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COVID-19: Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards Premium Content

Laura Davidson discusses an urgent Court of Protection hearing held over Skype which demonstrates the powerful & competing rights & interests of care home residents lawfully deprived of their liberty during the coronavirus pandemic

06 May 2020 / Laura Davidson
COVID-19: contract tracing app raises concerns
A proposed contact tracing app for COVID-19 raises ‘significant concerns’ regarding privacy and human rights, a committee of MPs and Peers has concluded
06 May 2020
Overstepping the mark on indefinite retention Premium Content
Michael Zander reports on a new (definitely unwanted) problem for the government
29 April 2020 / Michael Zander KC
COVID-19: Human rights monitor
A weekly monitor of human rights violations across the globe during the COVID-19 crisis has been launched by the International Bar Association’s Human Rights Institute (IBAHRI)
26 April 2020
COVID-19 restrictions legal challenge
Lawyers acting for two families with children with autism have mounted a legal challenge to the government’s COVID-19 restrictions on outdoor exercise
06 April 2020
COVID-19: Impact on protected groups
MPs are investigating whether COVID-19 and the government’s response to it are having a disproportionate impact on groups with protected characteristics
30 March 2020
Human rights gap repaired
MPs and Peers have welcomed a draft remedial order that repairs a gap in the law for those who’ve suffered a human rights violation, even where this was due to a judicial act done in good faith
20 March 2020
The law on abortion—time to re-think? Premium Content
Letitia Egan & Nicholas Whitehorn review the evidence for reforming the abortion law in the UK
19 March 2020 / Letitia Egan / Nicholas Whitehorn
Save our constitution
Geoffrey Bindman QC warns against attempts to alter longstanding constitutional arrangements & undermining the role & independence of the judiciary
11 March 2020 / Sir Geoffrey Bindman KC
IBA awards now open
Calling outstanding lawyers and those who know them! Nominations are open for the following International Bar Association (IBA) annual awards: the IBA Award for Outstanding Contribution by a Legal Practitioner to Human Rights, the IBA Pro Bono Award and the IBA Outstanding Young Lawyer Award
11 March 2020
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NLJ this week: Mazur ruling offers CILEX a fresh start
The Court of Appeal's decision in Mazur v Charles Russell Speechlys LLP has lifted months of uncertainty for Chartered Legal Executives while prompting a rethink of regulation and supervision
NLJ this week: Assisted dying proposal faces next parliamentary test
The assisted dying debate returns to Westminster as Lauren Edwards MP reintroduces legislation that stalled in the House of Lords last session despite clearing the Commons
NLJ this week: New offence rules widen corporate criminal exposure
A little-noticed provision of the Crime and Policing Act 2026 has fundamentally expanded corporate criminal liability
NLJ this week: AI shortcuts leave lawyers facing courtroom fallout
Artificial intelligence is transforming legal practice, but careless reliance on it is creating growing professional risks
NLJ this week: Why cohabitees may be better protected after death
The law offers cohabiting couples surprisingly greater protection after one partner dies than when they separate during life
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