This week's edition of Public Law weekly highlights includes: Lord Reed delivers a significant ‘institutionalist’ speech on trust in the courts in a populist age, and UK-EU political agreement on Gibraltar establishing a customs union between the EU and Gibraltar, alongside criticism of the treaty scrutiny process in Parliament, with Dame Emily Thornberry calling it “rubbish” during a Commons debate. Also in this edition, a major speech from Lord Chancellor Shabana Mahmood about the ECHR. Case law updates include the Administrative Court’s dismissal of judicial review claims against VAT on private school fees, finding the Finance Act 2025 changes justified in human rights law terms, and the High Court’s rejection of an injunction sought against protestors who opposed the EHRC’s stance following the Supreme Court’s ruling in For Women Scotland Ltd v Scottish Ministers, with the court finding no imminent risk of trespass. This edition features further updates on Brexit highlights, Brexit SIs, Post-Brexit guidance, Constitutional and administrative law, Judicial review, Equality and human rights,...
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