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Sir James Raymond Eadie, QC is a British barrister. Since January 2009, he has served as the First Treasury Counsel or "Treasury Devil", the government's independent barrister on legal issues of national importance.

Rwanda asylum system 'biased against genuine refugees' - UN

Rwanda asylum system 'biased against genuine refugees' - UN
Oct 10,2023 1:51 pm

... Sir James Eadie KC told the Supreme Court there was " every reason to conclude" that Rwanda would want the arrangements to work...

Rwanda can be trusted, Supreme Court told

Rwanda can be trusted, Supreme Court told
Oct 9,2023 9:11 am

... Extensive monitoringSir James Eadie KC, for the home secretary, told the Supreme Court there was " every reason to conclude" that Rwanda would want the arrangements to work...

Government loses court battle over Boris Johnson's Covid WhatsApps

Government loses court battle over Boris Johnson's Covid WhatsApps
Jul 6,2023 12:10 pm

... At a hearing of the case last month, government lawyer Sir James Eadie KC said the Cabinet Office had challenged the inquiry s request with " considerable reluctance"...

Challenge to Covid inquiry over Johnson WhatsApps in court

Challenge to Covid inquiry over Johnson WhatsApps in court
Jun 30,2023 6:50 am

... In written documents filed at the court, government lawyer Sir James Eadie KC said the Cabinet Office " well understands" Lady Hallett s concern to ensure she has all the material she needs to reach " soundly based conclusions on the matters she is inquiring into"...

Shamima Begum joined IS with eyes open, UK lawyers says

Shamima Begum joined IS with eyes open, UK lawyers says
Nov 24,2022 8:41 am

... Sir James Eadie KC, on behalf of the government, said: " You could well have been radicalised and manipulated at an age when you are vulnerable...

Chinese cotton sold in UK could be from persecuted Uyghurs, court hears

Chinese cotton sold in UK could be from persecuted Uyghurs, court hears
Oct 25,2022 11:50 am

... Sir James Eadie KC, representing the home secretary, HMRC and the National Crime Agency, said the government considered China s effort " to silence and repress Uyghurs and other minorities in Xinjiang [to be] appalling"...

Indyref court case could have an explosive outcome

Indyref court case could have an explosive outcome
Oct 12,2022 1:40 pm

... Sir James Eadie KC, meanwhile, is one of the most senior barristers in England, who the UK government turns to for most of its major legal battles...

Holyrood's lack of indyref2 powers is 'obvious', says UK government

Holyrood's lack of indyref2 powers is 'obvious', says UK government
Oct 12,2022 11:10 am

... But on Wednesday, Sir James Eadie KC, the UK government s independent barrister on legal issues of national importance, said it was " obvious" that the bill relates to reserved matters and the Union...

Rwanda asylum system 'biased against genuine refugees' - UN

Jul 7,2022 6:40 pm

By Dominic CascianiHome and legal correspondent

Rwanda's asylum system is so poor that it is biased against many people who could be genuine refugees, say lawyers for the United Nations ' Refugee Agency.

The Warning came on The Second day of the UK government's appeal over its controversial plan to send some asylum seekers to the African country.

The Court of Appeal ruled the scheme unlawful in June.

But ministers say it meets the legal test for treating people humanely.

During a 16-month long battle over the government's plan to send some small boat migrants to Rwanda, evidence from the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) has become increasingly pivotal to whether the country meets a complex legal test of a safe country.

On Tuesday, its barristers told five Supreme Court justices there was no evidence Rwanda had improved its treatment of asylum seekers, even though it had given The British government detailed assurances of fair treatment.

The UN knew of Afghans who had been turned around at Kigali airport and sent home weeks before the UK deal had been struck in April 2022.

Laura Dubinsky KC, for the UN agency, said Syrians and Eritreans had also been expelled without considering the risks they would face.

The Key institutions and practices behind those decisions were still operating despite The Deal with the UK, she argued.

While ministers in Kigali may have signed The Migration partnership in Good Faith , the security officials deciding the fate of would-be refugees followed their own rules, The Court heard.

On Monday, lawyers for the home secretary told the Supreme Court Rwanda could be trusted to treat any asylum seekers sent to the country humanely.

Sir James Eadie KC told the Supreme Court there was " every reason to conclude" that Rwanda would want the arrangements to work.

He Said the country had every reputational and financial incentive to treat asylum seekers Well - and that even if there were genuine concerns, extensive monitoring had been put in place.

A government official would be permanently stationed in Kigali to make The Deal work and also to flag concerns. There would also be further independent monitoring of What Happened to each migrant, He Said .

These arrangements, alongside the detailed written commitments given to the UK under the £140m scheme, meant there was no legal reason to interfere with The Plan , the government argued.

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Source of news: bbc.com

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