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7 Mar 2019 10:57
Barrister joins legal project working with prisoners in AfricaA lawyer at No5 Barristers’ Chambers has returned from a trip to Africa where he worked with a legal project that supports men, women and children living and working in prisons. It was the second time that barrister Mark Kelly has worked with the African Prisons Project (APP), having also spent a more...
6 Mar 2019 14:41
Is Brexit a breach of the UK’s BITs?The right to fair and equitable treatment (FET) by a host state is one of the most widely invoked standards of investment protection. The principle derives from customary international law and is a common feature of bilateral investment treaties (BITs), found at Article 2(2) of the UK’s Model BIT. more...
27 Feb 2019 10:00
ICJ concludes UK must end administration of the Chagos Archipelago “as rapidly as possible”Legal Consequences of the Separation of the Chagos Archipelago from Mauritius In 1965 The International Court of Justice has today delivered its Advisory Opinion on the legal consequences of the separation of the Chagos Archipelago from Mauritius. The Court, by a majority of 13-1, found that the more...
Enough is enough
For Shamima Begum, the Jihadi bride, the saga goes on and on and on. In short, after 5 years with Isis, she has had enough and wants to come home. By home, I mean Bethnal Green and not the crushing poverty of Bangladesh where she and her family originated. According to the latest opinion polls, more...
12 Feb 2019 16:21
Aggregates Levy State Aid Appeals Withdrawn after hearing but before judgmentA Complex dispute concerning the Aggregates Levy has now been concluded after over 14 years of litigation in the European and domestic courts. Three separate but linked appeals to the General Court have been withdrawn after hearings in Luxemburg but before Judgments were handed down. The Aggregates more...
31 Jan 2019 13:28
Bangalore Principles on the International Human Rights Norms – Conference Report by Anthony WentonThe evolution of international human rights law (IHRL) in the UN era has seen a paradigm shift away from a view of international law as applying solely to states and their relations with other states, to a focus on the rights of individuals and the duties states owe to citizens. As articulated in more...
22 Nov 2018 16:02
Red line crossed? The Withdrawal Agreement’s arbitration clauseBy BENJAMIN FOWLER | 22 Nov 2018 Ending the jurisdiction of the CJEU over the UK is one of the highest-profile ‘red lines’ drawn by Theresa May and emphasised since the Brexit vote in June 2016, under the mantra of “taking back control of our laws”. Since the notion of a two-year transition period more...
16 Nov 2018 16:12
Jurisdiction after Exit Day: What does the draft Withdrawal Agreement tell us?The Draft Withdrawal Agreement The draft Withdrawal Agreement between the United Kingdom and the European Union was approved by the UK Cabinet on Wednesday 14 November 2018. Formally the “14 November 2018 Draft Agreement on the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom … from the European Union and the more...
26 Oct 2018 12:17
Criminal fine for discussion of Mohamed’s wives did not interfere with freedom of expression – StrasbourgIn a judgement which has received instant and worldwide publicity, the Strasbourg Court has ruled that the Austrian government did not violate an individual’s freedom of expression when she was fined for saying at a 2009 seminar she gave on Islam that Mohammed had married one of his wives, Aisha, at more...
15 Oct 2018 08:17
Climate change human rights claim wins in the Dutch courtsState of Netherlands v. Urgenda Foundation, The Hague Court of Appeal, 9 October 2018, read judgment here. The Hague Court of Appeal has just upheld a decision by the District Court that the Dutch State had failed to do enough to combat climate change. In response to a claim by an NGO, Urgenda and more...
12 Oct 2018 14:18
Richard Gibbs joins EU Law Committee of the Bar Council of EnglandRichard Gibbs of No5 Barristers' Chambers has been asked to join the EU Law Committee of the Bar Council of England. He has served as an elected member of the Bar Council since 2014, being re-elected in 2017 and joins the EU law committee at a time when much work is being devoted to the more...
The DIFC Court of Appeal: an Appraisal on its 10 year Anniversary
Peter Smith - Senior Associate - Litigation - p.smith@tamimi.com - Dubai International Financial Centre September 2018 31 January 2008 saw the first ever hearing before the DIFC Court of Appeal, in the case of Ithmar Capital Limited v 8 Investment FZE [2008] CA 001. Ithmar was the appeal of a more...
2 Oct 2018 12:47
New podcastsWith the start of the legal term, we’ve posted three great podcasts on Law Pod UK. Episode 42 looks at the influence of international law on individual rights after Brexit. In Episode 43 Clare Ciborowska discusses the new offence of coercive and controlling behaviour in family proceedings. And in more...
The Reciprocal Enforcement of Judgments, Orders and Arbitral Awards by the ADGM Courts and Abu Dhabi Judicial Department: A Recent and Important Development
On 11 February 2018, the Abu Dhabi Global Market Courts (“ADGM Courts”) and the Abu Dhabi Judicial Department (“ADJD”) signed a memorandum of understanding (“2018 MoU”) to allow the mutual and reciprocal recognition and enforcement of judgments, decisions, orders and ratified arbitral awards between more...
1 May 2018 10:49
Where are human rights in the UAE? Ben Keith for the Law Society GazetteHuman rights in states that the UK cooperates with are often ignored or glossed over and none more so than the United Arab Emirates (UAE). UK tourists love the UAE, and Dubai in particular. There is a lot to like - shimmering state of the art hotels and scorching weather combine with great shopping more...
19 Mar 2018 11:55
A birds-eye view of AIFC court practice and procedureDevelopments in Kazakhstan: In the latest in a series of articles on legal developments in Kazakhstan for Practical Law, Paul Fisher of 4 New Square provides a birds-eye view of practice and procedure in the new AIFC Court. Click here to read more. more...
13 Mar 2018 18:58
Has the Beckham law helped to attract foreign capital?Has the Beckham law helped to attract foreign capital? There is currently an international struggle on how to attract residents with great international private fortunes. Spain has taken its time in joining these and the legislation is still lacking in important aspects, however, it is progressing. more...
12 Mar 2018 11:04
'Putin's WARNING' Russian spy poisoning was chilling THREAT to other agents, Ben Keith for the Daily ExpressRUSSIAN ex-spy Sergei Skripal was poisoned with a nerve gas in Salisbury as a warning to other double agents, a top lawyer has claimed. Ben Keith, a barrister specialising in Russian political cases, believes the attack was meant to send a message to any spies thinking of "betraying" Moscow. He said more...
26 Feb 2018 15:06
When the trial’s a stage: David Josse Q.C. writes for Counsel Magazine on the death of Slobodan PraljakDavid Josse QC discusses Slobodan Praljak’s dramatic death "The death of Slobodan Praljak, who at the moment that he learnt that his appeal had been rejected fatally drank a small quantity of poison from a vial whilst saying in Croatian ‘Judges, Slobodan Praljak is not a war criminal, with disdain I more...
26 Feb 2018 15:02
Gary Pons appears on the CBS programme '48 Hours': Following his role in the acquittal of Ann Patton for the murder of her husbandWatch the CBS programme “48 hours” which covers the unique circumstances of the Ann Patton case. Ann Patton was tried three times for murder in Costa Rica. The CBS programme called 'Paradise Lost' can be viewed here and features insight into the third trial where Gary Pons of 5SAH and Stephen Baker more...
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