11KBW’s Karen Steyn KC appeared in Benkharbouche and Janah (judgment 18 October 2017), in which the Supreme Court held that provisions of the State Immunity Act 1978 preventing…
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Karen Steyn KC and Sean Aughey speaking at seminar on act of state doctrines
Karen Steyn KC and Sean Aughey are speaking at a seminar organised by the University of Bristol and the University of Oxford titled ‘Roundtable on…
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Sean Aughey is part of the legal panel of a new international inquiry tasked with strengthening the framework for the protection of children in conflict…
Read MoreKaren Steyn KC speaking at The International Law of Military Operations conference
Karen Steyn KC will be speaking at The International Law of Military Operations conference on Tuesday 21st June 2016 at the University of Exeter. For…
Read MoreSean Aughey spoke at the ALBA seminar on unincorporated treaties in English courts
The Administrative Law Bar Association held a seminar on “The Uses and Abuses of Unincorporated Treaties in International Law” on 2 February 2016 and chaired…
Read MoreKaren Steyn KC and Sean Aughey spoke at the GLS International Law conference
The Government Legal Service held it’s fifth annual International Law Conference on 15 October 2015. Karen Steyn KC and Sean Aughey each delivered presentations on…
Read MoreSean Aughey appointed MCIArb
Sean Aughey has been appointed a Member (international arbitration) of the Chartered Institute of Arbitrators.
Read MoreSean Aughey spoke at the GLS International Law Course
The Government Legal Service held its inaugural International Law Course for Government lawyers on 9 June 2015. Sean Aughey delivered a lecture on international law…
Read MoreSean Aughey appointed Adjunct Professor in Public International Law at Pepperdine Law School
Sean Aughey has been appointed Adjunct Professor of Law at Pepperdine Law School, University of Malibu. Sean will be teaching Public International Law at Pepperdine’s…
Read MoreScope of extra-territorial jurisdiction and duty to investigate alleged wrongdoing by UK armed forces in Iraq
In Al Saadoon and others v Secretary of State for Defence [2015] EWHC 715 (Admin), the High Court decided various preliminary issues in test cases arising out…
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