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UK Supreme Court allows families of Iraq soldiers to sue government
June 19, 2013 by Theresa Donovan
The UK Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that the families of some British soldiers who were killed or injured in Iraq can sue the British government for damages. In its ruling, the Supreme Court stated that families claiming that the Ministry of Defence (MOD) did not fulfill its duty of adequately.... [more]
Supreme Court rules on foreign taxes
May 20, 2013 by Jaclyn Belczyk
The US Supreme Court ruled Monday in PPL Corp. v. Commissioner that a UK "windfall tax" is creditable under US tax law. Internal Revenue Code §901(b)(1) states that any "income, war profits, and excess profits taxes" paid overseas are creditable against US income taxes. In 1997, the UK imposed....... [more]
UK Supreme Court finds government violating EU air quality law
May 1, 2013 by Laura Klein Mullen
The UK Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that the government has been failing to meet EU air quality standards and reached out to the European Court of Justice (ECJ) for guidance. This is the first time that the court has addressed the problem with air pollution in the UK, which is the worst in the.... [more]
UK appeals court denies government's Abu Qatada appeal
April 24, 2013 by Keith Herting
The UK Court of Appeal on Tuesday denied permission to the Home Secretary to appeal to the nation's Supreme Court the decision not to deport radical Islamist cleric Abu Qatada to Jordan. The appeals court refused to deport Qatada last month, fearing he would face torture if returned to Jordan..... [more]
UK Supreme Court rejects detainee request for release from US prison in Afghanistan
October 31, 2012 by Maureen Cosgrove
The Supreme Court of the UK on Wednesday quashed a request for release from a 30-year-old individual detained by US officials at an Afghan prison. Yunus Rahmatullah, a citizen of Pakistan, was arrested by British forces in 2004 and was subsequently transferred to US officials who held him at.... [more]
Breyer stays UK subpoena for Boston College IRA research
October 18, 2012 by Julia Zebley
US Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer on Wednesday entered a temporary stay to a subpoena from the British government seeking research materials from Boston College. The British government is attempting to gain access to research done for the Belfast Project at Boston College, an abandoned oral.... [more]
UK Supreme Court ruling protects apolitical asylum seekers
July 25, 2012 by Dan Taglioli
The UK Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled that the right not to hold political opinions should be protected in the same manner as the right to affirmatively hold a political, religious or other belief. With the unanimous seven-justice ruling the court held that asylum seekers should not be expected.... [more]
UK high court hears case of Pakistan detainee
July 5, 2012 by Sung Un Kim
The Supreme Court of the UK on Monday began its two-day hearing in the case of a 29-year-old individual detained by US officials at an Afghan prison. Yunus Rahmatullah, a citizen of Pakistan, was arrested by British forces in 2004 and subsequently transferred to US officials who held him at Parwan.... [more]
UK high court to hear British nuclear test veterans suit
July 28, 2011 by Maureen Cosgrove
The UK Supreme Court on Thursday granted leave of appeal in Ministry of Defence v. AB to British former servicemen seeking compensation for illnesses resulting from participating in nuclear weapons testing. The veterans are seeking to overturn a 2009 High Court ruling that denied the men.... [more]
UK Supreme Court bars 'secret evidence' in Guantanamo trials
July 14, 2011 by Julia Zebley
The UK Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that secret service organizations cannot withhold evidence from opposing parties nor conduct closed trials. The appellants, secret service organizations including MI5, appealing a May 2010 ruling, requested the creation of a "closed material procedure,".... [more]
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