The Supreme Court has today handed down judgment in A Local Authority v JB (by his litigation friend, the Official Solicitor) [2021] UKSC...

The policing of protests has come under increasing focus this year. Last week’s acquittal of XR protestors in Liverpool Magistrates’...

This blog summarises care home visiting rules across the UK’s four nations of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.It was...

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...

The UNCRC (Incorporation) (Scotland) Bill, which was introduced to the Scottish Parliament in September, “is a bright ray of sunlight in...

I have written an article in the European Human Rights Law Review on "Supranational human rights bodies and protecting the rights of...

On Monday 21 September 2020, Doughty Street Chambers hosted a webinar on “Covid-19 deaths of care home residents: what does justice look...

Trigger warning: descriptions of violence and abuse.Today the Care Quality Commission has published a report into abuse at Cygnet Yew...

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...

The Lancet has today published a set of papers on institutionalisation and deinstitutionalisation of children. They will receive a...

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...

This piece analyses the UK government's performance against ten policy objectives published by WHO Europe. It seeks to shed light on why...