On 2nd May 2017 Samata Ullah was sentenced to 8 years’ imprisonment with an extended licence of 5 years at the Old Bailey for various terrorism offences including professing to be a member of ISIS, terrorist training and preparation of acts of terrorism. He had pleaded guilty to five offences earlier in the year. Tom Little was instructed by the Crown Prosecution Service and was led by Brian Altman QC.
Some of the press coverage can be found below:
On 10 April 2025, the Court of Appeal handed down Judgment in Re M (A Child) [2025] EWCA Civ 440, providing long awaited guidance for deciding whether and when to grant intermediary assistance to vulnerable parties in family proceedings. An intermediary is someone whose function…
This week the government announced a further consultation on proposed amendments to the Package Travel and Linked Travel Arrangements Regulations 2018; Anirudh Mandagere considers the proposals in detail and provides a link for the use of those who wish to respond to them. Alternatively, you…
The High Court handed down its judgment in Butler v Ward [2025] EWHC 877 (KB) yesterday, striking out £2.5million of the Claimant’s Schedule of Loss. Francesca O’Neill represented the Defendant surgeon (instructed by DWF LLP). The Judgment also raises interesting questions about when summary judgment applications…
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