The Weekly Update - 9th September 2022
Here is a round-up of some of the top legal stories from the past week:
HM Queen Elizabeth II passed away at the age of 96. Link.
Liz Truss was announced as the winner of the Conservative party’s leadership contest and the next prime minister. Link.
Before Truss was handed the keys to Number 10, Nadine Dorries and Priti Patel resigned from the cabinet. Link.
Truss then made her own cabinet appointments. Link.
The ill-fated Bill of Rights was scrapped by the new government. Link.
A human rights case about the right to assembly during periods of Covid-era restrictions will make its way to the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights. Link.
The case against the Rwanda relocation scheme began in the High Court. Link.
The Privileges Committee is planning to formally rebut the legal opinion of Lord Pannick that sought to defend Boris Johnson. Link.
A gig economy union is set to challenge Deliveroo in the Supreme Court over collective bargaining rights. Link.
The law firm Irwin Mitchell saw its profits take a hit. Link.
Relatives of Bloody Sunday victims were refused permission to appeal to the Supreme Court. Link.