Professor Susan Nash provides an update on recent human rights cases
David Cameron made a fool of himself in his ill-fated attack on “elf and safety”. He got caught out citing as true a “myth” identified on the health and safety executive’s own website. Senior Tories are rallying to his aid to bolster his somewhat similar attack on the Human Rights Act 1998 (HRA 1998).
John Keown believes post Purdy guidance threatens public safety & undermines justice
David Lock examines Human Rights Act claims & the doctrine of precedent
Martin Porter QC challenges the car driven culture in the UK
Is the UK a safe haven for modern slavery? asks Gwendolen Morgan
What happens when migrants can’t pay for treatment? asks Adam Hundt
Record five interveners in JFS case marks growing trend
Strasbourg is likely to play a major role in the development of global human rights law, says Julian Samiloff
On the very day that the spanking new Supreme Court opened for business, legal tradition reasserted itself. Over the flagstones that had witnessed the trial of Charles I in Westminster Hall walked the elite of the legal world as they made their way to lunch after the traditional service for the opening of the legal year.
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