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The dark arts: Cancel culture & freedom of speech Premium Content
Nicholas Dobson navigates the murky world of free speech & cancel culture
03 February 2021 / Nicholas Dobson
Religious dress: human rights & discrimination (Part 2) Premium Content
John Bowers QC examines some ground-breaking decisions on religious dress & calls for balance between competing perspectives
21 January 2021 / John Bowers KC
NLJ this week: Uncertainty on surrogacy
Surrogacy laws in the UK are currently being reviewed by Law Commissioners―and the time is right for reform, Owen Igiehon writes in NLJ 
18 January 2021
Age of consent: Gillick competence & gender dysphoria Premium Content
David Locke discusses preserving Gillick competence in the light of cases of gender dysphoria
14 January 2021 / David Locke
Religious dress: human rights & discrimination Premium Content
John Bowers QC examines the interaction between freedom of religion & discrimination in recent caselaw
13 January 2021 / John Bowers KC
Lord Lester’s legacy
With advances in human rights & equality under threat, Geoffrey Bindman pays tribute to Anthony Lester & his vital contribution to their achievement
08 January 2021 / Sir Geoffrey Bindman KC
UK rejects US request for the extradition of Julian Assange
A request for the extradition of Julian Assange to the US has been rejected by District Judge Vanessa Baraitser in Westminster magistrates’ court on 4 January 2021
05 January 2021
NLJ this week: Leaving the Convention?
The government sparked controversy this week by announcing a review of the Human Rights Act 1998. 
11 December 2020
European Convention on Human Rights: Better out than in? Premium Content
As the government announces a review of human rights law, Alec Samuels makes the case for the UK to leave the European Convention on Human Rights
10 December 2020 / Alec Samuels
Review of Human Rights Act launched
A review to consider whether the Human Rights Act 1998 needs updating, led by former Court of Appeal judge, Sir Peter Gross, has been announced by the government
08 December 2020
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Costs judge within limits but litigants warned
A deputy costs judge correctly exercised his discretion to allow late service rather than strike out the point of dispute, the Court of Appeal has held
Prince Harry's claim falls short
Prince Harry, Baroness Doreen Lawrence and five others have lost their case against the publisher of the Daily Mail, Mail on Sunday and MailOnline, in Various Claimants v Associated Newspapers [2026] EWHC 1637 (KB)
Making the case for open justice data
Public confidence in the justice system is being undermined by a lack of accessible, useable data, magistrates have warned
First immigration sentencing guidelines set out
The Sentencing Council has launched draft guidelines for facilitation and endangering another person during a sea crossing to the UK
Legal advice on workplace non-disclosure agreements
Government proposals to make independent written legal advice a prerequisite for workplace non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) may prove unworkable, according to a senior employment lawyer
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