Administrative and Public Law Notes

Supreme Court confirms broader scope for challenging deportation under Article 3 of the European Convention on Human Rights

The Supreme Court this week handed down judgment in AM (Zimbabwe) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2020] UKSC 17, clarifying the scope for …

COVID-19 Pressure Points: The Right to Property

The current pandemic has led to an extraordinary level of state action. In many cases this has involved interference with the private rights of …

High Court finds that the suspension of pension benefits breaches the Human Rights Act

In R (on the application of British Medical Association) v Secretary of State for Health and Social Care [2020] EWHC 64 (Admin) the British Medical …

Labour's plans for energy and medicines – public law analysis

We have published two papers which consider the impact of the Labour Party's recently announced policies on two heavily regulated sectors, namely the …

Practice head receives award for pro bono contribution

The public law team is delighted that Andrew Lidbetter, practice head, has won the Best Contribution by an Individual Award at the LawWorks Annual Pro …

Supreme Court holds that public authorities may disapply secondary legislation in cases of incompatibility with the Human Rights Act

Herbert Smith Freehills hosts Public Law Project conference on public law and technology