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On the 75th anniversary of the arrival of HMT Windrush, Pauline Campbell reflects on West Indians’ contributions to the British war effort, to society & to the country

Unaccompanied children housed in Home Office-run hotels are protected in full by the Children Act 1989 (ChA 1989), the High Court has held.

A secret policy used by the home secretary to repeatedly stop and detain two mothers and their young children at port has been declared unlawful by the High Court.

The government cannot refuse advance payments of universal credit to claimants in financial hardship simply because they don’t have a national insurance number (NINo), the Court of Appeal has held.

Nearly nine in ten Britons believe it is important their MP votes to uphold the rule of law, a YouGov poll has found.

The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has published a briefing on the Illegal Migration Bill ahead of Report Stage and Third Reading in the Commons, scheduled for Wednesday 26 April 2023.

The government will undermine the rule of law if it goes ahead with proposed amendments to the illegal Migration Bill, lawyers including former Lord Chief Justice, Lord Thomas have warned

The European Circuit is organising a panel discussion event which will be hosted by the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) in Strasbourg, focusing on migration and its implications for the rule of law and human rights.

Talk about an own goal—the BBC’s grounding of Match of the Day presenter Gary Lineker over his tweets put the institution’s own impartiality under the spotlight.

Was the BBC’s handling of the Gary Lineker case about the perception of impartiality or of independence? John Gould puts the broadcaster’s guidelines under the microscope

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Charles Russell Speechlys—James Paterson

Charles Russell Speechlys further bolsters Private Equity expertise with the appointment of James Paterson

Ellisons—Samuel Flower

Ellisons strengthens Rural Affairs team with senior appointment

Sidley—Carl Hotton

Sidley adds insurance mergers and acquisitions partner to London office

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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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Immigration & asylum

MOVERS & SHAKERS

Charles Russell Speechlys—James Paterson

Ellisons—Samuel Flower

Sidley—Carl Hotton