Constitutional Reform Paper
Following last month’s piece looking at the prospect of human rights reform in the next few years, our piece this week turns to the related subject of mooted reforms to the structural constitution, including the relationship between the three branches of government and the royal prerogative. It succinctly breaks down the positions the Labour Party […]
Critique of the Government’s approach to easing the COVID-19 Lockdown Restrictions
Today the Society of Labour Lawyers have released a 48 page critique of the Government’s approach to easing the Covid-19 lockdown restrictions. You can view the report here.
Once the pandemic is over, we must be ready for the Tory attack on our rights
In this piece Omar and Matthew explore the coming battle over human rights. While the 2019 Conservative manifesto promised to remould the relationship between our three branches of government and there has been a longstanding commitment to revisit the Human Rights Act, constitutional issues came to the fore again due to the government’s attempted prorogation […]
Press release: COVID-19 Self Employed Support and Impact on Most Junior Barristers
Society of Labour Lawyers Report on the Self-Employed Income Support Scheme and its Impact on Junior Barristers The Society of Labour Lawyers, the legal think tank of the Labour Party, has released a report highlighting the exclusion of junior barristers from the government’s Self-employed Income Support Scheme (SEISS) because they do not have ‘eligible’ 18/19 […]
Press release: Legal Considerations for Easing the COVID-19 Pandemic Lockdown Restrictions Report
Society of Labour Lawyers release report: Legal Considerations for Easing the COVID-19 Pandemic Lockdown Restrictions. “Measures, including the restrictions we are currently living under, are vital to stop the spread of COVID-19 and save lives. The Society of Labour Lawyers thinks it’s time to have an adult conversation about how lockdown could begin to be […]
Covid-19 Webinar Series
This evening the Society of Labour Lawyers (SLL) launched its Covid-19 Webinar Series, looking at how the legal landscape has been affecting by the pandemic. This evening we looked at employment law with SLL Executive Committee members, the TUC and Thompsons Trade Union Solicitors. In the coming weeks we will be focusing on the courts […]
Labour Leadership Nominations
After a ballot of our members, the Society of Labour Lawyers is nominating Keir Starmer for Labour Leader. Keir Starmer met the 50% threshold and won the nomination in the first round. The Society of Labour Lawyers is also nominating Angela Rayner for Deputy Labour Leader. Angela Rayner met the 50% threshold and won the […]
JLL launches new mentoring scheme
JLL launched its new mentoring scheme last week with a networking event for mentors and mentees in central London.
Society of Labour Lawyers responds to the ‘A New Deal for Renting’ government consultation
Society of Labour Lawyers welcomes the government’s commitments to abolish no fault evictions (s.21 Housing Act 1988) as set out in the consultation paper. In August last year we responded to the Labour Party’s green paper Housing For The Many, in which we encouraged the Labour Party to abolish section 21. We were therefore delighted […]
SLL events at Labour Party Conference 2019
The Rule of Law – Is Justice Under Attack? A conversation with the Labour Party Legal front bench, the Vice President of the Law Society and a representative from the Bar Council about recent events and Labour’s approach to the Rule of Law ahead of the next General Election. at 6pm, Sunday 22 September 2019, […]