Law and religion round-up – 8th August
COVID-19 and places of worship in Scotland In reply to a question as to whether it is a legal requirement to wear a face mask in places of worship when COVID-19 restrictions are at level zero, the...
View ArticleLaw and religion round-up – 29th August
COVID-19 in Scotland On Tuesday, the Scottish Government announced that a public inquiry into its handling of the COVID-19 pandemic would be set up by the end of the year, to be led by a judge and...
View ArticleLaw and religion round-up – 5th September
COVID-19 in Scotland On Wednesday, First Minister Nicola Sturgeon announced the introduction of vaccine passports – subject to parliamentary approval. Under the proposed vaccine certification rules,...
View ArticleLaw and religion round-up – 10th October
Hello literally everyone… …as Twitter responded to the global outage of its rivals Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram. At one level, this could also be a convenient strapline for blogs such as Law and...
View ArticleLaw and religion round-up – 17th April
A week in which “Happy Birthday to you” acquired a new significance Rustat Memorial On 12 April, Jesus College, Cambridge issued a statement that having taken advice and after much thought, the...
View ArticleLaw and religion round-up – 26th June
The Bill of Rights Bill The Bill of Rights Bill was introduced into the Commons on Wednesday: the Explanatory Notes are here. The Ex Notes describe the purpose of the Bill as follows: “The Bill will...
View ArticleEuropean Union: victims of acts of violence based on religion or belief
Today, 22 August, is the International Day Commemorating the Victims of Acts of Violence based on Religion or Belief, so designated by the UN General Assembly in 2019. The EU High Representative has...
View ArticleLaw and religion round-up – 2nd October
Criminal damage to the Colston statue: AG’s reference On 28 September 2022, the Court of Appeal (Criminal Division) handed down judgment in Attorney General’s Reference No. 1 of 2022 [2022] EWCA Crim...
View ArticleHijabs in the CJEU again: SCRL
In SCRL (Religious clothing) (Judgment) [2022] EUECJ C-344/20, the CJEU has ruled that an internal rule of an undertaking prohibiting the visible wearing of religious, philosophical or spiritual signs...
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Law and religion round-up – 23rd October
So it’s goodbye, Liz Truss – whose premiership (as someone pointed out on Twitter) spanned two reigns… IICSA final report The big news in what was otherwise a fairly quiet week (in law and religion...
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