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...

EU Commission opens proceedings against TikTok under Digital Services Act re Romanian election ec.europa.eu/commission/p...

Excl: Government will move to scrap district councils in its devolution white paper on Monday, sparking the biggest local government reorganisation in 50 years on.ft.com/3VBH0ui

Not even an office or in summer, for me, but sitting at the back of my dad's secondary school classroom with my books (& quite often tuning in – he's a good teacher). Is this no longer a thing? Am I now inducted into the 'back in my day' club?

Probably worth remembering that the conventional wisdom in 2020 was that FF/FG were absolutely stuffed and a Sinn Fein led govt incredibly likely next time

The arbitration process in this EU/UK dispute is now underway. Some details 1/

www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/... Great news! Unitary authorities – in nearly all cases – are the way to go.

New CJEU case: can a dual citizen of Canada and Russia: a) invoke rights under the EU/Canada trade agreement; b) be subject to national rules on Russians applying for temporary residence? curia.europa.eu/juris/fiche....

Out of curiosity, am reading a bit about the market for farmland. This briefing is from January. "Meanwhile, non-farmer buyers – who are a mix of private and institutional investors and lifestyle buyers – accounted for 56% of sales" rural.struttandparker.com/article/engl...

🧵Tesco v USDAW: Supreme Court unanimously allows appeal and restores injunction preventing Tesco from fire and rehire as a mechanism to remove a retained pay term given as a "permanent" benefit. Judgment is here: www.supremecourt.uk/cases/docs/u...

CJEU judgment in the Apple case - it's a massive victory for the Commission. Their strategy of using competition law and State Aid to override domestic tax rules has succeeded. I and most observers thought it wouldn’t - we were wrong

franz ferdinand on the wedding dance floor in 2024 was probs on the list of goals of Franz c.2004, love that for them

Far too much attention being paid to what the public think about Labour four years out (at least) from an election. Not enough to what they're doing / not doing and what that will mean for public opinion in four years.

Interesting and I think important law reform/regulatory agenda here - summarised below. Some of this is being tackled by the CMA/unfair practices legislation. But the second bullet point - ability to deal with all suppliers by email/telephone if you want to - is not being tackled but should be.

Driving back from my mum’s yesterday, once again I was thrilled by the two points on the M11 (just near the M25) with incredible views of London. Each time, just for a few moments, the skyline of Canary Wharf and the City shimmers in the distance like a fairytale city.