Let us begin with the good news. This is the first of three articles on the coalition government’s policy relating to the law and the constitution. We start with civil liberties. There has been a lot of talk about whether the budget will be a “game changer”: the coalition’s programme for action on civil liberties certainly is. David Blunkett and John Reid, the most macho of Labour home secretaries, should be turning in their political graves. The coalition’s policy on civil liberties says as much about their failure as it does about the coalition’s own success.
Local authorities can’t afford to prioritise resources over the interests of those in care, says Nicholas Dobson
Stardom, slogans & surveillance: an international update by Susan Nash
The use of force by a state against foreign shipping on the high seas was traditionally seen as an act of war. The UN Charter prohibits the threat or use of force for any reason, other than UN mandated operations, self-defence, and forcible humanitarian action.
Tony Child relates the story behind Olafsson v Iceland, the first successful challenge to national taxation
The country had a crash course on constitutional constraints as Nick Clegg and David Cameron crafted their deal after the election.
“I will not be pushed, filed, stamped, indexed, briefed, debriefed, or numbered!”
The last year has seen both the 10th anniversary of the inception of the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) and the enactment of the Health Act 2009
Susan Nash provides an update on recent human rights cases
Alison Pickup analyses the changing nature of detaining foreign prisoners
Chair of the Association of Pension Lawyers joins as partner
Group names Shakespeare Martineau partner head of Sheffield office
Four legal directors promoted to partner across UK offices
The abolition of assured shorthold tenancies and section 21 evictions marks the beginning of a ‘brave new world’ for England’s rental sector, writes Daniel Bacon of Seddons GSC