Rodney Dixon QC and Juliet Wells make complaint to FIFA on behalf of client tortured in the UAE

15th July 2019

On 8 July 2019, Rodney Dixon QC and Juliet Wells submitted a complaint to FIFA on behalf of their client, Ali Issa Ahmad. Mr Ahmad is a British national who was assaulted and racially abused by UAE state security officials in January 2019, whilst attending the AFC Asian Cup football tournament as a fan of the Qatar national team. He was ultimately detained for a period of three weeks, during which time he was accused of being a Qatari spy and tortured.

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Inquests into the deaths of four young men murdered by Stephen Port

9th July 2019

Andrew O’Connor QC is acting as Counsel to the Inquests into the deaths of Anthony Walgate, Gabriel Kovari, Daniel Whitworth and Jack Taylor – the four young men murdered by Stephen Port, the so-called ‘Grindr Killer’.

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