Law
Plain English by committee
The effect of the Woolf reforms was to replace one set of legal jargon with another
Criminal damage remains criminal
A new judgment has challenged a convoluted legal defence of property damage
Less than an animal?
It is surely wrong that animal foetuses enjoy more protection under the law than human ones
Why did Irish women vote No?
Tired of seeing women and mothers erased in law and policy, Ireland’s women sent a resounding message
The “conversion therapy” ban still makes for bad law
Recent amendments have failed to answer serious concerns about its implications
Grossly offensive censorship
A new ruling offers hope for an end to preposterous rulings over “malicious communications”
Death by a thousand regulations
British politicians are allowing unnecessary laws to ruin civil society
Who judges the judges?
Judges, whatever their gender, need sufficient judgement to maintain neutrality and political impartiality
The problem with public sector procurement
The Social Value Act has brought questionable benefits and serious costs
The Rwanda Bill and the rule of law
Our constitutional tradition strictly separates international law from domestic law