‘Three female RAF recruits have each been given £100,000 by the Ministry of Defence after incurring injuries from marching in step with their male colleagues.’
The Independent, 24th November 2013
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“In early November 2013, Marine A (as he is known) was convicted by a court martial of murdering a badly wounded Taliban insurgent by shooting him in the chest.”
Halsbury’s Law Exchange, 20th November 2013
Source: www.halsburyslawexchange.co.uk
“Five Royal Marines have lodged a challenge against a ruling that they can be named following the conviction of one of them for the murder of an injured insurgent in Afghanistan.”
UK Human Rights Blog, 18th November 2013
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
“Five Royal Marines have lodged a challenge against a ruling they can be named, after one of them was convicted of the murder of an Afghan insurgent, the Judicial Office has said.”
BBC News, 15th November 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The HSE has ordered the MoD to take action to deal with risks on exercises after the deaths of three Army reservists on SAS selection tests in the Brecon Beacons.”
BBC News, 13th November 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A Royal Marine convicted of murdering a wounded Taliban captive should not be treated as a common criminal, a former commander of British troops in Afghanistan has said.”
Daily Telegraph, 11th November 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“The Chief of Defence Staff has said he can not join calls for clemency towards the Royal Marine convicted last week of murdering a Taleban prisoner in Afghanistan.”
BBC News, 10th November 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A Royal Marine has been found guilty of murder following the killing in cold blood of a badly wounded suspected insurgent in Afghanistan. A court martial board in Bulford, Wiltshire, acquitted two other marines of the murder of the Afghan national in Helmand province in September 2011.”
The Guardian, 8th November 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Law in Action speaks exclusively to Mr Justice Burton, president of the Investigatory Powers Tribunal – a judicial body, independent of the government, which considers complaints brought against the intelligence services, the police, military and local authorities. It specifically investigates whether surveillance has been conducted in a lawful manner.”
BBC Law in Action, 5th November 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A high-ranking army officer has been jailed for taking pictures of children as they changed on a Pembrokeshire beach.”
BBC News, 4th November 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Number of military lawyers employed by the Ministry of Defence has risen by nearly half in recent years.”
Daily Telegraph, 1st November 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Footage showing the alleged execution of an injured Afghan insurgent by a British serviceman will not be released for fear it could spark revenge attacks on troops, a judge has ruled.”
The Independent, 28th October 2013
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“A ‘sustained legal assault’ on British forces could have ‘catastrophic consequences’ for the safety of the nation, an influential right-leaning think tank has warned.”
BBC News, 18th October 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“British military operations are at risk of being undermined by human rights law and health and safety red tape, a research institute has warned.”
The Guardian, 18th October 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Earlier this year, the High Court ordered that an approach based upon a coroner’s inquest would be the most appropriate form of inquiry under Article 2 EHCR into claims of ill treatment or killings of civilians by the British armed forces in Iraq (see Adam Wagner’s post on this decision). Here the President of the Queen’s Bench sets out the Court’s views as to the form such inquiries should take.”
UK Human Rights Blog, 3rd October 2013
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
“Army chiefs could have done more to make sure soldiers were protected against the effects of soaring temperatures, a coroner has concluded after hearing the case of a reservist who died after suffering heat stroke in Iraq.”
The Guardian, 23rd September 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The families of almost 200 innocent victims of British military activity in Afghanistan have been compensated with barely £3,000 each, the Government has revealed.”
The Independent, 22nd September 2013
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Britain’s controversial deployment of US-built Reaper drones in Afghanistan will come under scrutiny in court this week in a closed hearing that will see a UK-based drone operator give evidence for the first time.”
The Independent, 22nd September 2013
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“A man who slashed two friends with a knife during a drunken row over the
murder of soldier Lee Rigby has been jailed for five years.”
The Guardian, 6th September 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
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