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Live-Facial Recognition cameras in London
On Wednesday, the Guardian reported that the Metropolitan Police are planning to use live facial recognition (LFR) technology on Oxford Street – the busiest shopping street in the UK.
Furthermore, such infrastructure
In Cherrington v University of Derby [2026] EAT 107, the Mr Justice Cavanagh in the Employment Appeal Tribunal (“EAT”) held that an Employment Tribunal (“ET”) was not obliged to consider the Appellant’s Article 10 ECHR right to freedom of expression
On 2nd June 2026 the Supreme Court handed down their judgment in Re Attorney General for Northern Ireland’s Reference (Deprivation of Liberty) [2026] UKSC 16. You can read the full analysis of the case by Anogika Souresh and Esme Cairns
By Matthew Howarth
In R (Al Hashimi) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2026] EWCA Civ 943, the Court of Appeal held that a woman living in the United Arab Emirates could not invoke Articles 8 and 14
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Parliamentary report on the Afghan data breach
On Thursday, the House of Commons Defence Select Committee (DSC) published a report which found that a serious data breach of the sensitive personal data of thousands of Afghans was
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Digital ID scrapped:
On Tuesday, the new Prime Minister, Andy Burnham, announced that the Government would scrap plans to bring in mandatory digital ID. The policy, announced under the Starmer administration, was intended to help tackle illegal
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JCHR to scrutinise Immigration and Asylum Bill
The Joint Committee on Human Rights (JCHR) has this week launched its legislative scrutiny of the Immigration and Asylum Bill.
Described by the government as “a framework of new,
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On Tuesday, Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood introduced the Immigration and Asylum Bill to Parliament. The Bill reforms the interpretation of the right to family life under Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR), changes
