A particularly interest aspect of the law relating to the Damian Green case came out in my discussion with Charon QC earlier. You’ll remember that he was arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to commit misconduct in public […]

Charon QC interviewed me this morning about the Damian Green arrest: we discussed what offences he’s suspected of, ministers’ denial of prior knowledge of the arrest, the Parliamentary privilege aspect and the role of the Speaker, and wider issues […]

I’m glad Damian Green has been released on bail: this affair is quite worrying, and David Cameron is entitled to be angry and ask questions, I think. Home Office ministers in particular need to explain what if anything they […]

Astonishing news: the Tory immigration spokesman Damian Green has been arrested on suspicion of conspiring to commit misconduct in a public office – a doubly vague and, to policemen, useful charge, based as it is on a conspiracy to […]

The other Lords judgment yesterday came in this interesting case about section 11 of the Public Order Act 1986, and whether Critical Mass is a procession requiring to be notified to the police, or is exempt under […]

The first of yesterday’s Lords judgments was in this human rights case, about the standard of investigation required by the article 2 Convention right to life, when a prisoner attempts suicide and fails, but injures himself seriously. In this […]

Last night I heard Lord Rodger of Earlsferry give the first Lord Renton memorial lecture – his subject being “interpreting statutes today” – and an interesting lecture it was, too.

He spoke about the importance of […]

I thought you’d be interested in a couple of stories (in English) about the German government’s proposed new BKA law (Federal Crime Agency law, would be my translation) which is proving controversial because it will […]

Unity at Liberal Conspiracy has an interesting suggestion about the government’s prostitution review – suggesting it’s part of Gordon Brown’s policy of securing “British jobs for British workers“. Great line; you wouldn’t actually be safe […]

Joshua Rozenberg has started something like a blawg on the Telegraph‘s website. He specifically says it’s not a blog: though his reasons are wrong, if he thinks blogging means you write about yourself or simply recycle […]