22 Dec, 2023 A Guide to Sexual Risk Orders By Karlia Lykourgou Sexual Risk Orders (SROs) are a pain to the uninitiated. To be frank, they are a pain to the initiated too. They are civil orders that...
19 Dec, 2023 Data Protection and Digital Information Bill - downgrading the protection of personal data? By Stephen Cragg KC The Data Protection and Digital Information Bill is to be debated in the House of Lords on 19 December 2023. Those concerned with the...
01 Dec, 2023 TUI and the 7 exceptions: “uncontroverted” expert reports and the requirements of a fair trial By Rachel Woodward On 29 November 2023, the Supreme Court handed down judgment in the case of Tui v Griffiths [2023] UKSC 48, overturning the majority...
16 Nov, 2023 What is the appropriate level of damages when a property is unfit for human habitation? By Cara Hall In Dezitter v Hammersmith and Fulham Homes (Central London County Court, 7 November 2023), the court considered the appropriate level of...
02 Nov, 2023 Responses to The Law Commission Criminal Appeals Issue Paper By Paul Taylor KC In July 2023 the Law Commission released a paper seeking views on the law about appeals in criminal cases. The Criminal Appeals: Issues...
09 Oct, 2023 Mothers who kill: A look at infanticide By Karlia Lykourgou Murders where mothers kill their babies are thankfully rare, however recent cases raise questions about the legal framework surrounding...
27 Sep, 2023 Dismissal from the Armed Forces: Why it’s worth fighting an Annex P notice By Karlia Lykourgou An abbreviated dismissal process is one where a member of the armed forces is served with an Annex P notice informing them of an...
13 Sep, 2023 DSC CRIMINAL APPEALS BULLETIN By Paul Taylor KC The September issue of the Doughty Street Chambers Criminal Appeals Bulletin is now live. In this edition we analyse a selection of the...
04 Sep, 2023 Suspended quashing orders and rolling judicial review as a means of monitoring compliance By Alice Irving The recent judgment of Chamberlain J in R (ECPAT UK) v Kent CC, SSHD [2023] EWHC 2199 (Admin) ('the ECPAT UK relief judgment') provides a...
30 Aug, 2023 Habeas corpus and the Illegal Migration Act 2023 By Finnian Clarke The Illegal Migration Act 2023 was recently granted royal assent. There is much work to be done in identifying challenges that can be...
14 Aug, 2023 Coronial powers and the rights of the unborn (Part 2) By Maya Sikand KC Tom Stoate Ruby Peacock In this two-part article, Maya Sikand KC, Tom Stoate and Ruby Peacock, explore two difficult questions arising from the inquest into the...
11 Aug, 2023 Coronial powers and the rights of the unborn (Part 1) By Maya Sikand KC Tom Stoate Ruby Peacock In this two-part article, Maya Sikand KC, Tom Stoate, and Ruby Peacock, explore two difficult questions arising from the inquest into the...