President Joe Biden made a surprise visit to Kyiv, Japan announced a generous financial aid package, and a “people’s court” put Russian President Vladimir Putin on trial for the crime of aggression Monday as the war with Ukraine followed up the one-year mark with no end in sight. Biden also announced an additional $500 million […]
Hearings in the Supreme Court are now shown live on the Court’s website. On monday 20th and Tuesday 21st February 2023the Court will hear the case of Lifestyle Equities CV and another v Ahmed and anotheron appeal from [2021] EWCA Civ 675. The case concerns two issues; 1) What is the nature and extent of […]
Author: Dr. Gemma Horton (University of Sheffield) Safety of Journalists In recent years, the threats that journalists face in their work have grown considerably. The development of technology has meant that journalists are subject to online violence for the work that they do, particularly women who are being targeted and are vulnerable to such attacks […]
This story has been updated with more details about the victims. LINCOLN COUNTY — Three teenagers are dead and two others injured after a Sunday morning crash in Lincoln County. Authorities said a 17-year-old girl was driving a 2008 Ford Focus too fast for conditions on South Chantilly Road, south of Ethington Road, northeast of […]
In this post, Frankie McPeanne, a trainee solicitor, and Emma Pinkerton, a Partner, both in the Real Estate Disputes team at CMS, preview the decision awaited from the Supreme Court in Wolverhampton City Council and others (Respondents) v London Gypsies and Travelers and others (Appellants), which is due to be heard on 8 February 2023. […]
Comment on this story Comment KYIV — The 25 Russians convicted so far of war crimes in Ukrainian courts include a soldier who was forced two Ukrainians at gunpoint to hand over laptops and money, four who beat and tortured Ukrainian soldiers and two who admitted shelling residential buildings in the first weeks of the […]
Explosions heard near Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant: IAEA Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant, Europe’s largest nuclear power station. Carl Court | Getty Images Monitors from the UN’s nuclear watchdog agency, the International Atomic Energy Agency, reported hearing explosions near Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant as Russia hit the country with a new wave of attacks. Rafael […]
In this post, Eilidh Douglas, Senior Associate in the ICE Disputes team at CMS, previews the case of Republic of Mozambique v Privinvest Shipbuilding SAL (Holding) and Ors, which was heard by the UK Supreme Court on 24 and 25 January 2023. Factual Background The appellant is the Republic of Mozambique (“the Republic”). The case […]