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Samuel Willis @samuelwillis.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

Lovely to see this review of my partner’s latest single. It’s fun and joyous, definitely worth checking out

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Samuel Willis @samuelwillis.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

looking forward to reading this (and others to come)

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Lewis Graham @lewisgrahamlaw.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

It's been two full years since we re-started the Admin Court Blog (@admincourtblog.bsky.social). In the past year, we have published 73 blog posts which have had over 27,000 visitors. Thank you for all the support :) @finishedloading.bsky.social @samuelwillis.bsky.social @anuragdeb.bsky.social

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Samuel Willis @samuelwillis.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

Burnham's education reforms proposal has reminded me of Peter Mandler's "The Crisis of the Meritocracy: Britain's Transition to Mass Education since the Second World War" & one of its key arguments: the expansion of academic education was bottom-up demand, not top-down imposition.

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Samuel Willis @samuelwillis.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

A blog from me on a case which neatly demonstrates the difference between retained EU/assimilated law and separation agreement law, and also highlights the importance of procedural rigour in public law litigation.

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Samuel Willis @samuelwillis.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

Pleased to see this has been published in the European Human Rights Law Review and is available to read on Westlaw!

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Lewis Graham @lewisgrahamlaw.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

Today the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights handed down its judgment in Yasak v Turkiye. The Court considered whether the applicant's conviction for being a member of a proscribed terrorist organisation breached the Convention. hudoc.echr.coe.int?i=001-250157 1/5

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HUDOC - European Court of Human Rights

The HUDOC database provides access to the case-law of the Court (Grand Chamber, Chamber and Committee judgments and decisions, communicated cases, advisory opinions and legal summaries from the Case-L...

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Samuel Willis @samuelwillis.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

Pre-save the song now on your preferred music platform! ffm.to/poesie-fake-...

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Fake Plastic Trees

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Samuel Willis @samuelwillis.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

"It takes a specific kind of bravery to take on a song as sacred and culturally ingrained as "Fake Plastic Trees." Yet, London-based artist Poesie—the electro-pop project of writer-director Eloïse Poulton—doesn't just cover the track; she performs an exorcism on it" asbomagazine.com/the-syntheti...

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The Synthetic Soul of Poesie’s “Fake Plastic Trees” - ASBO Magazine

"Thom Yorke gave us the angst of the 90s; I’m giving you the exhaustion of the 2026 reality." NEW SINGLE ' FAKE PLASTIC TREES' OUT 1st MAY 2026 W: Kymm Maple It takes a specific kind of bravery to tak...

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Lewis Graham @lewisgrahamlaw.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

Good post by @finishedloading.bsky.social on our Admin Court Blog on what the ECHR “in accordance with law” requirement means in practice, in the context of a JR against the Met’s use of facial recognition technology

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Samuel Willis @samuelwillis.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

Great to write this article (to be published by European Human Rights Law Review) with @anuragdeb.bsky.social & @lewisgrahamlaw.bsky.social. Applying settled principles of human rights law, we think Higgs is wrong. We also found no justification for it in EU/retained EU law – the opposite, in fact.

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Anurag Deb @anuragdeb.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

The NI comparison underlines how Higgs was a *bewilderingly* contra legem/against the grain interpretation of the Equality Act.

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Lewis Graham @lewisgrahamlaw.bsky.social · 29/03/2026

The ECtHR has REJECTED the argument that the "human rights situation" in Afghanistan means that "any removal to Afghanistan would necessarily breach Article 3 of the Convention" However, on the facts, individuals may face a real risk of Art 3 mistreatment. hudoc.echr.coe.int?i=001-249223

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HUDOC - European Court of Human Rights

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Samuel Willis @samuelwillis.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

Have always wondered the same thing — esp re the orb lights on Liv St platforms. Feels like passing through a past decade’s vision of the future

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Lewis Graham @lewisgrahamlaw.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

Should notice be treated as validly served if, when sent by email, it ends up in the recipient's spam folder? Sir Peter Lane says yes: www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWH...

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Lewis Graham @lewisgrahamlaw.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

Samuel Willis (@samuelwillis.bsky.social) and I have written something on last week's Court of Appeal decision in BYL, the case challenging the government's removal of VAT relief from private schools. administrativecourtblog.wordpress.com/2026/03/06/c...

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Court of Appeal rejects private schools’ VAT challenge

Introduction The Court of Appeal has rejected a challenge, based on human rights grounds, to the government’s decision to remove an entitlement to VAT exemption from private schools. Whilst ultimat…

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Lewis Graham @lewisgrahamlaw.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

The European Human Rights Law Review is now on BlueSky! @ehrlr.bsky.social Follow for the latest articles, calls for papers, upcoming events and more...

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Samuel Willis @samuelwillis.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

A reminder from the Court of Appeal that (a) whilst human rights cases can raise knotty points of law, human rights cases can and do turn on disputed facts and (b) if you fail to challenge another party's evidence on those facts, it's going to be difficult to unpick that mistake on appeal

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 17/02/2026

i think jesse jackson was one of the most important american political figures of the post-war era and i think that his 1984 and 1988 campaigns for the democratic nomination still have a great deal to teach about forging a path to a more egalitarian world. RIP.

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Samuel Willis @samuelwillis.bsky.social · 21/01/2026

Quick blog by @finishedloading.bsky.social and me on the Court of Appeal's view of Saini J's high-profile judgment last year on "jury equity" – relevant to the question of whether it is an offence and/or contempt for individuals to stand outside courts with placards addressing jurors on jury equity

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Samuel Willis @samuelwillis.bsky.social · 20/01/2026

reassuring to know someone else is critical of it — I had problems with it but seemingly everyone I know raves about it… was questioning my judgement!

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Samuel Willis @samuelwillis.bsky.social · 19/01/2026

Oh thanks for sharing, missed this! So good. If you like Chvrches you might like my gf's new EP – Chvrches are one of her musical touchstones music.apple.com/gb/album/los...

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Lost Romantic EP - EP by Poesie on Apple Music

Album · 2025 · 4 Songs

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Samuel Willis @samuelwillis.bsky.social · 24/12/2025

A Christmas Eve gift from Poesie — a beautiful video and recording of In the Bleak Midwinter ❄️ youtu.be/_pRDJVQEvtw?...

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In the Bleak Midwinter ❄️ Poesie Live Session

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Samuel Willis @samuelwillis.bsky.social · 07/12/2025

A blog for the the Admin Court Blog on a point raised in the recent Supreme Court judgment in Jwanczuk that has relevance for many areas of law (including, for example, employment, equality, and tax law) – whether, & in what circs, courts in one part of the UK should follow courts in another part.

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Samuel Willis @samuelwillis.bsky.social · 28/11/2025

So revenant is not worth it then?

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Samuel Willis @samuelwillis.bsky.social · 17/11/2025

A general call to my admittedly modest following – If you are an art / music journalist or writer, please do get in touch, I have an interesting opportunity/lead

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11KBW @11kbw.bsky.social · 31/10/2025

Judy Stone KC and new tenant Jack Steele discuss Szucs and what it takes to strike out a claim for abuse of process in this months’ episode of the Employment Podcast. #ukemplaw www.11kbw.com/knowledge-ev...

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Judy Stone KC and Jack Steele discuss strike outs for abuse of process in Szucs | 11KBW

The October episode of the 11KBW Employment Podcast is out now. In this month’s episode of the Employment Podcast, Judy Stone KC and new tenant Jack Steele…

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Lewis Graham @lewisgrahamlaw.bsky.social · 31/10/2025

Jones v Police Federation, Employment Tribunal, Case No 1604160/2024 (28 August 2025) The claimant, a police Branch Secretary, was a non-contractual office holder and didn’t fall within the category entitled to whistleblower protections in Employment Rights Act 1996. BUT the tribunal found…

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Lewis Graham @lewisgrahamlaw.bsky.social · 23/10/2025

A speech by Lord Sales on the "past and future" of the European Court of Human Rights: "the arc towards process-based review seems, therefore, to be justified" supremecourt.uk/uploads/spee...

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Lewis Graham @lewisgrahamlaw.bsky.social · 30/09/2025

For human rights scholars and court-watchers, here's a thread of some forthcoming ECHR/HRA in the UK Supreme Court's docket for the upcoming legal year (2025-26). I think there are (at least) six cases worth keeping an eye on.

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Lewis Graham @lewisgrahamlaw.bsky.social · 23/09/2025

The European Court of Human Rights has ruled, 20 years after the landmark Hirst case, that an applicant prisoner's inability to vote in a UK General Election did not breach the Convention. Hora v United Kingdom (23 September 2025): hudoc.echr.coe.int?i=001-244851 Some quick thoughts from me: 1/7

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John Ganz @lioneltrolling.bsky.social · 16/09/2025

.@jamellebouie.net and I have started a weekly politics show attached on the @unclearpod.bsky.social patreon. — t.co/1C7jvpo2R1

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Stephen Bush @stephenkb.bsky.social · 03/09/2025

Sort of dizzying to think about how many people are alive today because Patricia Hewitt (ban on smoking in enclosed spaces) was health secretary and because Norman Fowler (mandatory seatbelts) was transport secretary and health secretary (HIV/Aids).

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11KBW @11kbw.bsky.social · 15/08/2025

@samuelwillis.bsky.social is a contributor to a new book, Public Law and the UK Supreme Court: Key Cases and Decisions, which has been published today. www.11kbw.com/knowledge-ev...

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Samuel Willis @samuelwillis.bsky.social · 08/08/2025

I found the job that was arguably the pivotal stepping stone to my current job via legal twitter. When people asked me for advice looking for jobs, I used to say 'look on Twitter' – locking into a Twitter niche was such a great way to find leads and opportunities and friends...

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Samuel Willis @samuelwillis.bsky.social · 08/08/2025

I still miss legal twitter. Some of it can now be found on LinkedIn, but the constraints of that medium/the vibe of that site means it's just not the same.

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Lewis Graham @lewisgrahamlaw.bsky.social · 17/07/2025

Happy to see that our twin Routledge volumes on landmark UKSC cases are due to be released NEXT MONTH - 15 August 2025. Public Law: www.routledge.com/Public-Law-a... Private Law: www.routledge.com/Private-Law-...

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Samuel Willis @samuelwillis.bsky.social · 24/07/2025

Blog with Gabriel Tan on what constitutes a materially relevant consideration & an arguable gloss by the CA on the classic statement of the law by the SC in Friends of the Earth.

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Samuel Willis @samuelwillis.bsky.social · 01/06/2025

Great bit of history here on the constitutional nuts and bolts of devolution

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Samuel Willis @samuelwillis.bsky.social · 25/05/2025

We saw it on the same day! Completely agree, will be recommending it to my friends/family

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Samuel Willis @samuelwillis.bsky.social · 17/05/2025

... against the tribunal's jurisdiction on justification must be rejected". For reasons of judicial economy (and some issues about whether points were arguable in the appeal), the appeal was disposed on the basis of justification (i.e. 'even if there was interference, it was justified')

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