11 Dec, 2019 Climate change: is it time for a “Green New Deal” for human rights? By Margherita Cornaglia The European Commission today launches its “Green New Deal”. The Commission promises policies that will transform European economic...
10 Dec, 2019 Account freezing orders: at what cost? By Doughty Street Chambers Richard Fisher KC Last week, the National Crime Agency deployed account freezing orders to secure £190 million held in the UK. Malik Riaz, a property...
07 Dec, 2019 Londoners call for Justice for Daphne Caruana Galizia By Caoilfhionn Gallagher KC Today, members of the Maltese community in London and free speech organisations organised an event to show solidarity with Daphne Caruana...
21 Nov, 2019 Doughty Street hosts inaugural Children's Rights Lecture By Mary-Rachel McCabe 20th November is the United Nations’ Universal Children’s Day. It is celebrated each year to promote awareness of children’s rights and...
14 Nov, 2019 How do children matter in extradition proceedings? By Doughty Street Chambers Amelia Nice Mary Westcott In a series of talks, specialist barristers Amelia Nice and Mary Westcott examined the substantive and procedural ways in which the best...
10 Oct, 2019 Soldiering on... the fight for compensation for military personnel in Q Fever cases By Theo Huckle KC I am pleased to have this article published in Apil's PI Focus for October 2019, on the eve of my addressing the Military Claims...
09 Oct, 2019 Solicitors urged to review Sanctions list By Peter Caldwell The Law Society has made an urgent plea to solicitors to participate in this year's frozen asset reporting exercise. As part of this...
27 Sep, 2019 Parental responsibility and deprivation of liberty By Sophy Miles The Supreme Court has handed down its long-awaited decision in Re D, when it was asked: “is it within the scope of parental...
25 Sep, 2019 "Pink-eyed terminators" and the importance of the right to freedom of thought. By Susie Alegre In amongst the surreal sci-fi and Greek myth references in Boris Johnson's speech to the UNGA yesterday Johnson may have made an...
13 Sep, 2019 Sounding the Trumpet - reflections on the broader implications of Goldscheider v Royal Opera House [2019] EWCA Civ 711 By Theo Huckle KC Now that "the dust has settled" on the Goldscheider v Royal Opera House decision in the Court of Appeal in May, I am pleased to have this...
06 Sep, 2019 Is abuse of process in historic sex abuse dead? By Doughty Street Chambers James Wood KC In this article James Wood QC considers some of the policy reasons which apparently lie behind an increasing willingness in the Court of...
29 Aug, 2019 Homeless children being housed in shipping containers, report says By Mary-Rachel McCabe A report from the office of the Children’s Commissioner for England has found that thousands of homeless children are growing up in...