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Rodney Dixon KC and Russell Hopkins in success for the President of Mozambique

The Court of Appeal (the Chancellor of the High Court, Underhill and Phillips LJJ) today handed down a unanimous judgment upholding the decision of Mr Justice Robin Knowles CBE that His Excellency President Nyusi, the sitting President of Mozambique, has…

29/02/2024
News
Rodney Dixon KC and Russell Hopkins in success for the President of Mozambique

Rodney Dixon KC and Russell Hopkins have appeared in the Court of Appeal on behalf of the President of Mozambique, President Nyusi.

The appeal is one of The Lawyer’s Top 10 appeals of 2024. The Privinvest group of companies had sought to join President Nyusi as a Part 20 defendant in the so-called Tuna Bonds litigation currently before the Commercial Court. In…

09/02/2024
News

Rhys Davies is interviewed by Sky News on COP28 and human rights

Rhys Davies appeared on Sky News last week following the launch of a report “the Real Cost of Doing Business in the UAE”. Rhys was interviewed by Jayne Secker following the launch of a report authored by Baroness Helena Kennedy…

12/12/2023
News

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
News

Rodney Dixon KC and Kathryn Howarth file an Article 15 Communication with the Prosecutor at the International Criminal Court in relation to alleged Crimes against humanity in Tunisia

Rodney Dixon KC and Kathryn Howarth have filed an Article 15 Communication at the International Criminal Court, requesting that the Prosecutor open an investigation into alleged Crimes against humanity in Tunisia. Since what has been described as a “coup” by…

10/10/2023
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

Applicants to the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights obtain provisional measures to protect detainees in Tunisia

The applicants in Ghannouchi and Others v Republic of Tunisia obtained an order from the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights on 28 August 2023 that puts into place provisional measures to protect leading Tunisian opposition politicians who are…

13/09/2023
News

Rodney Dixon KC and Russell Hopkins success for the President of Mozambique

In a judgment handed down on 4 September 2023, Mr Justice Robin Knowles held that the sitting President of Mozambique, His Excellency President Nyusi, is entitled to immunity in respect of a Part 20 Claim brought against him by the…

05/09/2023
News, Judgments

Rodney Dixon KC and Russell Hopkins instructed by the President of Mozambique

Rodney Dixon KC and Russell Hopkins have been instructed by the President of Mozambique, His Excellency President Nyusi, in respect of proceedings in the Commercial Court. In 2019, the Republic of Mozambique brought claims worth over $2 billion…

31/07/2023
News

Rhys Davies attends U.S. Military Commission proceedings at US Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba

Rhys Davies is attending the Guantanamo Military Commissions as an NGO observer on behalf of the Association of Defence Counsel practising before the International Courts and Tribunals (ADC-ICT). The Military Commissions at Guantanamo Bay were created by the Bush administration in…

07/06/2023
News

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