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Round UP 5.8.19: Principles of justice considered by the Supreme Court
New President of the Supreme Court Lord Reed: Credit The Guardian. In the week after the appointment of Lord Reed as the new President of the Supreme Court, the final week of July brought with it the...
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The “long arm” of the police – how “confidential “ are family proceedings?
“Not very” seems to be the answer in the Court of Appeal decision in M (Children) [ 2019] EWCA Civ 1364 Sir Andrew McFarlane upheld Keehan J’s decision to disclose the parents’ initial statement and...
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The death of the ‘right to silence’ in regulatory proceedings?
Two recent cases have important consequences for regulated professionals who fail to participate in regulatory hearings. In Kuzmin v. GMC [2019] EWHC 2129 (Admin) the issue was whether a tribunal can...
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The Weekly Roundup: Police powers and freedom of information
Photo by Andrew Parsons In the news On Friday, Prime Minister Boris Johnson set down his stance on law and order in three major announcements, fulfilling his promise to ‘come down hard on crime’. This...
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Father of Islamic State fighter fails in judicial review claim
The flag of Islamic State R (on the application of Abdullah Muhammad Rafiqul Islam) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2019] EWHC 2169 (Admin) In a case that was described as “the first...
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What is the correct standard to be applied in police misconduct cases? Plus a...
Conor Monighan brings us the latest updates in human rights law Credit: The Guardian In the News: Lawyers are seeking to refer the Ashers ‘gay cake’ case to the European Court of Human Rights...
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‘With great power comes great responsibility’– contributory negligence...
Matthew Fisher is a doctor and aspiring barrister with an interest and experience in MedTech. Might Uncle Ben’s words prove prescient in the context of medical negligence? Regardless of whether one...
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Who’s afraid of the big bad wolf?
The Finns are, or so it appears from a recent referral to the European Court of Justice: Case C‑674/17. Man up, Finns! That is the AG’s advice. The Habitats Directive allows of no derogation from the...
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Costs budgeting is not inevitable – Charlie Cory-Wright QC
Assuming that from now on you will always have to budget your costs? Maybe, but not necessarily… Introduction Generally speaking, we lawyers dislike procedural change. While we may well understand...
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In the News: no-deal rumblings and abortion buffer zones
Protesters outside the Marie Stopes clinic in Ealing have been told they must stay 100m from the building In the News Rumours of a coming parliamentary coup to avoid a no-deal outcome rumble on,...
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Airspace in a crowded sky
Lasham Gliding Society Ltd, R (on the application of) v. the Civil Aviation Authority and TAG Farnborough Airport Limited – read judgment The Claimant, the Lasham Gliding Society, challenged a...
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No Deal Brexit risks reversing human rights progress in extradition law
The UK Government’s vow to leave the European Union “whatever the circumstances” on the 31st October has left the UK hurtling towards a no-deal Brexit this Halloween, but what does this mean for the...
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Judicial review against prorogation of Parliament launched
The day began with the news that the Prime Minister Boris Johnson had asked the Queen to prorogue (suspend) Parliament in order to table a Queen’s Speech — with the effect that the number of days that...
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The line between legitimate protest and anti-social behaviour
Public order cases involving protests have always sparked controversy, with the collision between the state’s responsibility to ensure the smooth running of civil society and the individual citizen’s...
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The Round Up: Prorogation, Kashmir, and Protests
Conor Monighan brings us the latest updates in human rights law Credit: The Guardian In the News: Last week, Boris Johnson decided to ask the Queen to prorogue (suspend) Parliament. The decision means...
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No-deal Brexit and the right to life
One intervention that did not quite make it onto this week’s packed Parliamentary highlights reel came from Emily Thornberry MP. The Shadow Foreign Secretary suggested that deaths caused by a lack of...
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The Weekly Roundup: Facial Recognition Technology (and Brexit)
Image: UK Parliament/ Jess Taylor In the news As we inch towards October, the £100m government campaign to ‘Get Ready for Brexit’ has been launched. But to all intents and purposes, the government are...
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Right of appeal against refusal of a residence card: the conclusion
Field House, where the Upper Tribunal sits The question of whether non-married partners and wider dependent relatives (e.g. grown-up children) of EEA nationals (known as ‘extended family members’)...
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A Tale of Two Judgments: Scottish Court of Session rules prorogation of...
The Scottish Court of Session (Inner House) today ruled that the Prime Minister’s advice to the Queen to prorogue Parliament was unlawful. The High Court of England and Wales today handed down its...
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Facial Recognition Technology: High Court gives judgment
R (Bridges) v Chief Constable of South Wales Police and Secretary of State for the Home Department [2019] EWHC 2341 (Admin) The High Court has dismissed an application for judicial review regarding...
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