Supreme Court Considers the Charlie Gard Case
In a Permission to Appeal ruling the Supreme Court considers the heart-breaking case of Charlie Gard.
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
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
Trump Announces Plan to Withdraw from Paris Climate Accord
The President of the United States, Donald Trump, announced plans to withdraw from the Paris Climate Accord last night in a decision that both shocked and disappointed people across the world. The reasoning behind the decision is clearly linked with the conceptual idea that ‘America
Charlie Gard Case Heading to the Supreme Court
The legal wranglings surrounding the fate of nine-month old Charlie Gard are now beginning to approach their conclusion when the Supreme Court will hear an emergency proceeding next week. On one side the Great Ormond Street Hospital will argue that Charlie’s life support should be