In R (SC and others) v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions [2021] UKSC 26 the Supreme Court decided that legislation which limited...

In a judgment handed down on 23 February, Cobb J concluded that a young woman known as HD lacked capacity to engage in sexual relations ....

“Reforming the Mental Health Act” was presented to Parliament on 13 January 2021, and is the latest step in the process of mental health...

In GL v Elysium Healthcare Upper Tribunal Judge Kate Markus has provided a helpful reminder of the importance of maintaining standards of...

Lord Justice Baker  has handed down judgment in the appeal against  judgment of Mrs Justice Roberts in A Local Authority v JB.

Behind glass, and flanked by guards, Adolf Eichmann faced the judgment, of audiences around the world.  On 11 April 1961, live from...

This week has been a landmark one for open justice: the US Supreme Court livestreamed oral arguments for the first time, allowing...

The conditions in which many statutorily homeless people live are frequently sub-optimal. Everyone has an anecdotal story of a family of...

As discussed in this post by Daniel Clarke, Practice Direction 51Z imposes a stay on all possession proceedings. Paragraph 3 makes clear,...

The department of Health and Social care has today issued guidance to those caring for adults who lack capacity to consent to their care...

Update 29 March 2020: This post relates to the Coronavirus Bill 2020. For more on the Coronavirus Act 2020, and when the below provisions...

This post considers two pieces of legislation which aim to address the Coronavirus pandemic in England and Wales.   The first is the...