NCA v World Uyghur Congress wins prestigious accolade

Chambers are delighted to announce that the landmark case: NCA v World Uyghur Congress has won “Most Important Development of the Year” Award at the Global Investigations Review (GIR) Awards 2024 in Washington DC, USA.

The GIR Awards “celebrate the people and firms behind the past year’s most dazzling investigations and court cases.”

In June 2024, RLC’s Jonathan Fisher KC, Tom Forster KC and Anita Clifford, (along with Russell Hopkins, Temple Garden Chambers, and Admas Habteslasie, Landmark Chambers) successfully represented the World Uyghur Congress in The Court of Appeal (Civil Division) in a challenge brought against the NCA’s decision not to investigate suspected breaches of POCA involving cotton imports from Xinjiang, China. Lady Chief Justice Baroness Carr presided in court. Read more: [Jonathan Fisher KC, Tom Forster KC and Anita Clifford successfully represent the World Uyghur Congress in the Court of Appeal ]

Watch recording of Counsel from The Court of Appeal (Civil): [YouTube]

Jonathan Fisher KC commented:

“The NCA v World Uyghur Congress case is a landmark moment in the fight against international human rights abuses and financial crime. In addition to the domestic implications which flow from the Court’s ruling, this accolade highlights the global significance of this decision and the tireless efforts of the legal teams involved.”

The awards took place at the Four Seasons Hotel, Washington DC, USA earlier this month. For the full list of winners please see GIR Awards 2024: [Global Investigations Review]