07 May, 2020 Guide to Coronavirus Offences. Help for the public, police and lawyers By Pippa Woodrow Kirsty Brimelow KC Recent weeks have seen a concerning trend of police overreach and casual criminalisation, often of young or other potentially vulnerable...
01 Apr, 2020 How does the Coronavirus Act 2020 alter the Care Act 2014? By Mary-Rachel McCabe On 31 March 2020, the Coronavirus Act 2020 (Commencement No. 2) Regulations 2020 were made by the Secretary of State for Health. These...
30 Mar, 2020 Emergency coronavirus powers and people lacking mental capacity By Aswini Weereratne KC Sophy Miles A number of unprecedented powers to restrict and control our behaviour and freedom of movement have been introduced by the government in...
30 Mar, 2020 Coronavirus and detention under the Mental Health Act By Sophy Miles Aswini Weereratne KC The Coronavirus Act 2020 (CA 2020) has now been passed. However not all the provisions have yet come into force. The amendments to the...
29 Mar, 2020 The Coronavirus Act 2020: a (very) brief overview By Mary-Rachel McCabe The Coronavirus Act 2020 was given royal assent by the Queen on 25 March 2020, and so it is now on our statute books. The 329-page...