Because of bladder problems, Elaine McDonald needs to go to the toilet several times during the night; and because of mobility problems, she can’t get there safely on her own. Kensington & Chelsea have decided that her needs can be […]

I never thought we needed a Supreme Court, myself. The Law Lords worked perfectly well as far as I was concerned. But we got one, the main justification for the increased expense being increased judicial independence. To me, this supposed […]

We’ve finally got the Supreme Court’s reasoning in R v Chaytor and others – in which former MPs and a peer argued that Parliamentary privilege prevents their being prosecuted for offences relating to their expenses claims.

As I’ve said […]

It was always obvious that Parliamentary privilege doesn’t prevent the trial of MPs accused of expenses fraud – and unsurprisingly, the Supreme Court has ruled that it doesn’t. There’s no written judgment yet, but I’ll link to it when […]

The Supreme Court has given judgment today in this case about whether Scottish criminal suspects must have the right to a lawyer when being questioned in the first hours after they’re arrested and detained, a right which legislation currently […]

The Supreme Court of the United Kingdom opens officially today – and with it, a new chapter in this country’s legal history. The Guardian has a leader about it today, and the opening is likely to be covered widely […]

Earlier this week Charon interviewed Lord Falconer about his attempt to amend the law to legalise assisted suicide in some cases – they also discussed the new Supreme Court. It’s a good listen, timed perfectly for this week with […]

Charon interviewed me today: we spoke about the Supreme Court, its origins and what we expect from it, and whether the superficial change from House of Lords to Supreme Court will bring with it more significant changes, such as […]

I’m way behind Charon and John Bolch with this story, but must throw in my tuppenceworth. It seems that Lord Hope and his pals on the well-upholstered putative Supreme Court bench are unhappy about the address of […]

Justice Secretary Jack Straw is proposing that the Supreme Court, when it starts work in October 2009, should be expanded from the twelve Justices originally proposed: he’s suggesting the appointment of a number of “people’s justices” from outside the normal […]