marcuscleaver · Daly and Keir v HM Advocate [2025] UKSC 38 How should the Scottish courts balance the rights of complainers and defendants in rape and sexual assault trials? uklawweekly.substack.com/subscribe Music from bensound.com
marcuscleaver · QX v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2024] UKSC 26 Temporary Exclusion Orders are designed to protect the UK from the threat of terrorism but what rights does a person subject to such an order have to see the evidence against
marcuscleaver · Jones v Birmingham City Council [2023] UKSC 27 An injunction against a Birmingham gang member raises questions about the right to a fair trial and the standard of proof that an applicant must satisfy. uklawweekly.substack.com/subscribe Music from bensound.com
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
This week we return to Northern Ireland for another case about the Troubles and unfortunately it’s the same old story. More delays and further failures to investigate only provide more cause for resentment and in this case we examine the role that the courts have
Wrongful conviction cases and miscarriages of justice are always of great interest to the media as they provide a mystery while simultaneously highlighting failures within our criminal justice system. However not much is made of what happens once the conviction is overturned and the innocent
There were two legal news stories this week that were not linked but had an impact on free speech. In the first, Tommy Robinson was jailed for 13 months for contempt of court. He live-streamed a video outside of Leeds Crown Court when there were
Article 6 of the European Convention on Human Rights is the right to a fair trial but how far does this extend? In this episode we analyse a judicial review that argues for the right to choose one’s own legal representation. Music from bensound.com
When AB was prosecuted for having sexual intercourse with an underage girl he wanted to rely on the defence that he reasonably believed the girl to be 16. When he was denied this opportunity because of previous criminal charges, AB claimed that this was in
A ferry crash off the coast of Egypt in February 2006 led to the deaths of 1,000 people. Since then families of victims have pursued the chairman of the ferry company Mamdouh Ismail for justice. Egyptian authorities requested that the Home Secretary serve the judgment