Access to justice in public law contexts is mediated by several procedural rules, including standing and permission requirements, […]
Attorney General
In July 2025, the Divisional Court in R (Campbell) v Attorney General [2025] EWHC 1653 (Admin), held that […]
The Attorney General is one of the most powerful and influential officers in the British Constitution. They are the chief adviser […]
The Attorney-General is an ancient office that is endowed with a very wide range of discretionary powers and […]
When wealthy landowners, Alexander and Diana Darwall, sued a national park authority to stop people pitching their tents […]
There are two distinct senses in which one can ask whether the Law Officers’ legal advice is “binding” […]
Identifying the rules and practices that should properly be regarded as part of our flexible and uncodified constitution […]
One of the best lessons I was given by my pupil supervisors in drafting written submissions was to […]
Background to Inquiry on Role of Law Officers The Attorney General and Solicitor General are the UK government’s […]
Today marks the publication of my book on The Constitutional Legitimacy of Law Officers in the United Kingdom, which […]
UK Constitutional Law Association 