22 April 2016
Al-Saadoon and others v Secretary of State for Defence [2016] EWHC 773 (Admin), [2016] All ER (D) 25 (Apr)
The Administrative Court ordered an inquisitorial inquiry into deaths in two of three cases in which the claimants asserted that there was a duty to investigate their allegations of unlawful killing and ill-treatment of civilians by British soldiers in Iraq. In two of four test cases, claims that the defendant secretary of state had a duty to investigate deaths or allegations of ill-treatment were barred by delay and two claims would not be dismissed pending consideration by the Iraq Historic Allegations Team.
