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William Irwin has been appointed as an Assistant Coroner for South London. He will undertake this role alongside his full-time practice. William’s coronial practice comprises mostly complex and high-profile inquests, typically cases in which Article 2 ECHR is engaged. He…
The Court of Appeal of the British Indian Ocean Territory (“BIOT”) heard an appeal to the judgment of the BIOT Supreme Court in VT and others and the Commissioner for the BIOT (Case No. 15 and 16) on 10 to 12 September…
TGC are delighted to announce that William Irwin and Emilie Pottle’s application for the Attorney General “A” Panel of counsel has been successful, having previously been on the “B” Panel. We are also pleased to announce that Anthony Lenanton’s application…
William Irwin, led by Sir James Eadie KC, was instructed by the Foreign Secretary to resist an application for interim relief which would have prevented the UK from signing a treaty with Mauritius regarding the sovereignty of the Chagos Islands….
Ms Justice Obi, Acting Justice of the Supreme Court of the British Indian Ocean Territory (the “BIOT”), today handed down judgment in respect of whether a group of Sri Lankan nationals of Tamil ethnicity who have remained on Diego Garcia…
On 22 March 2024, His Honour Judge Antony Dunne (sitting as a High Court Judge) handed down judgment in R (MT) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2024] EWHC 640 (Admin). Sian Reeves appeared for the Home Secretary…
The Administrative Court today dismissed a judicial review challenge to the Home Secretary’s decisions to relocate Afghan nationals from London to Manchester (HZ and ors v SSHD [2023] EWHC 660 (Admin)). The Afghan nationals were relocated to the UK following…
Welcome to the second edition of the TGC Inquests and Inquiries newsletter, a twice-yearly publication, containing articles on recent key legal developments in these fields, as well as a selection of recent noteworthy cases in which Members of Chambers have…
On 19 February 2021, the inquest into the death of Janet Scott concluded at the Nottingham Coroner’s Court. William Irwin represented the National Probation Service (NPS), part of the Ministry of Justice. Mrs Scott was murdered by her former partner,…
William Irwin, led by Sir James Eadie QC, represented the Home Secretary in the Court of Appeal in R(MN & IXU) v Secretary of State for the Home Department, Aire Centre & Anti-Slavery International Intervening [2020] EWCA Civ 1746. Judgment…
