Criminal Justice1-0 to Andrew but it’s not over yet
The warrants used to search the home of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor have been quashed for a “significant error”, but Thames Valley Police want permission to keep the information anyway.
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Northern IrelandThe hunt for legacy justice in Northern Ireland
When the dust settles on decades of vicious conflict and families on all sides are left bereft and angry, how do you begin to prosecute? And when time wears on without clarity, how do you secure justice for the victims?
English lawReasons to be cheerful: the lasting appeal of English law
In the face of AI, Brexit, international sanctions, macroeconomic uncertainty and more - a data insights report reveals the international appeal of English law and English lawyers, with a 60% uptick on exports in the last five years. So, what’s the attraction?
ConstitutionWhat's going on with the Chagos Islands?
A tropical archipelago nearly 6,000 miles from Dover continues to make headlines after US President Donald Trump described the UK’s deal to hand over sovereignty to Mauritius as “ridiculous”.
MedicalFirst, do no harm: the rise of clinical negligence claims
Pressure on A&E departments is causing a steep rise in clinical negligence claims. But what constitutes clinical negligence and what can be done to curb them?
PlanningChinese super-embassy gets green light
Residents of a London site owned by China and designed to house the state’s largest embassy in Europe have failed to overturn its planning permission through human rights fears.
DefamationThe SLAPP-down bill
A bolster for free speech, or an excuse for more lawsuits? Baroness Tina Stowell and Sir John Whittingdale MP have introduced the Strategic Litigation Against Public Participation (“SLAPP”) Bill into Parliament.
DiscriminationGraduate to sue Bar Council for “anti-White” intern programme
A White graduate and journalist is suing the Bar Council and the 10,000 Black Interns program under the Equality Act.
InsolvencyEight years since Carillion: a memento mori for construction giants
A long read: Eight years after the monumental collapse of construction juggernaut Carillion, the UK’s accountancy regulator has banned five of its former executives for acting recklessly. Breaking Law casts an eye back to the failure of the listed multinational.
RegulationA newly empowered media regulator and an angry tech titan
Meta is launching a High Court challenge against Ofcom's revenue-based fee structure under the newly enforced Online Safety Act.
FamilyAncient “fatherly” court power cannot be used to overturn adoptions
The UK Supreme Court has ruled that courts cannot use the ancient parens patriae jurisdiction to overturn valid adoption orders.