Law Think

Timely and timeless legal and human rights issues facing the UK and the world.
  • Authors: David Lawson is a barrister and Public Law specialist at HardwickeLeon Glenister is a pupil barrister.   The risks of untested and under-tested medicines are well known.  The Thalidomide scandal saw 10,000 children born with disabilities, probably because the drug was not tested ... Read More

  • Law Think examines timely and timeless legal and human rights issues facing the UK and the world.    Lord Hewart CJ once stated, “…justice should not only be done, but should manifestly and undoubtedly be seen to be done.” These enduring words have taken on a new dimension in the debate as to ... Read More

  • Law Think examines timely and timeless legal and human rights issues facing the UK and the world.   Leon Glenister was part of a consultation group at the University of Cambridge which responded to the DPP’s interim policy on prosecuting assisted suicide in late 2009. Today, the Commission on ... Read More

About Law Think

3 Posts since 2012

The Law Think blog provides a discussion of current legal issues. The focus is human rights law (both domestic and international), though our content is by no means limited to this. We also provide a human rights update every Monday which is the only service currently compiling reports from Parliament, courts and the media. Our expertise extends to Northern Irish issues, on which we provide extensive coverage.

Most content is written by the Law Think authors, though we also welcome guest blogs as well.

 

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