Constitutional law

The Cabinet Office has defended the government’s handling of the pandemic, in its response to the Lords' Constitution Committee’s report on coronavirus (COVID-19) and the use and scrutiny of emergency powers

The Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill risks undermining access to justice, the Law Society has warned

Barristers have warned of ‘serious shortcomings’ in Home Office plans to counter state threats

How much of a concern is the government’s Judicial Review and Courts Bill? Some people expected worse. Others think the Bill is a big enough threat as it is

It was viewed as government retaliation for various judicial decisions in recent years, and was ‘awaited with trepidation’ but ‘far from revolutionary’ when it arrived

The Ministry of Justice (MOJ) has announced the introduction of the Judicial Review and Courts Bill to parliament on 21 July 2021

Making every vote count the same: Alec Samuels reports on long-overdue updates to parliamentary constituencies

Neil Parpworth provides a recent example of the US Supreme Court’s approach to the expression of dissent

The Bingham Centre for the Rule of Law, the Constitution Unit of University College London, the Hansard Society and the Public Law Project has produced a joint briefing on the marginalisation of the House of Commons, highlighting the lack of parliamentary scrutiny and the absence of government accountability during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. 

The Law Society has commented on the National Security and Investment Bill (the Bill) in a Parliamentary Briefing