9 May 2024
The Rwanda Act: a constitutional crisis?
We are in unprecedented territory, writes Lord (Harry) Carter of Haslemere. So what will our courts do next?
17 April 2024
Landmark ECtHR judgment turns the dial on climate change litigation
The Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights has delivered its much-awaited judgments in three high-profile climate change cases.
23 November 2023
A Plethora of Public Inquiries
This article was first published by New Law Journal on 4th August.
31 August 2023
Legislating badly?
Measures introduced in the Queen’s Speech risk fuelling legislative bad habits.
24 August 2023
Who makes UK law?
Is the current approach to delegated legislation undermining the constitutional balance between executive & legislature?
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Today, most UK laws are made by government ministers with little parliamentary involvement, risking potentially serious consequences.
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Tighter control over the use of delegated legislation is now required. A better system of scrutiny needs to be introduced. A reassertion of the boundary line between primary and delegated legislation is also called for.