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The 2026 Public Law lecture takes place next Wednesday (11 March) at the LSE. Lord Justice Rabinder Singh will discuss "Substantive Principles of Public Law: What Happened After 1987", reflecting on Jowell and Lester's seminal article published that year.
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We have been doing some number crunching at Public Law towers on our submission turnaround times.
Our targets are to complete desk review within two weeks of submission and to make a final decision within a further six weeks for pieces which are sent out for review (56 days in total).
Nb, we are currently filling the October 2026 issue for both full articles and analysis pieces. Please also consider responding to our call for guest editors for the 2027 Themed Analysis Section ukconstitutionallaw.org/2026/01/30/a...
Speed is, of course, not at the expense of quality. Constructive reviewer feedback and a hands-on editorial process ensures that we maintain excellent academic standards in everything that we publish.
Sincere apologies if your piece took longer to process than anticipated. We do, however, endeavour to keep our authors informed about what is happening with their submissions, and encourage them to hassle us if we fail to do so.
We are very grateful to our reviewers for helping us to meet our targets with their timely and helpful feedback.
For the period October 2024 to October 2025, desk review decisions were in nearly all cases completed in one week or less. For pieces sent out for review, the average time from submission to final decision was 39.6 days, with decisions in 83% of cases made within our 56-day target.
We have been doing some number crunching at Public Law towers on our submission turnaround times.
Our targets are to complete desk review within two weeks of submission and to make a final decision within a further six weeks for pieces which are sent out for review (56 days in total).
The Public Law Lecture 2026 - "Substantive Principles of Public Law: What Happened After 1987?" will be delivered by Lord Justice Singh at the London School of Economics on 11/03. Further details and sign up here: eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com?url=https%3A...
The Public Law Lecture 2026 - "Substantive Principles of Public Law: What Happened After 1987?" will be delivered by Lord Justice Singh at the London School of Economics on 11/03. Further details and sign up here: eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com?url=https%3A...
Indeed! (apologies!)
As ever, many thanks to contributors in front of, and behind, the scenes.
... offences to prosecute criminal behaviour. Current survey from Sarah Nason and Lee Marsons. Book reviews (edited by @lewisgrahamlaw.bsky.social) from Craig Wells, @bymyong.bsky.social and @doubleaspect.blog
... in statutory interpretation. Articles are from Pablo Grez Hidalgo on parliamentary scrutiny of delegated powers clauses; @lewisgrahamlaw.bsky.social on HRs challenges after SC; Robert Craig on 3rd generation ouster clauses; and Ian Loveland on choosing between common law and statutory ...
The January 2026 issue of @publiclaw.bsky.social is now available on Westlaw. Analysis pieces from @erinferguson.bsky.social on the Tortoise Media and Sammut decisions; Dan Meagher on the interaction of art and non-discrimination law; and @diggorybailey.bsky.social on use of explanatory notes ...
Congratulations to the new appointments, and many thanks to all who expressed interest.
We are delighted to welcome new members to @publiclaw.bsky.social's editorial committee. From January 2026 we will be joined by Mike Gordon (Liverpool) and Silvia Suteu (@eui-law.bsky.social), with @ymarique.bsky.social (Essex) and @paulfscott.bsky.social (Glasgow) joining from January 2027.
And apologies to Richard *Craven* for the autocorrected name error.
Many thanks to all contributors and reviewers.
Kevin Costello on the de facto officer doctrine in the 21st century. Sarah Nason and Lee Marsons provided the current survey. @lewisgrahamlaw.bsky.social took care of the reviews of books from Johanna Frohlich, Andras Koltay, Dimitrios Kyritsis and Christina Lienen.
Susannah Paul on Aministrative Empathy; @mgillis.bsky.social on Sexual Offences, HRs and the Met; Richard Cave on legitimacy and the administration of the airwaves auctions; Janina Boughey and Anita Mackay on Administrative Justice in Prisons; and ...
The October 25 issue of @publiclaw.bsky.social will land on Westlaw shortly. Analysis from Farrah Raza on NHS regulation and patient choice and @a-b-evans.bsky.social on recall proposals for the Senedd. Articles are from @echrhawk.bsky.social on the vulnerability of the UK's HR protections; ...
In memory of Conor Gearty, Public Law's 2007 symposium on his Hamlyn Lectures, "Can Human Rights Survive?" is available to read here: www.sweetandmaxwell.co.uk/content/dam/...
"no real vibes at all"? rude.
On 19 Nov 2025, 2pm GMT, we will host an online roundtable on #Contextual Approaches to #Constitutional_Law in #Academic_Publishing with reps from 6 leading comparative con law journals, moderated by Prof @tomginsburg.bsky.social (Chicago) & chaired by CCC co-director Dr @davidvitale.bsky.social.
Public Law is looking make several appointments to its Editorial Committee - details etc ⬇️ - expressions of interest to public.law@durham.ac.uk by 31 October 2025.
I love the smell of an article proof in the afternoon… #senedd #devolution
and, as always, we are happy field queries from potential authors on fit, overlap with other articles in the pipeline etc get in touch at public.law@durham.ac.uk
Attention potential Public Law authors! A new website in development, with many FAQs, links to recent issues, author guidance, style guide, etc: www.sweetandmaxwell.co.uk/en-gb/produc...
