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R (Coll) v SoS for Justice [2017] UKSC 40

There is often very little thought that goes into what happens to people once they leave prison and this is especially true of women. In this case Ms. Coll was required to live in approved premises that were more than 50 miles away from her

Stop Living For So Long

Stop living for so long. The comment is rather facetious but is symptomatic of the report released this week by the National Audit Office regarding the rising costs of clinical negligence to the NHS. In fairness the issue is a complex one and goes beyond

The EFTA Route Is A Realistic Brexit Option

The above video was recorded more than a year ago and before the referendum that decided the UK would no longer remain a part of the European Union. In my humble opinion, is still relevant to the situation that the country finds itself in today.

A World Without Lawyers Is Actually Not So Great

Recently the third edition of ‘The Family Court Without A lawyer – A Handbook For Litigants In Person’ was completed by Lucy Reed but the foreword that was written by Sir Jame Munby, the President of the Family Division, posed a rather existential question for

The Lehman Brothers Case [2017] UKSC 38

On 15th September 2008 Lehman Brothers filed for bankruptcy and became the most high profile casualty of the financial crisis that rocked the global economy. Nearly a decade on and the repercussions are still being felt in the legal and political climate. This case in

Death By Dangerous Cycling

According to section 1 of the Road Traffic Act 1988: A person who causes the death of another person by driving a mechanically propelled vehicle dangerously on a road or other public place is guilty of an offence. This definition ultimately meant that Charlie Alliston

A Changing Role For The EU’s Top Court

Another red line in Theresa May’s Brexit plan was blurred today as a further government policy paper on the negotiations was published. This time the issue at stake was the one that will prove most significant to the legal landscape after the UK leaves the

A Long-Term Customs Solution Is Still Way Off

Yesterday the Department for Exiting the European Union alongside the Treasury and HMRC published the first of its Brexit papers that seek to outline the future relationship of the UK and the EU. While this at least now provides some much-needed detail on what the