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Anonymity: politics, polarisation and the public interest
Is anonymity incompatible with the public interest? In the politically-charged and at times feverish aftermath of the Brexit referendum, Gina Miller became a “magnet for hatred” for exercising her...
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The European Response to Conflict in Ukraine: a Legal Analysis. Summarised on...
Episode 161: Just days before Russia resigned from the Council of Europe, the Centre of European Law at King’s College London held a rapid reaction seminar considering what role can EU law play in the...
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The Weekly Round-Up: Nazanin returns, P&O face protests, and Met “likely” racist
In the news: British-Iranian Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe returned to the UK on Thursday, after being imprisoned in Iran for spying, which she and the British government deny. Mrs Zaghari-Ratcliffe was...
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Gas from Mozambique in difficult times for energy: breach of the Paris...
R. (on the application of Friends of the Earth Ltd) v Secretary of State for International Trade/Export Credits Guarantee Department (UK Export Finance) [2022] EWHC 568 (Admin) The claimant (FoE)...
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The Weekly Round-up: Offensive weapons sent to Ukraine, war crimes, gay...
Russian T-90 tank near Kyiv in March In the news: The United Kingdom and other NATO allies have begun ramping up arms deliveries to Ukraine to assist them in the ongoing conflict against Russia....
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Privy Council rules on the constitutional status of same-sex marriage in Bermuda
The constitution of Bermuda was the subject of the first case. Image: Flickr Attorney General for Bermuda v Roderick Ferguson & Ors (Bermuda) [2022] UKPC 5 — Judgment here, links to hearings here....
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Reproductive Coercion and Control: allegations of abuse in child contact cases
In Episode 162 Clare Ciborowska and Richard Ager, both family law experts from the Brighton Annexe of 1 Crown Row, talk about the difficult subject of reproductive coercion where such allegations...
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The Weekly Round-Up: no-fault divorce, Russia’s suspension and support for...
In the news: Russia has been suspended from the Human Rights Council following a UN General Assembly resolution adopted on Thursday. 93 nations voted in favour of Russia’s suspension, 58 abstained...
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The “unduly harsh” test considered further by Court of Appeal
The question of how to determine whether or not the deportation of a foreign national convicted of criminal offending is a disproportionate interference in the family life that they may share with...
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Conviction of doctor under assisted suicide prohibition not in breach of...
Lings v Denmark (Application no. 15136/20) The European Court of Human Rights has ruled that states have a broad margin of discretion in applying their criminal law to cases of assisted suicide. The...
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Law Pod UK latest episode: the computer says no!
In Episode 163, Rosalind English talks to Ariane Adam and Tatiana Kazim of the Public Law Project about automated decision making (ADM) in the public sector, the problems of transparency and...
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The Weekly Round-up: Rwanda, Insulate Britain and automated decision-making
The government has come in for a certain amount of criticism about its deal to allow migrants who arrive in the UK illegally to be sent to Rwanda for assessment of their asylum applications. Priti...
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The Weekly Round-Up: unlawful care home policies, new legislation and voter ID
Image from: https://news.sky.com/story/mps-vote-for-controversial-legislation-to-introduce-voter-id-12518783 In the news: Last week saw an influx of legislation approved before Parliament’s Thursday...
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Challenge to Government policy of discharging hospital patients to care homes...
Image: The Guardian The High Court (Bean LJ and Garnham J) held in R (Gardner) v Secretary of State for Health [2022] EWHC 967 (Admin) that the Government’s March 2020 Discharge Policy and the April...
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The Weekly Round-up: Roe v Wade, Bell v Tavistock and guidance on suitable...
In the news: On 2 May, a draft majority opinion of the Supreme Court of the United States was leaked, suggesting that the court has voted to strike down the landmark decision of Roe v Wade and...
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Law Pod UK Latest Episode: Belfast special report. Elections, the Northern...
Voting for the Northern Ireland Assembly took place on Thursday 5 May. This year, for the first time, Sinn Fein looks set to win a majority of the seats. Whether the Democratic Unionist Party agrees...
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The Weekly Round-up: Queen’s Speech, war trials in Ukraine, and pre-recorded...
Source of photo: https://inews.co.uk/news/politics/queens-speech-2022-transcript-full-text-state-opening-of-parliament-address-prince-charles-1621157 In the news: The Queen’s Speech was delivered by...
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The Weekly Round-up: stop-and-search powers, human trafficking and MI5...
In the news: On 16 May, the Home Secretary announced in a letter to police forces that she is permanently lifting restrictions on the use of stop-and-search powers under Section 60 of the Criminal...
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The Weekly Round-up: children’s social care, traveller discrimination and...
30 May 2022 by Lucy Stock In the news: On Monday 23, the Russian tank commander Vadim Shishimarin was sentenced to life in prison by a court in Kyviv. He previously pleaded guilty to killing Oleksandr...
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The Northern Ireland Legacy Bill: Reconciliation or restriction?
The Belfast (Good Friday) Agreement (cover) In 1998, people across the island of Ireland overwhelmingly endorsed the Good Friday Agreement, in a historic decision which signalled hope for a...
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