United Kingdom: Constitutional & Administrative Law

The term 'ordinarily resident' appears throughout UK immigration and nationality law, yet has never been formally defined in statute. Understanding how ordinary residence is assessed through case law, particularly the landmark Shah test, is crucial for British citizenship applications, settlement routes, and NHS access eligibility.

One of the new statutory requirements that comes into force on 19 June 2026, gives individuals the right to make data protection complaints directly to data controllers and requires those controllers...

The Court of Appeal has dismissed a bank's challenge to the jurisdiction of the English courts under the consumer contract provisions of the Civil Jurisdiction and Judgments Act 1982 (CJJA).

Two recent decisions confirm the courts’ reluctance to interfere with regulators’ powers of publication in the absence of clear and compelling evidence of harm.

For many countries, the answer has long been defence offsets - a requirement for foreign suppliers within the defence sector to deliver inward investment into the purchasing country...

The King's Speech 2026 introduces significant legislative changes affecting the real estate sector in England and Wales, including revolutionary reforms to leasehold ownership, new building safety obligations for cladding remediation, and enhanced protections for social housing tenants. These proposed measures will fundamentally reshape property ownership structures, impose stricter compliance requirements on developers and freeholders, and address long-standing issues in construction payment practices.

The UK Government is moving to expand the Charity Commission's enforcement capabilities against organizations suspected of promoting extremism, introducing faster investigation processes and stronger closure powers. New measures under consideration include mandatory trustee identity verification, digital charity accounts, and automatic trustee bans for individuals convicted of hate crimes.

The International Criminal Police Organisation, or INTERPOL, issues eight types of colour-coded Notices and corresponding diffusions to facilitate international police cooperation.

The UK has introduced mandatory reporting requirements for child sexual exploitation and abuse content detected on online platforms, while the EU has unveiled a privacy-preserving age verification app...