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The Weekly Round-up: Suspension of funding to the UN agency assisting...
In the UK: The government has confirmed the dates on which various significant changes to the Immigration Rules will come into effect: On 14 March, the Immigration Rules will increase the minimum...
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Either not Neither: further consideration of non-binary identity by the High...
The Divisional Court (Lady Justice Laing and Mrs Justice Heather Williams) confirmed in R (Castellucii) v The Gender Recognition Panel and the Minister for Women and Equalities [2024] EWHC 54 (Admin)...
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Freedom of expression and offensive political Emails: an important assertion...
In a significant ruling, the Court of Appeal has quashed the conviction of the appellant for an offence contrary to Section 1 of the Malicious Communications Act 1988 based on an email written to...
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Home Office plans new protest offences and anti-Zionism is a protected belief
In UK News The Home Office has announced its intention to create new offences relating to actions taken by attendees at protests. The plans include making it an offence to possess flares or...
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Strasbourg Court dismisses challenges to bans on stunning for Halal and...
Belgian Muslims and others v Belgium (Application no.s 166760/22 and 10 others) This is a rare case involving the welfare of non-human animals balanced against the rights in the Convention. In the...
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Griffiths v. TUI UK Limited: Evidence, Challenge and Fairness
Overview The central question facing the Supreme Court in Griffiths v TUI UK Limited [2023] UKSC 48 concerned the extent to which a party must put criticisms of a witness’ evidence to him in...
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The Weekly Round-Up: Navalny dies, a Right to Encryption, Rwanda Safety Bill...
In the News Russia’s state prison service released a public statement on Friday reporting that opposition leader and vocal Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny has died in prison. Russian authorities are...
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The Weekly Round-up: Shamima Begum loses appeal, ICJ considers situation in...
In international news This week the International Court of Justice held public hearings on the request for an advisory opinion regarding the legal consequences arising from the policies and practices...
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The Weekly Round-Up: High Court disapplies Legacy Act provisions and...
In international news Nicaragua has filed an application to the International Court of Justice instituting proceedings against Germany for alleged violations of its obligations under the Genocide...
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Law Pod UK New Episode
Law Pod UK is marking International Womens’ Day 2024 with a three-part series exploring gender at the Bar. In this series Lucy McCann and Rajkiran Barhey speak to Lady Justice Whipple, Sally Smith...
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Lies, damned lies and fakery
Contax Partners inc BVI v Kuwait Finance House and others [2024] EWHC 436 (Comm) Legal news abounds these days with stories of fabricated decisions and authorities generated by ChatGPT and similar AI...
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In UK news The government has suffered defeats in the House of Lords, as the peers voted through ten amendments to the Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Bill. The amendments included:...
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Dillon and others’ applications for judicial review – a radically unradical...
Anurag Deb & Colin Murray In Dillon [2024] NIKB 11, the controversial Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023 (Legacy Act) was challenged head on. The Court disapplied a...
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The Weekly Round-Up: Extremism Redefined, Justice for Subpostmasters, &...
In the UK The Government has announced a new definition of extremism. Michael Gove, communities secretary, told ministers on Thursday that they should not interact with any groups labelled as...
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Legal protection for animals is in our interests – Kimberly Moore
Science tells us that animals are social and sentient creatures, that they experience the world much like we do. But the law treats them very differently. Despite some progress, animals remain...
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Weekly Round-Up: Hong Kong passes new security law and Court of Appeal rules...
Brook House Immigration Removal Centre In UK News On Tuesday the government published its response to the public inquiry into Brook House Immigration Removal Centre. The inquiry was a response to a...
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Developing a new tort for climate change
Michael John Smith (appellant) v Fronterra Co-operative group Ltd and others [2024] NZSC 5 This appeal to the New Zealand Supreme Court concerned strike out of a claim in tort (comprised of three...
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The Weekly Round-up: UN institutions react to Gaza conflict, High Court seeks...
In international news This week multiple UN institutions responded to the deteriorating humanitarian conditions in Gaza. The UN Security Council passed a resolution, with the USA abstaining, demanding...
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Double Feature: Article 6 and extradition in Bertino and Merticariu
Introduction On 6 March 2024 the Supreme Court handed down two separate judgments in the cases of Bertino v Public Prosecutor’s Office, Italy [2024] UKSC 9 and Merticariu v Judecatoria Arad, Romania...
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The Weekly Round-Up: Protest Rights, Hate Crime Laws in Scotland, & Drone...
In UK News The new and wide-ranging Serious Disruption Prevention Orders (SDPOs) introduced by the Public Order Act 2023 came into force on Friday. As part of the Government’s attempt to ‘crack down’...
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