Benkharbouche v. Secretary of State for Foreign & Commonwealth Affairs and Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs and Libya v. Janah [2017] UKSC 62, 18 October 2017 The case concerns Ms Janah, a Moroccan national who was employed as a domestic worker by the Libyan Embassy in London, and Ms Benkharbouche, also a … Continue reading “Supreme Court: Benkharbouche v. SoS for Foreign & Commonwealth Affairs and SoS for Foreign & Commonwealth Affairs and Libya (Appellants) v. Janah [2017] UKSC 62, 18 October 2017”

Supreme Court: Taurus Petroleum Limited v. State Oil Marketing Company of the Ministry of Oil, Republic of Iraq [2017] UKSC 64 Court of Appeal: Taurus Petroleum v. State Oil Marketing Company of the Ministry of Oil, Republic of Iraq [2016] 1 Lloyd’s Rep 42 The Supreme Court handed down its Judgment in Taurus v. State … Continue reading “Supreme Court & Court of Appeal decisions in Taurus Petroleum Limited v. State Oil Marketing Company of the Ministry of Oil, Republic of Iraq”

Reyes v Al-Malki and Another [2017] UKSC 61 On 18 October 2017, the Supreme Court unanimously ruled that a former Saudi diplomat and his wife do not enjoy immunity from claims brought against them by their former domestic worker, Ms Reyes. Ms Reyes, a Philippine national, had been employed by Mr and Mrs Al-Malki as … Continue reading “Supreme Court case: Reyes v Al-Malki and Another [2017] UKSC 61”