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    David Allen Green

    Law and Policy Commentator

    David Allen Green is a lawyer and journalist. He writes about law and policy. The blog is written from a liberal and critical perspective. He also writes a personal blog called the davidallengreen.com. David is a consultant at the law firm Preiskel & Co LLP in the Temple, London.

    Nothing on David Allen Green’s blog constitutes legal advice, nothing on the blog will be about any client matter with which the author is involved, and any interests will always be declared.

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    • Wednesday, 15 November, 2023
      Instant InsightSupreme Court UK
      The Supreme Court’s decision on the Rwanda policy is remarkable

      Under Lord Reed, the court has previously been content to leave matters of policy to the executive and legislature

      Toufique Hossain representing asylum seekers leaves the Supreme Court with his team
    • Tuesday, 28 February, 2023
      European Union
      ‘Stormont brake’ in N Ireland deal must be an instrument not an ornament

      The Windsor framework provides for dispute resolution but it may still be difficult to apply

      Rishi Sunak, UK prime minister, holds a joint press conference with European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen in Windsor, UK, on Monday
    • Wednesday, 23 November, 2022
      Instant InsightBrexit
      Ruling against Scottish independence vote throws ball back in political arena

      The Supreme Court judgment was legally disappointing for the Holyrood government but gives it more ammunition

      Scottish independence supporters wave Scottish national flags outside the Supreme Court
    • Tuesday, 12 July, 2022
      ExplainerPolitics14 min
      Abortion law: Roe vs Wade and the US constitution

      Law commentator David Allen Green looks at the key judicial decisions that removed the right to abortion

    • Friday, 17 June, 2022
      Brexit12 min
      Is the Northern Ireland Protocol bill a breach of international law?

      FT legal commentator David Allen Green's guided tour of the Northern Ireland Protocol bill

    • Monday, 6 June, 2022
      Instant InsightBoris Johnson
      A defeat for Boris Johnson could test Britain’s unwritten constitution

      Should the PM lose Monday’s vote but refuse to resign, it will be difficult to force him to do so

      Boris Johnson walking out the door of No 10 Downing Street
    • Friday, 4 March, 2022
      Law
      England’s law, not its lawyers, is to blame for the oligarch gold rush

      It is substantive law and procedure which makes London attractive to Russian litigants, not the charms of its advocates

      Foreign secretary Liz Truss making a statement on Russia in parliament on Monday
    • Tuesday, 25 January, 2022
      UK Government
      Boris Johnson’s strange constitutional predicament

      Police probe into Downing St gatherings in lockdown takes the issue beyond the political to the rule of law

    • Friday, 25 June, 2021
      Law11 min
      Is the Metropolitan Police institutionally corrupt?

      The report of the Daniel Morgan independent panel mentions 'corruption' 718 times

    • Wednesday, 16 June, 2021
      Metropolitan Police Service UK
      The Daniel Morgan report casts an unforgiving light on the Met police

      An investigation into how a 1987 murder was handled reveals ‘institutional corruption’ in London’s police force

      Daniel Morgan, a private investigator, was killed with an axe in the car park of the Golden Lion pub in Sydenham, south-east London, in 1987
    • Monday, 1 March, 2021
      Coronavirus
      Establish if vaccination passports will work before tackling ethical issues

      Philosophical agonising is irrelevant unless the system is useful in practice

    • Monday, 15 February, 2021
      Brexit9 min
      Opinion: David Allen Green: the Northern Ireland Protocol

      The FT's David Allen Green explains why the Northern Ireland Protocol is at the centre of rows over Brexit

    • Thursday, 28 January, 2021
      AstraZeneca PLC
      What the spat over AstraZeneca’s vaccine contract shows us

      The terms of the company’s agreement with the EU remain confidential but there are some pointers in the public domain

    • Friday, 8 January, 2021
      Brexit5 min
      Opinion: why Brexit will become a negotiation without end

      The FT's David Allen Green takes us on guided tour of the post-Brexit EU-UK trade agreement

    • Monday, 28 December, 2020
      Brexit
      Brexit deal leaves much unchanged, institutionally

      The UK has swapped 'ever-closer union' for what may be an ever-closer agreement

    • Sunday, 25 October, 2020
      Law
      Should animals have legal personality?

      A corporation can have standing to be represented in court without even a physical existence

      Happy the elephant at the Bronx Zoo. The New York Supreme Court is to decide whether she has a legal personality,  which will affect how her interests are considered
    • Friday, 9 October, 2020
      News in-depthLaw
      Opinion: Why is the UK government making it harder to prosecute war crimes?

      FT legal commentator David Allen Green looks at legislation protecting servicemen from prosecution

    • Friday, 9 October, 2020
      Law15 min
      Opinion: Arms and the law - why is the UK government making it harder to prosecute war crimes?

      FT legal commentator David Allen Green looks at legislation protecting servicemen from prosecution

    • Sunday, 27 September, 2020
      UK politics
      The realities of politics and the judiciary

      There will always be an overlap between the two and it is naive to believe otherwise

      Former president of the Supreme Court Brenda Hale: once retired, English judges use their status freely to contribute to public debate
    • Wednesday, 23 September, 2020
      Brexit7 min
      Opinion: is the UK moving towards government by decree?

      Covid, Brexit, terrorism: the FT's legal commentator David Allen Green offers a guided tour of legislation by decree

    • Saturday, 19 September, 2020
      UK politics
      The UK’s constitution is not working

      When there is no proper accountability and transparency, government policymaking becomes sloppy

      Demonstrators at the Supreme Court in London a year ago when judges ruled that the prorogation of parliament was unlawful
    • Tuesday, 15 September, 2020
      UK politics
      When lawmakers approve lawbreaking

      UK parliamentary vote in favour of the internal market bill is a significant constitutional moment

      Prime Minister Boris Johnson in the House of Commons. Parliament's vote is not only problematic on its own terms; it also has adverse consequences
    • Friday, 11 September, 2020
      Brexit11 min
      Opinion: Can the government breach the Brexit Withdrawal Agreement?

      The FT's David Allen Green explains the legal issues behind this potential constitutional crisis

    • Tuesday, 8 September, 2020
      Instant InsightJonathan Jones
      It is legality not policy that pushes a government lawyer to quit

      Jonathan Jones resigns, as attorney-general plans non-compliance over Brexit deal

      Jonathan Jones quit as head of the government legal service on Tuesday
    • Friday, 21 August, 2020
      Law10 min
      Opinion: how the government wants to limit judicial review

      FT legal expert David Allen Green explains the changes proposed to judicial review

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