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UKSC permission to appeal decisions from Jan to March. Includes the L1T case: supremecourt.uk/news/permiss...
I suspect that part of that is the identity of (one of) the claimants.
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UKSC permission to appeal decisions from Jan to March. Includes the L1T case: supremecourt.uk/news/permiss...
Adam Tomkins: On ABJ: Proscribed Organisations, Proportionality, and Freedom of Speech ukconstitutionallaw.org/2026/04/20/a...
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'New powers under consideration — which bear a striking resemblance to the EU’s Anti-Coercion Instrument (ACI) or “trade bazooka” — could include restrictions on the import and export of goods and services, as well as on investment flows.' www.politico.eu/article/brit...
Research leave confirmed. Only 37 1/2 weeks to go.
'Now we are asking whether additional powers are needed, and have launched... a call for input to consider the case for developing new powers to reinforce our ability to respond to acts of adverse economic pressure against the UK.' questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-stat...
' Downing Street is understood to be willing to give way over a block on intelligence staff coming under the law’s terms, which enforces a duty of candour on public officials and contractors in the aftermath of disasters.' www.theguardian.com/law/2026/apr...
Ronan Cormacain: Mandarin: Shining a light on prerogative legislation in the Chagos Islands ukconstitutionallaw.org/2026/04/13/r...
'The unusual move, normally associated with alleged terrorists and dangerous gangsters, came after Bullen was stopped by police at Luton airport and questioned on suspicion of being involved in hostile activity on behalf of a foreign state.' www.thetimes.com/article/461a...
'The judgment by the British Indian Ocean Territory Court is being appealed by the UK government, but with Donald Trump also withdrawing support for the islands to be given to Mauritius, the deal cannot go ahead.' www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/poli...
'a new Chagos bill is not expected to feature in the King's Speech in mid-May.' www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Possibility that doesnt seem to have been mentioned yet: 2002, when the Dependent Territories are rebranded as Overseas Territories, partly on the acceptance that they're here to stay.
'In what might be thought to reflect a rather rudimentary understanding of copyright law...' ... 'FCB’s business model was, in this respect, legally precarious.' www.judiciary.uk/wp-content/u...
This again: www.biot.gov.io/wp-content/u...
This again: www.biot.gov.io/wp-content/u...
'The person familiar with the situation said the government’s recent move to designate steel as a “strategic national asset” could pave the way for the government to use national security laws to force through nationalisation.' giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...
'The person familiar with the situation said the government’s recent move to designate steel as a “strategic national asset” could pave the way for the government to use national security laws to force through nationalisation.' giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...
'Duffy says of Zubaydah: “This certainly isn’t an isolated case.” The public is unaware of the “full extent to which UK intelligence was taking advantage of questioning under torture by the CIA and FBI..."' See also the ongoing al-Libi case: www.thetimes.com/article/guan...
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The JCNSS on 'sovereign capabilities': committees.parliament.uk/publications...
'The same four people all said that the government plans to prorogue parliament — ending a continuous session that has lasted almost two years under Starmer — in the week of April 27.' www.politico.eu/article/king...
'Government lawyers identified the Sanctions and Money Laundering Act from 2018 as a legal means to allow the use of military force.' www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
'This appeal concerns the extent to which freedom of information legislation in Scotland has innovated on the common law protection of material which is subject to legal professional privilege (LPP).' www.scotcourts.gov.uk/media/zzgbx5...