‘Law reform charity Justice has intervened on what it called a “principle of open justice”, to allege the Government wanted blanket anonymity for civil servants deemed ‘junior’ in documents disclosed in judicial review proceedings.’
Local Government Lawyer, 16th November 2023
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘The UK supreme court has unanimously ruled that the government’s plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda is unlawful.’
EIN Blog, 15th November 2023
Source: www.ein.org.uk
‘In a bid to appease the Tory right, Conservative leaders have for years flirted with taking the nuclear option of leaving the European Convention on Human Rights.’
The Independent, 15th November 2023
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘The backlog of older cases in the UK asylum system fell by nearly half between July and October, new figures show.’
The Independent, 15th November 2023
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘The supreme court has ruled that the government’s plan to deport asylum seekers to Rwanda is unlawful. Peter Walker explains what happens next.’
The Guardian, 16th November 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A charity is threatening the Government with a judicial review over its biomass strategy, arguing that the plan, which is part of the effort to cut greenhouse gas emissions, is in breach of the Climate Change Act 2008.’
Local Government Lawyer, 15th November 2023
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘The UK’s highest court has ruled the Rwanda asylum policy is unlawful.’
BBC News, 15th November 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Rishi Sunak’s government will discover next Wednesday whether its flagship immigration policy of sending asylum seekers to Rwanda is lawful.’
The Guardian, 9th November 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Baroness Sheila Hollins has published her final report as Chairperson of the Independent Care (Education) and Treatment Review (IC(E)TR) programme for people with a learning disability and autistic people in inpatient settings. In fact the final report was completed in July 2023, but was not published until 8 November 2023, alongside the Government’s responses.’
Mental Capacity Law and Policy, 9th November 2023
‘On 19th September, the Government published a revised version of the Better Regulation Framework Manual setting out its new approach to impact assessment for regulatory measures. The system it will replace was aligned with the Government’s formal mechanisms to incentivise a reduction in the burden of regulation on business and civil society, but the repeal of the statutory Business Impact Target (BIT) by s. 18 of the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Act 2023 and the Government’s commitment to ‘Smarter Regulation to Grow the Economy’ in the post-Brexit world prompted revisions. At first sight the proposals, including the creation of a new ‘options assessment’, seem to address some criticisms of the previous system. As always though, ‘the devil is in the detail’ and ‘the proof of the pudding will be in its eating’. This post looks at the proposed changes in the light of past practice to highlight areas where the effectiveness of impact assessment as an accountability mechanism might remain compromised. For reasons of space, this post focuses on impact assessment as a prospective tool rather than its role in post-implementation review.’
UK Constitutional Law Association, 9th November 2023
Source: ukconstitutionallaw.org
‘Autistic children and those with a learning disability should never be subjected to long-term segregation in hospital – and its use should be “severely curtailed” for adults, a review has recommended.’
The Independent, 8th November 2023
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘The government has ordered an independent inquiry into a migrant mass drowning in the English Channel.’
BBC News, 9th November 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Every police force in England and Wales has reported migrants who are domestic-abuse victims to Immigration Enforcement, new data suggests.’
BBC News, 9th November 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The government is to put a football governance bill before parliament in the coming year, confirming the legislation that will create an independent regulator for the game.’
The Guardian, 7th November 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘“The absence of a suitable test or target for the reduction of Scope 3 emissions”: High Court challenge fails, and the Government Calls for Evidence”.’
Six Pump Court, 31st October 2023
Source: 6pumpcourt.co.uk
‘An Afghan former interpreter with the British army has resettled in the UK with his family after a lengthy legal battle with the government, more than two years after being initially approved for relocation.’
The Guardian, 8th November 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Part of the debate around accountability in the UK concerns the judiciary and its relationship with the elected parts of government. A potentially useful concept in assessing this relationship is constitutionalism. This post is a summary of my presentation at the recent UKCLA Conference in Liverpool, in which I engaged with some long-running debates around constitutionalism. I argue here that there is a version of constitutionalism, which I term “moderate constitutionalism”, that is normatively desirable and suited to the UK’s constitutional tradition. After discussing the situation of constitutionalism in the UK and setting out the case for moderate constitutionalism, I identify some possible implications of the analysis for the system of government in the UK. What is presented here is an early sketch, at a high level, of an account that I intend to develop in significantly greater detail in the future.’
UK Constitutional Law Association, 7th November 2023
Source: ukconstitutionallaw.org
‘The UK government’s decision to shelve a proposed ban on ‘no-fault’ evictions makes sense, but leaves landlords and tenants in an uncertain position, according to one legal expert.’
OUT-LAW.com, 6th November 2023
Source: www.pinsentmasons.com
‘Patients and relatives must be able to request second opinion from critical care team at any time of day or night, government told.’
The Guardian, 3rd November 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A vulnerable former care home resident has secured the High Court’s approval of a “landmark” settlement of his legal claim over the abuse he suffered at the hands of staff.’
The Independent, 1st November 2023
Source: www.independent.co.uk
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