Procedures

Articles

24 Sept 2015

Government threatened with legal challenge over 'secret kill policy'

Leigh Day's human rights team advises Green party politicians on legality of UK drone strikes

22 Sept 2015

Noise nuisance in the licensing area

Jeremy Phillips considers the concept of public safety in licensing reviews, the relevance of representations against a grant, and a proposal to hold extra concerts at the Emirates Stadium

18 Sept 2015

The law of self-defence, or the doctrine of 'he had it coming'

Secret Barrister: Notably, there were few tabloid editorials contemplating whether the killing of Reyaad Khan might have been moral but unlawful

8 Sept 2015

A lamentable tale of case summaries

A clear and concise case summary will save judges time and frustration, says District Judge Nigel Law

1 Sept 2015

Failure to pay national living wage likely to end in prosecutions for businesses

Prime minister warns 'unscrupulous' employers they will 'pay the price' of cheating workers

27 Aug 2015

The threat of terrorism versus the presumption of innocence

Dr Amir A Majid says the Rolls Royce legal principle is under attack from politicians and law enforcement

26 Aug 2015

Migrant wages to be seized as proceeds of crime

New Immigration Bill will stop illegal migrants from working, renting property, opening bank accounts, or driving

25 Aug 2015

High Court dismisses Data Protection Act application in Thai death penalty case

Judge forced to balance interests of the police against those of the accused in 'highly novel and difficult' case