The ‘Third Direction case’, soon to be brought before the Court of Appeal, concerns the lawfulness of a […]
prerogative powers
Introduction On 19th January, after discussions within the Royal Family, it was announced that the Duke and Duchess […]
The decision in Miller 2 has been described by Martin Loughlin as effecting a paradigmatic shift in constitutional […]
Introduction The best Constitution in the world has, through its highest court, over-reached in two fundamental ways: it […]
In an essay published in Elliott, Varuhas and Wilson Stark (eds), The Unity of Public Law? Doctrinal, Theoretical […]
The place of proportionality review in UK administrative law has been the subject of considerable doctrinal debate. This […]
Introduction Reading the recent Miller No. 2 decision you would be forgiven in thinking that Boris Johnson had […]
(Let’s be clear. Why is an Australian constitutional lawyer writing about the UK Constitution? It’s simple. She’s our […]
On 24 September, the UK Supreme Court unanimously ruled that the Prime Minister’s advice to prorogue Parliament was […]
Introduction In a succinct and surprisingly unanimous judgment in Miller and Cherry [2019] UKSC 41 the UK Supreme […]
