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The future of public interest litigation?
These are difficult times for bringing public interest legal cases. The withdrawal of legal aid from many areas has meant that it has become a lot more difficult to fund cases. And the lawyers who are...
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Plan B – the Hawaii of the North Atlantic? Dr Richard Cornes
Constitutional Futures 2015 – 2025 – a vignette, and comment January 1, 2025 As the first day of 2025 dawns the people of the Kingdom of England wake looking forward to the arrival of their new...
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Non-violent extremism: some questions about laws and limits – Robert Gleave...
Sajid Javid’s reported objections to the Government’s pre-election proposals on countering extremist ideas uncover just how controversial the new laws will be. He had objected, it seems, to a mooted...
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Je suis James: Pianist finally allowed to tell his story of sexual abuse
Guardian: James Rhodes and friends including Benedict Cumberbatch outside Court James Rhodes v OPO (by his Litigation Friend BHM) and another, [2015] UKSC 32 The Supreme Court has handed down its...
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Phone hacking: massive privacy damages
Gulati v. MGN Ltd [2015] EWHC 1482 (Ch), Mann J – judgment here For some years in the early and mid 2000s, a routine form of news-gathering in the Mirror Group was phone hacking – listening to...
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Cake, Equality, and the Queen’s Speech
Photo credit: The Guardian Laura Profumo brings us the latest human rights goings on. In the News: This afternoon, the new Conservative Government’s legislative plans were announced in the Queen’s...
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Public Law in an Age of Austerity – Major 1COR/JUSTICE seminar on 4 June
Join 1COR and JUSTICE on Thursday 4 June 5.00-7.30pm in central London to discuss public law in an age of austerity. Topics include: introduction to Public Law: Judicial Review Principles, Procedure...
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The consequences of Ireland’s Vote for Equality
Last week the people of the Republic of Ireland voted in a referendum to amend its constitution to allow marriage by two persons “without distinction as to their sex” by 62 – 38%. The exuberance of the...
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Fair family hearings – according to the Court of Appeal
Re K and H [2015] EWCA Civ 543, Court of Appeal, 22 May 2015 – read judgment Philippa Whipple QC and Matthew Donmall of 1 COR appeared for the Lord Chancellor in this case. They have played no part...
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The Round-up: Human Rights Act – the long struggle ahead
Actor Benedict Cumberbatch is vocal in his support for the HRA This week’s Round-up is brought to you by Hannah Lynes In the news Prime Minister David Cameron has postponed the introduction of a...
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Debate: Europe’s Justice Deficit?
The General Court An interesting event – particularly in the current political context – takes place this Thursday at LSE. Hart Publishing will be marking the launch of a new book, ‘Europe’s Justice...
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Court of Session upholds sexual offences notification regime
Main v Scottish Ministers [2015] CSIH 41, 22nd May 2015 – read judgment The Court of Session’s appeal chamber – the Inner House – has had to decide whether the scheme of indefinite notification...
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North of the Wall – A Beginner’s Guide to Scots Law
With our new team of Scots law researchers in place, the time has come for the briefest of introductions to the Scottish legal system. David Scott is our tour guide. The Court system The Scottish court...
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The Conservative Party’s Proposals for human rights – John Wadham
The October 2014 Conservative Party proposals promised to: End the ability of the European Court of Human Rights to force the UK to change the law. Every judgement that UK law is incompatible with the...
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Is it homophobic to turn away gay blood donors?
mike 0010 Léger (Judgment) [2015] EUECJ C-528/13 (29 April 2015) – read judgment Blood donation centres all over Europe are grateful for volunteers, but sometimes people don’t make it through the...
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REMINDER: Public Law in an Age of Austerity – Major 1COR/JUSTICE seminar on 4...
Tomorrow night (4 June) 1COR and JUSTICE are holding a seminar on public law in an age of austerity. The seminar is designed for solicitors (whether in private practice or in-house) and those working...
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No call for revolution – Marina Wheeler
Last week the queen revealed that the newly-elected government had delayed its promised proposals to repeal the Human Rights Act. If this signals a willingness to listen and reflect, rather than an...
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The Round-up: 21/7 bombers in Strasbourg and other news
Photo credit: Guardian This week’s Round-up is brought to you by Alex Wessely. In the news Three high profile cases concerning the UK government have been granted hearings in the European Court of...
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Assessment of domestic violence should not be culture sensitive – Jacqueline...
Re A (A Child; Wardship; Fact : Finding : Domestic Violence [2015] EWHC 1598 (Fam) – read judgment This recent domestic violence case involving a child and the comments made by Mrs Justice Pauffley...
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Britain Can Lead the World In Online Privacy – Dr Cian Murphy
British legal history has long inspired the common law world. The Magna Carta, an 800-year-old agreement between a King and his barons, remains an icon of liberty, seen around the world as the...
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