Public Law
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- The Public Law Lecture 2026 - "Substantive Principles of Public Law: What Happened After 1987?" will be delivered by Lord Justice Singh at the London School of Economics on 11/03. Further details and sign up here: eur01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com?url=https%3A...
- The January 2026 issue of @publiclaw.bsky.social is now available on Westlaw. Analysis pieces from @erinferguson.bsky.social on the Tortoise Media and Sammut decisions; Dan Meagher on the interaction of art and non-discrimination law; and @diggorybailey.bsky.social on use of explanatory notes ...
- ... in statutory interpretation. Articles are from Pablo Grez Hidalgo on parliamentary scrutiny of delegated powers clauses; @lewisgrahamlaw.bsky.social on HRs challenges after SC; Robert Craig on 3rd generation ouster clauses; and Ian Loveland on choosing between common law and statutory ...
- ... offences to prosecute criminal behaviour. Current survey from Sarah Nason and Lee Marsons. Book reviews (edited by @lewisgrahamlaw.bsky.social) from Craig Wells, @bymyong.bsky.social and @doubleaspect.blog
- As ever, many thanks to contributors in front of, and behind, the scenes.
- We are delighted to welcome new members to @publiclaw.bsky.social's editorial committee. From January 2026 we will be joined by Mike Gordon (Liverpool) and Silvia Suteu (@eui-law.bsky.social), with @ymarique.bsky.social (Essex) and @paulfscott.bsky.social (Glasgow) joining from January 2027.
- Congratulations to the new appointments, and many thanks to all who expressed interest.
- The October 25 issue of @publiclaw.bsky.social will land on Westlaw shortly. Analysis from Farrah Raza on NHS regulation and patient choice and @a-b-evans.bsky.social on recall proposals for the Senedd. Articles are from @echrhawk.bsky.social on the vulnerability of the UK's HR protections; ...
- Susannah Paul on Aministrative Empathy; @mgillis.bsky.social on Sexual Offences, HRs and the Met; Richard Cave on legitimacy and the administration of the airwaves auctions; Janina Boughey and Anita Mackay on Administrative Justice in Prisons; and ...
- Kevin Costello on the de facto officer doctrine in the 21st century. Sarah Nason and Lee Marsons provided the current survey. @lewisgrahamlaw.bsky.social took care of the reviews of books from Johanna Frohlich, Andras Koltay, Dimitrios Kyritsis and Christina Lienen.
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View full threadAnd apologies to Richard *Craven* for the autocorrected name error.
- In memory of Conor Gearty, Public Law's 2007 symposium on his Hamlyn Lectures, "Can Human Rights Survive?" is available to read here: www.sweetandmaxwell.co.uk/content/dam/...
- Reposted by Public LawOn 19 Nov 2025, 2pm GMT, we will host an online roundtable on #Contextual Approaches to #Constitutional_Law in #Academic_Publishing with reps from 6 leading comparative con law journals, moderated by Prof @tomginsburg.bsky.social (Chicago) & chaired by CCC co-director Dr @davidvitale.bsky.social.
- Public Law is looking make several appointments to its Editorial Committee - details etc ⬇️ - expressions of interest to public.law@durham.ac.uk by 31 October 2025.
- Reposted by Public LawI love the smell of an article proof in the afternoon… #senedd #devolution
- Attention potential Public Law authors! A new website in development, with many FAQs, links to recent issues, author guidance, style guide, etc: www.sweetandmaxwell.co.uk/en-gb/produc...
- and, as always, we are happy field queries from potential authors on fit, overlap with other articles in the pipeline etc get in touch at public.law@durham.ac.uk
- Prof Meg Russell's (@conunitucl.bsky.social) 2024 Public Law lecture - "Should we be worried about the decline of parliamentary scrutiny?" - is available open access here: www.sweetandmaxwell.co.uk/content/dam/...
- The July 2025 issue of Public Law is now available via westlaw. Featuring Analysis from Tasneem Ghazi (Constitutional Constraints on Delegated powers in the UK and Ireland); Mary Dobbs and @colinmurray.bsky.social (on the Rights Community Action case) and Trevor Wan (on proportionality ...
- ... and national security in Hong Kong). Articles are from Jeffrey Goldsworthy (on Dr Bonham's Case); @anuragdeb.bsky.social and @colinmurray.bsky.social (on Art 2 of the Winsor Framework the Legacy Act and the IMA); Lisa Burton Crawford and Janina Boughey (on Automated Information about Law); ...
- ... @jessieblackbourn.bsky.social (on Administrative Justice and the Prevent and Channel Duties); Aisling Ryan (on the animators of administrative law); and @doubleaspect.blog (on judicial deference to administrative limitations on rights).
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View full threadAs ever, thanks to all contributors, reviewers, etc. @rogermasterman.bsky.social/@aileenmcharg.bsky.social
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