Authors:Legal Action Group
Created:2021-03-31
Last updated:2024-09-02
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This month’s issue (September 2024)
Editorial
The public faced down the far right, now it’s the government’s turn – Sue James
News and comment
‘An overwhelming sense of fear had taken over’ – Fiona Bawdon
Rwanda challenge lawyer wins top award at LALY24
Representative body urges criminal defence lawyers to unionise
Opinion and analysis
Finding new tricks for an old dog – David Powles
Desert island judgments: Hillsborough inquest – Cris McCurley
A night of unabashed celebration and qualified optimism – Jack Sheard
Securing criminal injuries compensation for survivors of modern slavery – Liam Symonds and David Oldfield
Need to know: mental capacity law for housing practitioners – Russell James and Natasha Bellinger
Get out and stay out? – Jack Sheard
Escaping the Matrix: why the clock is ticking – Katrina Ffrench and Louise Whitfield
Asylum for Palestinian citizens of Israel – Katie Nelson and Franck Magennis
Book review – In Their Defence: Fighting for Youth Justice One Child at a Time – Alia Lewis
Realising the renewed promise of human rights – Joseph Summers
“There is still so much to fight for.” – Abbi Hart and Queenie Sit
Law and practice
Immigration detention: update – Janet Farrell, Colin Gregory and Christina Bodenes
Prison law: recent developments – Hamish Arnott, Simon Creighton and Jane Ryan
Youth justice: update – Kate Aubrey-Johnson, Elena Papamichael, Michael Goold and Catherine Rose
Employment: update – Philip Tsamados
Social security: recent developments – Simon Osborne
Gypsy and Traveller: update – Chris Johnson, Owen Greenhall, Ollie Persey and Marc Willers KC
Housing: recent developments – Liz Davies KC and Sam Madge-Wyld