Promoting access to justice, upholding the rule of law, ensuring fair systems
May 21 • 4 tweets • 1 min read
1. 📣BREAKING NEWS: VICTORY FOR RULE OF LAW
The High Court has found the Home Secretary acted outside of her powers when she used a Statutory Instrument to redefine the meaning of ‘serious disruption’, giving police more scope to restrict protest and assembly. 2. The Court made a suspended quashing order. This ruling is a victory for the #RuleofLaw, #ParliamentaryDemocracy and #Rights.
Present and future Governments should pay heed & commit to respecting our rights and constitution.
Apr 5 • 4 tweets • 1 min read
BREAKING 🚨
Yesterday, the Home Office made an important change to the Immigration Rules.
So our client, a former partner of a European national whose relationship broke down due to domestic abuse, will now be able to apply for indefinite leave to remain & access to benefits.
Our client was previously unable to apply because she had been in the UK on the basis of EU law free movement rights.
Until yesterday, partners in the UK with pre-settled status were excluded from accessing important mechanisms to support those leaving abusive situations.
Apr 24, 2023 • 6 tweets • 7 min read
Our final panel of the day is underway on #RetainedEULaw, investigating what it means, what its key provisions are, and how it might impact British law if it goes forward.
1. A High Court declaration this week underlines that Cardiff Council must consider prosecuting landlords who unlawfully evict their tenants & that their failure to prosecute anyone in 10 years was a systemic failure.
How did this happen?🧵👇
2. In early 2022, our client spent a week with a friend to recover from an illness. On return to his rented flat, he found his landlord had changed the locks.
1) Last week PLP’s @MIAhluwalia represented a client in her appeal against 6 sanctions decisions
Our client had been sanctioned 6 times and her Universal Credit payments had been reduced for 665 days – roughly a year and nine months 2) All six sanctions were imposed for allegedly missing appointments, either at a work programme provider or at the Jobcentre.
Oct 16, 2018 • 18 tweets • 8 min read
Next up is our panel session on ‘Brexit and the Constitution: still fit for purpose or broken?” Chaired by Prof Jeff King, with a lecture by Sir Jeffrey Jowell followed by replies form Prof. Richard Ekins, Kate O’Regan and Alexandra Runswick. #JRTrends2018
Sir Jeffrey Jowell of @BlackstoneChbrs begins his lecture with a tribute to his friend Sir Henry Brooke and particularly notes his important work as Chair of the Law Commission