In the spring of 1998 a huge step was taken in the Northern Ireland peace process as the Good Friday Agreement was signed by the governments of the United Kingdom and Ireland as well a number of political parties based in Northern Ireland. In fact
The row over junior doctors’ contracts has spilled over to the courts as the campaign group Justice for Health took on the Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt in a judicial review.
The bedroom tax has proved to be one of the most controversial policies in recent times. In this judicial review the Supreme Court examined whether the impact on a range of vulnerable people breached their human rights. Music from bensound.com
Should HMRC be allowed to disclose information about a company’s tax affairs as part of a campaign to name and shame tax avoidance schemes? In this judicial review application the Supreme Court took a slightly unique approach. Music from bensound.com
Gordon was convicted of rape and sentenced to five years but there were a couple of problems with the way that the investigation was carried out. He was not allowed access to legal counsel either before or during the police interview and the semen sample
The Named Person Scheme in Scotland has proven to be a controversial policy. Some argue that it helps vulnerable young people while others see it as a further intrusion by the nanny state. This judicial review case challenged the legality of the Scheme. Music from
After the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 reduced the availability of legal aid in the UK the Lord Chancellor sought to take this further by preparing a draft order that would introduce a residency test. The Public Law Project challenged this
A number of protesters were arrested in the run up to the royal wedding between Prince William and Kate Middleton in April 2011 and then released after the festivities were over. The legal claim in this case centred on the deprivation of liberty under Article
When Denise Brewster’s fiancé tragically died shortly after Christmas she was potentially going to be left without access to his pension because of a bureaucratic slip-up that meant she had never been formally nominated. After her appeal was rejected the government changed the law in
The ‘flag protests’ that swept Northern Ireland in late 2012 and into 2013 caused widespread disturbances and violence in Belfast. This judicial review case brought against the police challenged their decision not to put a stop to these protests that they had not been notified