Thanks to Fiona Millar for this article. This is a really important issue to me, and it goes ultimately to whether or not my profession,...
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2020 has put the spotlight on many aspects of our lives as individuals and societies. Covid 19 has not only been a threat to physical...
The right to freedom of thought, religion and belief enshrined in international human rights law (e.g. Article 18 ICCPR and Article 9...
The UNCRC (Incorporation) (Scotland) Bill, which was introduced to the Scottish Parliament in September, “is a bright ray of sunlight in...
The BSB's latest report is troubling, but nothing particularly new or surprising. As a long time Bar trade unionist (20 years on the Bar...
Introduction On 2nd November 2020, Nicol J handed down his eagerly awaited judgment in Depp v News Group Newspapers and anor [2020] EWHC...
Submissions in response to IRAL ‘Call for Evidence’.Patrick O’Connor Q.C., Doughty Street Chambers: 26.10.20.Introduction.1. The IRAL has...
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The actions brought by survivors of the Grenfell disaster came to the High Court for the first time on Friday 2 October with judgment...
The Court of Appeal has today given the long awaited decision in this case reviewing - and departing from - the Roberts v Johnstone basis...
GMC v Dr Raied Haris [2020] EWHC 2518 (Admin) promotes a more robust approach by disciplinary tribunals towards findings of sexual...
Yet again Lord Sumption makes us think. In the rush to find tech answers to the challenges presented by Covid19 - and the costs of our...