“Torture victims should be able to sue foreign governments in the UK courts, a committee of MPs and peers have said.”
BBC News, 10th August 2009
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Archive for the 'state liability' Category
MPs back UK torture damages plan – BBC News
Published August 11, 2009 news , state liability , torture , victims Leave a CommentCooper v Attorney-General – Times Law Reports
Published October 7, 2008 damages , EC law , law reports , state liability Leave a CommentChancery Division
“A judicial error in the application of European Community law would not create liability for damages unless it was a manifest infringement of the applicable law.”
The Times, 7th October 2008
Source: www.timesonline.co.uk
Please note the Times Law Reports are only available free on Times Online for 21 days from the date of publication.
Stephen Cooper v Attorney General – WLR Daily
Published October 3, 2008 damages , EC law , law reports , state liability Leave a CommentStephen Cooper v Attorney General [2008] EWHC 2285 (QB); [2008] WLR (D) 303
“A judicial error in the application of European Community law must be a manifest infringement of the applicable law in order to create liability for damages.”
WLR Daily, 2nd October 2008
Source: www.lawreports.co.uk
Please note once a case has been fully reported in one of the ICLR series the corresponding WLR Daily summary is removed.
