Human rights

A local authority council tax scheme ‘double counted’ a disability pension and carer’s allowance, the High Court has held

Neil Parpworth considers when the court may consider it appropriate to limit the application of the principle of open justice

Lord Neuberger, former president of the Supreme Court, shares his views on the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill in this week's NLJ with William Raven

The judge & former president of the Supreme Court talks to William Raven about his views on the Terminally Ill Adults Bill

An MP charged with sexual assault successfully applied to withhold his home address from open court in R v Spencer [2025] Lexis Citation 2032. Writing in NLJ this week, Neil Parpworth of Leicester De Montfort Law School examines the ruling and its implications for the open justice principle

From oligarchs to cosmetic clinics, strategic lawsuits against public participation (SLAPPs) target journalists, activists and ordinary citizens with intimidating legal tactics. Writing in NLJ this week, Sadie Whittam of Lancaster University explores the weaponisation of litigation to silence critics

Sadie Whittam considers the growing use of SLAPPs & the abuse of the litigation process

The case of Caster Semenya highlights the disadvantages faced by athletes under mandatory sports arbitration systems: Dr Estelle Ivanova sets out the need for greater oversight

In Semenya v Switzerland, the European Court of Human Rights found that Switzerland violated Caster Semenya’s right to a fair hearing by failing to rigorously review a Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) ruling that upheld discriminatory testosterone regulations. Dr Estelle Ivanova of Valloni Attorneys at Law examines the ruling, in which the court criticised the structural imbalance in international sports arbitration where athletes face mandatory arbitration under rules set by powerful governing bodies, in this week's NLJ

Graham Zellick KC questions a decision of the European Court of Human Rights on religious freedom