01 Apr 2022 The COVID-19 Inquiry: Conclusions and Recommendations By Amelia Nice, Shanthi Sivakumaran
10 May 2022 R v Daniels: returning instructions By Abigail Bright Professionally embarrassed? The circumstances in which criminal barristers may return instructions to appear at trial have become clearer...
06 May 2022 Times letter 25.3.22.: Russian war crimes in Ukraine. By Patrick O'Connor QC Sir, One of the earliest 'war crimes' trials of the Second World War took place in the liberated Ukrainian city of Kharkiv in December,...
11 Apr 2022 Upper Tribunal finds vulnerable child to be 17 despite two flawed age assessments which led to denial of Children Act 1989 support and accommodation By Antonia Benfield The Upper Tribunal (Immigration and Asylum Chamber) recently handed down judgment on 6 April 2022 in the case of R (K) v London Borough...
07 Apr 2022 ZXC v Bloomberg LP: mission creep and open justice By Claire Overman Almost two months have passed since the Supreme Court’s judgment in ZXC v Bloomberg LP [2022] UKSC 5, [2022] 2 WLR 424. The Supreme...
14 Mar 2022 High Court confirms fixed time limits apply after annual reviews of EHC Plans By Alice Irving The High Court has handed down the long awaited judgment in R (L, M, P) v Devon CC [2022] EWHC 493 (Admin). The case concerned the...
11 Mar 2022 We need to respect international law every day to be sure it is there when we need it.... By Susie Alegre My piece in City AM 8th March on the relevance of international law to address the conflict in Ukraine, and the risks we take when we...
02 Mar 2022 SLAPPs and freedom of expression: three proposals for the English courts By Beth Grossman Strategic lawsuits against publication participation, or “SLAPPs” are a form of litigation used to censor and intimidate critics, usually...
11 Feb 2022 Waiting in the wings: Zambrano carers to get EUSS re-think By Michael Spencer The Court of Appeal has dismissed the Home Secretary’s appeal in Akinsanya, confirming that she misinterpreted UK law when setting the...
10 Feb 2022 Judicial Visits to P- New Guidance By Sophy Miles Hayden J has today issued new guidance on judicial visits to P, supplementing that of Charles J in 2016. You can read the new guidance...
09 Feb 2022 Donnchadh Greene and Gabriel Tan: Statutory Interpretation and Citizenship: D4 v SSHD and PRCBC v SSHD – UK Constitutional Law Association By Donnchadh Greene This piece considers two recent decisions – one by the Court of Appeal (“CA”): D4 v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2022]...
08 Feb 2022 Criminal Appeals Bulletin - Issue 56 By Paul Taylor QC Welcome to the February 2022 edition of the DSC Criminal Appeals Bulletin.The Bulletin is aimed at assisting those involved in appellate...
31 Jan 2022 Article 3 and ‘failure to remove’ claims: why AB v WCC and BCC is wrong By Sam Jacobs Following the decision of the Supreme Court in CN v Poole Borough Council [2019] UKSC 25, [2020] AC 780, and the narrowing of the...