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A tribunal is to address the question of whether veganism qualifies as a "philosophical belief" in a landmark legal case. Jordi Casamitjana claims he was sacked by the League Against Cruel Sports after revealing it invested pension funds in animal testing firms.

The UK will find itself in a "constitutional crisis" if the Prime Minister fails to publish the legal advice she has been given on her Brexit deal, according to Labour. Theresa May says that the advice is confidential, though some MPs believe that ministers simply want to avoid admitting the deal bi

Lord Sumption has warned that a functioning justice system is "not discretionary" but is "fundamental to the existence of the state and to our existence as a civil society", and described the public's scepticism towards the presumption of innocence as a "travesty". The UK Supreme Court justice, who

The UK Supreme Court is offering students the opportunity to have a live question and answer session with a justice from their own classroom. These sessions, which will run between the months of January-May 2019, offer students with a keen interest in law a unique chance to meet and speak with a jus

Former Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson is facing a private prosecution for alleged misconduct in public offence during the EU referendum campaign. Private prosecutor Marcus J Ball revealed today that he has notified Mr Johnson of his intention to bring a case against him.

Scotland's highest civil court acted wrongly in referring to the Court of Justice of the European Union the question of whether the UK can unilaterally revoke Article 50 and so remain in the EU, according to think tank Policy Exchange. In an analysis of the Inner House of the Court of Session's

The UK Supreme Court has refused the Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union permission to appeal against interlocutors of the Inner House of the Court of Session in the Article 50 case. President of the court, Lady Hale, Deputy President Lord Reed and Lord Hodge set out the reasons f

The UK Supreme Court has received an application for permission to appeal in the matter of Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union (Appellant) v Wightman and others (Respondents). The application has been referred to three Supreme Court Justices - Lady Hale (President), Lord Reed (Deputy P

A newly-released report, which reveals that the US considered using 'truth serum' in the CIA’s torture programme, raises fresh questions about British involvement in torture and rendition, according to human rights group Reprieve. The report, written by a CIA medical officer, was released on T

The UK government has been criticised for launching another appeal in the Article 50 legal case. The Court of Session in Edinburgh has made a referral to the Court of Justice of the European Union on the question whether the UK Parliament can revoke Article 50 TEU with the permission of the EU's oth

A policy allowing the Home Office to request patient data from the NHS to target people for deportation has been abolished following a legal challenge. The agreement gave the Home Office access to confidential patient information to aid immigration enforcement.

Pinsent Masons has been reappointed as the sole advisor to UK energy company E.ON UK until 2023. It marks the second time that the international law firm, with offices in Belfast and Dublin, has been appointed as as E.ON UK's sole legal advisor under a five year agreement. The 2013 deal was one of t

A bid by the UK government to appeal to the UK Supreme Court over the Article 50 referral has been rejected by judges in Edinburgh. Lawyers for the government argued that the Court of Session had erred in allowing the case to be referred to the Court of Justice of the European Union after it rejecte

Human rights group Amnesty International has highlighted 20 important cases involving the Human Rights Act 1998 to mark 20 years since it received royal assent. Kate Allen, Amnesty's UK director, called the Act "the unsung hero of UK life" and hit out at threats from politicians to remove or re

Dozens of criminal justice charities have been gagged by public sector contracts which prevent them from criticising the UK government, The Times reports. An investigation by the newspaper into so-called "gagging clauses" in government contracts suggests that some of Britain's biggest charities have