Is s.1(1)(d) of the Abortion Act 1967, which permits a pregnancy to be terminated up until full term where there is a substantial risk that if the child were born it would be 'seriously handicapped', compatible with the European Convention on Human Rights?

ADDED Tuesday 6^th June 2023

The case arose from a protest against the HS2 project for a high-speed rail line between London and the North of England and concerned the scope of the concept of ‘lawful activity' on land for the purpose of the statutory offence of aggravated trespass.

ADDED Friday 2^nd June 2023

The cancellation of a planned vigil in memory of Sarah Everard highlighted how the restrictions on outdoor gatherings at the height of the Covid 19 pandemic had to be subject to the ECHR rights to freedom of expression and freedom of peaceful assembly.

ADDED Thursday 25^th May 2023

Where a defendant was convicted under s.63(1) of the Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008 of possession of an extreme pornographic image depicting bestiality, could the protections afforded by a Sexual Harm Prevention Order be extended to animals?

ADDED Friday 5^th May 2023

The case concerned a claim for harassment brought by the ex-mistress of the former King of Spain and it prompted the court to examine the doctrine of state immunity and, specifically, the ambit of functional immunity under s.14 State Immunity Act 1978.

ADDED Wednesday 3^rd May 2023

The defendant was a director and shareholder of three different companies which defrauded HMRC. The appeal concerned the circumstances in which the court will re-open a confiscation order made by consent but founded on allegedly erroneous legal advice.

ADDED Wednesday 26^th April 2023

On charges under s.127 of the Communications Act 2003 relating to the public electronic communications network, could a court go behind a prosecutor’s certificate as to the date when he or she had knowledge of evidence sufficient to charge a defendant?

ADDED Monday 24^th April 2023

Was a local authority's power to prosecute criminal offences under the Consumer Rights Act 2015 subject to the 'local expediency' test enshrined in the general power to prosecute and defend proceedings under s.222(1) of the Local Government Act 1972?

ADDED Tuesday 11^th April 2023

Where the Northern Ireland Assembly passed a Bill providing for the designation of 'safe access zones' around abortion clinics and criminalising certain types of behaviour within those zones, was that within the legislative competence of the Assembly?

ADDED Monday 3^rd April 2023

Could cash, which had been seized under s.294 of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002, but which subsequently could not be shown to equal or exceed the ‘minimum amount’ of £1000, nonetheless be the subject of forfeiture proceedings under s.298 of the Act?

ADDED Tuesday 28^th March 2023