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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.

              Email David Allen Green @davidallengreen  on Twitter (link opens in a new browser window)
              • Saturday, 11 January, 2025
                The Weekend Essay
                The coming battle between social media and the state

                Behind the alignment of X and Meta with Trump is a cold business logic — and a position of weakness rather than strength

              • 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
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