This case has been in the news today... The Supreme Court has ruled that the government's criminal records checks scheme is unlawful. Our Judicial Review & Regulatory Specialist, Keith Lomax, was involved. Read more about it here: watkinssolicitors.co.uk/site/blog/watk…

Delighted Keith Lomax had a fantastic result in High Court - which ruled 2 students had been discriminated against as they were unable to prove their immigration status in time due to pandemic. Amanda Weston QC & Grainne Mellon Garden Ct - Public Law instructed.

Keith Lomax's successful case in the High Court also received great coverage on page 13 of this week's edition of Schools Week (see below). #judicialreview #SEND #educationlaw #EHCP

URGENT: I just joined over 3 MILLION people urging the President of Tanzania Samia Suluhu to oppose the eviction of the Maasai people from their ancestral lands. Join here & RT #EUAUSummit #IStandwiththeMaasai fb.avaaz.org/campaign/en/st…

🚨🚨🚨EVERYONE WILL BE TAKEN OFF THE FLIGHT!! NOONE WILL BE DEPORTED TO RWANDA TONIGHT!! We have won today, but we will continue the fight tomorrow and against EVERY racist deportation ✊🏾✊🏾🔥🔥

National Grid (a structure built with public money to transport energy) posted operating profits of almost £4bn in the 12 months to the end of March. The CEO landed a whopping £6.5m payday. Nationalise energy.

What kind of government attacks the rights of children with special needs? theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

Finalising response to send review from a law firm perspective. It is absolutely abhorrent how much of the SEND review seeks to change lesiglation without actually stating any proposals or how this will work. So much underhand antics from the government which is alarming!

UK Prime Minister Liz Truss’s speech to UNGA: UN “has promoted the principles of sovereignty and self-determination…authoritarian states are undermining stability and security around the world.” Morocco’s authoritarian regime must take note. gov.uk/government/spe…

President Biden said before the UN: “you cannot seize a nation’s territory by force..The United States is determined to defend and strengthen democracy at home and around the world.” We hope US would practice what it preaches in the case of Western Sahara. whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/…

The International Court of Justice has just ordered that Israel must, in accordance with its obligations under the Genocide Convention, take all measures within its powers to avoid the commissions of genocidal acts against Palestinians in the Gaza Strip.

A personal statement.

Lovely to see such support. I much appreciate it including both proLabour & antiLabour people. I want a Labour gov. I wanted to be part of that but it’s been ripped away. Some asked me to go independent. I’ll not stand against Labour but I hope to be back sooner than you think.