In this piece, Liz Davies considers a number of proposals, both in the party’s recent manifesto and from across the left, for law reform of housing, land law and social care. She weaves what may be considered distinct areas of law into an all encompassing petition for ambitious action. This action not only restricts the…

In this piece, Grahame Anderson of Littleton Chambers explores a further and less discussed consequence of our exit from the European Union: the knotty question of enforcement of cross-border contracts. At the end of the transition period we will at present lose the reciprocity of existing measures which ensure claims are brought in the appropriate…

Following last month’s piece looking at the prospect of human rights reform in the next few years, our piece this week turns to the related subject of mooted reforms to the structural constitution, including the relationship between the three branches of government and the royal prerogative. It succinctly breaks down the positions the Labour Party…

Today the Society of Labour Lawyers have released a 48 page critique of the Government’s approach to easing the Covid-19 lockdown restrictions. You can view the report here.

In this piece Omar and Matthew explore the coming battle over human rights. While the 2019 Conservative manifesto promised to remould the relationship between our three branches of government and there has been a longstanding commitment to revisit the Human Rights Act, constitutional issues came to the fore again due to the government’s attempted prorogation…

Society of Labour Lawyers Report on the Self-Employed Income Support Scheme and its Impact on Junior Barristers The Society of Labour Lawyers, the legal think tank of the Labour Party, has released a report highlighting the exclusion of junior barristers from the government’s Self-employed Income Support Scheme (SEISS) because they do not have ‘eligible’ 18/19…

Society of Labour Lawyers release report: Legal Considerations for Easing the COVID-19 Pandemic Lockdown Restrictions. “Measures, including the restrictions we are currently living under, are vital to stop the spread of COVID-19 and save lives. The Society of Labour Lawyers thinks it’s time to have an adult conversation about how lockdown could begin to be…

This evening the Society of Labour Lawyers (SLL) launched its Covid-19 Webinar Series, looking at how the legal landscape has been affecting by the pandemic. This evening we looked at employment law with SLL Executive Committee members, the TUC and Thompsons Trade Union Solicitors. In the coming weeks we will be focusing on the courts…

After a ballot of our members, the Society of Labour Lawyers is nominating Keir Starmer for Labour Leader. Keir Starmer met the 50% threshold and won the nomination in the first round. The Society of Labour Lawyers is also nominating Angela Rayner for Deputy Labour Leader. Angela Rayner met the 50% threshold and won the…

JLL launched its new mentoring scheme last week with a networking event for mentors and mentees in central London.