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Diego Garcia Asylum

Court of Appeal upholds ruling that asylum seekers were unlawfully detained on British Indian Ocean Territory of Diego Garcia

The British Indian Ocean Territories (BIOT) Court of Appeal has upheld a ruling that 64 Tamil individuals, including 16 children, were unlawfully detained on the island of Diego Garcia for more than three years.

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Addison Lee’s ‘vexatious, abusive and unreasonable’ conduct called out as judge rules drivers entitled to significant legal costs

An employment tribunal judge called out Addison Lee’s “unreasonable conduct” in relation to previously falsifying documents as he ruled that the company should pay drivers thousands in legal costs.

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Coroner highlights missed opportunities in care given to  22-year-old William Giles before his death

The inquest into the death of 22-year-old William Giles, who died in hospital on 23 August 2023 has found that there were missed opportunities in the care he received at hospital in the period leading up to his death.  

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