Harry Shindler -v- United Kingdom (Application no. 19840/09) The European Court of Human Rights has notified Oliver & Partners that a panel of five judges of the Grand Chamber decided on 9th September 2013 not to accept Harry Shindler’s request that his case be referred to the Grand Chamber. No reasons are given for this decision,
Harry Shindler, the British war veteran who is represented by Oliver & Partners in his case at the European Court of Human Rights, met Viviane Reding, the Vice-President of the European Commission on 5th September 2013 in Brussels with members of her cabinet and legal advisors. For details of the application to the ECHR (Shindler
The private member’s Bill to empower a referendum on whether or not the United Kingdom should remain in the EU has reached the committee stage in the House of Commons and will next be reviewed in September 2013. If passed a Referendum could be held by 2017.
