Law in Practice
Legal aid funding at inquests
<p>Making sure inquests remain inquisitorial: a quid pro quo? Calls to extend non-means tested legal aid for families in inquests where the state is legally represented were rejected by government for reasons of cost – but also effect </p>
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Brexit and the constitution: seven lessons
<p>We’re having a constitutional moment – the Brexit process has exposed a fairly dysfunctional relationship between law and politics in Westminster. Some lessons learned. </p>
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Brexit and the politics of law-making
<p>Should MPs be able to legislate contrary to the wishes of the government of the day? The Cooper Bill has raised fundamental questions over the relationship between law and politics in the United Kingdom </p>
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Some citizens are more equal than others
<p>Citizenship-stripping: principled, random or opportunistic? The fall of ISIS and potential return to the UK of British citizens who left to fight under its banner confronts ministers with difficult and divisive issues </p>
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Draft Domestic Abuse Bill: Progress or pitfall?
<p>The draft Domestic Abuse Bill is dividing opinion. Initially hailed as a step-change why is it now generating significant backlash? </p>
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Can we fix it? Yes we can
<p>Reports come thick and fast of crumbling courts and inhumane conditions whilst 50% of the magistrates’ court estate is sold off for luxe developments. If the Ministry of Justice won’t fix things, might localisation be the answer? </p>
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The youth court spiral
<p>Legal aid, resource and disclosure issues are hitting the youth courts just as hard as the adult system. Without proper attention they will continue their downward spiral</h4>
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Remunerated whistleblowers
<p>An argument for a new statutory framework: where money changes hands, and a whistleblower is paid for the disclosure of information, so much is still shrouded in mystery</h4>
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R v E and the great disclosure debate
<p>Measured working guide in an imperfect world</h4>
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The great disclosure debate: surviving a perfect storm
<p>Rebuilding confidence in disclosure in criminal cases: a consideration of the recent failures and how they can be avoided in future</h4>
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