High Court Judge temporarily bans UK from completing deal to hand over Chagos Islands

Military Base's Security In Mind, UK To Hand Over Chagos Islands To Mauritius

Britain signed an agreement Thursday to hand sovereignty over the contested Chagos Islands to Mauritius, a move the government says ensures the future of a US-UK military base that is vital to British security.

Giveaway of Land Under Crucial Indian Ocean U.S. Airbase Goes Ahead

A last-minute bid to prevent the UK govt spending billions of pounds of taxpayers money to give away its own sovereign territory overturned.

UK High Court blocks deal to return Chagos Islands to Mauritius

An agreement to transfer sovereignty of the Chagos Islands from the United Kingdom back to Mauritius has been paused by a last-minute injunction, prompted by a legal challenge from exiled islanders.

UK court orders last-minute review of Chagos Islands deal

High Court in London examines U.K. Government’s Chagos Islands deal with Mauritius, facing last-minute injunction

Mauritius: UK Chagos Deal with Mauritius Blocked by Last-Minute Court Injunction

A British court blocked the UK from transferring sovereignty over the contested  Chagos Islands  to Mauritius hours before the agreement was due to be signed.