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Human rights – Infringement of human rights. Over 600 cases were currently pending in the High Court in which Iraqi civilians were claiming damages from the Ministry of Defence (MOD) for their allegedly unlawful detention and alleged ill treatment by British armed forces on various dates during the period when British forces were present in Iraq. Certain preliminary issues came to be tried. The issues concerned whether the MOD's duty under United Nations Security Council Resolution 1483 overrod any obligations under art 5 of the European Convention on Human Rights and the availability of aggravated damages and which law governed its availability.
Human rights – Infringement of human rights. Over 600 cases were currently pending in the High Court in which Iraqi civilians were claiming damages from the Ministry of Defence (MOD) for their allegedly unlawful detention and alleged ill treatment by British armed forces on various dates during the period when British forces were present in Iraq. Certain preliminary issues came to be tried. The issues concerned whether the MOD's duty under United Nations Security Council Resolution 1483 overrod any obligations under art 5 of the European Convention on Human Rights and the availability of aggravated damages and which law governed its availability.
The Bar Council faces both opportunities and challenges on our key areas this year
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What's it like being a legal trainee at the Crown Prosecution Service? Amy describes what drew her to the role, the skills required and a typical day in the life
Barbara Mills KC wants to raise the profile of the family Bar. She also wants to improve wellbeing and enhance equality, diversity and inclusion in the profession. She talks to Joshua Rozenberg KC (hon) about her plans for the year ahead
The winning essay is ‘A fiction of defendant participation: Single Justice Procedure offences should be moved to the civil jurisdiction’ by Hal McNulty