Liberty wins legal opposition to IPA
Human rights organisation Liberty has won a landmark victory in a legal challenge against government bodies’ powers to spy on the UK population. The High Court of Justice ruled that it is unlawful for security services, including MI5, MI6, and GCHQ, to obtain individuals’ communications data from telecom providers without Continue Reading
Lack of Diversity Will Hamper the Legal Profession
In 2022, the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom had only one female judge, after the retirements of Lady Jill Black, Lady Mary Arden and Lady Brenda Hale. Despite the efforts of the current president, Lord Reed, to increase diversity, the court itself has stated that “there is no simple Continue Reading
Michael Sandel Lectures
Michael J. Sandel (born March 5, 1953) is an American political philosopher and a political philosophy professor at Harvard University. His course “Justice” is the first Harvard course to be made freely available online and on television. It has been viewed by tens of millions of people around the world, Continue Reading
BBC “Crime – Are We Tough Enough”
The BBC produced a ground breaking documentary series in January 2020 called “Crime – Are We Tough Enough?”. Taking as its starting point two people with quite opposing ideas about the Criminal Justice System’s future. The series featured Chris Daw QC; one of the country’s most eminent criminal defence barrister, Continue Reading
The Justice Lectures by Professor Michael Sandel
Michael J. Sandel (born March 5, 1953) is an American political philosopher and a political philosophy professor at Harvard University. His course “Justice” is the first Harvard course to be made freely available online and on television. It has been viewed by tens of millions of people around the world, Continue Reading
Legal Aid Changes and Representation
Changes to the legal aid system in England and Wales are leading many in the legal profession to expect a rise in the number of people representing themselves in court. Restrictions have now been placed on the availability of legal aid available to people seeking a divorce or those involved in custody disputes. It is also Continue Reading
The Rights Issue of Legal Aid Bill
Amnesty International are lobbying for amendments to the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill. It’s researchers have documented serious human rights infringements by UK companies overseas. The Bill proposed by the UK government Amnesty believes would make it almost impossible for victims of these abuses to seek justice Continue Reading