Iraq war was illegal, top lawyer will tell Chilcot inquiry – The Guardian
“Tony Blair’s decision to take Britain to war in Iraq was illegal, the Foreign Office’s former chief legal adviser will tell the Chilcot inquiry this week.” Full story The Guardian, 24th January 2010...
View ArticleLawcast164: The legal basis for the Iraq War and Lord Goldsmith’s opinion...
“Today I am talking to Carl Gardner, a former government lawyer in Tony Blair’s administration and author of the Head of Legal blog, about the legality of the War in Iraq.” Podcast Charon QC, 27th...
View ArticleLord Goldsmith told two different truths, says legal expert – The Observer
“Fresh questions have been raised about how Lord Goldsmith, the former attorney general, came to back the use of military force in Iraq after one of the UK’s leading legal experts highlighted apparent...
View ArticleIraq war was illegal, says former lord chief justice – The Guardian
“The Guardian once described Lord ‘call me Tom’ Bingham as ‘the radical who is leading a new English revolution’. That would not necessarily be your impression on meeting the gentlemanly, old-school...
View ArticleReforming the illegality defence – Law Commission
“We have published a report and draft Bill, recommending statutory reform of the illegality defence as it applies to trusts law.” Full press release Law Commission, 17th March 2010 Source:...
View ArticleIraq inquiry publishes legal advice to Blair on war – BBC News
“The Iraq inquiry has released details of the legal advice given to Tony Blair prior to the invasion of Iraq after the documents were de-classified.” Full story BBC News, 30th June 2010 Source:...
View ArticleChilcot inquiry: Iraq papers show Lord Goldsmith’s warning to Tony Blair –...
“Tony Blair was warned by his government’s chief law officer that an invasion of Iraq would be illegal the day before he privately assured President George Bush he would support US-led military action,...
View ArticleNick Clegg’s ‘illegal’ Iraq war gaffe prompts legal warning – The Guardian
“Nick Clegg was tonight (21 July) forced to clarify his position on the Iraq war after he stood up at the dispatch box of the House of Commons and pronounced the invasion illegal.” Full story The...
View ArticleTorture guidance does not breach law, says coalition – The Guardian
“The coalition government appeared to be heading for a clash with the country’s official human rights watchdog today after insisting its newly-published guidance on torture does not breach UK or...
View ArticleLord Goldsmith questions the MoD’s practices in Iraq – BBC News
“The former Labour government’s top legal adviser during the Iraq war has questioned whether the British military justice system is fit for purpose.” Full story BBC News, 27th September 2010 Source:...
View ArticleCopyright law in Britain is ‘crazy’– Daily Telegraph
“Britain needs to radically update its copyright laws, which criminalise millions of consumers who use iPods, according to a leading watchdog.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 19th April 2011 Source:...
View ArticleAir passenger data plans in US-EU agreement are illegal, say lawyers – The...
“The European commission’s own lawyers have warned that a joint US-European agreement to store the personal data, including credit card details, of millions of transatlantic air passengers for 15 years...
View ArticleCriminalising squatters could make more people homeless, says report – The...
“The government’s own impact assessment of plans to criminalise squatting has acknowledged that it could boost homelessness and rough sleeping, and target those who are already suffering from mental...
View ArticleTorture guidelines are legal court rules – Daily Telegraph
“Interrogation guidelines for MI5 and MI6 officers questioning prisoners abroad are lawful the High Court has ruled.” Full story Daily Telegraph, 5th October 2011 Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
View ArticleFootball League in court fight with HMRC over football creditors’ rule – The...
“A high court judge has been asked to take action against a football industry debt rule described as revealing ‘the ugly side of the beautiful game’.” Full story The Guardian, 30th November 2011...
View ArticleAmending Suspended Sentence Orders: Have we been getting it wrong all this...
“The Suspended Sentence Order created by the Criminal Justice Act 2003 has had a relatively straightforward existence, particularly in comparison to some of the other provisions of that much criticised...
View ArticleIrrational, inhuman and degrading: detention of a mentally ill asylum-seeker...
“The detention of a mentally ill person in an Immigration Removal Centre (IRC) amounted to inhuman and degrading treatment and false imprisonment, and was irrational, the High Court has ruled.” Full...
View ArticleUK Uncut allowed to challenge Goldman Sachs tax deal – The Guardian
“An anti tax-avoidance campaign group has won permission from the high courts to have a ‘sweetheart’ deal between HMRC and the banking giant Goldman Sachs judicially reviewed for its legality.” Full...
View ArticleJudge: Government broke benefits law – The Independent
“The Government broke the law when it stripped an unemployed man of his benefits for six months after he refused to participate in an unpaid back-to-work scheme, the High Court has ruled.” Full story...
View ArticleLegality of first Welsh bill challenged at Supreme Court – BBC News
“The legality of the first bill passed by the Welsh assembly under new law-making powers will be challenged at the Supreme Court by the attorney general.” Full story BBC News, 9th October 2012 Source:...
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