What to expect from the UK COVID-19 public inquiry?
Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced there would be a statutory Public Inquiry into the UK’s handling of the COVID-19 pandemic in May 2021. On 15th December 2021, the Cabinet Office announced that Lady Hallet, a former senior appeal court judge, had been appointed...
The wrongful convictions of sub-postmasters
Will sub-postmasters and mistresses finally get the redress they deserve? A public inquiry examining the wrongful convictions of 736 sub-postmasters and mistresses accused of theft, fraud, and false accounting between 2000 and 2014 began last month and is expected to...
Charity Commission Report into Kids Company
The Charity Commission report into Kids Company undermines central features of the High Court’s judgment and poses far reaching implications for public confidence in the charity sector. On 10th February 2022, the Charity Commission published its inquiry ‘Keeping...
Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse – Lord Janner Investigation
On 19 October 2021 the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (“IICSA”) published two reports following its 6 year investigation into institutional responses to allegations of non-recent sexual abuse against children, committed by the late labour peer Lord Janner...