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The Ammori appeal will take place on 4-5 November this year. The Court has not yet revealed who will sit on the case, or indeed how many judges will sit. supremecourt.uk/cases/uksc-2...

R (on the application of Ammori) (Appellant) v Secretary of State for the Home Department (Respondent) - UK Supreme CourtWas the decision of the Secretary of State for the Home Department to proscribe Palestine Action under section 3 of the Terrorism Act 2000 lawful?supremecourt.uk

The number of journalists falling over themselves today to tell us just how brilliant a notoriously racist wife-beater really was is depressing.

It's been two full years since we re-started the Admin Court Blog (@admincourtblog.bsky.social). In the past year, we have published 73 blog posts which have had over 27,000 visitors. Thank you for all the support :) @finishedloading.bsky.social @samuelwillis.bsky.social @anuragdeb.bsky.social

@jessothomson.co.uk Sorry, was too hasty - PTA has been GRANTED for human rights and refused on policy (which is more in line with what was expected)! Predicting is always a bit difficult with high profile cases but given the SC’s recent history I’d be betting on upholding CA’s refusal

The Supreme Court has granted limited Permission to Appeal in the Ammori / Palestine Action case. Permission granted on Ground 1 only. It’s not 100% clear what ‘ground 1’ refers to but it looks like permission has been granted on human rights compatibility ground. supremecourt.uk/cases/uksc-2...

R (on the application of Ammori) (Appellant) v Secretary of State for the Home Department (Respondent) - UK Supreme CourtWas the decision of the Secretary of State for the Home Department to proscribe Palestine Action under section 3 of the Terrorism Act 2000 lawful?supremecourt.uk

When do judicial review courts in England and Wales apply reasonableness review and when do they apply a correctness standard? The answer is not straightforward. New blog from me on two recent High Court cases dealing with this question below. administrativecourtblog.wordpress.com/2026/07/24/r...

Reasonableness review or correctness review?A public authority makes a decision. That decision is amenable to judicial review. But when the lawfulness of that decision it comes to be reviewed by a court or tribunal, what standard of review s…administrativecourtblog.wordpress.com

The Court of Appeal has decided that the scheme of exemptions to the two-child benefit cap relating to children conceived from abuse is not incompatible with Article 14 ECHR. Commentary from me here: administrativecourtblog.wordpress.com/2026/07/22/c...

Court of Appeal: exceptions to two-child benefit cap lawfulThe Court of Appeal has considered, and rejected, a human rights challenge to regulations which govern the operation of the two-child benefit cap (and its exceptions). The Court upheld the decision…administrativecourtblog.wordpress.com

The European Court of Human Rights has held, for the first time, that states may be under an obligation to provide (where reasonable) vegan food, in order to respect a detainee’s vegan beliefs GK and AS v Switzerland (16 July 2026) hudoc.echr.coe.int?i=001-251193

For those interested, here is the report: policyexchange.org.uk/wp-content/u... The PolEx authors advocate for ignoring the ICJ’s climate opinion and withdrawing from the ICJ’s jurisdiction altogether. Endorsements from judicial figures including Lords Burnett and Sumption, who should know better

In what will be unsurprising news to public lawyers, the Court of Appeal has (once again) rejected a human rights challenge to deportation (relying on Article 8 ECHR). My commentary is below.

Our (@anuragdeb.bsky.social, @samuelwillis.bsky.social) article, "Reflecting on human rights in Higgs", is out now in the latest edition of the European Human Rights Law Review ((2026) 3 EHRLR 272) and is available to read on WestLaw. uk.westlaw.com/Document/I86...

A summary and brief comment by me on today's judgment in For Women Scotland (No 3) The Court adopts an interpretation of the relevant legislation which prohibits, in all circumstances, trans women from being housed in the women's prison estate. administrativecourtblog.wordpress.com/2026/06/19/f...

For Women Scotland (No 3)The Outer House of the Court of Session (Lady Ross) has ruled that the applicable policy detailing the circumstances under which trans women ought to be accommodated in the Scottish prison estate i…administrativecourtblog.wordpress.com

The Inner House has overturned the Lord Ordinary's decision to issue a declaration of incompatibility in relation to section 170 of the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995 www.scotcourts.gov.uk/media/cswhuc...

On Tuesday, the European Court of Human Rights will hand down its judgment in Kiguradze v Georgia, which may have implications for the operation of Parliamentary privilege in the UK.

Sex Matters are in luck, as their case is being heard by Linden J, who came to the absurd conclusion last year that police involvement in Pride events is unlawful because they promote “gender ideology” dflw.ie/policing-pri...

Policing Pride: R (on the application of Lindsey Smith) v The Chief Constable of Northumbria Police [2025] EWHC 1805 (Admin) - Doing Feminist Legal WorkPride and the Policedflw.ie

Bizarrely, there is someone on twitter who is crowdfunding the development of a homemade sex testing kit which, we are told, should be used on school kids. Predictably, prominent gender critical lawyers, who insist that trans people are the real threat, follow and interact with her regularly 🤯

Seven judges have just been promoted to sit in the Court of Appeal of England and Wales, including four prominent administrative law judges www.judiciary.uk/appointments... Of note, Martin Chamberlain will be the youngest judge on the Court by some margin (he is 52, and can sit until 2048).

Appointment of Lord and Lady Justices of Appeal - Courts and Tribunals JudiciaryFind out who the new appointees are and read their biographieswww.judiciary.uk

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. www.supremecourt.uk/cases/uksc-2...

R (on the application of BYL (by their litigation friend BAU)) and another (Appellants) v Chancellor of the Exchequer and others (Respondents) - UK Supreme CourtIn 2025 the government introduced VAT on private school fees. The appellants are religious private schools, their pupils, and their pupils’ parents. Was the introduction of VAT on private school fe...www.supremecourt.uk

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 administrativecourtblog.wordpress.com/2026/06/04/w...

What is a deprivation of liberty?Article 5 of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) protects the right to liberty, and guarantees that nobody shall be “deprived” of their liberty unless certain conditions, set out in that…administrativecourtblog.wordpress.com

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… supremecourt.uk/cases/uksc-2...

A Reference by the Attorney General for Northern Ireland of a devolution issue under paragraph 34 of Schedule 10 to the Northern Ireland Act 1998 - UK Supreme CourtDoes the Minister of Health for Northern Ireland have the power to revise the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards Code of Practice (“the Code”) so that persons aged 16 and over who lack capacity to make...supremecourt.uk