Law and Rights
Here is the outcome of the problem raised by an e-mail to the judges after the Court of Appeal had delivered its draft judgment in the Binyam Mohamed case. "Law and Lawyers" considered the Binyam Mohamed case here. The revised paragraph 168 of Lord Neuberger MR's judgment contains this - " ... as the evidence showed, some Security Services officials appear to have a dubious record relating to actual involvement, and frankness about any such involvement, with the mistreatment of Mr Mohamed when he was held at the behest of US officials." See The Independent 26th February.
- The Legal Year Commences ~ Formalities
The 2012-13 Legal Year commenced today with the traditional Judges Service at Westminster Abbey followed by "the Lord Chancellor's breakfast" in Westminster Hall - see Ministry of Justice . The Ministry of Justice website informs us that - "The...
- Blacklisted Workers And "justice And Security"
The Central London Employment Tribunal has decided a case in which it emerged that, over a period of some 30 years, a blacklist of workers has been maintained on behalf of the construction industry - The Guardian 3rd March 2012 - "Police are linked to...
- Mid-january News
Law and Lawyers blog is two years old - hence the birthday card. It has been an interesting period and 2012 promises to be a challenging year. The very first post on this blog hoped that, from time to time, the blog would throw at least a...
- The Justice And Security Green Paper: Part 1 - The Government's Case.
Introduction: In November 2010, the Secretary of State for Justice (Rt. Hon. Kenneth Clarke QC MP) announced the negotiated settlement of litigation brought by individuals who claimed that the U.K. was implicated in their torture - see "Guantanamo civil...
- Has The Uk Been Complicit In Either The Torture Or Mistreatment Of Prisoners?
The media has been replete with articles about the Court of Appeal's judgment in R (Mohamed) v Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs [2010] EWCA Civ 65. We have also heard how efforts were made to persuade Lord Neuberger MR...
Law and Rights
The Binyam Mohamed litigation: finalised judgment of Lord Neuberger MR
- The Legal Year Commences ~ Formalities
The 2012-13 Legal Year commenced today with the traditional Judges Service at Westminster Abbey followed by "the Lord Chancellor's breakfast" in Westminster Hall - see Ministry of Justice . The Ministry of Justice website informs us that - "The...
- Blacklisted Workers And "justice And Security"
The Central London Employment Tribunal has decided a case in which it emerged that, over a period of some 30 years, a blacklist of workers has been maintained on behalf of the construction industry - The Guardian 3rd March 2012 - "Police are linked to...
- Mid-january News
Law and Lawyers blog is two years old - hence the birthday card. It has been an interesting period and 2012 promises to be a challenging year. The very first post on this blog hoped that, from time to time, the blog would throw at least a...
- The Justice And Security Green Paper: Part 1 - The Government's Case.
Introduction: In November 2010, the Secretary of State for Justice (Rt. Hon. Kenneth Clarke QC MP) announced the negotiated settlement of litigation brought by individuals who claimed that the U.K. was implicated in their torture - see "Guantanamo civil...
- Has The Uk Been Complicit In Either The Torture Or Mistreatment Of Prisoners?
The media has been replete with articles about the Court of Appeal's judgment in R (Mohamed) v Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs [2010] EWCA Civ 65. We have also heard how efforts were made to persuade Lord Neuberger MR...