The inquest into the death of Yassar Yaqub started today (20th September). Mr Yaqub was shot dead by police in a car in which he was a passenger near junction 24 of the M62 motorway on the 2nd January 2017.
Tom Little KC and Patricia Londono are Counsel to the Inquest, which is being heard by the Recorder of Leeds, HHJ Guy Kearl.
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This week we examine a decision on the tension between open justice and protection of commercially sensitive information (we understand, by the way, that on 25th February the Court of Appeal will hear the appeal in PMC relating to the circumstances in which anonymity orders…
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Following a 5-day liability trial in the High Court in Manchester, the Claimant’s negligence and Human Rights Act claims were dismissed by HHJ Bird sitting as a Judge of the High Court. The Claimant was a Type 1 diabetic who suffered from a history of…
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