13/04/2022
Following a trial at the Old Bailey before Mr Justice Sweeney in which Tom Little QC led for the Prosecution Ali Ali was convicted on 11th April 2022 of the murder of Sir David Amess MP. The defendant had tricked his way into meeting Sir David at one of his MP surgeries at Belfairs Methodist Church whereupon he stabbed Sir David 21 times in the cause of the Islamic State. In addition the defendant was convicted of preparing terrorist attacks which included but was not limited to planning to attack and murder a number of MPs including Michael Gove MP. Mr Justice Sweeney imposed a whole life order in respect of the murder offence having concluded that it was a case of exceptionally high seriousness justifying such a sentence. The sentencing remarks can be found here.
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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