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Secret Justice – The Insiders’ View
A collective submission made by special advocates (security-cleared barristers who appear in secret proceedings) has been cleared for publication. This document is a response to the review being...
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The Weekly Round-up: Crown courts and protest rights under strain
In the news: Figures published by the Ministry of Justice showed that the backlog of crown court cases had risen to yet another record high: by 31 March this year, there were almost 60,000 outstanding...
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EU to lift ban on animal by-products for livestock food
Over ten years ago I posted on the wasteful prohibition under the EU Animal By-Product Regulation on feeding meat and bone meal – waste from slaughterhouses – to omnivorous farm animals, poultry and...
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5 Key Medical Law Updates on Law Pod UK
In Episode 146 Emma-Louise Fenelon speaks to Richard Mumford and Rajkiran Barhey about recent developments in medical law. All of the cases discussed during this episode are covered in the most...
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They’re coming for the judges…again.
The offence of “Rechtsbeugung” in German law is not easy to translate. The best match we have for it in English is the offence of “misconduct in public office”. Misfeasance in public office, according...
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The Weekly Round-Up: Pride and Policing
In the news: The Prime Minister this week held a garden reception celebrating Pride Month and welcoming members of the LGBTQ+ community from across the UK. The PM told the reception audience “we’ve...
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Reporting restrictions in end of life cases: anonymity for treating clinicians
Rashad Maqsood Abbasi and Aliya Abassi (Applicants) v Newcastle upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (Respondent) and PA Media (Intervener) [2021] EWHC 1699 (Fam) Takesha Thomas and Lanre Haastrup...
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Social Worker awarded damages in Strasbourg for unfair accusations of...
S.W. v United Kingdom 22 June 2021 The United Kingdom has been ordered by the European Court of Human Rights to pay damages and legal costs to a social worker who was unfairly accused of professional...
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The Weekly Round-Up: Proposed migrant legislation and reviews for convicted...
In the news: On Thursday, the Crown Prosecution Service announced that they would no longer prosecute migrants uninvolved in any criminal activity other than illegal entry to the UK. The development,...
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Child Tax Credit: Two-Child Limit and the Limits of Review
SC, CB and 8 children, R. (on the application of) v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions & Ors [2021] UKSC 26 (9 July 2021) The Supreme Court has rejected a challenge against the two-child...
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New Lawpod UK episode: Vicarious trauma in the legal profession
The Covid pandemic has brought the mental health of those within the legal profession into sharp relief. For some people, the past 18 months will have been the first time they have discussed their...
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The Weekly Round-Up: Migrant Rights, Virginity Testing and Racism
In the news: Immigration and migrant rights have been at the forefront of the news this week. An investigation has revealed that many undocumented migrants in the UK are being denied access to a...
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Supreme Court dismisses solitary confinement appeal
R (on the application of AB) v Secretary of State for Justice [2021] UKSC 28 The Supreme Court has unanimously dismissed an appeal which considered whether treatment throughout a 55 day period in...
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Be Careful What You Tweet For (part 3)
Forstater v CGD Europe & Others [2019] UKEAT/0105/20/JOJ The Employment Appeal Tribunal has ruled that the belief that biological sex is immutable is a protected philosophical belief under the...
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The Weekly Round-Up: Freedom Day, Tokyo 2020 and the Judicial Review and...
In the news: Monday was England’s so-called ‘Freedom Day’, with the final coronavirus restrictions lifted. This means nightclubs can reopen; bars are no longer table service only; there are no more...
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Napier barracks conditions held not to meet minimum standards
Napier Barracks, Kent, which was the subject of this claim. Image: The Guardian In R (NB & Others) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2021] EWHC 1489 (Admin), the High Court ruled that...
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Latest Law Pod UK: Care orders and newborn babies
In the second of their series of family law podcasts, Clare Ciborowska and Richard Ager of 1 Crown Office Row Brighton discuss the vexed area of care proceedings where it is considered necessary to...
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Germany’s federal court declares Facebook’s hate speech curbs to be in breach...
The Federal Court of Justice in Germany (the Bundesgerichtshof, or BGH) has ruled against the social network provider that deleted posts and suspended accounts amid allegations of “hate speech”. The...
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Regulating content on user-to user and search service providers
The dust has settled since the government released its draft Online Safety Bill. Now is therefore a good time to evaluate its aims, methods, and potential impacts, which we will do so in this two-part...
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Compulsory Vaccination for Care Home Workers – legislation coming into force...
The government has passed legislation compelling care homes to ensure almost all workers are vaccinated against Covid-19. It comes into force on 11 November 2021, and applies to England only. The...
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