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Abu Hamza Goes to Europe

In the first of two articles, Paul Hynes QC examines the events leading to the extradition of Abu Hamza reaching the European Court It is ironic that the decision on whether Abu ...

30 April 2011

Vive l’Entente Cordiale!

The Paris Bar Exchange enables up to four UK barristers to spend a month with a Parisian law firm, attend court and conduct a mock trial. Kakoly Pandé took part in last year’s ...

10 March 2011

Harmonising EU contract law

EU lawThe Bar Council has called on the European Commission to show restraint on controversial proposals to harmonise contract law. The European Commission has set out seven ...

10 March 2011

Marie Demetriou

Position: Barrister
Chambers: Brick Court Chambers

31 October 2010

Part-time judges’ pensions

The dispute over the Ministry of Justice’s refusal to grant pensions to part-time judges has been referred by the Supreme Court to the European Court of Justice.

31 August 2010

Lee Tyler

Name: Lee Tyler
Position: Senior Clerk
Chambers: 2 Temple Gardens

31 August 2010

Opportunities for the Bar in Europe

Strasbourg might well benefit from developing the margin of appreciation to take greater account of practical differences which arise between Convention states [and] which takes ...

31 July 2010

Know Your (European) Rights on Arrest

Later this year anyone who is arrested in Europe will be able to find out about their legal rights – in their own language – online. Amanda Pinto QC discusses what the Council of ...

31 July 2010

Mission Impossible?

Anthony Paphiti argues that the decision in Al-Saadoon and Mufdhi v UK could mean that armed forces engaged in nation building tasks are saddled with the responsibility of guarding ...

30 June 2010

EU PROJECT ON DEFENDANTS’ RIGHTS

The Bar Council is currently taking part in a project sponsored by the European Commission to produce factsheets containing a full description of the procedural rights under ...

30 April 2010

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