The government should heed advice to reduce terrorism detention, Ali Naseem Bajwa & Beth O’Reilly
Confusion at the newly created Equality and Human Rights Commission was the last thing that human rights needed.
Eddie Craven & Rowan Pennington-Benton examine the judicial pecking order
The Chilcot team has completed the first phase of its Inquiry. It has revealed few new facts, but has reminded us of those already known. They confirm what ought to be Chilcot’s blunt conclusion: our leaders took us into a war that was illegal, immoral, unnecessary, and hugely destructive.
The General Council of the Bar has publicised the possibility of litigation against the government and the Legal Services Commission.
Religious bodies need to temper emotion & abide by the general law, says Geoffrey Bindman
Since last April many hospitals and care homes have had the power to deprive people of their liberty.
The tragic case of Rom Houben, the 46-year-old Belgian man who was mistakenly and wrongly assumed to be in a persistent vegetative state (PVS) for 23 years, raises a number of profound legal medical and ethical issues, including the accuracy of diagnosing the condition, the desirability of keeping patients alive in this “twilight” existence, and the implications of continuing to treat such patients.
The measurement tail is now wagging the dog, say Keith Soothill & Brian Francis
The Supreme Court’s decision in R (on the application of E) v Governing Body of JFS [2009] UKSC 15, [2009] All ER (D) 163 (Dec) provides a fine example of the law of unintended consequences.
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