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UK judge orders ICJ Palestine to pay £82,130 to British-Israeli IDF soldier it tried to prosecute

From Jerusalem Post · () English

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News Named sources Outcome reported
  • A UK judge ordered the International Centre of Justice for Palestinians (ICJP) to pay £82,130 in legal costs to a British-Israeli dual national.
  • The ICJP had attempted to prosecute the soldier for allegedly breaching Britain's Foreign Enlistment Act by serving in the IDF, but the judge found the application legally misconceived.
  • The judge ruled that the ICJP must pay the costs on an indemnity basis due to profound breaches of candor by its legal team.

A British judge has ordered the International Centre of Justice for Palestinians (ICJP) to pay over £82,000 in legal costs to a British-Israeli dual national. The ICJP had sought to prosecute the individual for allegedly violating Britain's Foreign Enlistment Act of 1870 by serving in the Israeli military.

fundamentally misconceived in law

— Judge Paul GoldspringDescribing the ICJP's application to prosecute a dual national for serving in the IDF.

Senior District Judge Paul Goldspring of Westminster Magistrates’ Court dismissed the ICJP's application, deeming it "fundamentally misconceived in law." He stated that the Act does not apply to dual nationals. The judge further criticized the ICJP's legal team for "culpable, profound breaches of the fundamental duty of candor."

culpable, profound breaches of the fundamental duty of candor

— Judge Paul GoldspringExplaining the reason for ordering the ICJP to pay legal costs on an indemnity basis.

As a result, Judge Goldspring ordered the ICJP to pay Soldier A's legal costs on an indemnity basis, meaning the full amount necessary to restore the defendant's position. The total sum of £82,130 was deemed "entirely reasonable and proportionate given the complexity of the response forced upon Soldier A."

entirely reasonable and proportionate given the complexity of the response forced upon Soldier A

— Judge Paul GoldspringJustifying the £82,130 legal costs awarded to the British-Israeli dual national.

The ICJP acknowledged "systemic failures of candor" and issued an apology to the court and the soldier. However, the organization took issue with the judge's demand to attach previous rulings to future applications, a request the judge ultimately reframed as an "explicit expectation."

recognize the systemic failures of candor

— Judge Paul GoldspringNoting the ICJP's acknowledgment of their failures after the initial ruling.
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