The Weekly Update - 17th June 2022
Here 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 Northern Ireland Protocol. Link.
A planned flight to Rwanda that was supposed to transport asylum seekers from the UK was grounded after a last minute decision from the European Court of Human Rights. Link. Link.
Brexit campaigner Arron Banks lost his libel case against investigative journalist Carole Cadwalladr. Link.
The prime minister’s ethics adviser, Lord Geidt, resigned as part of a dispute over steel tariffs and the ministerial code. Link.
The Criminal Bar Association was balloted on escalating action as part of its dispute with the Ministry of Justice over legal aid rates. Link.
The High Court decided that treatment should end for a boy who is highly likely to be brain stem dead. Link.
Mishcon de Reya is in shambles after four non-executive board member stepped down following the decision to pospone the firm’s IPO. Link.
A virtual law firm took one step closer to becoming a reality after it received financial backing. Link.
Plans to stymie protest continued via the Public Order Bill. Link.
Recent analysis suggested that the Supreme Court is bowing to political pressure from Westminster. Link.