United Kingdom

A statue of William of Orange in Glasgow has been put under police guard after it was vandalised. The statue, erected in 1735, is under 24-hour watch amid fears it will become a flashpoint for trouble.

More than 50 per cent of lawyers would like to permanently work from home for most of the week once the pandemic abates, RollOnFriday reports. The website's poll of over 2,500 lawyers and law firm staff found a significant shift in preferences towards working from home.

A crowdfunded legal challenge is being brought against ministers after they refused to order an investigation into the shortages of personal protective equipment (PPE) for NHS staff during the coronavirus pandemic. The applicants, including the Good Law Project, led by Jolyon Maugham QC, are seeking

A former Miss Hitler beauty pageant entrant and her ex-partner have been jailed for more than eight years for their membership of far-right group National Action (NA). Alice Cutter, 23, was jailed for three years and Mark Jones, 25, for five-and-a-half at Birmingham Crown Court.

The UK's top military judge has criticised controversial legislative proposals to protect former British soldiers from "vexatious claims" relating to their actions overseas. Judge Jeffrey Blackett, Judge Advocate General of the Armed Forces, raised "significant concerns" about the Overseas Oper

Britain's human rights watchdog has launched a statutory inquiry into the impact of the COVID-19 crisis on people from ethnic minorities in England, Scotland and Wales. The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) said its inquiry will help to develop "clear, evidence-based recommendations for ur

The attorney general for England and Wales has been accused of undermining the "impartiality of her role and the rule of law" for defending Dominic Cummings on Twitter after it was revealed he had apparently breached the lockdown rules. Mr Cummings has said he acted reasonably – and legal

A High Court judge has been censured by the UK Supreme Court for directing a "barrage of hostility" towards a claimant in "immoderate, ill-tempered and at times offensive language". The libel case of Serafin v Malkiewicz and others was sent for retrial after five justices ruled that Mr Justice Jay h

Former Attorney General for England and Wales Dominic Grieve QC will be a visiting professor in law at Goldsmiths, University of London, it has been announced. Throughout his career as a barrister and politician, Mr Grieve has worked at the intersection between the law and politics and taken a parti

A new paper setting out the constitutional status and functions of UK law officers has been published by the House of Commons Library. Dr Conor McCormick, lecturer at QUB School of Law, co-authored the 60-page paper with Graeme Cowie of the House of Commons Library.

People suspected of terrorism offences would face minimum jail terms of 14 years under proposed legislation. Under the Counter-Terrorism and Sentencing Bill, introduced to Parliament today, the standard of proof for terrorism prevention and investigation measures (Tpims) imposed on individuals who a

Legislation providing for the introduction of a points-based UK immigration system after Brexit has passed second reading in the House of Commons. The Immigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Bill 2020, supported by the Democratic Unionist Party, was passed by 351-252.

Sixty-six per cent of women in the legal profession in the UK say the coronavirus crisis is having an impact on their mental health, with over a third experiencing a drop in income and 67 per cent reporting that the organisation they work for has furloughed staff. The drop in income did not appear t

London-based law firm Leigh Day is investigating a potential group claim against the German car manufacturer Mercedes-Benz over an alleged ‘cheat device’ fitted on some of its cars in order to artificially reduce emissions to pass EU emissions tests. The claims are being investigated on

Immigration experts have accused the Home Office of interfering with the independence of the judiciary after it queried the number of detainees being released during the coronavirus pandemic. In a letter sent to the president of the First-Tier Tribunal, Immigration and Asylum Chamber last week, a se