4 July 2023
Virtual policing: into the metaverse?
We explore what INTERPOL’s digital metaverse twin means in the rapidly changing virtual landscape.
19 June 2023
Dual citizenship and asylum claims: an increasingly common challenge
This blog post examines the issue of how having more than one citizenship impacts asylum claims in the UK.
13 June 2022
The new standard of proof in asylum claims: a major step backwards for LGBTQI+ asylum seekers
The imminent change to the standard of proof in asylum claims risks imposing unreasonable expectations on LGBTQI+ asylum seekers and will make it more difficult for them to demonstrate their entitlement to refugee status.
13 April 2022
National Security and Investment Act 2021 – an expansive approach to liability
Whilst it is anticipated that prosecutions under the National Security and Investment Act 2021 (‘the Act’) will be exceptionally rare, the criminal sanctions set out in it are explicitly framed to create a “sufficiently robust deterrent to ensure compliance.” The provisions punish corporates and individual officers who connive or consent to commit an offence, as well as individual officers who are negligent (s.36). In addition, they are also extra-territorial (s.52), meaning that the scope of liability is particularly wide-ranging.
