R (Friends of the Earth, ClientEarth & Good Law Project) v Secretary of State for Energy Security & Net Zero [2024] EWHC 995 (Admin)
Written By: Zoë Leventhal KC Background The three claimants challenged, for the second time, the lawfulness of the Secretary of State’s strategy for meeting the UK’s net zero target for the sixth carbon budget (2033-2037) under the Climate Change Act 2008: known as the “Carbon Budget Delivery Plan.” The original plan, known as the “Net […]
Bracking v Secretary of State for Work & Pensions [2013] EWCA Civ 1345
Written By: Nick Armstrong KC Background The public sector equality duty (“PSED”) was a quietly revolutionary idea. It came out of the Stephen Lawrence inquiry in respect of racial discrimination, was extended first to disability discrimination in 2005 and then to gender discrimination in 2007, before s.149 of the Equality Act 2010 made it a […]
R (A) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2021] UKSC 37 and R (BF (Eritrea)) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2021] UKSC 38
Written by: Katy Sheridan Background On 30 July 2021, the Supreme Court handed down two judgments. Each had different contexts but one common legal issue: when is a policy unlawful? In A, the appellant brought a judicial review against the Child Sex Offender Disclosure Scheme Guidance. He argued that omissions in the Guidance created an […]
An’s Week at Matrix
Surprisingly, there isn’t a hint of nervousness in me as I turn the corner into Griffin Building. I’m the last one to arrive, but Lucy greets me warmly at the front desk and immediately hands me a pack of documents to sign, which really cements the legal atmosphere. As I quickly glance around, the room […]
Keziah’s Week at Matrix
Day 1: Before starting my placement at Matrx Chambers, I was excited to see barristers and other legal experts at work and I hoped that by the end of my experience, I would gain an insightful understanding of different areas of the law and different pathways to becoming a barrister. I am glad to say […]