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‘Full of sound and fury, Signifying nothing’? – 6KBW College Hill

Posted February 26th, 2020 in appeals, chambers articles, news, rule of law by sally

‘It has long been recognized in English law that it is no defence to a breach of an order of the court to assert that the order itself was invalid [1]. The public policy grounds for this are obvious; justifying conduct breaching a court order on the basis that the defendant took the view, rightly or wrongly, that the order was invalid would undermine the central principle of legal certainty. Therefore, the correct time to mount such a challenge was before any conduct had taken place that breached the order. This has, of course, the effect of holding individuals liable for breaches of orders that should never have existed in the first place.’

6KBW College Hill, 20th February 2020

Source: blog.6kbw.com

‘Misconceived’: ECtHR chief hits back at Sumption over rights – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted February 24th, 2020 in families, human rights, judiciary, news, parliament, privacy, rule of law by sally

‘Now is a dangerous time to roll back judicial power, the vice president of the European Court of Human Rights has said in a public rebuff to Lord Sumption’s high profile criticism of ‘law’s expanding empire’.’

Law Society's Gazette, 22nd February 2020

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

What is judicial review and why doesn’t the government like it? – The Guardian

Posted February 12th, 2020 in government departments, judicial review, news, parliament, rule of law by sally

‘Downing Street’s frustration over what it believes is excessive use of the judicial review process to overturn ministerial decisions – this week preventing deportations – has focused political attention on the complex courtroom process.’

The Guardian, 11th February 2020

Source: www.theguardian.com

Jack Simson Caird: The European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill and the Rule of Law – UK Constitutional Law Association

Posted January 20th, 2020 in bills, brexit, constitutional law, courts, EC law, news, parliament, rule of law by sally

‘The general election on 12 December 2019 has fundamentally changed the political dynamic driving the Brexit process. The European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill (WAB), which will become law before 31 January 2020, has been substantially revised (from the version which was presented in October 2019) to reflect this Government’s approach to Brexit. The Bingham Centre for the Rule of Law has published a report that looks in depth at some of the main Rule of Law issues in the WAB. This version of the WAB indicates that this Government will take a different approach from the previous one in terms of dealing with some of the key constitutional issues arising from Brexit. This post examines some of the Rule of Law implications of the main constitutional issues in the WAB.’

UK Constitutional Law Association, 16th January 2020

Source: ukconstitutionallaw.org

UK courts “under attack” from Russian manipulation – Litigation Futures

Posted January 14th, 2020 in international relations, money laundering, news, reports, rule of law, Russia by sally

‘The corrupt leaders of Russia are manipulating courts and tribunals around the world – with a particular focus on the UK – with “blatant lies, forged documents, and utterly implausible explanations”, it was claimed today.’

Litigation Futures, 13th January 2020

Source: www.litigationfutures.com

Theodore Konstadinides and Riccardo Sallustio: Clause 26 of the European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill 2019-20: An Exercise of Constitutional Impropriety? – UK Constitutional Law Association

Posted January 14th, 2020 in bills, brexit, EC law, ministers' powers and duties, news, precedent, rule of law, statutory interpretation by sally

‘The European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill 2019-20 will pave the way for the UK to ratify the UK-EU Withdrawal Agreement and thus depart from the European Union (EU) soon thereafter, having received its third reading in the House of Commons just last week. This contribution examines certain major consequences deriving from the Bill becoming law and, in particular, the controversial, but little discussed Clause 26 which (as Lord Pannick remarked in a recent article in the Times) requires particularly careful scrutiny.’

UK Constitutional Law Association, 14th January 2020

Source: ukconstitutionallaw.org

Lord Briggs at the Sultan Azlan Shah Law Lecture, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia – Supreme Court

Posted November 14th, 2019 in arbitration, artificial intelligence, contracts, enforcement, foreign jurisdictions, judgments, Privy Council, rule of law, speeches, Supreme Court by tracey

‘Lord Briggs at the Sultan Azlan Shah Law Lecture, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.’

Supreme Court, 5th November 2019

Source: www.supremecourt.uk

Commonwealth head warns of dangers of denying justice to all – The Guardian

Posted November 5th, 2019 in budgets, climate change, computer crime, corruption, international law, legal aid, legal representation, news, rule of law by sally

‘Denying access to justice risks creating fresh conflicts at a time when the international rule of law is under threat, the Commonwealth secretary general has warned ahead of a meeting of the organisation’s law enforcement officers.’

The Guardian, 5th November 2019

Source: www.theguardian.com

All Hale Parliament: Responding to the Reith Lectures – UK Human Rights Blog

Posted October 17th, 2019 in constitutional law, human rights, judges, judiciary, jurisdiction, news, parliament, rule of law by sally

‘Lady Hale has thrown her wig into the debate on whether the law, represented by the courts, is gaining power while politics in Parliament is losing it. She is not the first to critique Lord Sumption’s Reith Lectures, as they were covered at ALBA’s Annual Conference too (see Law Pod UK episodes 88, 89, and 91).’

UK Human Rights Blog, 16th October 2019

Source: ukhumanrightsblog.com

Justice eBay Style – London Review of Books

Posted September 23rd, 2019 in news, rule of law by sally

‘The Shield of Achilles, as described in the Iliad, portrays two cities. One of them is at war, circled by ‘a divided army/gleaming in battle-gear’. In the other, there is a promise of peace through the exercise of law: ‘the people massed, streaming into the marketplace/where a quarrel had broken out and two men struggled/ over the blood-price for a kinsman just murdered./One declaimed in public, vowing payment in full –/the other spurned him, he would not take a thing –/so both men pressed for a judge to cut the knot./ The crowd cheered on both, they took both sides,/but heralds held them back as the city elders sat/on polished stone benches, forming the sacred circle,/grasping in hand the staffs of clear-voiced heralds,/and each leapt to his feet to plead the case in turn.’’

London Review of Books, 26th September 2019

Source: www.lrb.co.uk

Are there principles that trump democracy? The Reith Lectures, 2019: Lord Sumption’s Lecture and Responses – UK Human Rights Blog

Posted July 30th, 2019 in constitutional law, human rights, judges, news, rule of law by sally

‘Are there principles that trump democracy? This was one of a number of profound philosophical and legal questions addressed by former UK Supreme Court Justice Jonathan Sumption in his recent and controversial Reith Lectures, which addressed subjects such an law’s expanding empire, the challenges posed by human rights, and the advantage of an unwritten constitution.’

UK Human Rights Blog, 29th July 2019

Source: ukhumanrightsblog.com

Tom Spencer: The Sovereignty of Parliament, the Rule of Law, and the High Court of Parliament – UK Constitutional Law Association

Posted July 18th, 2019 in judiciary, jurisdiction, legal history, news, parliament, rule of law, Supreme Court by tracey

‘The treatment of ouster clauses in R (Privacy International) v Investigatory Powers Tribunal has been said to violate parliamentary sovereignty. This post disagrees. That assertion, it argues, misapprehends the rule of law as founded upon the sovereignty of “Parliament” by “the High Court of Parlyament” as recognised in the Crown and Parliament Recognition Act 1689. The separation of the supreme court from the legislature in O’Connell v R, and the creation of the Supreme Court by the Constitutional Reform Act 2005, undo neither the parliamentary character of the Court nor its participation in the sovereignty of Parliament. This view supports the dicta of Lord Carnwath in Privacy International, with whom Lady Hale and Lord Kerr agreed, that courts may refuse to recognise or enforce ouster clauses.’

UK Constitutional Law Association, 18th July 2019

Source: ukconstitutionallaw.org

Speech by the Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales at Mansion House – Courts and Tribunals Judiciary

Posted July 4th, 2019 in judiciary, news, rule of law by sally

‘Much attention in the media and political world is paid to the senior judiciary because that is where the more newsworthy, high-profile and ground-breaking judicial activity tends to occur. But this is not where the overwhelming majority of judicial decisions are made. Thousands of salaried and fee-paid judges dispense justice at first instance in Her Majesty’s Courts and Tribunals, in decisions of acute importance to those involved in them.’

Courts and Tribunals Judiciary, 3rd July 2019

Source: www.judiciary.uk

Lady Hale gives the Worcester Lecture 2019 at Worcester Cathedral – Supreme Court

Posted February 26th, 2019 in judges, judiciary, rule of law, speeches by tracey

‘Moral Courage in the Law.’

Supreme Court, 21st February 2019

Source: www.supremecourt.uk

Protecting Community Protection Notices – UK Police Law Blog

Posted February 5th, 2019 in appeals, community protection notices, judicial review, news, public interest, public order, rule of law, statutory interpretation, time limits by tracey

‘A defendant cannot defend himself from prosecution for breach of a Community Protection Notice (‘CPN’), on the basis that the CPN is invalid. The reason, stated in Stannard v The Crown Prosecution Service [2019] EWHC 84 (Admin), is that there is an effective means to challenge the CPN – either by exercising the right of statutory appeal or by judicial review. Allowing a challenge to the validity of the CPN at trial is not what the relevant statute (the Anti-social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014, ‘the 2014 Act’) intends, nor is it an effective remedy because the person subject to a CPN should not be required to breach a CPN in order to exercise a right to challenge it.’

UK Police Law Blog, 31st January 2019

Source: ukpolicelawblog.com

Human dignity in a time of austerity: the Rule of Law as a counterpoint to the hostile environment for migrants – Garden Court Chambers

Posted December 12th, 2018 in asylum, budgets, human rights, immigration, news, rule of law by sally

‘Garden Court Chambers’ Amanda Weston QC delivered the plenary speech at our inaugural Migrant Support Conference with Legal Action Group (LAG) on 28 November 2018.’

Garden Court Chambers, 3rd December 2018

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SRA in reminder on litigation obligations, warns against being ‘hired gun’ – Local Government Lawyer

Posted November 30th, 2018 in news, professional conduct, rule of law, solicitors, Solicitors Regulation Authority by sally

‘The Solicitors Regulation Authority has issued a reminder to solicitors to adhere to all their professional obligations when engaged in litigation, “and not to become ‘hired guns’ just carrying out instructions that are in the best interests of clients”.’

Local Government Lawyer, 27th November 2018

Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk

Solicitors warned about acting as ‘hired guns’ for dubious clients – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted November 28th, 2018 in fraud, money laundering, news, professional conduct, rule of law, solicitors, Solicitors Regulation Authority by tracey

‘Regulators have vowed to take action against any solicitor found to have neglected their wider obligations simply to keep a client happy.’

Law Society's Gazette, 27th November 2018

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

Speech by Lord Justice Singh: Racial Equality and the Law – Courts and Tribunals Judiciary

Posted November 15th, 2018 in EC law, equality, human rights, legal history, race discrimination, racism, rule of law, speeches by tracey

‘Speech by Lord Justice Singh: Racial Equality and the Law,’

Courts and Tribunals Judiciary, 14th November 2018

Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk

‘Justice campaign’ needs new approach, say experts – Legal Futures

Posted November 2nd, 2018 in civil justice, criminal justice, legal profession, media, news, rule of law by sally

‘Lawyers have been urged to look at radical new approaches to ‘rebrand’ justice so as to build public and political understanding of its value.’

Legal Futures, 30th October 2018

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

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