The term ‘elective dictatorship’ has worked its way into a number of think pieces in recent weeks but what does it mean? Really it should be a contradiction in terms; how can a dictator be subject to elections? In the UK the term gained prominence
Boycotts, divestment and sanctions have long been a form of ethical investment but is this type of protest allowed when it is carried out by local authority pension schemes? On the one hand it potentially conflicts with government policy but these funds are ultimately run
El Shafee Elsheikh was involved with ISIS and is alleged to have been involved in the beheadings of 27 citizens from the UK and the US. The UK provided legal assistance to the Americans but broke with convention by not requiring assurances that the evidence
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
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
Universal credit has proven to be a controversial policy across the UK. The legal challenge in this case comes from Northern Ireland but before it could proceed the Supreme Court had to decide whether this was indeed a devolution issue. Music from bensound.com
Wholesalers of alcohol now have a legal requirement to be a fit and proper person in the eyes of HMRC. For many this was a mere formality but others were suddenly worried about going out of business when they were unable to clear this new
In June 1974 an unarmed man with learning difficulties was shot in the back as he was running away from British soldiers during the Troubles. Nearly half a century later one of the soldiers involved is due to face trial. In this judicial review the
Business rates are paid based on a valuation of the non-domestic property in question. In this case a dispute arose when empty offices in Blackpool were valued at an annual rent of £490,000 by the valuation officer before a tribunal reduced that down to £1
The Investigatory Powers Tribunal is the only judicial means of holding the secret services to account but it operates in the shadows with almost no connection to the formal legal system. In this case the Supreme Court has the opportunity to assess whether the decisions