Month: September 2016
Did Jeremy Hunt act illegally by forcing a new contract on junior doctors?
The High Court is considering a legal challenge by the junior doctors against a divisive new contract. It has potential to be one of this Autumn’s key cases in the public law field.
New Home Office guidance on adults ‘at risk’ in immigration detention
New Home Office guidance on the detention of vulnerable adults comes into force today. [1] Read it here.
EU citizens aren’t “bargaining chips” in Brexit negotiations, warns Home Affairs Select Committee
On 11 July 2016, days after the Brexit vote, the Cabinet Office assured us that EU nationals in the UK […]
I’m supposed to be on holiday. So what am I doing writing this?
View this post on Instagram La Concha, Spain. A post shared by Ben Amunwa (@benamunwa) on Sep 6, 2016 at […]
When is it ‘necessary’ for a child with SEN to be given an EHC Plan?
Special Educational Needs (‘SEN’) law can be something of a bureaucratic labyrinth, navigated with equal frustration by parents, carers, young persons […]
How should Judges weigh the public interest in applications to revoke a deportation order?
Non-UK nationals who commit serious criminal offences are subject to automatic deportation. The Secretary of State must make a deportation order […]