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Film Review: The Trial of the Chicago 7

In my second, and final, film review of this Oscar season I will be looking at The Trial of the Chicago 7. Although this film did not win any Academy Awards, it was nominated in six categories including ‘Best Picture’ and ‘Best Original Screenplay’. While

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Asda Stores Ltd v Brierley [2021] UKSC 10

marcuscleaver · Asda Stores Ltd v Brierley [2021] UKSC 10 As part of an equal pay claim, a claimant has to find another employee to compare themselves with. In this episode we examine what the approach should be if that comparator is working at a

Film Review: The Mauritanian

Well it’s Oscar season so I thought I would try something a little different with the newsletter and pick out a couple of films (with a legal angle to them) to review. This week I watched The Mauritanian, a film that was actually a surprising

UK Law Weekly

G v G [2021] UKSC 9

marcuscleaver · G v G [2021] UKSC 9 What happens when a child abduction case runs up against an asylum claim? Which should take priority? Music from bensound.com uklawweekly.substack.com/subscribe

The Slow Evaporation of Human Rights

Even after the clocks have changed and the evenings are getting longer, night eventually comes. It’s not all at once but slowly and surely the light fades and, all of a sudden, you’re in darkness. According to the most recent annual report from Amnesty International,

Wrecking Review

Nobody likes to be told that they are wrong but we all make mistakes that sometimes need correcting. That is the essence of judicial review whereby mistakes made by the government can be challenged and rectified. However this government has got so used to being

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Begum v SoS for the Home Department [2021] UKSC 7

marcuscleaver · Begum v SoS for the Home Department [2021] UKSC 7 In 2015 Shamima Begum left the UK to join Islamic State. Now, with the UK government intending to deprive her of British citizenship, she intended to return to the UK in order to

Uber Drivers are still not in the Driving Seat

As a bit of a peak behind the curtain, sometimes I record episodes of the podcast in advance and schedule them to go out. That is what I ended up doing this week for Uber v Aslam [2021] UKSC 5 because (excitingly!) I was busy moving into my new