‘A dispute between the UK and Mauritius over disputed island territory in the Indian Ocean is to be referred to the International Court of Justice (ICJ).’
BBC News, 22nd June 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Following the Strasbourg Court’s request for interim measures for the UK – which means the hospital may not take Charlie Gard off life support as the Supreme Court has allowed it to do – the Supreme Court arranged a short hearing to take place Monday 19 June, to give directions. The Strasbourg Court has now put in place a further request that treatment and nursing care be continued beyond its original deadline of 19 June (see the press release from Strasbourg here: Gard and Others v. the UK) . This is because that Court has to consider the parents’ application that the case does not just concern Charlie’s right to die with dignity but their rights under Article 8 as his parents to be afforded respect for their decisions as to what is in Charlie’s interests.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 20th June 2017
Source: ukhumanrightsblog.com
‘Doctors in London must continue to treat a terminally ill baby at the centre of a life-support legal battle until midnight on Tuesday, judges at the European court of human rights have said.’
The Guardian, 9th June 2017
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Poshteh v Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea [2017] UKSC 36. Ms Posheth had refused an offer of accommodation in discharge of duty because a round window in the property had reminded her of when she was imprisoned in Iran (though she did say it would have been suitable as temporary accommodation). She had had a panic attack on viewing the property. RBKC found the property was suitable and reasonable to accept on review, upheld on appeal and in the court of appeal.’
Nearly Legal, 21st May 2017
Source: www.nearlylegal.co.uk
‘The justice select committee has described the impact of Brexit on legal services as “a cause for concern, but not hyberbole”, in a report published today.’
Legal Futures, 22nd March 2017
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘A defendant whose conduct forced the claimant to seek third-party funding to take its case to arbitration has to pay the £2m owed to the funder following the claim’s success, the High Court has ruled.’
Litigation Futures, 3rd October 2016
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
‘Sarah Lucy Cooper, barrister of Thomas More Chambers, considers the circumstances in which a respondent might secure a costs order against an applicant in Hague Convention abduction proceedings.’
Family Law Week, 21st September 2016
Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk
‘At 11am on 6 July 2016, the report of the 7-year-long Iraq Inquiry was released.’
Cloisters, 11th July 2016
Source: www.cloisters.com
‘Britain would still be bound by the judgments of international courts under any serious international free trade agreement with other countries, a leading legal academic has warned MPs.’
The Independent, 5th July 2016
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Prosecutors at the International Criminal Court will examine the Chilcot report for evidence of abuse and torture by British soldiers but have already ruled out putting Tony Blair on trial for war crimes.’
Daily Telegraph, 2nd July 2016
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘The Chilcot report, when published next month, will surely criticise some of those responsible for launching the Iraq war on 20 March 2003 and for the suffering and damage which it caused. Lawyers are certainly already mulling over the prospect of litigation, criminal as well as civil.’
Halsbury’s Law Exchange, 27th June 2016
Source: www.halsburyslawexchange.co.uk
‘Convicting perpetrators of sexual violence in conflict is a milestone but we also need to enable survivors to build their future.’
The Guardian, 12th April 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘UK law makers are not likely to ratify the creation of a new Unified Patent Court (UPC) until after the UK public votes on whether the country should remain a member of the EU, the UK government has confirmed.’
OUT-LAW.com, 24th February 2016
Source: www.out-law.com
‘The ease with which businesses will be able to win interim injunctions to defend against rivals’ infringements of their patents will be influential in determining whether companies engage with the new Unified Patent Court (UPC).’
OUT-LAW.com, 22nd February 2016
Source: www.out-law.com
‘By stepping in to resolve a dispute over the tribunal’s jurisdiction rather than leave the question to the tribunal, the English courts have in fact reinforced their commitment to support this form of dispute resolution.’
OUT-LAW.com, 1st December 2015
Source: www.out-law.com
‘Greece has ruled out taking legal action in its battle to reclaim the Parthenon marbles from Britain. The unexpected move abruptly ends the legal battle in one of the world’s most bitter cultural disputes.’
The Guardian, 13th May 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Allegations that British troops were responsible for a series of war crimes after the invasion of Iraq are to be examined by the international criminal court (ICC) at The Hague, the specialist tribunal has announced.’
The Guardian, 13th May 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Britain’s sovereignty over the Chagos Islands and America’s lease for the Diego Garcia military base could be thrown into doubt by an international court hearing due to open in Istanbul on Tuesday.’
The Guardian, 21st April 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Legal experts from around the world are to join calls for an investigation into whether British politicians and senior military figures should be prosecuted for alleged war crimes in Iraq.’
The Independent, 12th January 2014
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“International arbitration has something of a reputation as the ‘Wild West’ of the law; a land where personalities are at least as important (or perhaps more so) than procedural rules, and legal representatives can be viewed by their clients as hired guns.”
Halsbury’s Law Exchange, 21st November 2013
Source: www.halsburyslawexchange.co.uk
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