Paul F Scott

Defence Committee
Oral evidence: Afghan Data Breach and Resettlement Schemes: committees.parliament.uk/oralevidence...

Stewart Duncan: Reforming Holyrood’s Committees: A Constitutional Perspective Committees, scrutiny and the distribution of power at Holyrood From when the Scottish Parliament was first established, much was asked of its committee system. In a unicameral legislature, without …

Stewart Duncan: Reforming Holyrood’s Committees: A Constitutional Perspective ukconstitutionallaw.org/2025/11/27/s...

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We seem to have access. Which article are you looking for?

The Report of the Independent Review of Carer’s Allowance
Overpayments: assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/690a10...

'This report completes our investigative duties stemming from allegations relating to Iraq, in line with the mandate from the High Court [in the Ali Zaki Mousa case]'

Business and Trade
Committee, Toward a new doctrine for economic security: committees.parliament.uk/publications...

One more week for this.

'The Investigatory Powers Tribunal: Reflections on Seven Years as its President' - a speech by Lord Justice Singh at UCL (19 November 2025): www.judiciary.uk/speech-by-lo...

Kirsty Hughes: Immigration and proposals to amend Article 8 ECHR Backlash against the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) and the Human Rights Act 1998 (HRA) is heavily driven by immigration and is often a direct reaction to it. This is not a new phenomen…

Kirsty Hughes: Immigration and proposals to amend Article 8 ECHR ukconstitutionallaw.org/2025/11/19/k...

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Senior Lecturer/Reader in Public Law (Newcastle University): www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DPM199/s...

The Northern Ireland Troubles Bill questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-stat...

Mark Bennett and Joe Tomlinson: Life Events and Administrative Justice Administrative justice has traditionally been evaluated through the prism of categories constructed by the state, usually by reference to the functions it pursues—taxation, immigration, education, …

Mark Bennett and Joe Tomlinson: Life Events and Administrative Justice ukconstitutionallaw.org/2025/11/17/m...

Nathan Whetton: Legislating against concealing identity at protests The Crime and Policing Bill was introduced to Parliament on 25 February 2025. The Bill builds on the Labour party manifesto commitment to “take back our streets”, and contains a wide-ranging scope …

Nathan Whetton: Legislating against concealing identity at protests ukconstitutionallaw.org/2025/11/12/n...

caselaw.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ewca/civ/202...

The Independent Commission on UK Counter-Terrorism Law's report has been published this morning. ☕
binghamcentre.biicl.org/documents/22...

'While in 2022 sanctions against Russia were heroically put together by an understaffed sanctions taskforce, three years into the conflict, public understanding of sanctions would benefit from a wider reflection on what has worked, what has not, and future directions.'

The Chair of the Afghanistan Inquiry has put out a 2025 update: iiaweb-prod.s3.eu-west-2.amazonaws.com/IIA-Update-N...

China ‘pressured’ UK university into ditching forced labour report Sheffield Hallam could face prosecution as counterterrorism police investigate claims that it bowed to threats from Beijing to halt an academic’s work

'A government spokesman suggested that the act could be used to prevent the kind of activity alleged at Sheffield Hallam and said: “The government has robust measures in place to prevent this activity, including updated powers and offences through the NSA.”' www.thetimes.com/article/5640...

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'The first of those matters raises a novel issue regarding the interplay between the statutory power to order a CMP pursuant to the JSA 2013 and the separate jurisdiction to do so identified by the Supreme Court in Haralambous' caselaw.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ewhc/admin/2...

It's attracted a fair bit of attention in Australia and Canada. Much more than in the UK for whatever reason.

Last week: 'He said the measures sought... “would amount to a collateral attack on an international agreement”, which would compel the Government to “exercise prerogative powers of treaty-making and international relations in a particular way...".' www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/10...

It's on the Courts and Tribunal Service hearing list. This link might work: www.court-tribunal-hearings.service.gov.uk/london-admin...

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Being handed down tomorrow. This might explain why we haven't heard much from the Afghanistan Inquiry lately: