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  • 22 May 2024
    News High Court rules government attack on protest is unlawful

    The government overreached its powers when it introduced measures to crack down on protest without proper debate in parliament.

    High Court rules government attack on protest is unlawful
  • 17 May 2024
    News When public protection turns Kafkaesque

    The government abolished Imprisonment for Public Protection sentences more than a decade ago, but thousands are still serving them. Is it ever right to punish people for crimes they might go on to commit? Content warning: suicide.

    When public protection turns Kafkaesque
  • 8 May 2024
    News The Garrick has voted to admit women, but it’s still not fair

    Justice must not only be done, but it must be seen to be done. So can judges make cosy connections behind closed doors?

    The Garrick has voted to admit women, but it’s still not fair
  • 19 April 2024
    News Scarce resources are no excuse for discrimination

    A ruling from the High Court this month shows how public bodies must promote equality, even when things are tight. Content warning: child sexual abuse; suicide; self-harm.

    Scarce resources are no excuse for discrimination
  • 9 April 2024
    News European Court of Human Rights: States must take ‘immediate’ climate action

    A historic ruling means that governments must take concrete steps to tackle the climate crisis and set out credible targets to reach net zero.

    European Court of Human Rights: States must take ‘immediate’ climate action
  • 3 April 2024
    News Wandsworth Prison in the dock over unlawful detention

    When the state tramples over ancient rights to liberty, it’s time for the courts to take action. by Jess O’Thomson

    Wandsworth Prison in the dock over unlawful detention
  • 22 March 2024
    News When is the Government allowed to invade your privacy?

    A GPS tag signals the fine balances that must be struck when a Government interferes with our human rights. by Jess O’Thomson

    When is the Government allowed to invade your privacy?
  • 15 March 2024
    News What does it mean to be dishonest?

    A recent Court of Appeal case considers important issues about what ‘dishonesty’ means.  by Jess O’Thomson

    What does it mean to be dishonest?
  • 9 March 2024
    News What’s the truth about reconciliation in Northern Ireland?

    The Government claims the Legacy Act would promote reconciliation in Northern Ireland. But the Belfast High Court has found ‘the evidence is to the contrary’. by Jess O’Thomson

    What’s the truth about reconciliation in Northern Ireland?