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Schona Jolly QC on BBC World News: Why the world must act now to protect the Rohingya
Schona Jolly QC appeared on BBC World News today to discuss human rights concerns of the Rohingya refugee crisis in Myanmar.
Most of the Brexit rebels are lawyers. Maybe experts are useful after all.
Human rights and equalities barrister Schona Jolly QC has written an opinion piece in The Guardian about the profound flaws with the EU Withdrawal Bill and why lawyers, in particular, are worried.
Two New Silks for Cloisters
Cloisters is delighted to announce that Ed Williams and Tom Coghlin have been successful in the 2017 silk competition.
Algorithms, Apps & Artificial Intelligence: The Next Frontier in Discrimination Law?
Robin Allen QC and Dee Masters from Cloisters consider the interplay between technology and discrimination law in this article.
Denial of UK State Pension to Transgender Pensioner Constitutes Direct Sex Discrimination
Denial of UK State Pension to male-to-female trans pensioner without a Gender Recognition Certificate constitutes direct sex discrimination contrary to EU Directive 79/7.
Time Limits under the Human Rights Act 1998: what is a “course of conduct”?
Anna Beale discusses the Supreme Court’s interpretation of the time limit provisions contained in the Human Rights Act 1998 in O’Connor v Bar Standards Board [2017] UKSC 78
Tom Brown acts for successful trade union in £1m collective consultation claim
Tom Brown acts in an Industrial Tribunal in Belfast has upheld a £1m claim that Ulster University failed to consult about collective redundancies, following a two-week trial.