Living in a Resident Welfare Association (RWA) offers a sense of community and shared responsibility. However, just like any workplace,…
Access to Justice
Preaching hate: free speech, religion and the Human Rights Act
By Leo Kirby
In Sleeper v Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis [2025] EWHC 151 (KB) Mr Justice Sweeting dismissed an appeal against the decision of HHJ Saggerson to dismiss a claim against the Metropolitan Police by a street preacher arrested for displaying anti-Muslim signs.
The claim was both for the tort of false imprisonment (which involved a…
Law Pod UK latest: Lord Sumption on the Strasbourg Court
In Episode 215 Jonathan Sumption, formerly of the Supreme Court and author of five volumes of the Hundred Years War, says, after some reflection that “the ECHR is manifestly not a sensible and democratic way of deciding what the law should be in a democracy.
“The Strasbourg Court is a wholly irresponsible body…in the sense…
The Weekly Round-Up: Axel Rudabakana, Judicial independence, predictive policing and illegal surrogacy
In UK News
The Attorney General, Lord Hermer KC, has said that Axel Rudabakana’s sentence will not be referred to the Court of Appeal for undue lenience. Rudabakana was given a minimum 52-year sentence for murdering three girls in a dance class in July 2024. He would have received a full life order, said the…
The Weekly Round Up: Tougher citizenship rules, MI5 apologise for false evidence, Ukraine excluded from peace talks, and key extradition decision in the Supreme Court
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The Home Office has tightened its ‘good character’ guidance for citizenship applicants who entered the UK illegally or via dangerous routes. From 10 February 2025, those applying who arrived without ‘a required valid entry clearance or electronic travel authorisation having made a dangerous journey’ will ‘normally‘ have their citizenship applications refused. This…
Trauma-Informed Lawyering with Dr Anna Colton
In Episode 214 Emma-Louise Fenelon speaks to Rachel Marcus of 1, Crown Office Row and Dr Anna Colton, an experienced Clinical Psychologist, about vicarious trauma and trauma-informed lawyering.
Dr Colton’s book How to Talk to Children about Food, is available here:
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· Australia
· More information about Dr Colton…
Judicial Anonymity? Not this time.
In Tickle & Anor v The BBC & Ors [2025] EWCA Civ 4, the Court of Appeal considered the High Court’s decision to anonymise the names of several judges who had made decisions in historic care proceedings and private family law proceedings (“the historic proceedings”).
The historic proceedings related to Sara Sharif, who was…
Can an Indian Internal Complaints Committee (IC) handle overseas Sexual Harassment?
Multinational corporations (MNCs) often face complex situations regarding workplace conduct, especially when employees travel internationally. A common question arises: if an Indian employee experiences sexual harassment by a colleague in another country while on company business, can the India-based Internal Complaints Committee (IC) address the complaint? The answer, while not a simple yes or no,…
The Weekly Round Up: Review of Lucy Letby’s case, Vos’s AI endorsement, US trade war heats up and a deprivation of liberty order in the Court of Appeal
In UK News
Medical experts have claimed that Lucy Letby did not murder any babies at the Countess of Chester Hospital, concluding that the infants died of natural causes and negligent medical care. Having reviewed the medical evidence, a panel of 14 world-leading neonatologists have concluded that they “did not find any murders”. The case…
NDAs vs. Victims’ Rights: The Legal Debate on Sexual Harassment Cases in India
The debate surrounding the use of non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) in sexual harassment cases is intensifying globally, particularly in light of the #MeToo movement and increasing awareness of power imbalances in the workplace. Recent high-profile cases, coupled with growing public scrutiny of corporate practices, have fuelled demands for greater transparency and accountability. This heightened awareness has…