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Britain risks empowering Beijing through extradition reversal

Labour’s new stance on Hong Kong extraditions exposes alarming inconsistencies in the UK’s human rights and China policy

Judicial approach to international child relocation applications

A family court judge has reiterated that a child’s welfare, not parental preference, remains the only true test in relocation cases

Online Safety Act: regulation meets reality

As Ofcom enforces sweeping online safety rules, platforms face tough choices over age checks, AI, and compliance

Costs budgeting: burden, discipline and reform

Despite reforms, cost budgeting remains contentious—demanding precision, strategy, and justification to avoid adverse consequences

Dinsdale Piranha, the Supreme Court, and the death of the separation of powers

Britain’s highest court now enables unchecked sanctions, abandoning oversight and eroding the rule of law.

Shredding or shaping? How the DUAA recasts the UK GDPR

The Data (Use and Access) Act reshapes UK data protection with targeted reforms, testing the balance between innovation and protection

Funding barriers and the decline of young criminal defence solicitors

Criminal legal aid firms are losing young solicitors fast, leaving an ageing workforce and justice system under threat.

Leveson Review demands investment in criminal courts

The first instalment of Sir Brian Leveson’s Independent Review of the Criminal Courts stresses that meaningful reform cannot happen without fresh investment – not only in the courts themselves, but in those working within the system.