Public Law

Articles

18 Oct 2016

Public interest versus commercial prejudice

George Mackenzie discusses the high evidential thresholds for suppressing commercial information following a Freedom of Information request

17 Oct 2016

Half of global businesses at risk of human rights breach claims

UK government called upon to hold companies criminally accountable for serious abuses, including those committed overseas

13 Oct 2016

Appeals and judicial review in the tribunal system

Alec Samuels explains the appeals procedure following R (Cart) v Upper Tribunal

10 Oct 2016

How the government sees the profession: 'Fat cats', 'activists', and 'vultures'

Lawyers are the pantomime villains in the Tories' play for political point scoring, writes John van der Luit-Drummond

7 Oct 2016

Mucky, traumatic and deeply, deeply sad; the world of family law

Radicalisation, Kindoki, and 'miracle baby' cases are just some of the unexpected challenges family courts are facing – and they must deal with them against a backdrop of unprecedented cuts. Julia Thackray reports Jo Delahunty QC's Gresham College lecture

6 Oct 2016

'Proud' human rights lawyers accuse May of 'ignorance'

Tory attacks on legal profession continue as prime minister criticises 'harassment' of British troops

6 Oct 2016

Mind your language

While the court was highly critical of Denbighshire County Council's decision to close a Welsh-language primary school, the judgment may only be a short-lived victory, writes Ane Vernon

5 Oct 2016

Armed forces should 'fight the enemy, not the lawyers'

Politicians 'vilify' lawyers with claims of industrial-scale 'spurious and vexatious' litigation