In Episode 213 of Law Pod UK, Alasdair Henderson of 1 Crown Office Row joins Labour MP Henry Tufnell (formerly of 1 Crown Office Row) to discuss some of the salient and problematic proposals in Labour’s most sweeping changes to employment law in decades. They consider the proposed restrictions on zero hours contracts, the radical reduction of the qualifying period for unfair dismissal and ...

Jan 29, 2024 · As the dust settles on another year, it is (just about still) time to look back over the year gone to review some of the most dramatic, legally interesting or impactful cases of the year gone by. As ever, this is only a selection of the top cases of the year, but as a whole […]

Feb 3, 2025 · In UK news. The UK Government introduced its Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill to Parliament on 30 January. The Law Society welcomed the Bill’s repeal of the controversial Safety of Rwanda (Asylum and Immigration) Act 2024 – described by Society president Richard Atkinson as ‘one of the most damaging pieces of legislation in recent history’ – and certain provisions of the ...

The UK Human Rights Blog aims to provide a free, comprehensive and balanced legal update service. Our intention is not to campaign on any particular issue, but rather to present both sides of the argument on issues which are often highly controversial. We post on a huge range of legal issues, from human rights, to […]

Dec 31, 2024 · Join Rosalind English in Episode 211 as she discusses with Lucy McCann and Jonathan Metzer of 1 Crown Office Row the cases that have been decided at all levels in the courts in 2024 that have had, or will have, important implications for practitioners and litigants in fields ranging from children in care through anonymity in medical negligence to the forfeiture of property under the Suicide ...

Jan 27, 2025 · The Weekly Round Up: Southport Attacker Sentenced, Fault-based Divorce in the ECHR, & Trump Sworn In. 27 January 2025 by Catherine Churchill. In UK News. Axel Rudakubana, who murdered three children at a dance class in Southport earlier this year, pleaded guilty last week and has been sentenced to a minimum of 52 years.

Jan 6, 2025 · The Weekly Round-Up: Grooming Gang Inquiry Rejected, Human Rights Deteriorating in Ukraine, & Hate Crime recognised in Ireland. 6 January 2025 by Catherine Churchill. In UK News

Jan 27, 2025 · In Episode 213 of Law Pod UK, Alasdair Henderson of 1 Crown Office Row joins Labour MP Henry Tufnell (formerly of 1 Crown Office Row) to discuss some of the salient and problematic proposals in Labour’s most sweeping changes to employment law in decades. They consider the proposed restrictions on zero hours contracts, the radical reduction of the qualifying period for unfair dismissal and ...

Nov 25, 2024 · Benjamin Seifert of 1 Crown Office Row joins Lucy McCann to introduce our listeners to extradition law. Listen to Episode 207 to find out about the statutory framework that governs extradition, the procedure, the types of challenges raised when resisting extradition and recent developments in extradition law in the UK Supreme Court.. Law Pod UK is published by 1 Crown Office Row.

Nov 7, 2024 · But one curious argument has recently emerged which is of serious concern to both authors: the argument that liberalising euthanasia laws, in line with the proposed changes in Leadbeater’s Bill, should be resisted, as doing so would be to contravene the rights under the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR).