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|  A & Ors v Secretary of State for the Home Department (2005) | |
| Judgment given in A & Ors v Secretary of State for the Home Department; A & Ors (FC) & Anor v Secretary of State for the Home Department (conjoined appeals) |
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| 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. |
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| Case C-371/98 R (on the application of First Corporate Shipping) v Secretary of State for Environment, Transport and the Regions (2000) | |
| The case concerned the conservation of natural habitats and of flora and fauna. The European Court of Justice considered the legal regime applied when defining the boundaries of sites designated as areas of conservation. Philippe Sands QC and Jonathan Marks appeared on behalf of World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF). |
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| R (Mullen) v Secretary of State for the Home Department (2004) | |
| Following the Court of Appeal quashing a conviction on the ground of abuse of process, the Claimant sought compensation for miscarriage of justice. The House of Lords applied Article 6 Human Rights Act 1998 and the International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights 1977. Philippe Sands QC appeared for the Claimant. |
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| R (Abbasi) v Secretary of State for Foreign & Commonwealth Affairs (2002) | |
| This landmark decision of the Court of Appeal established that judicial review could issue to quash a refusal of the Foreign Office to afford assistance to a British national detained abroad in violation of his human rights, although the British Government was not responsible for the detention. This was the case where the regime at Guantanamo Bay was first described as a legal black hole. Nicholas Blake QC and Philippe Sands QC appeared for Mr Abbasi. |
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| Salini Construttori S. p. A. & Italstrade S. p. A. v the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan (2004) | |
| Philippe Sands QC is instructed in this arbitration of a dispute over a dam construction project. The case is still pending, the Tribunal having made its decision on jurisdiction in November 2004. |
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| Tradex Hellas S. A. v Republic of Albania (1999) | |
| James Crawford SC and Philippe Sands QC were instructed as counsel for Albania in this ICSID arbitration on agricultural enterprise. Tradex referred the case to the International Centre for the Settlement of Investment Disputes asserting a claim for compensation for an alleged expropriation in Albania. |
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| A & Ors v Secretary of State for the Home Department (2004) | |
| The case dealt with whether indefinite detention without charge or trial of non-nationals suspected of terrorist activities is compatible with UK human rights obligations. Ben Emmerson QC, Philippe Sands QC and Raza Husain appeared for seven of the appellants. Rabinder Singh QC and Alex Bailin acted on behalf of Liberty as intervenors. |
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| Prosecutor v Charles Taylor (2004) | |
| Charles Taylor, the former President of Liberia, applied to have his indictment quashed and the warrant for his arrest set aside on the grounds that he was a Head of State at the time of the issuing of the documents and was therefore immune from prosecution. Philippe Sands QC and Alison Macdonald were instructed in the case. |
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| Ireland v UK (The MOX Plant Case) (2001) | |
| The case concerned provisional measures in the context of the commissioning of the Sellafield MOX facility, and the failure of the United Kingdom to co-operate with Ireland. Philippe Sands QC and Alison Macdonald took part in the case. |
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| Legality of the Threat or Use of Nuclear Weapons (1996) | |
| The International Court of Justice were asked by the General Assembly of the United Nations to advise on whether the threat or use of nuclear weapons is in any circumstance permitted under international law. Philippe Sands QC and James Crawford SC represented the Solomon Islands. |
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