, 20th November 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The attorney general has said it would be inappropriate for him to intervene in the case of a jailed SAS soldier, after a request by the defence secretary for him to review the conviction.”
The Guardian, 20th November 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Whether a soldier on the battlefield has the right to life is to be debated by the highest court in the UK in a landmark case that is likely to have major ramifications for the armed forces, The Independent has learned.”
The Independent, 10th November 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Smith & Ors v The Ministry of Defence [2012] EWCA Civ 1365
Last month, the Court of Appeal decided that the negligence claims of the families of five British soldiers killed on duty in Iraq could go ahead. It would be for the High Court to decide on the facts whether decisions made about troops’ equipment and training fell within the long-standing doctrine of ‘combat immunity’. The appellants were however unsuccessful in arguing that the Human Rights Act 1998 (HRA) applied.“
UK Human Rights Blog, 9th November 2012
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
“Companies that discriminate against members of the Territorial Army could be sued under the same kind of laws that protect women and ethnic minorities, ministers have revealed.”
The Guardian, 8th November 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Claims arising from the deaths of soldiers on active service abroad alleging breach of the right to life in article 2 of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms fell outside the United Kingdom’s jurisdiction under the Convention. However claims in negligence for failing to provide safe equipment and technology to serving soldiers who suffered death or injury were justiciable.”
WLR Daily, 19th October 2012
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
Government of the United States of America v Nolan (Case C-583/10); [2012] WLR (D) 280
“Since civilian employees at a military base were covered by the exemption from the provisions of Council Directive 98/59/EC provided by article 1(2)(b), the Court of Justice of the European Union did not have jurisdiction, on a reference in proceedings concerning dismissals resulting from a strategic decision concerning the closure of a military base, to give an interpretation of the provisions of that Directove, even though domestic law implemented it.”
WLR Daily, 18th October 2012
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
“Relatives of soldiers killed in Iraq have secured a victory in the latest round of a compensation fight with ministers.”
The Guardian, 19th October 2012
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“The former chief legal adviser to the army in Iraq has said the UK’s complicity in the unlawful treatment of detainees was ‘institutional’ and must be wiped out to prevent future abuses by British troops.”
The Guardian, 19th October 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The families of four UK soldiers killed in Iraq are to find out later whether they can sue the Ministry of Defence.”
BBC News, 19th October 2012
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“Five Royal Marines have been charged with murder over an incident in Afghanistan in 2011, the MoD has said.”
BBC News, 14th October 2012
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“The Ministry of Defence says an investigation will be launched into claims that an inquiry it set up to examine whether British troops abused Iraqi prisoners has become ‘little more than a whitewash’.”
The Guardian, 11th October 2012
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