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ISIS Beatles: The UK government should not facilitate their execution just because it falls under another jurisdiction

What’s the point of having no death penalty in Britain if we extradite people to countries where they do?

Jul 24 2018 2:00pm
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London’s top barristers descend on Strasbourg as government surveillance case reaches European court

Are we being unlawfully spied on?

Nov 7 2017 11:24am
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Government will give prisoners the vote, 12 years after ECtHR’s famous Hirst ruling

Proposals will only impact least serious offenders

Oct 30 2017 11:18am
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The fight for Gurkha justice is not over

Eurocentrism is making it harder for Gurkha children to settle in the UK

Oct 27 2017 11:56am
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David Lammy is right to encourage use of modern slavery laws, says human rights lawyer

MP’s report recommends more prosecutions under modern slavery legislation

Sep 11 2017 2:50pm
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ECtHR overturns ruling that allowed boss to snoop on employee’s Yahoo account

Original decision caused right-wing press furore — and inaccurate reporting

Sep 5 2017 11:23am
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Miss Universe 2017: Beauty queen representing Great Britain is a Nottingham University law student

She’s an aspiring human rights lawyer

Jul 18 2017 12:41pm
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Law professor reprimanded for setting exam problem question about bikini waxing

Attack on academic freedom?

Jul 13 2017 10:30am
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Northern Irish women fighting for NHS abortions launch Strasbourg crowdfunding campaign

Taking Supreme Court defeat in their stride

Jun 27 2017 3:23pm
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Northern Irish women NOT entitled to abortions on NHS, Supreme Court rules

Landmark case decided by majority of 3:2

Jun 14 2017 11:02am
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General election: Human Rights Act ‘safer now than it has been for years’, says top LSE human rights professor Conor Gearty

Exclusive: Conor Gearty tells Legal Cheek why he thinks our rights are secure under brand new Tory-led coalition

Jun 9 2017 4:11pm
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Lawyers divided: Has Theresa May made a U-turn on human rights?

Keeping the Human Rights Act is a Tory manifesto pledge

Jun 7 2017 12:01pm
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We ‘cocked up’, but it wasn’t misconduct: Leigh Day’s defence begins

Junior solicitor in the firing line over accusations firm pursued false claims against British troops

Apr 28 2017 11:52am
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Social media brims with anger at Leigh Day lawyers as their seven-week disciplinary hearing begins with explosive allegations

Innocent until proven guilty?

Apr 25 2017 10:06am
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LSE human rights academic says he’d ‘love’ to have a public debate with Lord Sumption, who slammed him in a scathing book review

Why not?

Mar 28 2017 9:10am
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Daily Express forced to make huge correction to human rights story, again

Yet the tabloid newspaper has just released a slideshow explainer about the ECHR…

Mar 23 2017 12:28pm
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Newspaper reports stating employers can ban Muslims from wearing headscarves at work are ‘hugely misleading’, say lawyers

Fact-check time

Mar 14 2017 1:29pm
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LGBT moot: BPP Law School snatches victory from 2016 winners Oxford University

The competition was judged by some of the country’s leading human rights specialists

Mar 13 2017 9:11am
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Amal Clooney thinks it’s a ‘good thing’ her cases get extra publicity because of her marriage to George

It seems fame is currency in the fight against ISIS

Mar 8 2017 12:02pm
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New Doughty Street silk sticks it to the man with ‘left-wing’ tote bags she made for her fellow barristers

They’ve gone down very well

Mar 2 2017 9:12am
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Supreme Court rules the ‘anti-love law’ does not breach human rights

If you want your foreign spouse to live with you in the UK, you better have a high-paying job

Feb 22 2017 10:47am
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Lawyers urge EU to refuse trade deal with UK unless it remains a member of the ECHR

The threat of a post-Brexit ‘human rights crisis’ looms

Feb 21 2017 2:04pm
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Court of Appeal: Denying straight people civil partnerships is NOT unlawful

The boyfriend and girlfriend claimants think the law discriminates against them

Feb 21 2017 10:08am
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Solicitor of the Year turned ‘army ambulance chaser’ is struck off

The ultimate fall from grace

Feb 2 2017 12:13pm
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