John ‘Goldfinger’ Palmer was ‘unlawfully killed’ – BBC News
‘Notorious criminal John “Goldfinger” Palmer was shot six times in a “contract-style” killing, an inquest has heard.’
BBC News, 20th December 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Category: unlawful killing
Truth and Justice – Counsel
‘Arguably the most serious miscarriage of justice of our times – lessons must be learned from the iconic Hillsborough proceedings, writes Pete Weatherby QC.’
Counsel, November 2016
Source: www.counselmagazine.co.uk
IPCC to assess Sir Norman Bettison’s Hillsborough book – BBC News
‘A book by a former chief inspector about his involvement in the 1989 Hillsborough disaster will be assessed by the police watchdog and prosecutors.’
BBC News, 21st October 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
War remains inside the court room: jurisdiction under ECHR – UK Human Rights Blog
‘This is an extremely important judgment from the Court of Appeal on the reach of the ECHR into war zones, in this case Iraq. The CA, with the only judgment given by Lloyd Jones LJ, disagreed in part with Leggatt J.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 11th September 2016
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
Hundreds of compensation claims against British soldiers could be abandoned after controversial law firm announces closure – Daily Telegraph
‘Hundreds of compensation claims against British soldiers are likely to be abandoned after a controversial law firm accused of “hounding” troops announced that it is closing.’
Daily Telegraph, 15th August 2016
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Alice Gross inquest finds schoolgirl was unlawfully killed – The Guardian
‘Alice Gross, the 14-year-old believed to have died at the hands of Arnis Zalkalns, a Latvian builder, in 2014, was unlawfully killed in a sexually motivated attack, an inquest jury has found.’
The Guardian, 4th July 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Alice Gross: Evidence shows ‘police did not contribute to death’ – BBC News
‘The death of a girl suspected of being killed by a convicted murderer, was not contributed to by the actions of police, an inquest has heard.’
BBC News, 1st July 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Hillsborough: 19 people refuse to help IPCC inquiry – The Guardian
‘Nineteen people have refused to assist an independent investigation into the role of West Midlands police after the Hillsborough disaster.’
The Guardian, 2nd June 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Police must confront ‘poison of decades-old misdeeds’, Home Secretary tells officers at annual conference – The Independent
‘The police must confront the “poison of decades-old misdeeds”, the Home Secretary Theresa May has told officers, raising hopes that she is close to ordering an inquiry into police misconduct during the 1980s miners’ strike.’
The Independent, 17th May 2016
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Police watchdog to investigate Hillsborough inquest spin claims – The Guardian
‘The Independent Police Complaints Commission has launched an investigation into allegations that South Yorkshire police tried to influence daily media coverage of the Hillsborough inquests and spin what the force considered to be evidence favourable to it.’
The Guardian, 12th May 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Hillsborough verdict sparks call to rebalance police and criminal justice system – The Guardian
‘A cross-party campaign for radical reform of the police and criminal justice system in light of the Hillsborough inquests verdict has been launched by the shadow home secretary, Andy Burnham.’
The Guardian, 11th May 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
South Yorkshire PCC Alan Billings to investigate Hillsborough police ‘spin’ – BBC News
‘South Yorkshire’s re-elected police and crime commissioner will investigate claims that a former police press officer was asked to “spin” news during the Hillsborough inquests.’
BBC News, 7th May 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Determinations and findings of the Hillsborough inquests – Home Office
‘Home Secretary Theresa May gives a statement on the findings of the Hillsborough inquests.’
Home Office, 27th April 2016
Source: www.gov.uk/home-office
South Yorkshire Police chief suspended over Hillsborough – The Guardian
‘South Yorkshire Police chief constable David Crompton has been suspended following the Hillsborough inquests.’
The Guardian, 27th April 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Hillsborough: The remaining questions – Daily Telegraph
‘As the dust settles after an historic victory for the 27 year Hillsborough justice campaign, The Telegraph tackles some of the remaining questions.’
Daily Telegraph, 27th April 2016
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Hillsborough inquest timeline: the long wait for justice – The Guardian
‘The families of the 96 people fatally injured at the 1989 FA Cup semi-final have been fighting for the truth for 27 years.’
The Guardian, 26th April 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Regina (Al-Saadoon and others) v Secretary of State for Defence (No 2) – WLR Daily
Regina (Al-Saadoon and others) v Secretary of State for Defence (No 2) [2016] EWHC 773 (Admin)
‘The claimants brought public law claims in the courts of the United Kingdom arising out of the British military involvement in Iraq between 2003 and 2009. The claims involved allegations of ill-treatment and in some cases unlawful killing, of Iraqi civilians by British soldiers. By their claims for judicial review the claimants sought court orders requiring the Secretary of State to investigate alleged human rights violations. Issues arose relating to the UK’s obligations under articles 2 and 3 of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, including (i) the nature and scope of the state’s substantive obligation under article 2 of the Convention in relation to the use of lethal force while seeking to quell riots and uphold law and order during the occupation of Iraq, (ii) when the investigative duty under article 2 arose in such circumstances and (iii) the effect of delay on the investigative duties under articles 2 and 3 where the allegations of breach of the substantive rights were made many years after the incidents in question.’
WLR Daily, 7th April 2016
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
Hillsborough verdict: victims’ families’ 27-year struggle for truth vindicated – The Guardian
‘A 27-year struggle for truth by the families of the 96 people killed at the Hillsborough football stadium has been vindicated after new inquests into the disaster determined that they had been unlawfully killed.’
The Guardian, 27th April 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
