International Law News
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Landmark European Ruling on Fundamental Rights
The European Court of Justice in Luxembourg has delivered a landmark appeal judgment in favour of Sheikh Yassin Abdullah Kadi, a Saudi Arabian businessman and philanthropist whose assets were frozen in the aftermath of the 9/11 atrocities.
Myanmar National Fights EU Sanctions
Guy Martin is challenging the imposition of EU financial and travel sanctions upon a Myanmar (Burma) national. Proceedings have been issued in the European Court of First Instance.
Interpol
The firm is pursuing the cases of a number of clients who have wrongly been made the subject of Interpol detention notices.
Sheikh Yusuf Al-Qaradawi
The claims brought on behalf of the families of the 9/11 victims against the leading Muslim scholar Sheikh Yusuf Al-Qaradawi have been dismissed in the US District Court.
Yusuf Islam
The firm has been representing several clients, including Yusuf Islam (formerly Cat Stevens), in extensive dealings with US Department of Homeland Security regarding its operation of 'no-fly' lists.
Jane Tanner, Russell O’Brien, Fiona Payne, David Payne, Matthew Oldfield, Rachael Oldfield and Diann
Jane Tanner, Russell O’Brien, Fiona Payne, David Payne, Matthew Oldfield, Rachael Oldfield and Dianne Webster, the group of friends who were with Kate and Gerry McCann when their daughter Madeleine was abducted in Portugal in May 2007, have secured full apologies and £375,000 in damages from Express Newspapers. At the friends’ request, the damages are all to be donated to the Find Madeleine Fund.
The friends were represented by Adam Tudor and Stevie Loughrey
Berezovsky Wins Again On Extradition
Bow Street Magistrates Court has declined to act on a further extradition request from Russia for the extradition of Boris Berezovsky, the Russian politician and businessman.
Swiss Courts Clear Yassin Kadi
Saudi client Sheikh Yassin Abdullah Kadi has won a landmark ruling in the Swiss courts clearing him of any link with 9/11 attacks.
Mr Kadi was represented by Guy Martin.
Boris Berezovsky Resists Russian Extradition Attempt
Prominent Russian politician and businessman Boris Berezovsky has successfully resisted extradition proceedings instigated by the Russian Government.
Trans-Atlantic Challenge Against US Treasury
Sheikh Yassin Abdullah Kadi, the prominent Saudi businessman, has launched administrative proceedings in Washington DC before the Office of Foreign Assets Control, a department of the US Treasury, and made submissions to the United Nations, to overturn orders freezing his assets made in the aftermath of 11 September atrocities.
Mr Kadi is represented by Guy Martin
