The ECtHR has REJECTED the argument that the "human rights situation" in Afghanistan means that "any removal to Afghanistan would necessarily breach Article 3 of the Convention" However, on the facts, individuals may face a real risk of Art 3 mistreatment. hudoc.echr.coe.int?i=001-249223

Should notice be treated as validly served if, when sent by email, it ends up in the recipient's spam folder? Sir Peter Lane says yes: www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWH...

Samuel Willis (@samuelwillis.bsky.social) and I have written something on last week's Court of Appeal decision in BYL, the case challenging the government's removal of VAT relief from private schools. administrativecourtblog.wordpress.com/2026/03/06/c...

The European Human Rights Law Review is now on BlueSky! @ehrlr.bsky.social Follow for the latest articles, calls for papers, upcoming events and more...

The High Court has granted the defendant in the Ammori / Palestine Action case permission to appeal to the Court of Appeal: www.judiciary.uk/judgments/hu...

In an unsurprising judgment, the UK Supreme Court has ruled that section 12(1A) of the Terrorism Act 2000 is compatible with Article 10 ECHR supremecourt.uk/cases/uksc-2...

A reminder from the Court of Appeal that (a) whilst human rights cases can raise knotty points of law, human rights cases can and do turn on disputed facts and (b) if you fail to challenge another party's evidence on those facts, it's going to be difficult to unpick that mistake on appeal

Freemasons in the police force administrativecourtblog.wordpress.com/2026/02/23/f...

i think jesse jackson was one of the most important american political figures of the post-war era and i think that his 1984 and 1988 campaigns for the democratic nomination still have a great deal to teach about forging a path to a more egalitarian world. RIP.

Quick blog by @finishedloading.bsky.social and me on the Court of Appeal's view of Saini J's high-profile judgment last year on "jury equity" – relevant to the question of whether it is an offence and/or contempt for individuals to stand outside courts with placards addressing jurors on jury equity

Tomorrow, the Court of Appeal will hand down its judgment in Rubery v Ministry of Defence. I wrote about the EAT decision here: administrativecourtblog.wordpress.com/2024/10/17/m...

This great substack and Oliver Burkeman's article in the Guardian make great companion pieces for the start of 2026 www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...

A Christmas Eve gift from Poesie — a beautiful video and recording of In the Bleak Midwinter ❄️ youtu.be/_pRDJVQEvtw?...

A blog for the the Admin Court Blog on a point raised in the recent Supreme Court judgment in Jwanczuk that has relevance for many areas of law (including, for example, employment, equality, and tax law) – whether, & in what circs, courts in one part of the UK should follow courts in another part.

A general call to my admittedly modest following – If you are an art / music journalist or writer, please do get in touch, I have an interesting opportunity/lead

Judy Stone KC and new tenant Jack Steele discuss Szucs and what it takes to strike out a claim for abuse of process in this months’ episode of the Employment Podcast. #ukemplaw www.11kbw.com/knowledge-ev...

Jones v Police Federation, Employment Tribunal, Case No 1604160/2024 (28 August 2025) The claimant, a police Branch Secretary, was a non-contractual office holder and didn’t fall within the category entitled to whistleblower protections in Employment Rights Act 1996. BUT the tribunal found…

A speech by Lord Sales on the "past and future" of the European Court of Human Rights: "the arc towards process-based review seems, therefore, to be justified" supremecourt.uk/uploads/spee...

Josephine Gillingwater and Jack Steele join 11KBW as tenants. www.11kbw.com/knowledge-ev...

For human rights scholars and court-watchers, here's a thread of some forthcoming ECHR/HRA in the UK Supreme Court's docket for the upcoming legal year (2025-26). I think there are (at least) six cases worth keeping an eye on.

The European Court of Human Rights has ruled, 20 years after the landmark Hirst case, that an applicant prisoner's inability to vote in a UK General Election did not breach the Convention. Hora v United Kingdom (23 September 2025): hudoc.echr.coe.int?i=001-244851 Some quick thoughts from me: 1/7

[email protected] and I have started a weekly politics show attached on the @unclearpod.bsky.social patreon. — t.co/1C7jvpo2R1

Sort of dizzying to think about how many people are alive today because Patricia Hewitt (ban on smoking in enclosed spaces) was health secretary and because Norman Fowler (mandatory seatbelts) was transport secretary and health secretary (HIV/Aids).

@samuelwillis.bsky.social is a contributor to a new book, Public Law and the UK Supreme Court: Key Cases and Decisions, which has been published today. www.11kbw.com/knowledge-ev...

Happy to see that our twin Routledge volumes on landmark UKSC cases are due to be released NEXT MONTH - 15 August 2025. Public Law: www.routledge.com/Public-Law-a... Private Law: www.routledge.com/Private-Law-...

School sanctions: powers and duties administrativecourtblog.wordpress.com/2025/07/31/s...

Blog with Gabriel Tan on what constitutes a materially relevant consideration & an arguable gloss by the CA on the classic statement of the law by the SC in Friends of the Earth.

Great bit of history here on the constitutional nuts and bolts of devolution

Re Higgs v Farmor's School, it's somewhat odd how at [68] Underhill LJ states that in Page v NHS the Court held "there had been an interference with his right to manifest his beliefs under article 9", citing [52]-[63] of Page, when at [51] of Page Underhill LJ says the CA did not determine the issue

When every party to an appeal agrees that the judgment was wrong, something *has* gone wrong. This is about liberty, and whether a local authority with a care order can ever consent to its deprivation for a child. Congrats to @samuelwillis.bsky.social (led by Joanne Clement KC) for this one.

Seeking views on “sufficiently crystallised” proposals will not always engage Gunning requirements for fair consultation administrativecourtblog.wordpress.com/2025/05/03/s...

@joanneclementkc.bsky.social and @samuelwillis.bsky.social acted in an important Court of Appeal case on Article 5 ECHR and the deprivation of liberty of children www.11kbw.com/knowledge-ev...

The Court of Appeal explains why local authorities cannot consent to the confinement of children in their care: www.mentalcapacitylawandpolicy.org.uk/the-court-of...

We are delighted to announce that Samuel Willis has joined 11KBW as a tenant following successful completion of his pupillage. www.11kbw.com/knowledge-ev...

When does LASPO require the provision of legal aid for trafficking victims wishing to seek compensation? I wrote about the answer provided in the case of R (HJK and Others) v Director of Legal Aid Casework [2025] EWHC 774 (Admin): administrativecourtblog.wordpress.com/2025/04/01/l...

The UK grid right now.

A rough and ready blog on the duty of candour in the Privy Council (my first for Admin Court Blog!).

If you've been enjoying the blog, today we welcome @samuelwillis.bsky.social to our ongoing admin law nerd fest with a piece on the duty of candour from the Privy Council 🤓

Quite surreal to be among this list of contributors! Can't wait to read their contributions when it's published

Jenny Russell and I are proud to present PUBLIC LAW AND THE UK SUPREME COURT and PRIVATE LAW AND THE UK SUPREME COURT, twin volumes of commentary on the jurisprudence of the UKSC's first fifteen years. All going well, it should be out this winter. Thanks to all contributors!

In the PRIVATE LAW volume we have contributions from Christine Bauermann, Chris Bevan, Fiona Brimblecombe, Oliver Butler, Catherine de Contreras, Lauren Devine, John Enman-Beech, Max Evans, Victoria Evans, Jodi Gardner, Amy Goymour, Rory Gregson, Emily Gordon, Rohan Havelock, Chris Hose... [1/2]

Ezeoke v the United Kingdom (App no 61280/21), 25 January 2025 ECtHR finds the UK in violation of Article 6 ECHR on account of the excessive length of the domestic criminal proceedings hudoc.echr.coe.int?i=001-241978

my view is that as soon as the administration froze disbursement of congressional appropriations we entered constitutional crisis territory

R v Sarti [2025] EWCA Crim 61 Lady Carr: section 7 of the Public Order Act 2023 itself strikes a proportionate balance of Convention rights, no individual proportionality assessment is needed when this section is being applied caselaw.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ewca/crim/20... 1/2

It’s here! My book, JUDICIAL INDIVIDUALITY ON THE UK SUPREME COURT will be available to buy from next Thursday! @hartpublishing.bsky.social

This is a fun blog! blogs.bodleian.ox.ac.uk/archivesandm...

THE SUPREME COURT IN 2024 A thread with some headline numbers 1/7

The Jwanczuk case, important for many reasons including the correct approach to remedies under the HRA, will be heard from 11-12 March 2025 and will be heard by Lords Reed, Lloyd-Jones, Stephens and Richards and Lady Simler. www.supremecourt.uk/cases/uksc-2...

My recent blog post for @verfassungsblog.de includes some thoughts on whether non-EU zillionaires could try to buy elections in the EU...