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Taking the constitution seriously: A response to Lord Sales
The incoming Deputy President of the Supreme Court devoted a recent lecture to a critique of my commentary on his judgment in the Spitalfields case, highlighting differences between us concerning… Read more
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The ‘othering’ of human rights and the agenda underlying calls for ECHR withdrawal
A recent conference marking the 75th anniversary anniversary of the European Convention on Human Rights provided a sobering opportunity for reflection on possible trajectories of human rights protection in the… Read more
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Nothing to see here? Allister in the Supreme Court
Earlier this year, the UK Supreme Court gave judgment in the Allister case (In the matter of an application by James Hugh Allister and others for Judicial Review [2023] UKSC… Read more
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Oceana: Ouster clauses and parliamentary sovereignty
A recently published commentary brought to my attention the High Court’s judgment in R (Oceana) v Upper Tribunal [2023] EWHC 791 (Admin). I highly recommend Philip Murray’s excellent, thoughtful piece… Read more
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Was Boris Johnson undemocratically removed from Parliament?
On 9 June 2023, Boris Johnson announced that he was resigning as an MP. He did so having been sent a draft of a report in which the House of… Read more
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Legal opinion on the Privileges Committee’s ‘Partygate’ inquiry: Some comments
As is well known, the Committee of Privileges is currently holding an inquiry into whether the Prime Minister committed a contempt of Parliament when addressing the House of Commons in… Read more
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Boris Johnson’s resignation: Did the constitution work?
Until indications emerged this morning that Boris Johnson accepted what everyone else had known for some time — namely, that his position as leader of the Conservative Party and Prime… Read more
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1,000 words: The Bill of Rights
Proposals for a new Bill of Rights were announced by the UK Government in 2022. However, in 2023, it was announced that those proposals would not be taken forward. I… Read more
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The UK’s (new) Bill of Rights
Proposals for a new Bill of Rights were announced by the UK Government in 2022. However, in 2023, it was announced that those proposals would not be taken forward. I… Read more
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On Lord Geidt’s resignation and its constitutional significance
Less than three years into his premiership, Boris Johnson will (presumably) soon be appointing his third Independent Adviser on Ministers’ Interests. Today, the most recent incumbent, Lord Geidt, resigned. In… Read more
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The Northern Ireland Protocol Bill
Interviewed on LBC, Boris Johnson said that his Government was proposing to legislate in order to make ‘trivial’ changes to the Northern Ireland Protocol. In this post, I will explain… Read more
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