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Enforced wearing of masks declared unconstitutional
Following my post on the Weimar District Court judgment, here is news from Belgium. This summary of the ruling is from the journal LeVif. The police tribunal in Brussels issued a judgment on 12...
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The Weekly Round-Up: Human Rights vs Unfettered Trade: a Party divided?
In the news: Last week’s round-up detailed China’s ongoing oppression of Uyghur Muslims in Xinjiang province. This week, the government narrowly defeated a backbench rebellion in the form of an...
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Law Pod UK New Episode: “Historical” Crimes: Ireland’s unmarried mothers and...
In episode 135 of Law Pod UK, Emma-Louise Fenelon speaks to Máiréad Enright about Ireland’s recent Mother and Baby Homes Commission of Investigation Report which prompted an official State apology...
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“No case to answer” — Stansted 15 convictions quashed by Court of Appeal
Inside Stansted Airport, where this incident took place Thacker & Ors v R. [2021] EWCA Crim 97 (29 January 2021), judgment here The Court of Appeal held today that a group of activists who broke...
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What is a continuing nuisance?
Harrison Jalla and others v. (1) Shell International Trading and Shipping Company (2) Shell Nigeria Exploration and Production Company Limited [2021[ EWCA Civ 63 – read judgment A traditional phrase...
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The Weekly Round-up: Employment Rights, ‘Spy Cops’, and Abandoned Rape...
In the news: The week began with the first Opposition Day of 2021, with Labour choosing to put council tax and employment rights centre of the Parliamentary stage. This followed an admission last...
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General Warrants to Hack Computers Unlawful: Privacy International v IPT
Credit: The Guardian In Privacy International v Investigatory Powers Tribunal, the Divisional Court held that s.5 Intelligence Services Act 1994 does not permit the government to issue general...
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Atmospheric pollution relevant to asylum claim, holds French court
Air pollution is particularly high in Bangladesh, the asylum seeker’s country of origin On 18 December of last year, a judgment was handed down by the cour administrative d’appel à Bordeaux (the...
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Universal Credit childcare payment system indirectly discriminates against women
R (Salvato) v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions [2021] EWHC 102 (Admin) As any working parent will tell you, childcare is expensive. Unlike in some other European countries, there is no...
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Defendants no longer required to state nationality at the start of criminal...
The change will affect cases heard in criminal courts in England and Wales, from the Magistrates’ Courts to the Old Bailey (pictured) On 8 February 2020, small but significant changes were made to the...
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When can we go away?
Snowed in while locked down? What would be more cheering reading than news from one of the no-frills airlines that there will soon be a fast track for vaccinated passengers to leave these shores for...
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Vaccination and public/private coercion
In an earlier post I discussed the problem of “vaccine hesitancy” and written evidence to Parliament to Parliament outlining ways in which a vaccination against Covid-19 without consent could be put...
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The Weekly Round-up: Phase 2 of the Grenfell Inquiry
Grenfell Tower in June 2017 In the News: Having been temporarily suspended in early January as a result of an increase in COVID-19 cases, the Grenfell Tower Inquiry hearings resumed on 8 February...
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Essential Inquest Law Updates with Rachel Marcus and Jim Duffy on Law Pod UK
The last 12 months have provided fertile ground for many significant judgments concerning inquest law. In Episode 136, Emma-Louise Fenelon speaks to Rachel Marcus and Jim Duffy about the developments...
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The Weekly Round-up: Free Speech: Chilling Effects or Phantom Threats?
A number of legal developments put free speech under the spotlight this week. First, media commentators disputed the significance of the Duchess of Sussex’s successful privacy claim against Associated...
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Victims of human trafficking: can they be criminals as well?
V.C.L. and A.N. v the United Kingdom (16 February 2021) Human trafficking is internationally recognised as threatening human rights and the fundamental values of democratic societies. States have...
View ArticleIndia and the Rule of Law: In 2021, is India still a Liberal Democracy?
Join expert speakers for this webinar looking at the question of whether India is still a Liberal Democracy on 11th March 2021 at 4.30 – 5.45pm. Chair: Marina Wheeler QC Expert Panel:Dr Mukulika...
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High Court: Covid self-employed support scheme does not unlawfully...
R (The Motherhood Plan and Anor) v HM Treasury [2021] EWHC 309 (Admin) — read judgment In a judgment handed down on 17 February 2021, the High Court has ruled that the Self Employment Income Support...
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The Weekly Round-Up: Unconventional Harm Reduction and Shamima Begum’s Final...
In the news: The UK has seen an increasingly falling rate in arrests and prosecutions for cannabis possession over recent years, as police forces no longer see the point in enforcement. The Liberal...
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Law Pod UK: AI and the Law
In the latest episode of Law Pod UK Rosalind English talks to Matt Hervey, co-editor with Matthew Lavy of a new practitioner’s text book on Artificial Intelligence. Matt is Head of Artificial...
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