The Weekly Update - 23rd December 2022
Here is a round-up of some of the top legal stories from the past week:
The High Court held that the government plant to deport migrants was lawful but the overall judgment foretold of trouble on the horizon. Link.
The government in Westminster has threatened to block a Scottish gender recognition law. Link.
The Senedd’s legislation committee became the latest body to raise questions about the Retained EU Law Bill. Link.
The High Court ruled that the settlement scheme for EU citizens is unlawful. Link.
In yet another High Court decision, the government was held to be in breach of an obligation to hold a human rights compliant investigation into the murder of Pat Finucane. Link.
The BBC obtained Home Office emails suggesting that hundreds of migrants had been detained illegally at removal centres. Link.
The Ministry of Justice was criticised for inadvertently sending a violent stalker details of the anguish suffered by his victim. Link.
One of the first fixed penalty notices for catcalling has been handed out to a man in London. Link.
An inquiry has been launched into a Tory peer who is accused of harassing a female journalist. Link.
Priti Patel is sending out some strange Christmas cards this year. Link.