Friday 16 October 2020 marks the third anniversary of the assassination of the renowned investigative journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia. As criminal proceedings and a public inquiry continue in Malta, and despite the resignation of Malta’s Prime Minister and the arrest of his chief of staff, the...
UK Government seeks to prevent scrutiny of British intelligence agencies’ unlawful conduct in case relating to Rangzieb Ahmed
Later in October 2020, the High Court will hear yet another attempt by the UK Government to prevent scrutiny of the involvement of the British intelligence agencies in the mistreatment of detainees in the custody of foreign states.
Administrative Court orders release of vulnerable detainee
On 14 August 2020 an immigration detainee with medical conditions which made him more vulnerable to COVID 19 was released following expedited judicial review proceedings.
State Inquiry into Racist Attempted Murder at HMP Bristol
The Secretary of State for Justice has published an independent investigation into a racist attempted murder attack on a Black Muslim prisoner by a white prisoner at HMP Bristol on 26 June 2014. The report makes numerous criticisms and raised “serious concerns” about race and equality at HMP...