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The final court order in a judicial review brought by the Good Law Project has found that Prime Minister Boris Johnson misled MPs when he said all Covid-19 contracts were "on the record for everybody to see". The High Court in London ruled last month that Health Secretary Matt Hancock had acted unla

The widow of murdered solicitor Pat Finucane has issued fresh proceedings in the High Court in Belfast three months after the UK government refused to order a fresh public inquiry into the 1998 killing. The UK Supreme Court ruled in February 2019 that the state had failed to deliver an Article 2 com

A first-of-its-kind vegan-friendly barrister's wig made from hemp instead of horsehair has been showcased by a barrister. Samuel March, a pupil barrister at 5 Paper Buildings, modelled the "prototype" in a tweet which went viral over the weekend.

Health Secretary Matt Hancock acted unlawfully by failing to publish the details of major Covid-19 contracts within 30 days of being awarded, the High Court in London has ruled. A judicial review brought by the Good Law Project alongside MPs Debbie Abrahams, Caroline Lucas and Layla Moran succeeded

Dr Sandra Duffy comments on the English High Court ruling on children's access to puberty blockers, the subject of today's case summary. The High Court this week handed down its judgment in the case of Bell v Tavistock NHS Trust, which case concerned a judicial review of the practice of the Tavistoc

The UK government has drawn condemnation after refusing to order a public inquiry into the murder of Belfast solicitor Pat Finucane, which campaigners say flies in the face of the rule of law. The government yesterday outlined its response to the UK Supreme Court's ruling in February 2019 that the s

A law firm has blamed Home Secretary Priti Patel's disparaging remarks about "activist lawyers" for a knife attack on one of its immigration solicitors last month. The London-based firm, which has not been named, wrote to the Law Society of England and Wales following the attack, in which a man with

Proposed legislation giving undercover police and MI5 agents explicit permission to commit criminal offences goes "too far" and should be watered down, a former head of the English prosecution service has said. Lord Macdonald of River Glaven, who served as director of public prosecutions from 2003 t

The practice of refusing to rent homes to people on housing benefit has suffered another legal blow after a disabled father won his trial against housing benefit discrimination this week. Supported by Shelter solicitor Rose Arnall, Stephen Tyler was able to successfully prove ‘No DSS’ di

One of the UK government's most senior lawyers has become the latest in a line of civil servants to quit, seemingly over the government's U-turn on the Northern Ireland part of the Brexit deal. Sir Jonathan Jones QC has led the Government Legal Department (GLD) since 2014 (when it was known as TSol)

Holyrood's Justice Committee has announced its timetable for parliamentary scrutiny of the Hate Crime and Public Order (Scotland) Bill. The committee intends to start hearing oral evidence from witnesses in late October, with a view to completing its stage 1 report by 18 December 2020.

Researchers have launched a comprehensive public database exploring amnesties granted during ongoing conflicts, as part of peace negotiations, or in post-conflict periods for the first time. The Amnesties, Conflict and Peace Agreement (ACPA) dataset contains detailed information on 289 amnesties int

Ximena Vengoechea, a member of the Faculty of Advocates, will be a panellist in a webinar on "Women's Perspectives on a Career in International Law". Ms Vengoechea will be one of three panellists for the event organised by the Geneva Academy of International Humanitarian Law and Human Rights and the

Glasgow Caledonian University has launched a new student-led podcast which aims to make legal matters more accessible. The new podcast will feature writers, campaigners, and guests from the Scottish legal profession.

The Scottish Feminist Judgments Project (SFJP) has released a sample book chapter on the case of Drury v HM Advocate [2001] SLT 1013. The SFJP is a project which brings together legal academics, practising lawyers, and representatives from the third sector, to consider whether important legal cases