Blog — 19 January 2021

State Secrets Espionage and Reform of the Official Secrets Acts

During some welcome down time over the Christmas break, I found myself watching Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, a film based on John le Carre’s novel. Smouldering and enticingly opaque, with…

Blog — 18 January 2021

General Offences Series: Assisted Dying - A Discussion of the Law

In the Netherlands, assisted dying and voluntary euthanasia have both been legal since 2002. Euthanasia is legal in Belgium and assisted dying in Switzerland. In America, the Death with Dignity…

Blog — 18 January 2021

I was falsely accused of cheating in my TOEIC test - what can I do now to get justice?

Bindmans is acting for a group of people who were falsely accused by the Home Office of cheating on their TOEIC tests and suffered significant losses as a result.

Blog — 15 January 2021

Landmark reform of the Mental Health Act - good news for service users?

The Government has published a long awaited White Paper, proposing radical reforms to the Mental Health Act. The proposed changes seek to implement the recommendations of the Wesley review, published…

Blog — 13 January 2021

Homeless EU nationals during the ‘grace period’

As discussed in our previous blog on this topic, in October 2020, the Home Office announced changes to the Immigration Rules to make rough sleeping a ground for refusal or…