Your sand in marriage: plans to relax wedding rules in England and Wales
Beaches and theme parks could all host ceremonies as Law Commission says couples should have more choiceCouples could soon marry on a cruise, in their kitchen or during a day out at the beach under...
View ArticleEnglish courts get new powers to dismiss Slapp cases against reporters
Strategic lawsuits against public participation have been used by rich to try to stifle free speechCourts in England and Wales are to be granted new powers to dismiss lawsuits employed by wealthy...
View ArticleUK’s part-year workers entitled to full paid annual leave, court rules
Workers such as teachers on term-time contracts may be able to claim back pay after supreme court judgmentThousands of teachers on term-time-only contracts, and workers with similar arrangements, could...
View ArticleVictim’s family criticise scope of inquest into Guildford pub bombings deaths
Relatives of Ann Hamilton voice frustration as coroner reaches conclusions over deaths of five victims in 1974Relatives of one of the five victims of the IRA’s 1974 Guildford pub bombings have...
View ArticleUkraine app captures thousands of videos that could help prosecute Putin
eyeWitness to Atrocities enables timed and dated recordings that cannot be edited, enhancing their evidential valueRussia-Ukraine war: latest updatesMore than 13,000 pieces of footage from the Ukraine...
View ArticleArchie Battersbee: judges deny appeal over decision to stop life support
Parents have been fighting for son with ‘catastrophic’ brain injury to continue receiving treatment The parents of a 12-year-old boy who suffered a “catastrophic” brain injury have been refused...
View ArticleCrown court sentencing remarks to be televised for first time
‘Landmark moment for open justice’ comes after long campaign by BBC, ITN and SkyThe Old Bailey will be opened up to cameras on Thursday as sentencing remarks from a crown court case in England and...
View ArticleLaw chambers discriminated against gender-critical barrister, tribunal rules
Panel awards Allison Bailey payout in row over trans rights but rejects her claim against StonewallA barrister who tweeted criticism of the LGBTQ+ charity Stonewall’s position on trans rights was...
View ArticleArchie Battersbee: family given 24 hours to appeal against decision to end...
Extension is to enable parents of boy, 12, to make application to European court of human rightsThe parents of a 12-year-old boy, who doctors have said is showing “no signs of life”, have been granted...
View ArticleSolemn sentencing is no circus as cameras enter English courts
Analysis: viewers stand to gain an insight into judges’ decision-making at a time when transparency is being reduced elsewhereAlmost 100 years after a ban on cameras in criminal courts was enshrined in...
View ArticleTribunal rulings for gender-critical women have key implications
Analysis: recent cases strengthen protections for debate, but questions remain around workplace conflictsThe decision, on Wednesday, that LGB Alliance founder and barrister Allison Bailey had suffered...
View ArticleArchie Battersbee: court refuses to postpone withdrawal of life support
Judges say termination should not be suspended beyond midday on Tuesday as UN considers case of 12-year-oldThe court of appeal has refused to postpone the withdrawal of life-sustaining treatment from...
View ArticleArchie Battersbee: how third parties can further complicate tragic life...
Analysis: Government said to be considering inquiry into new ways of handling decisions, as religious groups accused of inflaming tensionsArchie Battersbee joins a list of tragic cases of children in...
View ArticleJudge throws out ‘frivolous’ case by UK puppy farm firm against lawyer
MBR Acres had alleged Gillian McGivern breached injunction when she entered site to speak with protestersA high court judge has criticised a puppy farming company for attempting to get a lawyer jailed...
View ArticleArchie Battersbee: mother says life support to be removed at 11am Wednesday
Announcement made hours after attempt to postpone withdrawal of life support was rejected by UK supreme court ‘with a heavy heart’The mother of 12-year-old Archie Battersbee has said his life support...
View ArticleArchie Battersbee’s parents take case to European court of human rights
Family submit application to Strasbourg-based court in attempt to postpone withdrawal of life supportThe parents of Archie Battersbee have submitted an application to the European court of human rights...
View ArticleArchie Battersbee: parents say they will fight to move him to a hospice
Parents of 12-year-old say they should be allowed to choose where their son takes ‘his last moments’The parents of 12-year-old Archie Battersbee have pledged to “fight” to get him moved to a hospice,...
View ArticleArchie Battersbee: mother says she has done all she can after family told...
Family were told treatment to be withdrawn after attempt to have 12-year-old moved to a hospice failsThe mother of Archie Battersbee has said she has done everything she promised her son she would do...
View ArticleArchie Battersbee dies after parents lose legal battle over life support
Mother says 12-year-old ‘fought until the end’ following withdrawal of treatment at Royal London hospitalArchie Battersbee, the 12-year-old boy whose parents fought a long-running legal battle to...
View ArticleArchie Battersbee family says ‘no parent must go through this again’
Relatives say they want changes to how life-support cases are dealt with after 12-year-old died following withdrawal of careRelatives of Archie Battersbee, who died after his life support treatment was...
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