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The Supreme Court has today handed down judgment in the case of R (Evans) and Another –v- Attorney General [2015] UKSC 21 (disclosure of Prince Charles’ letter to various government departments). Karen Steyn KC appeared for the Attorney General (appellant); Timothy Pitt... Read more
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The Supreme Court, by a majority of 3:2, has today found that the ‘benefit cap’ on housing benefit is lawful. The appellants had argued that the cap unlawfully discriminated against women in relation to their right to the peaceful enjoyment... Read more
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In Al Saadoon and others v Secretary of State for Defence [2015] EWHC 715 (Admin), the High Court decided various preliminary issues in test cases arising out of the operations of UK Armed Forces in Iraq during the invasion, occupation and post-occupation... Read more
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Joanne Clement is speaking at PLP Wales Conference on Wednesday 15th April 2015. For more information and how to book, see here.
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Joseph Barrett acted for the claimant, Wealden Leisure Limited, in this challenge under Art. 56 TFEU and s.2 of the European Communities Act 1972 (“the 1972 Act”) to the award of a £120m leisure services concession contract (Wealden Leisure Limited... Read more
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Harini Iyengar appeared as a legal expert in a Sky News debate, speaking against Nigel Farage’s proposal that the country’s race discrimination laws should be scrapped.
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At the conclusion of a two-day hearing, the Court of Appeal has reserved its judgment on the appeal by the London Criminal Courts Solicitors’ Association, the Criminal Law Solicitors’ Association, and two solicitors’ firms which challenges the Lord Chancellor’s decision... Read more
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In the wake of the Comprehensive Spending Review in 2010, Police Forces across England and Wales had their budgets cut by 20%. As a result, all Forces sought to make significant savings to improve their efficiency. Many Forces included within... Read more
Articles
Sean Aughey has co-authored an article titled ‘Targeting and Detention in Non-International Armed Conflict: Serdar Mohammed and the Limits of Human Rights Convergence’, 91 international Law Studies (2015) 60-118 (with Aurel Sari, Exeter University). The article contains a detailed critical analysis of the core issues... Read more
