Judge Aydin Sedaf Akay continues to remain in detention in Turkey, where he is one of tens of thousands of people arrested following the failed coup in July. The Turkish authorities have ignored a court order by a UN court for the release of the judge by 14 February. Akay was on the judicial panel considering whether Rwandan Augustin Ngirabatware had been wrongfully convicted of genocide. The court says Akay’s detention is illegal because of his diplomatic immunity as a UN judge, and his detention is delaying the case.
16 February 2017
Judge Akay
MOVERS & SHAKERS
Gardner Leader—Charlotte Botham & Belinda Sinnott
Law firm strengthens real estate team with two new partners
DR Solicitors—Sarah Cook
DR Solicitors strengthens primary care expertise with appointment of legal director
Womble Bond Dickinson—David Varney
Womble Bond Dickinson appoints David Varney to strengthen digital practice
NEWS
The law offers cohabiting couples surprisingly greater protection after one partner dies than when they separate during life
Four recent Employment Appeal Tribunal decisions have clarified important employment law principles on dismissal, bonuses, trade union activity and tribunal procedure
The Court of Appeal's decision in Mazur v Charles Russell Speechlys LLP has lifted months of uncertainty for Chartered Legal Executives while prompting a rethink of regulation and supervision
The assisted dying debate returns to Westminster as Lauren Edwards MP reintroduces legislation that stalled in the House of Lords last session despite clearing the Commons
A little-noticed provision of the Crime and Policing Act 2026 has fundamentally expanded corporate criminal liability
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