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Notable Cases
--> The Countryside Alliance v Attorney General (2005)
Rabinder Singh QC and Kate Cook represented the RSPCA in a challenge brought by the Countryside Alliance and others to the Hunting Act 2004.
--> Singapore Batam waste dispute (2005)
Kate Cook and Philippe Sands QC have assisted the Government of the Republic of Singapore in resolving a dispute relating to a shipment of material from Singapore to Indonesia which took place last year.
--> R (Transport for London) v London Underground Ltd (2001)
The case concerned the existence of an implied duty requiring LRT and LUL to act in accordance with the Mayor of London's transport stragety made pursuant to the Greater London Authority Act 1999. Rabinder Singh QC and Kate Cook appeared on behalf of London Underground.
--> R (Purja & Ors) v Ministry of Defence (2003)
The case concerned the differential treatment afforded to Gurkha soldiers in the British Army in respect of eligibility for POW ex gratia treatment and same conditions of service and pension rights. Kate Cook, Rabinder Singh QC, Cherie Booth QC and Aileen McColgan appeared in this case.
--> USA v European Union (2004)
Kate Cook has been involved in the preparatory work for possible pending proceedings about genetically modified organisms. The United States brought the case in before the WTO Dispute Settlement Body in response to the European Union moratorium on the approval of GMOs.
--> R (Greenpeace) v DEFRA (2002)
Greenpeace contended that the import of Brazilian mahogany into the United Kingdom was unlawful because it constituted a breach of the regulatory regime of the European Union and because it contravened obligations in the Convention on Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora 1973 (CITES).
--> Application of the Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of Genocide (Croatia v Yugoslavia)(1999-)
The case was referred to the International Court of Justice by Croatia, who contended that the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (FRY) had violated the Genocide Convention 1948 through activities undertaken against Croatian citizens between 1991 and 1995. Kate Cook was instructed to prepare the memorial in this case.
Specialist Practice Areas
Arbitration and Mediation
Discrimination and Equality
Environmental Law
Human Rights
International Law
Local Government Law
Public Law
EU Law
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