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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, 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

    • 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

    • 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

    • 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

    • Monday, 1 March, 2021
      Coronavirus pandemic
      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

    • 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 & policy
      The realities of politics and the judiciary

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

    • 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 & policy
      The UK’s constitution is not working

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

    • Tuesday, 15 September, 2020
      UK politics & policy
      When lawmakers approve lawbreaking

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

    • 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

    • 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

    • Wednesday, 22 July, 2020
      News in-depthLaw25 min
      Opinion: the Shamima Begum appeals - David Allen Green

      The FT's legal commentator continues his 'guided tour' series by examining how to read the Shamima Begum judgment

    • Wednesday, 17 June, 2020
      News in-depthLaw9 min
      Opinion: David Allen Green's guided tour of UK stop and search law

      The FT's legal writer examines UK stop and search powers as BLM protesters demand to know why black people are arrested in disproportionate numbers

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