AbstractThis article is concerned with an important feature of English law that distinguishes it sharply from civilian systems of law and, to a lesser extent, from other common

law systems—namely, its eschewal of an imposed duty of good faith and fair dealing. [...]

AbstractThe unprecedented dissolution of the Hong Kong National Party, a localist political party advocating the independence of Hong Kong from China, has given rise to a constitutional

dispute over the competing principles of protecting national security and upholding freedom of association. [...]

The Sex Disqualification (Removal) Act 1919 ended the prohibition on female jurors. This did not mean that English and Welsh juries became representative institutions overnight,

however: the property qualifications ensured that juries were still drawn from the top few per cent of the local population; and the 1919 Act expressly permitted [...]

This paper focuses on the potential impact of the statutory authority defence on HS2 once the line is put into operation. The defence was forged in the heat of the railway

revolution. It protects operators from liability in nuisance in respect of certain harms resulting from exercising the statutory powers under which the scheme is [...]

There is an ongoing debate amongst hate crime scholars about the categories of victims that should be included within hate crime legislation. Some commentators argue that affording

protection to groups based on predefined characteristics results in many victims being excluded from the legislation. [...]

The Social Action, Responsibility and Heroism Act 2015 entered into force on 13 April 2015. It is too soon for it to have been considered judicially, and it has not yet been

subjected to sustained academic analysis. Accordingly, this article considers its impact. [...]

The concept of a right to the truth is increasingly utilised in different settings to empower victims and societies to find out about past abuses linked to conflict or authoritarianism.

Since the last comprehensive study of this topic in 2006, there has been little attempt to draw together the advancements of fragmented practices. [...]

A great many people share the sentiment that it is a serious wrong to behave with gross disrespect towards deceased bodies. It may therefore come as a surprise to learn that,

currently, English and Welsh criminal law is incapable of dealing with cases of corpse desecration. [...]

English juries do not provide reasons for their verdicts. This paper argues that transparency is a fundamental value in modern decision making, and that reform is needed to

trial by jury so that verdicts are routinely accompanied by explanations. It examines the options that exist to incorporate explained verdicts in the English criminal [...]