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High Court: Witness coached via smart glasses while giving evidence A claimant giving evidence in the High Court was fed answers through smart glasses he was wearing that were connected to his mobile phone.

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10/ As an aside, I have always thought, and still think, that legislative repair would be better. Both the GRA 2004 and the EA 2010 are increasingly outdated and clumsy pieces of legislation. But the law as it is still ought to be interpreted properly.

Rob Mullins: “Biological Sex”, Social Segregation, and the Freedom to Reassign Sex Following the Supreme Court’s decision in For Women Scotland Ltd v The Scottish Ministers [2025] UKSC 16 (“FWS”), there has been much public debate about the lawfulness of policies adopte…

1/ A short thread on my post. I've been travelling and wanted to make some additional points. ukconstitutionallaw.org/2026/03/09/r...

Nazir Afzal: ‘Class Discrimination Isn’t a Complex Mystery – It’s a Structural Issue Quietly Enforced, Politely Denied, Endlessly Deferred’  – Byline Times Digital / Print Edition The Chancellor of Manchester University has co-authored a new report, ‘Class Ceiling’, examining working-class participation in the creative industries across Greater Manchester. He spoke to Hardeep Matharu and Peter Jukes about how opportunities for people from poorer backgrounds has declined since the 1960s, and why his work prosecuting the grooming gangs perpetrators as the former Chief Crown Prosecutor for the North West informed his insights on class

🟨 Print Edition — Nazir Afzal: ‘Class Discrimination Isn’t a Complex Mystery – It’s a Structural Issue Quietly Enforced, Politely Denied, Endlessly Deferred’

The Chancellor of Manchester University has co-authored a new report, ‘Class Ceiling…

All-island legal expertise supporting survivor-centred justice internationally Lawyers from across the island of Ireland are working with justice institutions in Malawi, Tanzania and Zambia to strengthen survivor-centred justice systems and expand access to justice for women and vulnerable groups.

Lawyers from across the island of Ireland are working with justice institutions in Malawi, Tanzania and Zambia to strengthen survivor-centred justice systems and expand access to justice for women and vulnerable groups.

PSNI challenged on claim that journalists were not treated as criminal suspects Mr Boutcher said politicians and the media had continued to ‘misinterpret’ revelations emerging from the Investigatory Powers Tribunal

The Chief Constable of the PSNI has said that journalist Vincent Kearney was never treated as a suspect by the force -despite police documentation from 2013 clearly labelling him as one.

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I always speak politely to AI as there is a non-zero chance that this will be a situation in the future:

Oil price expected to surge as result of US-Israel strikes on Iran Markets around the world could tumble on Monday and motorists are likely to pay more at the pump * What the strikes on Iran mean for oil prices * US–Israeli war on Iran – latest updates The price of oil is expected to soar on Monday while stock markets could tumble as the US-Israel war on Iran rattles investors. US crude oil is on track to rise by 9% when trading resumes, according to data from the broker IG, after Tehran said on Saturday it had in effect closed the strait of Hormuz, a key oil choke point, reportedly prompting the halt of some oil shipments. Continue reading...

Oil price expected to surge as result of US-Israel strikes on Iran

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Statement by President Connolly following strikes on Iran

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Statement by the Secretary General on the escalation in the Middle East - Portal - www.coe.int Strasbourg 1 March 2026

”The conflict unfolding in Iran, Israel and across the Gulf tests whether Europe will shape the emerging order or merely watch its fragmentation. I echo calls for an immediate cessation of hostilities by all parties.”

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Trump is accelerating the world’s slow drift from dollar dominance | Heather Stewart Aggression feeds a sense that the US is operating outside global norms and helps to fuel a more complex currency outlook

Trump is accelerating the world’s slow drift from dollar dominance | Heather Stewart

The selective and hyper-partisan interpretation/application of the international rule of law - in evidence right now among powerful states in the Global North - will lead nowhere good.

Polymarket Iran Bets Hit $529 Million as New Wallets Draw Notice As US and Israeli bombs fell on Iran this weekend, bettors on Polymarket — where $529 million was traded on contracts tied to the timing of the strikes — were cashing in. Almost immediately, blockchain sleuths began hunting for unusual patterns in recent bets.

As US and Israeli bombs fell on Iran this weekend, bettors on Polymarket — where $529 million was traded on contracts tied to the timing of the strikes — were cashing in

Strong Message Here - History Will Judge You (with Stewart Lee) - BBC Sounds Is history still written by the victors? How to people try and control their legacy?

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PSNI admits illegally obtaining data from Belfast journalist's phone In September MI5 conceded it had breached Vincent Kearney's source protection and privacy rights by accessing his communications data.

The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) has admitted it illegally obtained phone data from a Belfast journalist on multiple occasions over a period of many years.

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Gorton and Denton byelection campaign hits final day with new poll saying it is too close to call who will win – UK politics live Opinium poll says it is ‘incredibly tight’ between Reform UK, Greens and Labour and all have a credible chance of winning Good morning. It is the last full day of campaigning in the Gorton and Denton byelection and a new poll is out which suggests – that it is too close to call, and that the Green party, Labour and Reform UK all have a credible chance of winning. The data is a bit more specific than that. Opinium has done the poll for Byline Times and Forward Democracy and the figures show a dead heat amongst all voters (the Greens and Labour on 28%, Reform UK on 27%), but the Greens marginally ahead (30%) of Labour and Reform UK (both on 28%) amongst people likely to vote. The poll suggests that tactical voting could easily swing the contest, with anti-Reform voters significantly more likely to switch to the Greens than to Labour. Around two thirds (66%) of those Labour and Liberal Democrat voters surveyed said they would be prepared to switch to the Greens if they were the party most likely to beat Reform, compared to just 41% of Green and Lib Dem voters who said they would switch to Labour to defeat Farage’s party. Continue reading...

Gorton and Denton byelection campaign hits final day with new poll saying it is too close to call who will win – UK politics live

‘I was treated as a suspect rather than a journalist’: PSNI and MI5 surveillance of reporter Vincent Kearney to be revealed in legal case Investigatory Powers Tribunal to begin today

A high-profile Northern Ireland reporter has accused “law enforcement agencies” of treating him “as a suspect rather than a journalist” as PSNI and MI5 surveillance of him is set to be revealed in a legal case in London today.

If proscribing Palestine Action was unlawful, how can it still be a proscribed organisation? In the Ammori case, the High Court held that the Home Secretary’s decision to proscribe Palestine Action under the Terrorism Act 2000 was unlawful. But a quashing order has not been issued and the …

In a new post on the Palestine Action case, I ask whether, given the High Court's conclusion that proscription was unlawful, the Metropolitan Police is right to say that the organisation remains a proscribed one.

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Ruling against Palestine Action ban is embarrassing defeat for the government Proscription of British direct action group has been fiercely controversial from moment it was proposed last June

Ruling against Palestine Action ban is embarrassing defeat for the government

The European Court of Human Rights has dealt with over 430,000 applications in the last 10 years.

Less than 2% of those related to immigration.

And more than 90% of THOSE were dismissed by the Court.

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This ruling is disappointing but one thing is clear: the EHRC’s draft code of practice got the law wrong and must be changed. Women's and men's toilets can be provided on a trans-inclusive basis for customers and service users. [1/3]

"Unlawful" Palestine Action Terror Ban

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Why #PalestineAction ban was ruled illegal - and how the law posed a threat to other protestors.

@goldbergradio.bsky.social @bylinetimes.bsky.social hears from lawyer Raj Chada @hjacivillibs.bsky.social and activist Steve Masters.

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What the Palestine Action judgment means - and what it does not mean The High Court rules against the government, but not with enthusiasm

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What the Palestine Action judgment means - and what it does not mean

How the High Court ruled against the government, but not with enthusiasm

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(A follow up to my Prospect post this morning.)

The High Court rules the proscription of Palestine Action was unlawful. What next? This is a big judgment. But not everything has changed

A busy week for constitutional commentary

Some of my drivel

On the Palestine Action court victory - at @prospectmagazine.co.uk within a couple of hours of judgment: www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/ideas/law/th...

And later - further points on my own blog:
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'A silent message to people like me': The nurses scared to visit homes with flags Workers are affected by the atmosphere that national flag-flying brings, as they deliver care while on high alert for racially charged interactions

"The flag acts as a warning sign – a silent message. It makes you more vigilant and also, every time you go into a house with a flag, you have to prepare emotionally for the possibility of racism or rejection," says Neomi Bennett.

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