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Bill of Rights Bill - Heavy on the Bill, Light on the RightsWhenever a significant constitutional document has been drawn up to bestow rights upon individuals in the past it has been at a time of great historical upheaval. Magna Carta was signed by King John to keep rebel barons off his back, the European Convention on Human Rights was…
Jun 22
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Summer of StrikesIt is often quite difficult to know how to feel about strikes. On the one hand it is a sign that the system works: workers are able to organise themselves and protest working conditions in the most basic and fundamental way possible; withholding their labour. On the other hand it…
Jun 22
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The Weekly Update - 24th June 2022Here is a round-up of some of the top legal stories from the past week: The government published its Bill of Rights Bill that, if passed, would replace the Human Rights Act. Link. As strikes affected travel plans across the country, the Criminal Bar Association also voted to take…
Jun 24
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Assange Extradition: The Next StepsIn a political move so unsurprising that it went almost undetected in the media, Priti Patel recently approved the extradition of Julian Assange to the U.S. This is not the end of the road for the WikiLeaks founder. There will be appeals against the decision and it will not be…
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The Weekly Update - 17th June 2022Here is a round-up of some of the top legal stories from the past week: The UK government published the controversial bill that seeks to overhaul the…
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The Geidt DecisionIf there is a common theme with this government of late, it is that when they are found to break the rules, the approach is not to change their own…
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Rwanda Plans Hang by a ThreadBy all accounts the flight to Rwanda this evening transporting asylum seekers will still go ahead but the number of migrants on board will certainly not…
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The Mechanics of the Northern Ireland Protocol BillDespite there still being continued confusion over the legal basis for the proposed legislation, the government has now published the Northern Ireland…
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What Upholding the Law Really MeansThe inhumane plan of the Home Secretary to send migrants to Rwanda has come up against another hurdle as plans to challenge the policy in court mean the…
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