A complete list of brands that are actively supporting Israel.
— Read on theislamicinformation.com/news/list-of-brands-supporting-israel/
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Coronavirus; crime against humanity
The fixed tariff for whiplash claims should be extended to other injuries to help reduce motor insurance premiums, the ABI has argued.
— Read on www.legalfutures.co.uk/latest-news/abi-urges-extension-of-injury-damages-tariff-beyond-whiplash
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US Military sites in the U.K.
A sinister agenda down on the farm
— Read on www.conservativewoman.co.uk/a-sinister-agenda-down-on-the-farm/
Lindsay Hoyle rejects SNP request for emergency Gaza debate
— Read on www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-68405648
Trauma Care Webinar: Insight in EMDR for Chronic Pain and Complex Trauma Conditions. Presented by Deborah Edwards & Jane Eastwood
Date & Time
Selected Sessions:Feb 29, 2024 08:00 PM
— Read on zoom.us/rest/webinar/registrant/WN__k2IJCwLRxu4cnj_bEvbxQ/info
Attorney general’s attempt to end climate protesters’ use of consent defence is slippery slope, says KC
— Read on www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/feb/21/removing-uk-climate-protesters-defence-could-erode-right-to-trial-by-jury
Kam Miller’s husband Neil, 50, suffered a rare fatal reaction to his Covid vaccination shot.
— Read on www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-leicestershire-68285232
Proposed amendment to Civil Procedure Rules will require parties to provide copies of skeleton arguments and witness statements.
— Read on www.lawgazette.co.uk/news/non-parties-to-get-more-access-to-court-documents/5118855.article
A bankruptcy order will usually have serious consequences for a claimant in a personal injury claim, and practitioners must bear this in mind before and during litigation. Richard Gregory considers those consequences of a bankruptcy order on a claim, and how to navigate their difficulties.
— Read on ropewalk.co.uk/blog/bankrupt-claimants-tips-for-practitioners/
BANKRUPTS AND CIVIL AND PERSONAL INJURY PROCEEDINGS
— Read on kerryunderwood.wordpress.com/2015/10/26/bankrupts-and-civil-and-personal-injury-proceedings/
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ISIS; 140 British people trafficked
DCUK-INTEL
Weekly public intelligence brief on UK foreign & security policies:
For members of Declassified UK only
Issue 135 – Week to 22 February 2024
MIDDLE EAST
Israel/Palestine
- The UK government abstained on a UN Security Council resolution calling for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza. The US vetoed the resolution, while the other 13 members voted in favour.
- UK parliament adopted a vote on a ceasefire in Gaza, with the Labour party acting toremove claims that Israel is engaged in the “collective punishment” of Palestinians.
- House of Commons speaker Lindsay Hoyle was reportedly pressured by the Labour party to allow its amendment to be voted on in favour of that of the SNP.
- A UK parliamentary delegation travelled to the Sinai to report on the conditions in Gaza. One MP said: “Nothing that has been reported braces you for the true scale of the horror in Gaza. We’re simply not getting accurate information about the levels of destruction and brutality”.
- The High Court dismissed a case urging the suspension of UK arms sales to Israel.
- UK defence secretary Grant Shapps confirmed in parliament that Britain will not cut arms sales to Israel.
- Anum Qaisar MP toldparliament that parts of Israel’s F-35 fighter jets are made in British factories. “It is morally corrupt, outrageous, and sickens me to my core that the UK continues to sell arms to Israel”, she said.
- UK foreign secretary David Cameron met with Israeli president Isaac Herzog at the Munich Security Conference. Herzog’s genocidal statements have been used as evidence in South Africa’s case at the ICJ.
- Forensic Architecture releasednew evidence to dispute the Israeli military’s claim that the Al-Ahli hospital “was struck by a misfiring Palestinian rocket”.
- The UK Attorney General visited Israel and the occupied Palestinian territories, and met with “lawyers for the Israeli Defence Force and the President of the Supreme Court”.
Yemen
- Another UK-registered ship, named Rubymar, was struckby Houthis in the Red Sea.
- Shapps condemned the “reckless” attack by the Houthis, adding that the UK government would make a judgment “based on the reality on the ground” on whether to send more Royal Navy ships to the region.
Iran
- Iran’s foreign spokesman Nasser Kanaani condemnedthe US-UK attacks on Yemen as a “flagrant act of aggression and adventure”, accusing them of issuing “false claims” of not wanting to widen the war in the Middle East.
Saudi Arabia
- Labour party leader Keir Starmer and shadow foreign secretary David Lammy metwith Saudi foreign minister Faisal bin Farhan at the Munich Security Conference.
Syria
- British Typhoon jets continued to patrol over Syria and Iraq, providing “critical intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance data, as well as engag[ing] hostile targets when necessary”.
EUROPE
Russia
- The UK government said it is working “at pace” on new Russian sanctions following the death of Russian opposition figure Alexei Navalny in prison.
- UK foreign secretary David Cameron also announced an initial round of sanctions “on six officials overseeing the Arctic penal colony” where Navalny was being held.
Sweden
- The British army announcedthat its “close military relationship” with Sweden has been “strengthened” following joint training exercises in Lapland.
ASIA
Afghanistan
- It was found that UK special forces blocked UK resettlement applications from elite Afghan troops, likely due to shared knowledge of SAS engagement in war crimes.
- UK veterans minister Johnny Mercer told a public inquiry that he heard “horrific” accounts from former members of Afghan special forces of the SAS killing unarmed detainees and children.
- Mercer also said he was “desperate” to disprove claims of SAS war crimes in Afghanistan but was unable to do so.
AMERICAS
Argentina
- Cameron visited the Falkland Islands as part of his first visit to the South Atlantic, South America, and New York. He said: “The issue of sovereignty will not be up for discussion” with Argentina.
Paraguay
- Cameron also became the first UK foreign secretary to visit Paraguay.
Canada
- UK trade secretary Kemi Badenoch claimed she was engaged in trade talks with Canada – negotiations which Ottawa subsequently insisted did not happen.
JULIAN ASSANGE
- Julian Assange’s final extradition appeal was heardat the Royal Courts of Justice in London.
- Declassified revealed that Justice Jeremy Johnson, one of the judges who will rule on Assange’s appeal, has previously acted for MI6.
- Declassified also found that the other judge overseeing Assange’s extradition hearing, Dame Victoria Sharp, is closely linked to the British establishment through her father and brother.
- Babar Ahmad spoke to Declassified about what might come next for Assange. “One day in an American prison is like a year in a high-security prison in Britain”, he said.
- Following the death of Navalny, the Foreign Office was askedwhether the UK government will now free its own political prisoners. “There is no equivalence” between the two cases, said Foreign Office minister Leo Docherty.
MILITARY AND INTELLIGENCE
- The UK’s nuclear missile tests failed for the second time in eight years.
- BAE Systems reported a “record order backlog amid wars in Gaza and Ukraine”, saying it had taken £37.7bn in new orders.
- The UK parliament heard that the number of military referrals of UK armed forces personnel to its Prevent programme has risen from 5 in 2018 to 22 in 2023.
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Campaigners to appeal after court declines to block export licences despite concerns about human rights breaches in Gaza war
— Read on www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/feb/20/high-court-rejects-legal-challenge-against-uk-arms-sales-to-israel
A final order, including sanctions and costs, will be delivered by the tribunal on Friday.
— Read on www.lawgazette.co.uk/news/solicitors-tweets-found-to-be-antisemitic-by-tribunal/5118817.article
Protesters’ views on climate change provide no defence to criminal damage charges, lawyers for the attorney general Victoria Prentis KC MP will tell the Court of Appeal
— Read on www.lawgazette.co.uk/commentary-and-opinion/turning-opinions-into-circumstances/5118493.article
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) holds public hearings in the advisory proceedings on the Legal Consequences arising from the Policies and Practices of Israel in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem.
— Read on webtv.un.org/en/asset/k13/k13rkfn0l5
Specialist firm went under after misplaced investments and failed debt talks, administrators reveal.
— Read on www.lawgazette.co.uk/news/pi-firm-went-bust-after-creditors-stopped-writing-off-debts/5118762.article
Home Office questions apparent support for Hamas by woman who claimed she fled Gaza in fear of the terrorist group
— Read on www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2024/02/15/refugee-who-wore-paraglider-image-to-have-status-review/
Two claimants lost costs protection after their dishonesty was proved in court.
— Read on www.lawgazette.co.uk/news/defence-lawyer-reports-rise-in-dishonest-injury-claims/5118713.article
ASSESSING GRATUITOUS CARE Presentation to the College of Occupational Therapists Annual Medico-Legal Conference Hilton Reading 20 October 2014 WILLIAM LATIMER-SAYER Introduction 1. The majority of people
— Read on docplayer.net/7971609-Assessing-gratuitous-care-presentation-to-the-college-of-occupational-therapists-annual-medico-legal-conference-hilton-reading-20-october-2014.html
Join ADAO & IAFF: Support the “Ban Asbestos Now” Billboard Campaign in NYC
— Read on www.change.org/p/u-s-environmental-protection-agency-ban-asbestos-in-the-us-now-without-loopholes-or-exemptions/u/32341101
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Arabic for beginners: tanween
Videos
— Read on www.bing.com/videos/search
The Premier League may face a new legal challenge from one of its own clubs after approving new rules related to third-party transactions
— Read on www.theguardian.com/football/2024/feb/09/premier-league-legal-challenge-third-party-transactions-manchester-city
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Palestinian solidarity; football
The final stage of Israel’s genocide in Gaza, an orchestrated mass starvation, has begun. The international community does not intend to stop it.
— Read on chrishedges.substack.com/p/let-them-eat-dirt-read-by-eunice
Amendment of Part 28
7.—(1) In rule 28.2—(a)in paragraph (1), for “When it allocates a case to the fast track or the intermediate track, the” substitute “The”;
(b)renumber paragraph (2) as paragraph (4); and
(c)for paragraph (3), what is currently paragraph (4) and paragraph (5), substitute—
“(2) When it allocates a case to the fast track, the court shall give directions unless it considers that it is necessary to fix a case management conference.
(3) When it allocates a case to the intermediate track, the court may give directions or fix a case management conference under rule 28.12.”.
(2) In rule 28.12, for “shall” substitute “may”.
(3) For rule 28.14(3)(c) substitute—
“(c)any expert report shall not exceed 20 pages—
(i)including the expert’s description of the issues on which they are instructed to give their opinion, the conclusions they have reached and the reasons for those conclusions; but
(ii)excluding the expert’s curriculum vitae, any supporting materials to which the reasons for their conclusions refer and any necessary photographs, plans and academic articles attached to the
— Read on www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2024/106/made
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DR Congo: footballers’ protesters
A Lancashire man had to have his left arm amputated at the elbow after he was dragged into a machine while at work.
— Read on www.lep.co.uk/news/crime/lancashire-man-left-traumatised-and-in-constant-pain-after-losing-part-of-his-arm-in-workplace-machine-incident-4092496
While carrying out repairs, Daniel Hartshorn, an employee of Joloda Convery Services Ltd, was pulled into the machine.
— Read on www.lancs.live/news/lancashire-news/preston-dad-left-constant-pain-26630717
Daniel Hartshorn suffered severe crush injuries and had to have his arm amputated at the elbow
— Read on www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/dad-thought-going-die-after-26629024
Company fined £80k after father-of-four loses lower arm | HSE Media Centre
— Read on press.hse.gov.uk/2023/03/22/company-fined-80k-after-father-of-four-loses-lower-arm/
Details for Case No.4731978
— Read on resources.hse.gov.uk/convictions/case/case_details.asp
Daniel Hartshorn
— Read on uk.news.yahoo.com/worker-forced-arm-amputated-dragged-040000224.html
This is part of an email that I sent to a Paralegal at my workplace:
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This training exercise is completely optional, it’s something that would need to be done outside work time as it would be unofficial training.
My idea for a training exercise would be to watch the submissions before the ICJ in:
South Africa v Israel
south africa v israel icj israel – Search Videosbing.com
and the submissions in:
Defense for Children International – Palestine v Biden
https://www.uscourts.gov/cameras-courts/defense-children-international-palestine-v-biden
Given that the submissions are quite lengthy, it might be more practical to listen to parts of them rather than listening to every word.
I suspect that there will be an overlap in answers but I’d suggest the following as possible discussion questions:
1. What are your thoughts about the tactics used by the parties?
2. What are your thoughts about the way that the submissions were structured?
3. Compare and contrast some or all of the submissions.
4. When advocates made little mistakes in their submissions, and acknowledged them, how well did they do in rectifying their error?
5. What are your views on the judgments?
6. What can you learn from some or all of these submissions that would assist before attending Court as an advocate in a PI claim?
After considering these discussion points, I’d suggest drafting notes, possibly in bullet point form, summarising your responses to these questions. The notes should ideally be no longer than 2 pages of A4 (and if possible 1 page).
The final stage of the training would be to prepare a presentation lasting no longer than 10 minutes (if possible) summarising the cases and giving your opinion about them (the notes regarding the discussion questions could effectively write most of the presentation).
What are your thoughts about this as a training exercise? How could it be improved?
Thanks
Pete
The UN Secretary General has announced an investigation into UNRWA.
— Read on www.channel4.com/news/israels-evidence-of-unrwa-hamas-allegations-examined
https://x.com/alexcrawfordsky/status/1754973476018946208?s=46&t=XgBsxv5LyxWhmBuQ2wK5bA
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