Tag: UK

  • Belfast Project: Irish Police Question Anthony McIntyre

    The Guardian is reporting that the Garda Síochána has questioned Anthony McIntyre, Belfast Project protagonist, in the Belfast Project case.

  • Update on the Alexander Hilton Extradition Case

    I’ve written several posts on the extradition case of Alexander Hilton here in Boston. Here’s my summary from the first post: Hilton, then a student at St. Andrews University, was accused by the Scottish authorities of the attempted murder of Robert Forbes, a fellow student, in March 2011. The claim was that Hilton induced Forbes……

  • Case of the Day: Core VCT plc v. Hensley

    The case of the day is Core VCT plc v. Hensley (D.D.C. 2015). Core VCT and Core VCT IV plc, both of which were English public limited companies with their principal places of business in London, sued James Hensley in the High Court. They obtained a default judgment there, and they brought an action for……

  • Belfast Project: Court of Appeal Rejects Rae’s Argument

    The Court of Appeal in Belfast has dismissed Winston “Winkie” Rae’s application to quash the decision of the Director of Public Prosecutions to seek to obtain Rae’s Belfast Project interview tapes by way of an MLAT request to the United States. While it does not seem the judgment has yet been published, the court has……

  • Belfast Project: Rea Obtains Stay On Appeal

    According to news reports, the Court of Appeal in Belfast has stayed the government’s attempts to get a hold of the Winston “Winkie” Rae Belfast Project interview tapes.