The UK Government has ratified a new multilateral treaty on the enforcement of judgments: the Hague Judgments Convention 2019, which will take effect in the UK from 1 July 2025 and will apply to any judgment of the Courts of...more
In a decision highlighting the ostensible reticence of the Court at present to exercise judicial supervision in the political arena, the Court refused Tortoise Media permission to apply for judicial review in relation to the...more
On 1 August 2023, Ukraine became a Contracting State to the Hague Convention on Choice of Court Agreements 2005 (the “Choice of Court Convention”), joining the EU, Mexico, Montenegro, Singapore and the UK....more
The UK’s Online Safety Bill has been approved by Parliament and is expected to become law in mid to late October 2023. The regulator Ofcom is in charge of implementing and overseeing the new regulatory regime and industry...more
This year will likely be significant in setting the ambit and intensity in which the High Court reviews decisions made by Government under the National Security and Investment Act 2021 (the "NSIA"). In particular, the High...more
On 17 March 2022, the UK Government introduced the Online Safety Bill to Parliament. The Online Safety Bill will regulate providers of: services which host user-generated content online; services which facilitate online...more
Judicial review is the mechanism by which the Courts review the lawfulness of a decision taken by a public body. In the past few years1 the Government has expressed reservations concerning the scope of judicial review and...more
Following Brexit, the UK Government has been exercising its new-found sovereignty by entering into international treaties. Many of these treaties concern the UK’s trading relationships (e.g. customs agreements with Japan, New...more
On 31 December 2020 the Brexit Transition Period ended. Although the UK and EU have agreed some elements of their future trading relationship in the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement, this does not make long-term...more