R (Osborn) v The Parole Board [2013] UKSC 61
Written by: Tim James-Matthews Background The Parole Board has the power to determine whether to release a prisoner from prison on the papers, without an oral hearing. Such decisions carry significant consequences for the liberty of the prisoner concerned, and they also entail a careful assessment of the risk which the prisoner may pose to […]
Jashandeep’s week at Matrix
Day 1- 09/02/26 Our first day at Matrix Chambers began with warm welcomes from the front of house member, Jennifer Rose, who gave us a short induction into Matrix, the different teams within it and how Matrix differentiates itself from other chambers through its more modernised approach as it does not use terms such as […]
Lua’s week at Matrix
Day 1 – 09/02/26 My first day began with an introduction from Jennifer who warmly welcomed us into the building and gave us a brief overview of the terminology Matrix uses which differentiate it from a traditional set. Afterwards Idris Mohamed, IT and Facilities Coordinator, showed us a tour of the buildings and introduced us […]
Aoife’s week at Matrix
Day 1: My first day at Matrix was centred around a court proceeding at the Royal Court of Justice. It began with a brief introduction to Matrix as an organisation and information about an ongoing court case, specifically Prince Harry’s legal war against the Daily Mail. Although we were unable to attend, being provided with […]
R (Bridges) v South Wales Police [2020] EWCA Civ 1058
Written by: Ian Helme “You can’t ban technology. Sure, that might lead to a dystopian future or something, but you can’t ban it”: David Scalzo, co-founder of Clearview AI, quoted in Your Face Belongs To Us by Kashmir Hill, Simon & Schuster, 2023. Background In 2017 South Wales Police (“SWP”) began trialling the use […]