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July 2016

UN Human Rights Council petitioned over unlawful arrest of UK national in Bangladesh

Rodney Dixon QC representing Mr Hasnat Karim and his family has filed an urgent complaint with the UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention seeking the immediate release of Mr. Karim from detention in Bangladesh. He was arrested by the authorities…

29/07/2016
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UN Human Rights Council petitioned over unlawful arrest of UK national in Bangladesh

Court of Appeal grants permission to appeal in Article 8 case

Anthony Lenanton (acting under the Court of Appeal Pro Bono Scheme) represented a Zimbabwean national and her three daughters in a successful application to the Court of Appeal for permission to appeal. The Appellant, who had acted previously without legal…

27/07/2016
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Privacy International

Andrew O’Connor KC is representing MI5, MI6 and GCHQ in a challenge brought by the campaign group Privacy International relating to the agencies’ practices in acquiring and making use of bulk personal datasets and bulk communications data.  The proceedings are…

27/07/2016
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Update on Driverless Vehicles

Alex Glassbrook reviews the government’s recent paper on the law and insurance of self-driving vehicles, notes some changes of approach and tries to predict the future. Driverless Vehicles: Law & Insurance Update.  

25/07/2016
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Stanmore Quality Surfacing Ltd v Kartel

Edward Hutchin, instructed by Andrew Thomson of DAC Beachcrofts on behalf of Allianz insurance, successfully represented the insured company in this case, in which orders for committal for contempt of court were made against 4 dishonest claimants, who were sentenced…

21/07/2016
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Andrew T Cayley CMG KC Speaks at Two Singapore Conferences

Andrew T Cayley CMG KC has been attending as a speaker at the 3rd Criminal Law Conference and at a Military Law Seminar both organised in Singapore. He was invited to Singapore in his role as UK Director Service Prosecutions…

15/07/2016
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Mr Gentry admits dishonesty in Committal proceedings following Court of Appeal judgment

Marcus Grant (instructed by Hamida Khatun of Keoghs LLP)  appeared for UK Insurance in its pursuit of Mr Gentry for dishonesty in the presentation of his claim that culminated in the Court of Appeal refusing to grant relief from sanctions to…

15/07/2016
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Court of Appeal considers whether, in a fraud case, one Claimant can be excluded from court whilst another Claimant gives their evidence

James Laughland, instructed by Gemma Wilkinson of Keoghs, acted for the Defendant insurer where the issue for determination was whether a Judge had been right to exclude a Claimant, against his will, from court whilst another gave his evidence. Fraud…

14/07/2016
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Unemployed man settles his crush injury for £539,000

Marcus Grant (instructed by Richard Foyster of Ashtons Legal)  appeared for the Claimant in an injury claim arising from a crushing injury to his pelvis. The Claimant was unemployed before the accident and claiming disability benefits on the basis of a…

14/07/2016
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Rodney Dixon KC delivering seminar at Maxwell Chambers Singapore

Rodney Dixon KC will examine two intra-Asian arbitration disputes, considering their similarities and differences, the realities of enforcement, and what these cases portend for the Permanent Court of Arbitration’s role in the resolution of disputes relating to the Asian region;…

11/07/2016
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