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21 September 2022
Issue: 7995 / Categories: Legal News , Human rights , Constitutional law
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Bill of Rights quietly dropped?

The second reading of the government’s Bill of Rights Bill did not go ahead as scheduled.

The second reading of the government’s Bill of Rights Bill, which was due to take place on 12 September 2022, did not go ahead as scheduled, as parliamentary business was suspended for the period of national mourning following the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.

However, it has been reported that the Bill, which was the flagship policy of former Lord Chancellor Dominic Raab, may not now go ahead, as Prime Minister Liz Truss’s new cabinet reviews its priorities. The Bill proposes replacing the Human Rights Act 1998 with a Bill of Rights.

MOVERS & SHAKERS

Bell Yard Kysen—Liz Giles

Bell Yard Kysen—Liz Giles

Bell Yard Kysen appoints senior legal PR and ex-government communications adviser, Liz Giles

Clarke Willmott—Lee Edwards

Clarke Willmott—Lee Edwards

Clarke Willmott boosts Southampton commercial property team with addition of partner Lee Edwards

Lime Solicitors—four promotions

Lime Solicitors—four promotions

Lime Solicitors announces four promotions

NEWS
The Attorney General, Ellie Reeves KC MP, and Solicitor General, Andy Slaughter KC MP, marked the 25th anniversary of Pro Bono Week by joining lawyers, charities, students and parliamentarians at events celebrating voluntary legal work
Witness evidence can be compromised by AI before a solicitor sees the draft, leaving safeguards focused on authorship incomplete
Possession claims are entering a new digital era, with procedural traps awaiting practitioners who assume familiar rules still govern every step
A polished legal defence may owe more to artificial intelligence than legal merit—and creditors risk paying the price in delay and expense
An indemnity costs battle with a £20m gap could reopen an important question: what weight should an approved budget carry?
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