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Human rights

10 July 2015
Issue: 7660 / Categories: Case law , Law digest , Human rights
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​Al-Saadoon and others v Secretary of State for Defence [2015] EWHC 1769 (Admin), [2015] All ER (D) 264 (Jun)

The claimants were Iraqi civilians who claimed either that a relative had been unlawfully killed, or that they had themselves been subjected to inhuman or degrading treatment by British soldiers, or as a result of actions of British soldiers, during the period when British forces were operating in Iraq between 2003 and 2009. The present judgment recorded reasons for orders made following a case management hearing.

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Muckle LLP—Rachael Chapman

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One in five in-house lawyers suffer ‘high’ or ‘severe’ work-related stress, according to a report by global legal body, the Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC)
The Legal Ombudsman’s (LeO’s) plea for a budget increase has been rejected by the Law Society and accepted only ‘with reluctance’ by conveyancers
Overcrowded prisons, mental health hospitals and immigration centres are failing to meet international and domestic human rights standards, the National Preventive Mechanism (NPM) has warned
Two speedier and more streamlined qualification routes have been launched for probate and conveyancing professionals
Workplace stress was a contributing factor in almost one in eight cases before the employment tribunal last year, indicating its endemic grip on the UK workplace
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