Lecturer in Human Rights Law at University of Manchester
Lewis Graham
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Conor McCormick: Monitoring the Judiciary ukconstitutionallaw.org/2026/06/08/c...
Can I add, respectfully, a fifth point to @lewisgrahamlaw.bsky.social's four.
What struck me was the stark contrast between how the Supreme Court presented its decision - as being good for disabled people - and how Charities for those people understood it - as being very bad indeed for them.
When does a duty to consult arise in public law? administrativecourtblog.wordpress.com/2026/06/05/w...
Judges primarily decide cases, but they also make strategic decisions aimed at maintaining the constitutional authority of the judiciary as a whole. Doctrines, bundling, timing, and public engageme…
“Remember that all models are wrong; the practical question is how wrong they have to be to not be useful.”
Usually treated as a technical question, in my new article in the Modern Law Review, I argue it is also a legal one.
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A v good post from @finishedloading.bsky.social on a case handed down by the Court of Appeal last week, which seems to suggest that mandatory orders should not be granted where statutory "powers", rather than "duties", are breached.
For reasons Gabriel gives, I think that distinction is untenable.
The claimants in the private school fees VAT challenge have been granted permission to appeal to the Supreme Court.
I think this is pretty surprising - the claim is substantively very weak, and it involves no novel legal points.
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Lord Sales: Cheshire West was wrongly decided and SHOULD be overruled
What is a “deprivation of liberty” under Article 5 ECHR? Should Cheshire West be overruled? The Supreme Court should tell us in about half an hour…
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UK Constitutional Law Association
It is well-known that there is no general common law duty on public authorities to carry out a consultation before making a decision. However, such a duty may arise if certain conditions are met. T…
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In this post I explain the Supreme Court's recent decision overturning Cheshire West, what this now means for understanding what a deprivation of liberty looks like, and offer some brief comments on the reasoning and implications of the judgment
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