MS had been abused by relatives and made to work for free but the authorities decided that he had not been the victim of trafficking and planned to deport him. In this case the Supreme Court had to decide whether the Immigration Tribunal was permitted
We are somewhat lucky that in the legal blogosphere debates tend to remain calm and rational. Unlike politics or sports which are more subjective than people would like to admit, everyone is starting with the same source material (the law) and developing their analysis from
When Copeland was arrested for possessing small amounts of an explosive substance he wasn’t a political extremist or a terrorist but just a young man who has a keen interest in bombs. In this case the Supreme Court decides whether that is enough of a
DN was detained under immigration law for committing serious offences that could have led to his eventual deportation back to Rwanda. However when the basis for his detention was held to be unlawful everything was thrown up in the air and it was up to
This pandemic that is sweeping the world is evolving in real time and that makes it difficult to take a step back and assess how things are going. Some countries are undoubtedly doing better than others but that often varies according to political and economic
In this bonus episode we break down the recently passed Coronavirus Act 2020 and analyse some of the key provisions.
Michael Stone is a loyalist terrorist who is currently behind bars for a range of politically-motivated crimes. The thirty year tariff on his sentence was due to expire in 2018 but this ignored the fact that he had been released for a period of time
These longstanding proceedings look at the EU’s rules on state aid and how they interact with international arbitration. Music from bensound.com
Jalloh was unlawfully subject to restraints on his liberty by the Home Office after immigration proceedings. In his claim for damages a question was raised about the difference between imprisonment under common law and the restraint of liberty under human rights law. In this episode
In this planning law case we discuss what openness means in the context of the green belt. A balance has to be struck between preserving the aesthetic quality of an area while allowing at least some development to take place. This episodes considers factors that