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The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council serves as a final court of appeal for a dozen independent countries, three Crown dependencies, and a dozen…
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When the decision landed in Begum v SSHD [2024] EWCA Civ 152 (23 February 2024), by chance, I was newly emerged after a deep dive…
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The Court has reduced the minimum term of imprisonment to be served from 35 to 32 years, having accepted the error of approach taken by…
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On 23 November 2023, delivering the opinion in a fundamental rights case testing the very limits of EU legal order, Advocate General Ćapeta cites the…
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Sajid Suleman, together with Daria Gleyze and Emile Simpson, shares his thoughts on how to develop an international practice as a junior barrister in this…
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No5’s Philip Rule KC has been instructed on behalf of the Appellant in a case challenging conviction for murder before the Supreme Court of the…
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On 6 September 2023, District Judge Anthony Rich TD, sitting at Birmingham County Court, rejected attempts by the Government and G4S, the world’s largest security…
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No5’s Serena Sekhon recently attended the 10th Geoffrey Nice Foundation Masterclass in Dubrovnik, Croatia, entitled “Accountability for War Crimes in Ukraine: What Will Work?” The…
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No5’s Philip Dayle led by Hugh Southey KC of Matrix Chambers were instructed by The Death Penalty Project for the appeal case, Morrison v The…
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Mohammed Zaman QC and Maria Mulla discussed the topic of International Arbitration with Rama Appadoo, the Registrar of The Mediation and Arbitration Center (Mauritius) – MARC. They shared their views…
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The Turks and Caicos Islands Court of Appeal has allowed the appeal of three detainees in Kajeepan and others v Director of Immigration and Attorney-General…
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On 20 August 2020 and during the hearing of what was the third writ of habeas corpus in respect of “smuggled” Sri Lankan national and…
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The Judicial Committee of Privy Council today allowed an appeal of a decision by the Court of Appeal of Jamaica. View summary here The successful…
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The Privy Council yesterday (30.01.2019) heard arguments that the Police Service Commission in Jamaica breached fundamental rights by promoting a senior police officer, while serious…
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Extending commercial investment in both the UK and Thailand was discussed when a leading QC travelled to Bangkok on the invitation of the Royal Thai…
