Browse By

All posts by mlcleaver

Beware the DUP

‘May Hung in June’ was the headline in the Economist after the 2017 general election produced a hung parliament. Although the result was incredibly bad for the prime minister Theresa May, a deal with the Northern Irish Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) actually doesn’t leave things

Perfect Pens Performance puts them on the Precipice

A dominant 6-0 win for the Pittsburgh Penguins on home ice puts the Stanley Cup champions one game away from a repeat of last year’s triumph. After the first four games were shared between the Pens and their Western Conference opposition, the Nashville Predators, the

Your Chance to Make a Difference

The UK goes to the ballot box today and you have a chance to make a difference! Make sure that you go to your local polling station and cast your vote. With a range of major issues on the line including Brexit negotiations, the UK’s

Supreme Court by Tom Morris

Fancy Tea With a Supreme Court Justice?

How would you like to have afternoon tea with a justice of the Supreme Court? That is the prize on offer to student’s in years 12 and 13 as part of the Court’s first ever writing competition. UK Y12 & Y13 #law #students – check

N v ACCG [2017] UKSC 22

N is a severely disabled man in his twenties who requires care by the NHS. His family would like to be much more involved in his care but this would put greater strain on the already limited resources of the local authority.. This week’s episode

Stifling Free Speech in the 2017 General Election

When an election is called and Parliament is dissolved MPs stop being MPs and, for the most part, Ministers stop being Ministers. The election campaign therefore is fought between equals and no candidate has greater rights than the candidate for any other party. In the

How We Should NOT Respond to Terrorist Attacks

It is a sad comment to make in the light of the devastating terror attack on Saturday evening in our nation’s capital but the point remains true of any act of terrorism within an election campaign. There will inevitably be attempts to politicise the issue

Second Lecture on Mortgages Now Available

The second lecture on mortgages is now available to view online and can be viewed using this link. This week we focused on the rights of mortgagees and a full description of the video can be found below: Mortgagees have four main forms of protection:

High Court Challenge to UK Pollution Levels

In the BBC Question Time special last night that feature Theresa May and Jeremy Corbyn one of the questions that came up related to the pollution levels in the UK. The environment is not usually a high profile campaign issue but with the recent decision