Since November 2014, 6 St James' Hall Chambers' international law specialists Dr Christopher Ward and Dr Stephen Tully have been acting pro bono for jailed Al Jazeera journalist Peter Greste.
This evening, Mr Greste's Australian lawyers announced that a formal application has now been lodged with the Egyptian Government for Mr Greste's deportation.
On 1 January 2015, Egypt's highest judicial body overturned the conviction, and ordered a retrial, of Australian journalist, Peter Greste. Mr Greste, along with two other Al Jazeera journalists, Mohamed Fadel Fahmy and Baher Mohammad, had been convicted of news reporting "spreading lies in an attempt to aid a terrorist group" (the banned Muslim Brotherhood) in June 2014. Mr Greste was sentenced to 7 years incarceration.
Since November 2014, 6 St James' Hall Chambers' international law specialists Dr Christopher Ward and Dr Stephen Tully, instructed by Chris Flynn of Gilbert & Tobin, have been acting for Mr Greste pro bono in relation to the appeal and associated international law issues.
Dr Stephen Tully's article on the significance of the Victorian Court of Appeal decision in Subway Systems v Ireland [2014] VSCA 142, ‘NCAT is a ‘court’ from which arbitration is referred’ published in the Summer 2014 edition of Bar News is now available.
Michael Rennie has prepared a detailed paper discussing PII claims, drawing on his experience in acting for numerous government agencies. Here follows a useful overview.
On 27 November 2014, Dr Christopher Ward of 6 St James' Hall Chambers delivered the 2014 Justice Richard Cooper Memorial Lecture. Dr Ward's address, "South China Sea: An Introduction to the Disputes and the Role of International Law", can now be read online on our blog.
6 St James' Hall Chambers welcomes to chambers international law specialist Dr Christopher Ward. Dr Ward is a recognised expert in the field of international law (public and private). He is President of the International Law Association (Australian Branch) and Adjunct Professor of International Law at the Australian National University where he conducts research, teaching and international advocacy. In his spare time he is the Chairman of the Canberra Racing Club Inc.
Dr Stephen Tully's recent report on the International Court of Justice litigation between Timor-Leste (East Timor) and Australia Legal Professional Privilege and National Security published in the Winter 2014 edition of the NSW Bar Association's Bar News is now available online (pp 24-26 of PDF).
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