4/24/2025 12:54:57 PM Has the UK missed an opportunity with the new Modern Slavery Act Guidance? By Peter Carter KC Gareth Rees KC Jessie Smith Introduction On 27 March 2025 the Home Office published an update to its statutory guidance on supply chain transparency under s54 of...
4/7/2025 4:14:05 PM Housing claims and the intermediate track By Cara Hall On 1 October 2023, a new track came into force which shook up the rules on allocation and fixed costs. There are some exceptions carved...
4/4/2025 4:00:33 PM Telephone Evidence in Criminal Proceedings; Tactics & Strategy By Jonathan Lennon KC The ubiquitous mobile phone has transformed criminal investigations and prosecutions over the last 15-20 years. Mobile phone evidence is...
4/1/2025 1:17:41 PM Axel Rudakubana and the Southport stabbings: The obsession with redefining terrorism and extremism is not the answer By Rabah Kherbane Introduction and Summary Three days ago, the head of the Prevent counter-terrorism scheme left his role following a review into failings...
3/27/2025 8:28:09 AM Community Care Law Reports March 2025 By Stephen Cragg KC The March 2025 edition of the Community Care Law Reports published by the Legal Action Group is available now. Produced four times a year...
3/27/2025 8:00:25 AM A Deep Dive into the Mental Health Bill 2024 – Autism and Learning Disability By Jordan Briggs On 4 March 2025, Dr Oliver Lewis held the third seminar in Doughty Street Chambers’ series about the Mental Health Bill 2024 (‘the...
3/25/2025 3:55:34 PM Local Inquiries: What do they mean and what might they do? By Rosa Polaschek In January 2025, the Home Secretary Yvette Cooper announced a plan to fund work on five inquiries to explore allegations into failures by...
3/18/2025 8:00:00 AM A Deep Dive into the Mental Health Bill 2024 – Changes to the Bill and Advance Choice documents By Jordan Briggs On 4 March 2025, Doughty Street Chambers hosted their second seminar in the series about the Mental Health Bill 2024 (‘the Bill’). This...
3/13/2025 10:04:45 PM The Genocide Convention Before the World Court, Again By Cian Murphy On 6 March 2025, Sudan brought proceedings against the United Arab Emirates (UAE) before the International Court of Justice (ICJ),...
3/10/2025 11:51:40 AM How does an assured shorthold tenancy become a secure tenancy? By accident! By Cara Hall In the London Borough of Redbridge v G (Romford County Court, 5 February 2025), a series of unusual events lead to an assured shorthold...
3/6/2025 8:00:53 AM A deep dive into the Mental Health Bill 2024 - Overview By Jordan Briggs On 21 January 2025, Doughty Street Chambers hosted the first event in a series of webinars taking a ‘deep dive’ into the Mental Health...
2/26/2025 4:17:00 PM Court orders “short sharp mediation” – “capable of cracking even the hardest nuts” By Amelia Nice In DKH and Others v City Football Group Limited [2024] EWHC 3231 (Ch), heard in November 20204, the court made an order that the parties...