The Court of Appeal in Belfast has decided that the law on abortion is ultimately a political question that should be decided upon by the Northern Ireland Assembly. The law in the six counties is particularly controversial as the pro-life campaign has significant political influence.
After the government announced that there would be a full public inquiry into the devastating fire at Grenfell Tower attention has now turned to the judge who will take the lead role. Sir Martin Moore-Bick, aged 70, previously worked as a judge for more than
Former Supreme Court Justice Lord Toulson has passed away at the age of 70. Toulson was only a Justice of the Supreme Court for around 3 and a half years but had a long and accomplished career in the legal profession. Starting life as a
The European Commission has delivered a damning antitrust verdict against Google’s comparison shopping service today and imposed a fine of €2.42 billion. The decision, delivered by Commissioner Margrethe Vestager, relates to a breach of Article 102 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European
The main headline that emerged from the ‘confidence and supply’ agreement that was recently announced between the Conservative party and the Democratic Unionist Party was that Northern Ireland would be granted an extra £1billion over the next two years. The decision has been met with
In these conjoined appeals the question for the Supreme Court concerned indirect discrimination. This is where an employer puts a provision in place for all employees but the overall effect is particularly disadvantageous for certain groups with protected characteristics. Essop was required to pass a
A new lecture on murder in criminal law is now available on YouTube, description below: The definition of murder comes from Sir Edward Coke in Institutes of the Lawes of England (1628): “Murder is when a man of sound memory, and of the age of
There isn’t really a legal spin on this story (unless you take note that changes to the law are possible as a result of social pressure!) but I certainly enjoyed it and wanted to share. Students at Isca Academy in Exeter were not allowed to
Data protection law is currently regulated in the UK by way of the Data Protection Act 1998 but that is set to change after it was announced in the Queen’s Speech that there will be a new Act. The new law will not only update
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