Human rights

Dr Ian Blackshaw on why the 2026 Men’s World Cup is attracting attention well before kick-off

FIFA’s 2026 Men's World Cup is already mired in controversy, with complaints over ‘excessive prices’ and opaque ticketing. Writing in NLJ this week, Professor Dr Ian Blackshaw of Valloni Attorneys warns that governing bodies may face scrutiny under EU competition law, with allegations of a ‘dominant—if not monopolistic—position’ in ticket sales

Nicholas Dobson considers the irritating, contentious, eccentric, heretical, unwelcome & provocative

A controversial protest case has reignited debate over the limits of free expression. In NLJ this week, Nicholas Dobson examines a Quran-burning incident testing public order law

Nicholas Dobson examines the vindication of two officers who took action against the Police Federation

A legal challenge to police disclosure rules has failed, reinforcing a push for transparency in policing. In NLJ this week, Neil Parpworth examines a case where the Metropolitan Police required officers to declare membership of groups like the Freemasons

Should police personnel disclose membership of the Freemasons? Neil Parpworth explores a telling case

A flurry of public law cases probes the reach of Article 6 of the European Convention on Human Rights. In NLJ this week, the public law team at Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer charts decisions from sanctions licensing to the Windrush Compensation Scheme

From sanctions to Windrush & national security: the latest human rights & judicial review cases, rounded up by the team at Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer

Personal injury lawyers have welcomed a government U-turn on a ‘substantial prejudice’ defence that risked enabling defendants in child sexual abuse civil cases to have proceedings against them dropped