Just over a year ago the UK completed its exit from the European Union. While that should have been the end of it and while there has been an ongoing pandemic to deal with, Brexit continued to dominate the headlines with disputes over fishing and
Over the years there has consistently been debate around the merits of the Human Rights Act 1998. For some it enshrines the basic standards that any self-respecting Western democracy should practice while for others it represents a series of loopholes for criminals and other undesirables
This week the Court of Appeal found in favour of the Duchess of Sussex with regards to the decision by the Mail on Sunday to publish some of her private correspondence with her father. The case raises an interesting question: if you receive a letter
The fall of Ghislaine Maxwell is something to behold. The daughter of newspaper magnate Robert Maxwell, Ghislaine was educated at Oxford and became a prominent socialite. Now, as a result of her relationship with Jeffrey Epstein, she is on trial in Manhattan for sex trafficking.
In the past week it seems like a line in the sand has been drawn. The Owen Paterson affair ended in a complete u-turn by the government. While the MP could have got away with a slap on the wrist, completely changing the rules of
When the Conservative MP Owen Paterson was found to have abused his position for personal financial gain he responded by saying that “[t]he process I have been subjected to does not comply with natural justice.” It is an interesting allegation because the concept of natural
There is an argument that the current Planning Bill might end up becoming one of the most important pieces of legislation passed in this Parliament. In England there is a housing crisis meaning there is a lack of affordable housing while prices continue to soar.
In a week where the government has taken utter delight in the (justifiable) scrutiny that the BBC is facing so that it can rain down further on the state broadcaster, ministers seem to be doing everything in their power to eliminate any sort of independence
This week the Bar Councils of England & Wales, Northern Ireland, Ireland, as well as the Faculty of Advocates in Scotland released a statement that declared remote hearings to be a “markedly inferior experience” to in-person hearings. It comes about as coronavirus restrictions begin to
In my second, and final, film review of this Oscar season I will be looking at The Trial of the Chicago 7. Although this film did not win any Academy Awards, it was nominated in six categories including ‘Best Picture’ and ‘Best Original Screenplay’. While