Law
Professional denouncement for private opinions
We need to think twice before saying chambers can’t take on a barrister due to private opinions previously expressed, says Andrew Tettenborn
The hypocrisy of the new-found freedom lovers
Commentators who have spent the last 20 years undermining key principles of democracy are crawling out from the woodwork to protect the right to protest
Fixing the unbroken
Reform of judicial review is a solution without a problem
Impeachment Follies: The case against conviction
Paul du Quenoy argues that Democrats are unlikely to achieve their dream of removing their most dangerous rival from contention in 2024
Should the UK force its overseas territories to legalise same-sex marriage?
The UK Government is keen to ensure legalisation of same-sex marriage throughout its dominions, but exercising its colonial authority is not the most prudent tactic
Beware the bill of attainder
Christopher Silvester explains how English history could have an important part to play in Trump’s impeachment
New rules
Policing the spirit of the law
J’accuse: the legal system in the dock
As a pupil, Alexandra Wilson frequently encountered racially loaded assumptions. In court, clients assumed she was a defendant
What does the child trans judgement mean?
Those who are invested in being ‘on the right side of history’ might like to reflect on yesterday’s judgement
Crime incorporated
Why is it so hard to put rogue companies in the dock?