Great to write this article (to be published by European Human Rights Law Review) with @anuragdeb.bsky.social & @lewisgrahamlaw.bsky.social.
Applying settled principles of human rights law, we think Higgs is wrong. We also found no justification for it in EU/retained EU law – the opposite, in fact.
The NI comparison underlines how Higgs was a *bewilderingly* contra legem/against the grain interpretation of the Equality Act.
The ECtHR has REJECTED the argument that the "human rights situation" in Afghanistan means that "any removal to Afghanistan would necessarily breach Article 3 of the Convention"
However, on the facts, individuals may face a real risk of Art 3 mistreatment.
hudoc.echr.coe.int?i=001-249223
Have always wondered the same thing — esp re the orb lights on Liv St platforms. Feels like passing through a past decade’s vision of the future
Should notice be treated as validly served if, when sent by email, it ends up in the recipient's spam folder? Sir Peter Lane says yes:
www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWH...
Samuel Willis (@samuelwillis.bsky.social) and I have written something on last week's Court of Appeal decision in BYL, the case challenging the government's removal of VAT relief from private schools.
administrativecourtblog.wordpress.com/2026/03/06/c...
The European Human Rights Law Review is now on BlueSky!
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The High Court has granted the defendant in the Ammori / Palestine Action case permission to appeal to the Court of Appeal:
www.judiciary.uk/judgments/hu...
In an unsurprising judgment, the UK Supreme Court has ruled that section 12(1A) of the Terrorism Act 2000 is compatible with Article 10 ECHR
supremecourt.uk/cases/uksc-2...
A reminder from the Court of Appeal that (a) whilst human rights cases can raise knotty points of law, human rights cases can and do turn on disputed facts and (b) if you fail to challenge another party's evidence on those facts, it's going to be difficult to unpick that mistake on appeal
i think jesse jackson was one of the most important american political figures of the post-war era and i think that his 1984 and 1988 campaigns for the democratic nomination still have a great deal to teach about forging a path to a more egalitarian world. RIP.
Quick blog by @finishedloading.bsky.social and me on the Court of Appeal's view of Saini J's high-profile judgment last year on "jury equity" – relevant to the question of whether it is an offence and/or contempt for individuals to stand outside courts with placards addressing jurors on jury equity
reassuring to know someone else is critical of it — I had problems with it but seemingly everyone I know raves about it… was questioning my judgement!
Oh thanks for sharing, missed this! So good. If you like Chvrches you might like my gf's new EP – Chvrches are one of her musical touchstones music.apple.com/gb/album/los...
Tomorrow, the Court of Appeal will hand down its judgment in Rubery v Ministry of Defence.
I wrote about the EAT decision here: administrativecourtblog.wordpress.com/2024/10/17/m...
This great substack and Oliver Burkeman's article in the Guardian make great companion pieces for the start of 2026
www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...
A Christmas Eve gift from Poesie — a beautiful video and recording of In the Bleak Midwinter ❄️
youtu.be/_pRDJVQEvtw?...
A blog for the the Admin Court Blog on a point raised in the recent Supreme Court judgment in Jwanczuk that has relevance for many areas of law (including, for example, employment, equality, and tax law) – whether, & in what circs, courts in one part of the UK should follow courts in another part.
So revenant is not worth it then?
A general call to my admittedly modest following – If you are an art / music journalist or writer, please do get in touch, I have an interesting opportunity/lead
Judy Stone KC and new tenant Jack Steele discuss Szucs and what it takes to strike out a claim for abuse of process in this months’ episode of the Employment Podcast. #ukemplaw
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Jones v Police Federation, Employment Tribunal, Case No 1604160/2024 (28 August 2025)
The claimant, a police Branch Secretary, was a non-contractual office holder and didn’t fall within the category entitled to whistleblower protections in Employment Rights Act 1996. BUT the tribunal found…
A speech by Lord Sales on the "past and future" of the European Court of Human Rights:
"the arc towards process-based review seems, therefore, to be justified"
supremecourt.uk/uploads/spee...
For human rights scholars and court-watchers, here's a thread of some forthcoming ECHR/HRA in the UK Supreme Court's docket for the upcoming legal year (2025-26).
I think there are (at least) six cases worth keeping an eye on.
The European Court of Human Rights has ruled, 20 years after the landmark Hirst case, that an applicant prisoner's inability to vote in a UK General Election did not breach the Convention.
Hora v United Kingdom (23 September 2025): hudoc.echr.coe.int?i=001-244851
Some quick thoughts from me:
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.@jamellebouie.net and I have started a weekly politics show attached on the @unclearpod.bsky.social patreon. — t.co/1C7jvpo2R1
Sort of dizzying to think about how many people are alive today because Patricia Hewitt (ban on smoking in enclosed spaces) was health secretary and because Norman Fowler (mandatory seatbelts) was transport secretary and health secretary (HIV/Aids).
@samuelwillis.bsky.social is a contributor to a new book, Public Law and the UK Supreme Court: Key Cases and Decisions, which has been published today.
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