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Challenge to export of military parts that might be used by Israel fails in the High Court
Challenge to export of military parts that might be used by Israel fails in the High Court: military decisions like this not ...
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The Begum Legacy: the Supreme Court further tightens the reins on citizenship deprivation appeals
By guest contributor Saira Turner In U3 (AP) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2025] UKSC 19, the Supreme Court has unanimously dismissed an appeal against a decision taken by the Special ...
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The role of the Attorney General – Law Pod UK latest
Law Pod UK latest: the role of the Attorney General in upholding the rule of law; parliamentary sovereignty v international ...
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The Weekly Round-Up: “Indications” of Israel’s breach of human rights obligations to EU; Article 10 ECHR on campus; “Safe third countries” in the Court of Appeal
The EU’s diplomatic service has warned of “indications” that Israel’s activities in Gaza and the occupied West Bank are “in breach of [its] human rights obligations” to the Union under Article 2 of ...
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Schooled on tax and Human Rights: Government successful in private schools VAT challenge
In ALR and others v Chancellor of the Exchequer [2025] EWHC 1467 (Admin), the High Court has dismissed a challenge against the government’s manifesto policy of adding VAT to private school fees. The ...
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First commercial onshore salmon farm given the go ahead despite animal welfare concerns
R (on the application of Animal Equality UK v North East Lincolnshire Borough Council and ASL New Lee Ltd [2025] EWHC 1331 (Admin) This was an application for judicial review brought by an animal ...
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Cheshire West rides again: no power for a local authority with parental responsibility to consent to detention
J is a 14-year-old boy with a number of diagnoses, including autism, ADHD, and Pica. J lives in a specialist children’s home. J is subject to a final care order under Section 31 of the Children Act ...
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Weekly Round-Up: Immigration, Assisted Dying, Ukraine, Gabon, and Two Tweet Appeals - UK Human Rights Blog
Weekly Round-Up: Immigration, Assisted Dying, Ukraine, Gabon, and Two Tweet Appeals 19 May 2025 by Jennifer Zhou In UK News: The Prime Minister vowed to stop Britain from becoming an “island of ...
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Supreme Court rules Appellants were British all along
N3 & ZA v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2025] UKSC 6 concerned orders depriving two British people of their citizenship on national security grounds. The Defendant (initially) contended ...
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Gambling with Consent: Free, Specific, and Informed Consent in Data Protection Law - UK Human Rights Blog
Gambling with Consent: Free, Specific, and Informed Consent in Data Protection Law 5 March 2025 by Matthew Leitch Background In RTM v Bonne Terre Ltd [2025] EWHC 111 (KB), the High Court considered ...
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No Recourse to Public Funds and Article 3: Proving Systems Duty Breaches
No Recourse to Public Funds and Article 3: Proving Systems Duty Breaches 4 December 2024 by Matthew Leitch Background In SAG & Ors v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2024] EWHC 2984 (Admin) ...