On Wednesday 26th and Thursday 27th October, the court will hear the case In the matter of an application by Rosaleen Dalton for Judicial Review (Northern Ireland), on appeal from [2020] NICA 26. [read post]

Reference by the Attorney General for Northern Ireland – Abortion Services (Safe Access Zones) (Northern Ireland) Bill, heard 19th July 2022 R (on the application of VIP Communications Ltd (In Liquidation)) v Secretary of State for the Home Department, heard 4th October 2022 of DCM (Optical Holdings) v Commissioners for His Majesty’s Revenue and Customs, heard 12th October 2022 McCue v Glasgow City Council, heard 18th October 2022 Unger… [read post]

., the cloud);[28] the Snowden disclosures and resulting suspicion of U.S. surveillance practices in Europe;[29] the U.S. government’s reaction to those disclosures;[30] the increased use of encryption;[31] the rise of ISIL and recent attacks including those involving Charlie Hebdo and the French high-speed train;[32] increased surveillance authorized by new foreign laws;[33] and perhaps other aggressive counter-terrorism activities by European governments that may be at least… [read post]

Periodically on Thursdays, we present a significant excerpt, usually from a recently published book or journal article. [read post]