Labour’s cynical House of Lords reform
This week, the House of Commons is focusing its attention on proposed reforms to the House of Lords. MPs backed…
How strong are the safeguards in the assisted dying bill?
After a long wait, Kim Leadbeater’s assisted dying legislation – the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill – was published overnight, ahead of…
What Robert Jenrick gets wrong about the ECHR
Last night, during his first debate with Kemi Badenoch, Robert Jenrick was keen to highlight his flagship policy on exiting the ECHR,…
Has the UK Supreme Court been a success?
Today marks the 15th anniversary of the UK Supreme Court. When it opened its doors in 2009, it was argued that…
Owen Paterson must regret his appeal to the European Court of Human Rights
The European Court of Human Rights has thrown out a challenge by former cabinet minister Owen Paterson. The ex-Tory MP,…
Starmer shouldn’t rush to copy Meloni’s Albania migrant plan
One of the first things Keir Starmer did on entering Downing Street in July was to abandon the previous government’s…
The Apple case is a huge win for the European Commission
Apple must pay €13 billion (£11 billion) in unpaid taxes, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) has ruled, bringing to…
What is the point of David Lammy’s partial arms embargo on Israel?
The government has suspended 30 (out of around 350) arms export licences to Israel. The Foreign Secretary, David Lammy, acknowledged that the ban…
Should extreme misogyny be labelled terrorism?
The Home Secretary Yvette Cooper has reportedly ‘ordered a review’ of Britain’s counter-extremism strategy. According to the Daily Telegraph, she…
Israel needs to get out of the Gaza war
As the war in Gaza drags on into its eleventh month, and the conflict risks expanding into a regional war…
Labour’s plan for the Lords looks unwise
Labour’s plans for Lords reform, announced during the King’s Speech this morning, do not come as a great surprise. It…
What would a Labour landslide mean for parliament?
As Rishi Sunak faces electoral oblivion today, his final gambit before polling day is to threaten voters with the risk…
Remainers are going to be disappointed in Labour
Labour’s election manifesto has been criticised by many commentators for being too vague; like a ‘choose your own adventure’ book which would allow the…
Why Rishi Sunak can’t weaponise the ECHR
One of the major themes of the current election campaign is the attempt by Rishi Sunak to draw a dividing…
The ICJ’s Rafah ruling is unwelcome and unwise
Yesterday afternoon, in a striking move, the International Court of Justice (ICJ), the UN’s top court, ordered Israel to stop military operations in Rafah…
Could Northern Ireland become a migrant sanctuary?
Yesterday, the High Court in Belfast dealt a blow to the government when it struck down several provisions in the…
Why a disabled pedestrian had her cyclist manslaughter conviction quashed
A woman who shouted and waved at a cyclist, causing her to fall in front of a car, has had…
The Rwanda Bill won’t survive contact with reality
After significant wrangling in parliament, the government has finally passed its Rwanda Bill – while managing to resist any significant new…
What Strasbourg’s climate ruling means for Europe
Today, the European Court of Human Rights ruled on an unprecedented trio of cases which claimed that European states have…
Should the UK impose an arms embargo on Israel?
Yesterday, a letter from 600 legal experts, including four former Supreme Court judges, was published, arguing that the UK government should impose…
Why climate protestors lost the right to cause criminal damage
Yesterday, the Lady Chief Justice, Lady Carr, delivered a judgment on protest law which may close a remarkable loophole which…
It will be difficult for Israel to ignore this ICJ ruling
Yesterday, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) delivered an interim ruling on South Africa’s genocide case against Israel. Its decision…
Will the Lords block Rishi’s Rwanda Bill?
Rishi Sunak will have been delighted last night to see his Rwanda Bill pass in the Commons, by 320 votes…
Ireland could regret its attack on the Troubles law
The Irish government has controversially announced that it will bring an inter-state claim against the UK in the European Court…
The Rwanda Bill is going to be hugely contentious
On Wednesday, the government finally published its promised ‘emergency legislation’, after the Supreme Court ruled in November that the Rwanda…
