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Saoirse appeared on behalf of Ms Bridgeman before Mr Justice Swift in this multi-handed appeal and judicial review. The Requested Persons’ extradition is sought by Albania to face trial for a gang-related murder. Unusually, the Requested Persons both appealed the…
Saoirse was instructed on behalf of the SSHD. Linden J allowed the Claimant’s judicial review of the SSHD’s decision to defer extradition to Portugal in favour of the US (s.179(2) Extradition Act 2003). This is the first judicial review which…
Saoirse was instructed by the Family. Mr Curless called 101 to say that he had found a dead body and whilst he was on the phone call proceeded to hang himself. Saoirse provided detailed questioning of several attending police officers,…
Saoirse was instructed by the Family at a 10 day jury inquest at Inner London Coroner’s Court regarding the death of an 19 year old man who died of a Propranolol overdose. The Inquest raised a number of complex Article 2…
Saoirse is instructed by the Ministry of Defence in the Independent Inquiry relating to Afghanistan, which is investigating alleged war crimes committed by British Special Forces in Afghanistan.
Saoirse successfully resisted the Government of Turkey’s appeal against Mr Demir’s extradition before a Divisional Court in the lead case concerning Article 3 ECHR and prison conditions. Dingemans LJ and Stacey J upheld DJ Heptonstall’s order to discharge Mr Demir…
Saoirse represented Mr Urbonas in and was being led by Jonathan Hall KC. This case was the lead case on Lithuanian prison conditions. Relying on the 2023 CPT report, the Appellants argued that there was a real risk of Article…
The Chair of the Infected Blood Inquiry, Sir Brian Langstaff, published his Final Report 20th May 2024. The Inquiry was established to examine the circumstances in which men, women and children were given infected blood or infected blood products in…
A public inquiry into the mistreatment of individuals who were detained at Brook House Immigration Removal Centre in 2017 Saoirse Townshend & Paul Erdunast form part of the Counsel to the Inquiry Team.
The UK Covid-19 Inquiry has been set up to examine the UK’s response to and impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, and learn lessons for the future. Andrew O’Connor KC, Fiona Canby, Zeenat Islam & Alice Hands form part of the…
