24 Nov 2021 Capacity, sex and consent – the Supreme Court decision in Re JB By Mary-Rachel McCabe The Supreme Court has today handed down judgment in A Local Authority v JB (by his litigation friend, the Official Solicitor) [2021] UKSC...
07 May 2021 Trespassers won’t be prosecuted? What the acquittal of XR protestors tells us about the future of policing protests By Christopher Sykes The policing of protests has come under increasing focus this year. Last week’s acquittal of XR protestors in Liverpool Magistrates’...
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...
07 Dec 2020 Mental Health Data and Targeted Advertising By Susie Alegre 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...
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...
25 Sep 2020 International human rights bodies, disability and Covid-19 By Oliver Lewis I have written an article in the European Human Rights Law Review on "Supranational human rights bodies and protecting the rights of...
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...
23 Sep 2020 We need a public inquiry into Cygnet’s 'Yew Trees' scandal By Oliver Lewis Trigger warning: descriptions of violence and abuse.Today the Care Quality Commission has published a report into abuse at Cygnet Yew...
25 Jul 2020 Unfit for work? Fair trial rights means benefit pending review By Simon Cox Mr Connor, a litigant in person, yesterday persuaded the High Court to strike down a benefit review rule as a breach of Article 6 of the...
24 Jun 2020 Children’s right to live in the community By Oliver Lewis The Lancet has today published a set of papers on institutionalisation and deinstitutionalisation of children. They will receive a...
07 Jun 2020 Masks confusion By Oliver Lewis What are the implications for care homes and home care in the UK of the new WHO guidance on masks? On Friday 5 June 2020, the World...
01 Jun 2020 The government has failed care home residents By Oliver Lewis This piece analyses the UK government's performance against ten policy objectives published by WHO Europe. It seeks to shed light on why...