It seems inconceivable in modern times that a husband would receive legal protection for raping his wife. But until 1991, an old fashioned interpretation of consent was granting go-free cards to married men who sexually assaulted their partners. Women’s struggle for equality is well documented. Throughout history, almost every right granted to men has been…

It is 1765 in England, and a case which would change our understanding of civil liberty was being prepared for court. It centred on a bitter feud between the king and the press, and questioned what right individuals have to privacy. In much the same way as today, life for royals in the 1760s was…

Kiranjit Ahluwalia looks out from her ground floor window at her neighbours, gathered in neat clusters on the pavement. She surveys each familiar face in the orange glow, their features tight with heat and fear.  Around her the room crackles and spits, the walls and carpets and furniture shrouded by a thick layer of smoke….

It is a pleasant Sunday evening in 1928. Two women sit soaking up the last of the sun at Wellmeadow Café in Paisley, Scotland, unaware that they are about to spark one of the biggest changes to British civil law in the 20th century. May Donoghue, a shop assistant from Glasgow, orders a pear and…

In October 2019, a whistleblower revealed how his former employer – one of the biggest accounting firms in the UK – had covered up evidence of black market gold trading, drug smuggling, and money laundering. Amjad Rihan, a former partner at Ernst and Young, made national headlines last year, when he uncovered how the firm…

In 2017, a court battle was raging between a group of homeless EU nationals and the UK Home Office. The case would raise difficult questions about how we tackle economic hardship, test the scope of EU human rights law, and change the face of UK immigration policy. The number of rough sleepers from outside the…