Human rights

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Stephen Yaxley-Lennon challenges solitary confinement

Stephen Yaxley-Lennon sought judicial review over his solitary confinement, citing human rights violations

Will legal aid, as with so many other public services, simply be co-opted into a system of managed decline?

Daniel Newman, Professor in Law at Cardiff University, Emma Cooke, Lecturer in Criminology at the University of Kent, and Jess Mant, a Senior Research Fellow at Monash University, discuss the findings from their recent project funded by the British Academy on the legal aid sector

The painful reality of the Sara Sharif case

Catherine Gee, a Barrister at Pump Court Chambers, discusses the issues raised by the Sara Sharif case and the decision to publish the names of the judges involved

Civil legal aid reform: restoring access to justice or running out of time?

Sonia Kalsi, an Associate Professor (Teaching) at the Faculty of Laws at University College London and Deputy Director (Teaching & Learning) of the Faculty’s Centre for Access to Justice, asks whether it’s too late to save civil legal aid

Confiscation of Russian assets: the birth of a ‘nuclear’ justice deterrent

Dr Jason McCue, Senior Partner at McCue Jury & Partners, explains that the opportunity must not be missed to adopt a ‘nuclear justice’ deterrent to end Russia’s aggression in Ukraine and in order to build a broader coalition for peace

Striking workers are protected against detriment by the Blacklisting Regulations

Glenn Hayes, a Partner at Hill Dickinson, dissects the ruling in Morais and Ors v Ryanair DAC and what it means in practice for workers involved in official industrial action

Court rules on the legality of non-consensual psychiatric treatment

The Court of Appeal examined the legality of administering psychiatric treatment without consent under the Mental Health Act 2001

Extradition appeal dismissed for Richard Balasz

The High Court dismissed Richard Balasz's appeal against extradition to Hungary for extortion charges