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Our unwritten constitution: under pressure & under scrutiny Premium Content
Codifying the UK’s constitution to fill in the gaps is up for debate but seems politically unlikely, says David Greene
03 October 2019 / David Greene
The monarch & the minister Premium Content
A word of advice to David Cameron: the special relationship between the prime minister & the queen should not be taken for granted, says Athelstane Aamodt
03 October 2019 / Athelstane Aamodt
Brexit—a constitutional crisis? Premium Content
Simon Parsons looks at the prorogation decision & the constitutional role of the courts
03 October 2019 / Simon Parsons
Monarchs, judges & controversial prime ministers Premium Content
The UKSC’s reversal of the High Court’s decision on prorogation is not in keeping with time-honoured principle, says Dr Michael Arnheim
03 October 2019 / Dr Michael Arnheim
Unlawful prorogation sparks controversy
Two legal academics have raised questions about the Supreme Court’s decision that prorogation of Parliament was both justiciable and unlawful.
02 October 2019
The state we are in Premium Content
Michael Zander QC on what the press said about the judges after the Supreme Court’s prorogation decision
27 September 2019 / Michael Zander KC
Prorogation ruling stirs debate
The Supreme Court’s seismic ruling that the prime minister’s advice to the Queen to suspend Parliament was both justiciable and unlawful prompts constitutional questions, a senior lawyer has said.
25 September 2019
Private prosecution: take two?
Potential for private prosecution to be brought against PM 
25 September 2019
Parliament was not prorogued Premium Content
Michael Zander QC assesses the Supreme Court’s remarkable decision
24 September 2019 / Michael Zander KC
Nation transfixed by the Supreme Court
All eyes were on the Supreme Court livestream this week as eleven Justices heard argument on the matter of whether the decision to prorogue Parliament was lawful.
19 September 2019
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Law Officers mark 25 years of Pro Bono Week
The Attorney General, Ellie Reeves KC MP, and Solicitor General, Andy Slaughter KC MP, marked the 25th anniversary of Pro Bono Week by joining lawyers, charities, students and parliamentarians at events celebrating voluntary legal work
NLJ this week: Debts, disputes & digital bluster
A polished legal defence may owe more to artificial intelligence than legal merit—and creditors risk paying the price in delay and expense
NLJ this week: Who shaped the witness’s story?
Witness evidence can be compromised by AI before a solicitor sees the draft, leaving safeguards focused on authorship incomplete
NLJ this week: New law, old convictions
Should a conviction stand when a later ruling reveals that the law underpinning it was wrong? The answer exposes a clash between finality and justice
NLJ this week: Beyond environmental offences
The Environment Agency can prosecute offences beyond environmental legislation where proceedings support its statutory functions, the Divisional Court has confirmed
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