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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. He unexpectedly pleaded guilty to all charges last
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Law Pod UK new episode: Baroness Hale on Privacy and Press Freedom, the Children Act and Women in the Legal Profession
In Episode 211 of Law Pod UK I am joined by former President of the Supreme Court, Brenda Hale, first female law lord in the Court of Appeal, one time Professor of Law at Manchester University and participant in many…
The Weekly Round-Up: Grooming Gang Inquiry Rejected, Human Rights Deteriorating in Ukraine, & Hate Crime recognised in Ireland
In UK News
A heated debate has arisen across the UK and abroad after Safeguarding Minister Jess Phillips last week rejected calls for a public inquiry into child grooming gangs in Oldham. In a letter sent to Oldham Council in…
Young persons’ consent for cross-sex hormone treatment
Law Pod UK: The most significant cases of 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,…
The Weekly Round-Up: Puberty Blockers Banned Indefinitely, Assad Regime Falls, & LGBT Veterans Compensated
In UK News
Health Secretary Wes Streeting revealed last week that the Government has placed an indefinite ban on the use of puberty blockers for trans youth, following advice from the Commission on Human Medicines that the medicines pose an…
Misuse of private information: Google and DeepMind Technologies
Prismall v Google UK Ltd [2024] EWCA Civ 1516
This was not a class action but a representative action, pursuant to what is now Civil Procedure Rule (CPR) 19.8, for the tort of misuse of private information against the respondents…
Law Pod UK Ep.209. Gender critical belief: A legal debrief
By Jim Duffy
In Episode 209, Jim Duffy is joined by fellow 1COR barristers Alasdair Henderson and Paula Kelly to examine recent judicial attempts to grapple with questions of gender in the workplace. How do the UK courts and tribunals distinguish legitimate and…
Have you renewed your MOT? RTA claims and “ex turpi causa”
Ali v HSF Logistics Polska SP ZOO [2024] EWCA 1479
This was a very simple case that illustrates in a nutshell the courts’ approach to the principle of “ex turpi causa”: the notion that prevents a claimant from seeking a…
The Weekly Round-up: Assisted dying bill advances, ICJ looks at climate change, and LGBTQ asylum-seekers at ECtHR
In UK news
The Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill passed its second reading debate on 29 November 2024. The current draft of the bill is available here. The dates for the Committee Stage have not yet…