“John Frankland, a former chairman of the Armed Forces tribunals that decide whether to increase compensation paid to injured servicemen and women has hit out at the current scheme, saying it was designed simply to save money.”
Daily Telegraph, 17th August 2009
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“The Ministry of Defence faces legal action over its refusal to identify two men handed over by British troops in Iraq to American forces who subsequently transferred them to the infamous ‘dark prison’ at Bagram in Afghanistan.”
The Guardian, 11th August 2009
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“A Ministry of Defence press officer is to sue the government, claiming his health was affected by having to deal with the families of dead soldiers.”
BBC News, 5th August 2009
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“A soldier facing court martial over his refusal to serve in Afghanistan is expected to claim in his defence that the war is unlawful.”
The Independent, 4th August 2009
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“The former Head of the Army, General Sir Mike Jackson, has said he wants a review into compensation for injured troops to be independent.”
BBC News, 2nd August 2009
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“The Ministry of Defence today brushed aside criticism of its attempt to cut compensation for wounded soldiers, telling the court of appeal that payments should be limited to the soldier’s initial injury and not include subsequent disabilities.”
The Guardian, 28th July 2009
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“The government is attempting to deny injured soldiers full compensation for their health problems, it emerged today (26 July).”
The Guardian, 26th July 2009
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“Civil compensation claims have cost the Ministry of Defence £84 million over the last year, new figures have shown.”
Daily Telegraph, 21st July 2009
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“A total of 25 claimants, most of them interpreters, claim they were owed a duty of care by the Government and are expected to launch legal action later this week, according to the BBC.”
Daily Telegraph, 14th July 2009
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“The Ministry of Defence faces the threat of hundreds of claims for alleged abuse and torture of Iraqi civilians by British soldiers. Lawyers say emerging evidence of abuses, including use of electric shocks, points to a systematic policy of sensory deprivation, sleep deprivation and beatings throughout the occupation of Basra, which must have been authorised by senior officers or politicians and known to hundreds of soldiers.”
The Independent, 12th July 2009
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“A major public inquiry into the death of an Iraqi civilian called Baha Mousa in British military custody with the former Queen’s Lancashire Regiment will begin on Monday.”
Daily Telegraph, 13th July 2009
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“The mother of a soldier killed by a roadside bomb in Iraq has won the first round of a legal battle for an investigation into the use of the lightly armoured Snatch Land Rovers.”
The Times, 10th July 2009
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“The mother of a soldier killed in a Snatch Land Rover in Iraq will launch a legal challenge on Friday over the Government’s refusal to hold a public inquiry into the continued use of the lightly-armoured vehicles.”
Daily Telegraph, 10th July 2009
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“Two Army training instructors have been found guilty of ill-treating young recruits at Catterick Garrison, North Yorkshire.”
Daily Telegraph, 8th July 2009
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“A Devon Territorial Army soldier who died when his vehicle hit a landmine in Afghanistan was unlawfully killed, an inquest has ruled.”
BBC News, 8th July 2009
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“The defence secretary, Bob Ainsworth, has conceded the need for a fresh independent inquiry into the deaths of Iraqis in Basra in 2004 after allegations they were tortured and killed by British troops, the high court was told today.”
The Guardian, 6th July 2009
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“A young officer who was left paraplegic when he leapt 65 feet into a reservoir to prove his bravery has won the right to millions in compensation from the Ministry of Defence.”
Daily Telegraph, 1st July 2009
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“The British Army faces 20 fresh claims of torture and abuse of Iraqi civilians in a series of damaging cases being prepared by human rights lawyers in the High Court in London.”
The Independent, 1st July 2009
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