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We are delighted to announce that Peter Freeman has accepted an invitation to join Temple Garden Chambers. Peter is a talented and high profile senior junior specialising in personal injury litigation. Peter brings a stellar reputation with him to Temple…
The Court of Appeal today dismissed appeals by two interpreters formerly employed by the British Government in Afghanistan. Nicholas Moss KC led by Jonathan Swift KC (11KBW) acted for the MOD. The Appellants argued that the Government’s scheme for Afghan staff…
Rodney Dixon KC has at the invitation of the Institute for Judicial and Legal Studies, conducted workshops on the application of international law in domestic jurisdictions for the Judges of the Supreme Court and practitioners in Mauritius. Recent developments and…
William Irwin represents the Ministry of Justice in the inquest into the death of Oliver Safioulin. William Irwin represented the Ministry of Justice in the inquest into the death of Oliver Safioulin at the Norwich Coroner’s Court. Mr Safioulin was…
Robin Tam KC successfully resists an appeal to the Supreme Court by an individual who claimed that she had been unlawfully detained pending her deportation. Robin Tam KC represented the Home Secretary when successfully resisting an appeal to the Supreme…
The jury decided that the 96 deceased had been unlawfully killed. The inquests were the longest in British legal history. Andrew O’Connor KC, Dominic Adamson KC, William Irwin, Anthony Lenanton, Piers Taylor and Matthew Waszak represented the Independent Police Complaints…
William Irwin appeared for the Ministry of Justice at the Swansea and Port Talbot coroner’s court in the inquest touching on the death of David Roberts. Mr Roberts was a prisoner at HMP Swansea when he died on 5 July…
In a judgment handed down today (Alhashem v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions [2016] EWCA Civ 395), the Court of Appeal has accepted that jobseekers from other Member States are not entitled to claim Employment and Support Allowance…
Marcus Grant appeared for Tesco Insurance in two injury claims. Marcus Grant (instructed by Hannah Lowe of Keoghs LLP) appeared for Tesco Insurance to defend two claims brought by a husband and wife from an alleged accident involving an accident management company (Accident…
Judges of the ICC held that the no reasonable Trial Chamber could convict H. E. William Ruto of charges alleging crimes against humanity arising out of the 2007-2008 post election violence in Kenya. On 5 April 2016, by majority, judges of…
