Tower Hamlets benefit fraud councillor Shelina Akhtar jailed

The Former Labour Disgraced Tower Hamlets councillor Shelina Akhtar has been jailed after admitting three counts of benefit fraud.

Tower Hamlets needs honest politicians to tackle the problems and issues the people face in the community. It is time to act with a by-election.

http://www.eastlondonadvertiser.co.uk/news/tower_hamlets_benefit_fraud_councillor_shelina_akhtar_jailed_1_1200177

Distinction grade for LLM achieved today

Next step publication.

Energy contracts in Iraq: the Legal Minefield

After 7 months of hard work my hot energy paper had been formulated. Do get in touch for more info and consulting projects.

Energy contracts in Iraq: the Legal Minefield

Contents

1. Introduction: a difficult path: Iraq’s energy question

2. The current strategies in energy contracts:
i. Bringing Iraq back on stream
ii. International oil companies v national oil companies
iii. Contractual regimes
iv. Service contracts: federal protectionism
v. Legality and constitutionalism
vi. Upside for companies

3. Internal division:
i. The Kurdish question
ii. Kurdistan constitutional jurisdiction
iii. Stalemate: constitutional amendments
iv. Production sharing agreements: KRG disparity

4. Stalemate: the Hydrocarbon package:
i. The Oil and Gas Law
ii. Iraq National Oil Company
iii. Federal Oil and Gas Council
iv. Financial Resources Law
v. Hydrocarbon Laws: is reform the answer?

5. Legal Inroads: protecting investment:
i. Arbitration: contractual resolution
ii. Enforcement issue
iii. Arbitrators’ immunity
iv. Inadequate judicial system
v. Building the rule of law
vi. European and international influence

6. Case studies:
i. Kuwait Airways: international pressure for enforcement
ii. Rumaila Fields: champion test case

Conclusion: finding a path through the minefield

Middle Eastern Tour Kurdistan realising potential

If it bleeds it leads. But what about some positive news, news of creation, news of democracy, news of good will, with pride in a strong identity built upon unity and not on religious, economic and political division. But this does not sell newspapers. Instead the idiosyncrasies that undermine stability with an inflammatory nature to evoke hostility are what we read about.

So I will tell you about my recent trip to the Middle East. When the opportunity arose I was cautious to entertain the possibility to travel to the Kurdistan region in the north of Iraq. I was warned I would get kidnapped, there was instability, both economically and politically and I may come a cropper to such troubles. The reality was in fact far from this, being welcomed into the country so recently engulfed in war and so desperate to gain its feet again the reality was a marvel. To paint the picture of the sites that were seen, the people who were met would be a book alone. To spread the word of the opportunities that the country offer in terms of trade through tactical legal constitutions, progression within religious unity and hope through agricultural and infrastructure projects this is something that must emphasised.

If you would like to hear more we can discuss.

Local farmers wives cultivating the arable with wheat

A sad history

A positive future a boy fishes in a new fish farm

Supporting Conservatives in Spitalfields and Banglatown ward

Matthew Smith the candidate and his local conservatives were out in in Spitalfields and Banglatown ward for the Byelection on 16 December after the disqualification of Lutfur Rahman on election as Mayor of Tower Hamlets. He had been elected for the Labour Party but was expelled when he stood as an Independent against the Labour candidate for Mayor.

£25,000 Raised for Educational Charity in Quiz night

Last night the Middle Temple Scholarship appeal committee, which I sit on raised £25,000 for the future students to the Bar.



http://www.middletemple.org.uk/scholars/scholarship-appeal.html

Tower Hamlets Conservative activism reaches the House of Commons

http://theelectionproject.co.uk/

PUBLIC ACCESS TO THE EXHIBITION

October 5, 2010
Public access to the Election Project exhibition in Portcullis House is by free guided tours offered on a first come first serve basis.

The exhibition runs until 13th December and tour times are every Monday: 10.30am and 11.45am

and Friday: 10.30am, 11.45am, 2pm and 3.15pm