‘This briefing provides an overview of equality law, summarising the main concepts and the role of the Equality and Human Rights Commission.’
House of Commons Library, 2nd December 2024
Source: commonslibrary.parliament.uk
‘After five hours of intense and heartfelt debate, in which some members of parliament were brought to tears, the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill was passed in the House of Commons with 330 voting in favour and 275 against.’
The Independent, 29th November 2024
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Civil servants and ministers will begin work on implementing the assisted dying bill if it passes its first stage in parliament on Friday, but the Guardian understands it will not be adopted as a government bill.’
The Guardian, 28th November 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Britain’s financial sector watchdog is “incompetent at best, dishonest at worst”, according to a damning report by MPs and Lords which called for a big shake-up.’
The Guardian, 26th November 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘During the pandemic, everyone had a crash course in constitutional theory, learning what was law and what was merely guidance when it came to what they could and could not do inside and outside their homes. In similar vein, people are now having a crash course in what Private Members’ Bills are, thanks to the introduction of Kim Leadbeater MP’s Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill. Social media is now full of extensive discussions about precisely what such Bills are, what level of scrutiny they give rise to, what prospects there are for amending them, and what the role of the House of Lords is in relation to such Bills. It can be somewhat bewildering, but some might find this from the Institute for Government quite helpful.’
Mental Capacity Law and Policy, 22nd November 2024
‘MPs are to summon Elon Musk to testify about X’s role in spreading disinformation, in a parliamentary inquiry into the UK riots and the rise of false and harmful AI content, the Guardian has learned.’
The Guardian, 20th November 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘This briefing outlines the work of the Law Commission of England and Wales and describes the parliamentary procedures used to implement Law Commission recommendations.’
House of Commons Library, 12th November 2024
Source: commonslibrary.parliament.uk
‘The Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill 2024-25 has its second reading on 29 November 2024. The text of the bill has not yet been published.’
House of Commons Library, 24th October 2024
Source: commonslibrary.parliament.uk
‘Labour peer Waheed Alli has been found to have committed four breaches of Lords rules over his declarations in the register of interests.’
The Independent, 23rd October 2024
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Twenty-five black, Asian and minority ethnic MPs have written to the home secretary telling her that the framing of Britain’s immigration legislation “cannot be uncoupled from racism and the exclusion of people of colour”.’
The Guardian, 8th October 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The name ‘Chris Pincher’ has become synonymous with Boris Johnson’s downfall, but it was the case of Owen Paterson that precipitated the unrest in the Conservative Party that ultimately led to the former Prime Minister’s resignation.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 8th October 2024
Source: ukhumanrightsblog.com
‘A man who threatened to kill former Labour leader Ed Miliband has been jailed for three years.’
BBC News, 29th August 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Keir Starmer is under pressure to fulfil a promise to allow a parliamentary vote on legalising assisted dying as a bill is to be introduced into the House of Lords on Friday.’
The Guardian, 26th July 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The recent general election saw the Labour Party being elected with a majority of 171 seats in Parliament. The following morning, in his first speech as Prime Minister, Sir Keir Starmer claimed the nation had given the Labour Party a “clear mandate”. Similarly, the new Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rachel Reeves, stated the British people had voted for change and she had “begun the work necessary to deliver on that mandate” by implementing the economic ideas set out in the Labour Party’s manifesto. Lastly, in one of his first acts as Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, Ed Miliband’s lifting of the onshore wind ban was justified on the grounds of the new Labour government being “elected with a mandate to take immediate action to boost Britain’s energy independence”. Overall, there has been a heavy emphasis on the direct relationship between the electoral mandate given by the British people and the implementation of policies.
Whether intentional or not, this speaks to a socialistic-constitutional tradition that developed within the Labour Party from 1900 to 1951. This tradition saw a reformulation of the Diceyan view of parliamentary sovereignty in the British constitution. More specifically, it departed from a legal notion of sovereignty and understood the authority of the elected majority in Parliament, its legislators, and its political and policy agenda as deriving from the citizenry themselves. As such, reframing sovereignty as popular sovereignty was the basis for implementing an uninhibited, electorally sanctioned, social and economic agenda. The short and simple aim of this post is to provide a legal-historical account of this reimagination of sovereignty by key figures within the Labour Party.’
UK Constitutional Law Association, 22nd July 2024
Source: ukconstitutionallaw.org
‘For the first time, by way of the Post Office (Horizon System) Offences Act (“the Act”), Parliament has legislated to quash criminal convictions. In this post I will argue that, no matter how understandable, indeed laudable, the intention behind this legislation, in its haste to offer a speedy and comprehensive correction to mass injustice, Parliament has crossed a constitutional line and ventured into territory that is properly the preserve of the courts.’
UK Constitutional Law Association , 3rd June 2024
Source: ukconstitutionallaw.org
‘The Lord Chancellor has completed his review of the whiplash tariff but it is unclear whether the plan to publish it in early June will now happen because of the election.’
Legal Futures, 24th May 2024
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘It remains commonplace, both in political and public law discourse, to describe the Royal Prerogative as archaic or anachronistic. Executive power in the United Kingdom may begin with the Crown, but even the most venerated constitutional historians have long thought “the Crown” is a convenient cover for ignorance. Much like the sovereignty of Parliament, the more one explores its foundations, the more one suspects the bedrock will turn out to be quicksand. As the residue of the Crown’s discretionary authority, exercised by Ministers by convention without formal or legal restraint, it has been said prerogative remains difficult to translate into the modern era, precisely because it derives from the sixteenth century. A space devoid, on some accounts, of legality itself.’
UK Constitutional Law Association, 23rd May 2024
Source: ukconstitutionallaw.org
‘The Conservatives and Labour have held talks to work out what outstanding legislation can be rushed through parliament to become law before the Commons closes for the general election.’
The Independent, 23rd May 2024
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘The President of the Family Division, Sir Andrew McFarlane, has outlined the need for a “new approach” to post-adoption contact, noting that letterbox contact can “no longer be seen as the appropriate regime for most cases”.’
Local Government Lawyer, 23rd May 2024
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘The Conservatives’ promise to abolish no-fault evictions before the election will not happen, sources have told the BBC.’
BBC News, 24th May 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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