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November 2023

Rhys Davies writes for the Times Newspaper

Rhys Davies writes for the Times Newspaper in a piece published today. Rhys’s article “The UK must use the Cop28 meeting to demand assurances that the hosts will respect the right to freedom of expression and peaceful protest” can be…

30/11/2023
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Rhys Davies writes for the Times Newspaper

Rhys Davies appears on Times Radio

Rhys Davies was interviewed by Jane Garvey on Times Radio concerning the case of Ryan Cornelius and the UN COP 28 climate conference. Rhys discussed the case of Ryan Cornelius, a UK national arbitrarily detained in the UAE, alongside an…

30/11/2023
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International Court of Justice (ICJ) rules on application for provisional measures

The ICJ has ruled on the application made by Armenia for provisional measures to be ordered in the proceedings concerning Armenia and Azerbaijan, in respect of recent events in the Garabagh region of Azerbaijan. The Government of Azerbaijan had provided…

29/11/2023
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Rhys Davies writes for The Economist magazine

Rhys Davies authors a piece in The Economist on the UAE and the forthcoming COP 28 climate conference. “The UAE’s economy is heavily reliant on oil and gas, and it is one of the world’s highest per person carbon emitters….

27/11/2023
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Saoirse Townshend represents requested person where extradition to Turkey was refused on the basis of Article 3 ECHR and previous breaches of assurances

District Judge Heptonstall refused extradition to Turkey on two bases: (1) the offence was not an “extradition offence” since the mens rea of the offence could not be impelled from the conduct set out in the warrant and Further Information;…

22/11/2023
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New guidance on the disapplication of QOCS

Paul McGrath appeared in an interesting appeal before Ritchie J. and dealing with the disapplication of QOCS under CPR 44.16(2) and, in particular, whether a claim is made for the financial benefit of a Claimant or whether it is made…

21/11/2023
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Extradition requests from Kuwait refused

The first extradition requests from the Government of Kuwait under its treaty with the UK have been refused for one Requested Person, following protracted extradition proceedings at Westminster Magistrates Court. Rodney Dixon KC with Ben Keith (5 St Andrew’s Hill)…

17/11/2023
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Settlement of £4.81 million in amputation claim for former CEO

Lionel Stride (instructed by Tracey Benson and Mark Jackson of Slater & Gordon) represented a claimant who suffered a transtibial amputation after a motorcycle collision. A settlement of £4.81 million was achieved, reflecting the claimant’s need for adapted accommodation, impressive…

17/11/2023
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Supreme Court hands downs decision in R (AAA & Ors) v Secretary of State for the Home Department (UNHCR intervening) [2023] UKSC 42

The Supreme Court has today handed down its judgment in the appeals arising out of the Home Secretary’s policy to relocate asylum seekers arriving in the UK by small boats or other dangerous journeys to Rwanda to have their asylum…

15/11/2023
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Inquest concludes PS Matt Ratana was unlawfully killed

Dominic Adamson KC of Temple Garden Chambers, leading Lois Norris of No5 Chambers, and instructed by Patrick Maguire, Hollie Muckley and Kate Daflon of HCC solicitors acted on behalf of Su Bushby in the inquest into the death of her…

15/11/2023
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