Human rights

Articles

'Proud' human rights lawyers accuse May of 'ignorance'

Tory attacks on legal profession continue as prime minister criticises 'harassment' of British troops

Amber Rudd must read her history after 'abhorrent' immigration plan

Lawyers condemn Home Office proposals as discriminatory and 'racist'

Actress tells top QCs to help refugees

10,000 refugees face imminent eviction from the Calais 'jungle'

Armed forces should 'fight the enemy, not the lawyers'

Politicians 'vilify' lawyers with claims of industrial-scale 'spurious and vexatious' litigation

Proportionality and private landlords

Alice Richardson analyses the Supreme Court judgment in McDonald v McDonald and considers its significance for future cases

A year in the life

Felicity Gerry QC reflects on the trials and tribulations of the past year, including arguing before the Supreme Court for the reversal of the law on joint enterprise

Charity launches crowdfund to challenge G4S helpline contract

Outsourcing giant would jeopardise critical advice services for vulnerable people, says Law Centres Network

Free to leave

Karen Bayley discusses the meaning of 'free to leave' in deprivation of liberty cases heard in the Court of Protection, and case law regarding powers of attorney