01 Apr, 2022 The COVID-19 Inquiry: Conclusions and Recommendations By Amelia Nice Shanthi Sivakumaran After hearing evidence from witnesses, the Chairman or Panel of an Inquiry must submit a report setting out i) the facts determined by...
15 Dec, 2021 The COVID-19 Inquiry: Witnesses and Evidence By Amelia Nice Shanthi Sivakumaran Obtaining evidence Once the Inquiry is up and running with core staff it will begin the process of gathering evidence. The Inquiry team...
26 Nov, 2021 Core participants to the COVID-19 Inquiry By Amelia Nice Shanthi Sivakumaran As we set out in our previous article, issues that the Inquiry into the government’s response to COVID-19 might consider are...
02 Aug, 2021 The COVID-19 Inquiry: Some potential issues - Structure of a public inquiry By Amelia Nice This series of short articles reflects on some matters that may arise in relation to a public inquiry (or inquiries) into the...
01 Jul, 2021 COVID-19 rent arrears: A tip for defending Ground 8 possession claims By Alice Irving For those on the frontline in defending possession proceedings post the Covid-19 stay, it is sadly all too common to be representing...
01 Jul, 2021 The COVID-19 Inquiry: Some potential issues - Scope and terms of reference By Amelia Nice This series of short articles reflects on some matters that may arise in relation to a public inquiry (or inquiries) into the...
04 Mar, 2021 Covid and sentencing: a round-up of the relevant authorities By Caragh Nimmo The pandemic has inarguably made custody more severe. Prisoners spend more time in their cell, have fewer visits, and face a heightened...
05 Jan, 2021 Visiting care home residents - the rules By Oliver Lewis This blog summarises care home visiting rules across the UK’s four nations of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. It was...
19 Nov, 2020 “Children and young people are not just the future. We are right here, right now.” By Mary-Rachel McCabe The UNCRC (Incorporation) (Scotland) Bill, which was introduced to the Scottish Parliament in September, “is a bright ray of sunlight in...
23 Sep, 2020 Covid-19 deaths of care home residents: what does justice look like? By Oliver Lewis On Monday 21 September 2020, Doughty Street Chambers hosted a webinar on “Covid-19 deaths of care home residents: what does justice look...
29 Jul, 2020 "Slow, inconsistent and, at times, negligent" By Oliver Lewis Today, the House of Commons Public Accounts Committee published a highly critical report on "Readying the NHS and social care for the...
10 Jul, 2020 The non-treatment scandal and the ‘hidden’ victims of Covid-19 By Theo Huckle KC This is becoming an increasingly topical and contentious issue about diagnostics and treatment of non-covid conditions and the...