Lewis Graham
@lewisgrahamlaw.bsky.social
Lecturer in Human Rights Law at University of Manchester
Judicial Individuality on the UK Supreme Court is out now: https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/judicial-individuality-on-the-uk-supreme-court-9781509971114/
Judicial Individuality on the UK Supreme Court is out now: https://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/judicial-individuality-on-the-uk-supreme-court-9781509971114/
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· Jan 31
It’s here! My book, JUDICIAL INDIVIDUALITY ON THE UK SUPREME COURT will be available to buy from next Thursday!
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Appeal allowed in IA: Upper Tribunal was wrong to find breach of Article 8 ECHR
www.judiciary.uk/judgments/ia...
This is the widely reported case about the Gazan family applying for settlement under the Ukrainian Family Scheme. The Court of Appeal makes no criticism of the choice to use that route
www.judiciary.uk/judgments/ia...
This is the widely reported case about the Gazan family applying for settlement under the Ukrainian Family Scheme. The Court of Appeal makes no criticism of the choice to use that route
IA and others -v- Secretary of State for the Home Department - Courts and Tribunals Judiciary
Appeal No: CA-2025-000713Case Nos: UI-2024-005295, UI-2024-005297, UI-2024-005301, UI-2024-005302, UI-2024-005309, and UI-2024-005311 In the Court of Appeal (Civil Division)on appeal from the Upper Tr...
www.judiciary.uk
November 26, 2025 at 11:14 AM
Appeal allowed in IA: Upper Tribunal was wrong to find breach of Article 8 ECHR
www.judiciary.uk/judgments/ia...
This is the widely reported case about the Gazan family applying for settlement under the Ukrainian Family Scheme. The Court of Appeal makes no criticism of the choice to use that route
www.judiciary.uk/judgments/ia...
This is the widely reported case about the Gazan family applying for settlement under the Ukrainian Family Scheme. The Court of Appeal makes no criticism of the choice to use that route
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Just a jaw-dropping paragraph in Trevor Phillips's column for The Times.
This is a policy that, by his own account, has left parents of a particular race too frightened to walk their children to school.
And that's the example he chooses of the "vigour" we "need".
www.thetimes.com/comment/colu...
This is a policy that, by his own account, has left parents of a particular race too frightened to walk their children to school.
And that's the example he chooses of the "vigour" we "need".
www.thetimes.com/comment/colu...
November 24, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Just a jaw-dropping paragraph in Trevor Phillips's column for The Times.
This is a policy that, by his own account, has left parents of a particular race too frightened to walk their children to school.
And that's the example he chooses of the "vigour" we "need".
www.thetimes.com/comment/colu...
This is a policy that, by his own account, has left parents of a particular race too frightened to walk their children to school.
And that's the example he chooses of the "vigour" we "need".
www.thetimes.com/comment/colu...
An interesting paper on the principle of legality and heightened scrutiny by Lord Sales, engaging with Mark Elliott's blog post on the same @profmarkelliott.bsky.social
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November 21, 2025 at 12:11 PM
An interesting paper on the principle of legality and heightened scrutiny by Lord Sales, engaging with Mark Elliott's blog post on the same @profmarkelliott.bsky.social
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Jwanczuk, Or How I Learned To Stop Worrying and Love SC
My case note on today's decision in Jwanczuk, a particularly illuminating example of the the current Supreme Court's conservative approach to human rights issues.
administrativecourtblog.wordpress.com/2025/11/20/t...
My case note on today's decision in Jwanczuk, a particularly illuminating example of the the current Supreme Court's conservative approach to human rights issues.
administrativecourtblog.wordpress.com/2025/11/20/t...
The Supreme Court, Discrimination and Maximal Deference
This may seem a harsh decision but… the risk of undue interference by the courts in the sphere of political choices made by the legislature in the welfare context can only be avoided if the courts …
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November 20, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Jwanczuk, Or How I Learned To Stop Worrying and Love SC
My case note on today's decision in Jwanczuk, a particularly illuminating example of the the current Supreme Court's conservative approach to human rights issues.
administrativecourtblog.wordpress.com/2025/11/20/t...
My case note on today's decision in Jwanczuk, a particularly illuminating example of the the current Supreme Court's conservative approach to human rights issues.
administrativecourtblog.wordpress.com/2025/11/20/t...
Predictably, the Court allows the appeal, and defers heavily to the choices made by the legislature.
This means that precisely ZERO cases on Art 14 justification have succeeded before appellate courts since the SC case was handed down in 2021.
This means that precisely ZERO cases on Art 14 justification have succeeded before appellate courts since the SC case was handed down in 2021.
Next Thursday, the Supreme Court will hand down R (Jwanczuk) v Secretary of State [2025] UKSC 42
Among other things, the Court will tell us whether the operation of the bereavement support payment scheme set out in the Pensions Act 2014 breaches the Convention.
www.supremecourt.uk/cases/uksc-2...
Among other things, the Court will tell us whether the operation of the bereavement support payment scheme set out in the Pensions Act 2014 breaches the Convention.
www.supremecourt.uk/cases/uksc-2...
R (on the application of Jwanczuk) (Respondent) v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (Appellant) - UK Supreme Court
This appeal concerns a claim for bereavement support payment (“BSP”). BSP is a non-means-tested contributory benefit, which provides financial help to people whose spouse or partner has died. BSP will...
www.supremecourt.uk
November 20, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Predictably, the Court allows the appeal, and defers heavily to the choices made by the legislature.
This means that precisely ZERO cases on Art 14 justification have succeeded before appellate courts since the SC case was handed down in 2021.
This means that precisely ZERO cases on Art 14 justification have succeeded before appellate courts since the SC case was handed down in 2021.
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With dizzying power imbalances at "prestigious" institutions and frightening levels of precarity for junior scholars, UK academia is rife with these stories:
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
Oxford University Has Failed Women Over Harassment Concerns, Staff Say
The university has repeatedly been slow to act against male academics accused of sexual misconduct and inappropriate behavior, a Bloomberg investigation found.
www.bloomberg.com
November 19, 2025 at 10:49 PM
With dizzying power imbalances at "prestigious" institutions and frightening levels of precarity for junior scholars, UK academia is rife with these stories:
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
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Earlier today the UK Supreme Court decided the provision of religious education in NI was unlawful. Before the inevitable tides of Stormont's (delightful) politics drown us, here's an analysis of that judgment from @colinmurray.bsky.social, @lewisgrahamlaw.bsky.social and I.
JR87: indoctrination and religious education in Northern Ireland (and beyond?) administrativecourtblog.wordpress.com/2025/11/19/j...
JR87: indoctrination and religious education in Northern Ireland (and beyond?)
Introduction On 19 November 2025, the Supreme Court (Lord Reed PSC, Lords Burrows, Hamblen, Lloyd-Jones and Stephens JJSC) handed down judgment in Re JR87 [2025] UKSC 40. This case (involving an ap…
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November 19, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Earlier today the UK Supreme Court decided the provision of religious education in NI was unlawful. Before the inevitable tides of Stormont's (delightful) politics drown us, here's an analysis of that judgment from @colinmurray.bsky.social, @lewisgrahamlaw.bsky.social and I.
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For the bluster, see here. For v many NI politicians a UKSC judgment is only above reproach when dunking on trans people:
m.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/educati...
m.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/educati...
DUP and TUV react after UK Supreme Court rules religious education in NI schools is unlawful: ‘Deeply disturbing’
A TUV MP has said he is “deeply disturbed” by a court ruling on religious education, as the DUP vows to “stand up for Christian ethos” of NI schools.
m.belfasttelegraph.co.uk
November 19, 2025 at 3:36 PM
For the bluster, see here. For v many NI politicians a UKSC judgment is only above reproach when dunking on trans people:
m.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/educati...
m.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/educati...
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Amid all of the bluster coming out about the landmark JR87 judgment, here's my account (with @anuragdeb.bsky.social and @lewisgrahamlaw.bsky.social) of this UKSC decision and to the wake up call it poses for religious education in NI:
administrativecourtblog.wordpress.com/2025/11/19/j...
administrativecourtblog.wordpress.com/2025/11/19/j...
JR87: indoctrination and religious education in Northern Ireland (and beyond?)
Introduction On 19 November 2025, the Supreme Court (Lord Reed PSC, Lords Burrows, Hamblen, Lloyd-Jones and Stephens JJSC) handed down judgment in Re JR87 [2025] UKSC 40. This case (involving an ap…
administrativecourtblog.wordpress.com
November 19, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Amid all of the bluster coming out about the landmark JR87 judgment, here's my account (with @anuragdeb.bsky.social and @lewisgrahamlaw.bsky.social) of this UKSC decision and to the wake up call it poses for religious education in NI:
administrativecourtblog.wordpress.com/2025/11/19/j...
administrativecourtblog.wordpress.com/2025/11/19/j...
We're doomed
In the Times, Kathleen Stock invokes Wittgenstein in support of Shabana Mahmood's asylum policies. No, I won't bother linking.
November 19, 2025 at 10:38 AM
We're doomed
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Supreme Court ALLOWS JR87’s appeal - the collective worship provisions breached Art 9 and A2P1 ECHR (!)
Supreme Court ALLOWS JR87’s appeal - the collective worship provisions breached Art 9 and A2P1 ECHR (!)
November 19, 2025 at 10:05 AM
www.supremecourt.uk/cases/uksc-2...
Supreme Court ALLOWS JR87’s appeal - the collective worship provisions breached Art 9 and A2P1 ECHR (!)
Supreme Court ALLOWS JR87’s appeal - the collective worship provisions breached Art 9 and A2P1 ECHR (!)
Good post on the available space for reforming article 8 cases in domestic law, featuring an expert demolition of some dubious claims about family life in the Wolfson Report
Kirsty Hughes: Immigration and proposals to amend Article 8 ECHR ukconstitutionallaw.org/2025/11/19/k...
Kirsty Hughes: Immigration and proposals to amend Article 8 ECHR
Backlash against the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) and the Human Rights Act 1998 (HRA) is heavily driven by immigration and is often a direct reaction to it. This is not a new phenomen…
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November 19, 2025 at 9:53 AM
Good post on the available space for reforming article 8 cases in domestic law, featuring an expert demolition of some dubious claims about family life in the Wolfson Report
New post from me
Applying Shvidler: Proportionality, Appeal and Review
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Applying Shvidler: Proportionality, Appeal and Review
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Applying Shvidler: Proportionality, Appeal and Review
Introduction In this post published earlier this year on this blog concerning the case of Shvidler v Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs [2025] UKSC 30, I explained…
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November 18, 2025 at 4:47 PM
New post from me
Applying Shvidler: Proportionality, Appeal and Review
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Applying Shvidler: Proportionality, Appeal and Review
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Ofsted School Inspection Framework Changes Lawful administrativecourtblog.wordpress.com/2025/11/18/o...
Ofsted School Inspection Framework Changes Lawful
Following the tragic death of headteacher Ruth Perry in January 2023 after an Ofsted inspection of her school, Ofsted sought to introduce a new education inspection framework. At the time of her de…
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November 18, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Ofsted School Inspection Framework Changes Lawful administrativecourtblog.wordpress.com/2025/11/18/o...
Is there a single person who supports the changes proposed by the Home Secretary today? A quick look on the Other Site shows a majority of responses say:
1) you’re not tough enough
2) we don’t believe you
3) racist jibes towards Mahmood
1) you’re not tough enough
2) we don’t believe you
3) racist jibes towards Mahmood
November 17, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Is there a single person who supports the changes proposed by the Home Secretary today? A quick look on the Other Site shows a majority of responses say:
1) you’re not tough enough
2) we don’t believe you
3) racist jibes towards Mahmood
1) you’re not tough enough
2) we don’t believe you
3) racist jibes towards Mahmood
“We will remove the current legal obligation to provide support to asylum seekers who would otherwise be destitute”
Disgusting.
Disgusting.
November 17, 2025 at 4:01 PM
“We will remove the current legal obligation to provide support to asylum seekers who would otherwise be destitute”
Disgusting.
Disgusting.
Would love to know which (AI generated?) focus group member came up with "take e-bikes from the refugees"
November 17, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Would love to know which (AI generated?) focus group member came up with "take e-bikes from the refugees"
Christ.
Asked if Keir Starmer believes British people want to "see refugee children pulled out of school and deported after 10 years in this country”, his spokesman says that “what the British public wants and what this government was elected on a mandate to deliver was to secure our borders"
November 17, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Christ.
Next Thursday, the Supreme Court will hand down R (Jwanczuk) v Secretary of State [2025] UKSC 42
Among other things, the Court will tell us whether the operation of the bereavement support payment scheme set out in the Pensions Act 2014 breaches the Convention.
www.supremecourt.uk/cases/uksc-2...
Among other things, the Court will tell us whether the operation of the bereavement support payment scheme set out in the Pensions Act 2014 breaches the Convention.
www.supremecourt.uk/cases/uksc-2...
R (on the application of Jwanczuk) (Respondent) v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (Appellant) - UK Supreme Court
This appeal concerns a claim for bereavement support payment (“BSP”). BSP is a non-means-tested contributory benefit, which provides financial help to people whose spouse or partner has died. BSP will...
www.supremecourt.uk
November 14, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Next Thursday, the Supreme Court will hand down R (Jwanczuk) v Secretary of State [2025] UKSC 42
Among other things, the Court will tell us whether the operation of the bereavement support payment scheme set out in the Pensions Act 2014 breaches the Convention.
www.supremecourt.uk/cases/uksc-2...
Among other things, the Court will tell us whether the operation of the bereavement support payment scheme set out in the Pensions Act 2014 breaches the Convention.
www.supremecourt.uk/cases/uksc-2...
The Court has now published the parties' written cases in the ABJ/BDN appeal.
Interestingly, each appellant argues for a different remedy if successful - ABJ argues for a reading under section 3 of the HRA, whereas BDN seeks a declaration of incompatibility:
www.supremecourt.uk/cases/uksc-2...
Interestingly, each appellant argues for a different remedy if successful - ABJ argues for a reading under section 3 of the HRA, whereas BDN seeks a declaration of incompatibility:
www.supremecourt.uk/cases/uksc-2...
November 14, 2025 at 2:43 PM
The Court has now published the parties' written cases in the ABJ/BDN appeal.
Interestingly, each appellant argues for a different remedy if successful - ABJ argues for a reading under section 3 of the HRA, whereas BDN seeks a declaration of incompatibility:
www.supremecourt.uk/cases/uksc-2...
Interestingly, each appellant argues for a different remedy if successful - ABJ argues for a reading under section 3 of the HRA, whereas BDN seeks a declaration of incompatibility:
www.supremecourt.uk/cases/uksc-2...
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When should judges follow judgments they disagree with? To find out, read @lewisgrahamlaw.bsky.social article, "Following Wrongly Decided Precedent", forthcoming in the Kings Law Journal, available here: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... @uomsoss.bsky.social
Following wrongly decided precedent
Published in King's Law Journal (Ahead of Print, 2025)
www.tandfonline.com
November 14, 2025 at 12:19 PM
When should judges follow judgments they disagree with? To find out, read @lewisgrahamlaw.bsky.social article, "Following Wrongly Decided Precedent", forthcoming in the Kings Law Journal, available here: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.... @uomsoss.bsky.social
It looks like the government is going to follow through on its plans to reform how claims relying on Article 3 ECHR are treated at the domestic level. This is foolish for a number of reasons.
news.sky.com/story/home-s...
news.sky.com/story/home-s...
November 14, 2025 at 10:04 AM
It looks like the government is going to follow through on its plans to reform how claims relying on Article 3 ECHR are treated at the domestic level. This is foolish for a number of reasons.
news.sky.com/story/home-s...
news.sky.com/story/home-s...
Coming next Wednesday: Re JR87 [2025] UKSC 40
Does collective worship in Northern Irish schools breach the ECHR?
High Court said yes, Court of Appeal said no
www.supremecourt.uk/cases/uksc-2...
Does collective worship in Northern Irish schools breach the ECHR?
High Court said yes, Court of Appeal said no
www.supremecourt.uk/cases/uksc-2...
In the matter of an application by JR87 and another for Judicial Review (Appellant) - UK Supreme Court
Do religious education and collective worship provided in a school in Northern Ireland breach the rights of a child, and the child’s parents, under Article 2 of the First Protocol (“A2P1”) to the Euro...
www.supremecourt.uk
November 13, 2025 at 11:03 AM
Coming next Wednesday: Re JR87 [2025] UKSC 40
Does collective worship in Northern Irish schools breach the ECHR?
High Court said yes, Court of Appeal said no
www.supremecourt.uk/cases/uksc-2...
Does collective worship in Northern Irish schools breach the ECHR?
High Court said yes, Court of Appeal said no
www.supremecourt.uk/cases/uksc-2...
The Court finds that the interference with the applicant's sights was not "in accordance with law" due to the unlawful composition of the Constitutional Court. The court therefore swerves the substantive question as to whether restrictions on access to abortion are themselves proportionate.
Next Thursday (13 November) the ECtHR will hand down AR v Poland, concerning the Convention compliance of Poland’s restrictive post-2020 abortion law. One to watch.
November 13, 2025 at 10:46 AM
The Court finds that the interference with the applicant's sights was not "in accordance with law" due to the unlawful composition of the Constitutional Court. The court therefore swerves the substantive question as to whether restrictions on access to abortion are themselves proportionate.
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Our #EMNLP2025 paper, “Detecting Legal Citations in United Kingdom Court Judgments,” presents the first systematic study of legal citation detection for UK case law and legislation.
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Detecting Legal Citations in United Kingdom Court Judgments
Holli Sargeant, Andreas Östling, Måns Magnusson. Proceedings of the 2025 Conference on Empirical Methods in Natural Language Processing. 2025.
aclanthology.org
November 4, 2025 at 9:49 AM
Our #EMNLP2025 paper, “Detecting Legal Citations in United Kingdom Court Judgments,” presents the first systematic study of legal citation detection for UK case law and legislation.
aclanthology.org/2025.emnlp-m... @mansmag.bsky.social
aclanthology.org/2025.emnlp-m... @mansmag.bsky.social