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Reply filed in the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights

Rodney Dixon KC, assisted by Sebastian Bates, has replied on behalf of the applicant in Akremi v Republic of Tunisia, a case currently pending before the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights. The written reply addresses factual and legal…

06/06/2024
News
Reply filed in the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights

Russell Hopkins and Anisa Kassamali appear before High Court in respect of BHP’s alleged liability for Brazil’s worst environmental disaster

The collapse of the Fundão Dam in November 2015 has been described as the worst environmental disaster in Brazil’s history. It is alleged that BHP is responsible for that collapse. Following a case management conference on 18 April 2024, Mrs…

18/04/2024
News

Rhys Davies speaks at Harvard Law School’s HLS Advocates organisation

Rhys Davies was invited to address Harvard Law School’s HLS Advocates for Human Rights, a student practice organisation dedicated to human rights work and advocacy. The organization gives students who are interested in human rights an opportunity to participate in…

25/09/2023
News

Divisional Court hands down judgment in judicial review claims challenging removal to Rwanda

On 19 December 2022, the Divisional Court handed down an important judgment in claims for judicial review challenging the government’s proposal to relocate asylum seekers to Rwanda to have their asylum claims determined there. In R (on the application of…

20/12/2022
News

Finnish national, Tiina Jauhiainen files criminal case in Germany

A criminal complaint against Emirati officials has been lodged with the Office of the Federal Prosecutor in Karlsruhe, Germany, on behalf of Tiina Jauhiainen, a Finnish national who resides in the UK. The complaint invokes the domestic criminal provisions by…

09/12/2022
News

Application filed at UN Human Rights Council in Geneva on behalf of Ms Zeynab Javadli

Ms Javadli is a former internationally award winning gymnast from Azerbaijan who is currently living in the UAE having previously been married to Saeed Al Maktoum, the son of the former ruler of Dubai, and the nephew of the current…

11/10/2022
News

Kenyans file case at the European Court of Human Rights against UK Government

A group of elderly Kenyan citizens from Kericho county who were forcibly removed from their ancestral lands during the period of British colonial rule, and who suffered torture and mistreatment, have filed applications in respect of these violations of the…

08/09/2022
News

Temple Garden Chambers shortlisted in 4 categories at Chambers UK Bar Awards 2022

Temple Garden Chambers are delighted to have been shortlisted in 4 categories at Chambers UK Bar Awards 2022. Diversity & Inclusion Outstanding Contribution: Karim Khan KCHuman Rights & Public Law Silk of the Year – Robin Tam KCPersonal Injury Junior…

01/09/2022
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08/07/2022
Judgments

Expert Group on Secondary Liability for International Crimes and Serious Human Rights Violations

Today and tomorrow, Russell Hopkins is participating in the Second Expert Group Meeting on Rethinking Secondary Liability for International Crimes (SLIC), at the University of Amsterdam. This important project aims to develop a legal framework, based on theory and practice,…

16/06/2022
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