AI Safety: UK and US sign landmark agreement – BBC News
‘The UK and US have signed a landmark deal to work together on testing advanced artificial intelligence (AI).’
BBC News, 2nd April 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Category: international relations
International agreement to fight fraud secured – Home Office
‘The Home Secretary has secured a new agreement with world leaders to tackle fraud.’
Home Office, 11th March 2024
Source: www.gov.uk
Stuart Wallace: Human Rights Claims and Overseas Military Operations: Will Clause 14 of the Bill of Rights Bill Really Limit Victims’ Access to British Courts? – UK Constitutional Law Association
‘Clause 14 of the Bill of Rights Bill, currently progressing through the UK parliament, introduces a total ban on individuals bringing a human rights claim, or relying on a Convention right, in relation to overseas military operations. As I have argued elsewhere, this is a retrograde development in the law. Thankfully, the clause may never enter into force. This is because under clause 39(3) of the Bill the Secretary of State may only bring clause 14 into force if the Secretary of State “is satisfied (whether on the basis of provision contained in an Act passed after this Act or otherwise) that doing so is consistent with the United Kingdom’s obligations under the Convention”. There is an implicit recognition here that, in its current form, implementing clause 14 would not be compatible with the UK’s ECHR obligations and that it would need something else to happen to make it compatible. There are three possible options here.’
UK Constitutional Law Association, 6th September 2022
Source: ukconstitutionallaw.org
Rwanda asylum plan: UK ministers partially lose Rwanda secrecy bid – BBC News
‘Ministers have partially lost an attempt to keep secret a series of comments about Rwanda from an adviser.’
BBC News, 17th August 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Research Briefing: No-fly zones and Ukraine – House of Commons Library
‘The UK and NATO have ruled out establishing a no-fly zone in Ukraine. What is their legal basis and when have they been used before?’
House of Commons Library , 7th March 2021
Source: commonslibrary.parliament.uk
Kenneth A. Armstrong: From the Shadow of Hierarchy to the Shadow of Competition – Common Frameworks and the Disciplining of Divergence – UK Constitutional Law Association
‘This time last year, the controversial United Kingdom Internal Market Bill was ping-ponging between the Commons and Lords. A key point of contention concerned the relationship between the ‘market access’ principles now enshrined in the Act – the mutual recognition and non-discrimination principles – and future exercises of devolved rule-making. Should post-Brexit internal regulatory divergence be legally disciplined by a strong version of the mutual recognition principle or insulated from such forces? As I explained in a contribution to this blog a year ago, a partial answer can be found in Sections 10(2) and 18(3) of the Act which allows the Secretary of State, by regulations, to amend Schedule 1 (goods) and Schedule 2 (services) to exclude the outcome of a ‘common framework agreement’ from the scope of application of the market access principles. The aim of this new post is to consider how this power is likely to work in light of a written ministerial statement made on 9 December 2021 setting out the mechanism for its implementation.’
UK Constitutional Law Association, 15th December 2021
Source: ukconstitutionallaw.org
UK court overturns ruling on $1.8bn of Venezuelan gold – The Guardian
‘A battle for the control of more than $1.8bn worth of Venezuelan gold stored at the Bank of England has swung in favour of the government of Nicolás Maduro after an appeals court in London overturned an earlier high court ruling concerning whom the UK recognised as Venezuela’s president.’
The Guardian, 5th October 2020
Source: www.theguardian.com
Uighurs could be allowed to seek genocide ruling against China in UK – The Guardian
‘Uighurs and other Muslim minorities would be given the right to petition a UK high court judge to declare that genocide is taking place in China, requiring the UK government to curtail trade ties with Beijing, under proposals brought by MPs and peers.’
The Guardian, 29th September 2020
Source: www.theguardian.com
Anti-buyout law would hit UK recovery, say business groups – The Guardian
‘Business groups have warned that introducing a law to prevent foreign takeovers that threaten national security could have a “chilling” effect on investment in the UK.’
The Guardian, 8th June 2020
Source: www.theguardian.com
UK court must decide which leader to recognise in Venezuela gold case – The Guardian
‘A court in London has said that it will need to decide which of Venezuela’s duelling political factions to recognise before ruling on president Nicolas Maduro’s request for the Bank of England to hand over gold the country has in its vaults.’
The Guardian, 28th May 2020
Source: www.theguardian.com
UK courts “under attack” from Russian manipulation – Litigation Futures
‘The corrupt leaders of Russia are manipulating courts and tribunals around the world – with a particular focus on the UK – with “blatant lies, forged documents, and utterly implausible explanations”, it was claimed today.’
Litigation Futures, 13th January 2020
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
UK arms sales to Saudi Arabia unlawful, court of appeal declares – The Guardian
‘British arms sales to Saudi Arabia have been ruled unlawful by the court of appeal in a critical judgment that also accused ministers of ignoring whether airstrikes that killed civilians in Yemen broke humanitarian law.’
The Guardian, 20th June 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
Brexit & Developments in Valuer’s Liabilities – Hailsham Chambers
‘In the run up to the referendum the mood about the consequence of a leave vote was, from an economic point of view, pessimistic. ‘
Hailsham Chambers, 3rd November 2017
Source: www.hailshamchambers.com
No British judge on world court for first time in its 71-year history – The Guardian
‘The UK will not have a judge on the bench of the international court of justice for the first time in its 71-year history after the British candidate withdrew following an acrimonious competition.’
The Guardian, 20th November 2017
Source: www.theguardian.com
House of Lords committee to look into need for Brexit transition deal – OUT-LAW.com
‘A House of Lords committee is to examine the legal basis for, and potential costs to the UK of, a time-limited Brexit transitional period.’
OUT-LAW.com, 28th September 2017
Source: www.out-law.com
Davis wants legal clarification from EU over Brexit payout – The Guardian
‘David Davis’s negotiating team is demanding legal clarification from Brussels officials over its demands that the UK pay a substantial financial settlement as part of the process of quitting the European Union.’
The Guardian, 29th August 2017
Source: www.theguardian.com
EU citizenship: all at sea? – New Law Journal
‘Jonathan Kingham explores the UK’s ‘offer’ on residency for EU citizens.’
New Law Journal, 21st July 2017
Source: www.newlawjournal.co.uk
Dispute Resolution Post-Exit – Henderson Chambers
‘Both sides to the negotiations have already taken positions on the mechanisms for dispute settlement under the arrangements for the UK’s withdrawal from, and its future relationship with, the EU. As with other aspects of the negotiations, we have to hope that more flexibility will be shown on this issue, once the hard bargaining begins, than has seemed evident in the preparatory stage.’
Henderson Chambers, 24th June 2017
Source: www.hendersonchambers.co.uk
Video Link Evidence in the Commercial Court: Potential Pitfalls – Hardwicke Chambers
‘In the 21st century commercial practitioners often approach the question of whether the court will hear evidence by video link as one of practicality. Questions they will commonly ask themselves include the following: will the witness be in London during the trial timetable? Will the witness be able to find time (and obtain consent from a current employer) to fly to London? Where physically could the video evidence be given and is that a suitable location? How sure can the court be that the witness is not receiving clandestine assistance “off-camera”? How secure is the video link and what is the sound and picture quality? Indeed in preparing a case that involves a number of witnesses who live and work overseas the possibility of live video evidence may well feature in trial preparation as a necessity rather than an option.’
Hardwicke Chambers, 27th March 2017
Source: www.hardwicke.co.uk
