Tag: High Court in London

UK High Court Rules in Favour of Government’s Controversial Rwanda Policy, Saying It Is ‘Lawful’

December 19, 2022
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The High Court in London has ruled in favour of the British government’s plans to send illegal immigrants to Rwanda, and to leave them there if they have their application for asylum in the UK rejected. On Monday, two judges at the Royal Courts of Justice ruled that the policy was “lawful.” Lord Justice Lewis,…

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Technology Campaigner Sues Meta in London High Court Over Facebook Ads

November 21, 2022
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A technology campaigner is suing Facebook’s parent company Meta in the High Court in London over the social media giant’s refusal to let users opt out of user profiling data it uses to sell adverts. Tanya O’Carroll, 35, says she believes her legal challenge could lead to a landmark change to the rights of social…

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Government Makes Barristers New Pay Offer as High Court Says Judges Erred in Releasing Defendants

September 29, 2022
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The Ministry of Justice says it has made an offer to the Criminal Bar Association (CBA) in an attempt to end the barristers’ strike. It comes as the High Court in London ruled that judges who refused to extend custody time limits and released defendants on bail because of the barristers’ strike “fell into legal…

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UK High Court Hearing Immigration Appeal Told Rwanda ‘Tortures’ and Kills Opponents

September 5, 2022
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An appeal at the High Court in London against the British government’s plan to send illegal immigrants to Rwanda has been told the African country “tortures and murders those it considers to be its opponents.” In April the Prime Minister Boris Johnson—who will be replaced on Tuesday by Foreign Secretary Liz Truss—announced plans to send people…

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