Anyone following the progress of the Psychoactive Substances Bill (the general principle of which which be debated on Second Reading in the House of Lords tomorrow) may be interested in this amendment tabled by Labour’s Home Affairs team (as “NC21”) […]

One of the things some people claim shows the bill is “badly drafted” is the way exemptions are written for caffeine and alcohol.

Our newly-elected government aren’t the brightest bunch. Psychoactive Substances Bill “exemption” for caffeine: […]

All kinds of sensory experiences can affect thinking and impair judgement. Drinking, obviously; the inhalation of cannabis; and perhaps even the sight of a new Home Office […]

A fair amount’s been written about the problems ministers face as they aim to “scrap” the Human Rights Act (to use […]

This election looks a close-run thing – very close run indeed. As I write, polls and forecasts suggest strongly that […]

For a while I’ve wondered if it might be helpful to summarise key Supreme Court and other major judgments in a few sentences. So I thought I’d have a go at it as an experiment, while I’m gathering my fuller […]

The Criminal Bar Association’s acceptance of an invitation to speak at the government’s Global Law Summit next month is “pandering” to the Lord Chancellor’s “political opportunism”, John Cooper QC said today […]

The Conservative debate on human rights is “very far from over”, Dominic Grieve told an audience of lawyers last night, as he strongly criticised his party’s recent policy paper – saying he was […]

Overnight in Australia,

The former Attorney General Dominic Grieve appeared on Radio 4’s World at One Today to discuss the government’s new plan to “regulate” the return to the UK of those who, for instance, have gone to Syria […]