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David Allen Green

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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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  • Tuesday, 28 February, 2023
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    The Windsor framework provides for dispute resolution but it may still be difficult to apply

  • Wednesday, 23 November, 2022
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    The Supreme Court judgment was legally disappointing for the Holyrood government but gives it more ammunition

  • Tuesday, 12 July, 2022
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    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
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    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
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    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
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    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
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    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
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    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
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    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
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    A corporation can have standing to be represented in court without even a physical existence

  • Friday, 9 October, 2020
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    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
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    There will always be an overlap between the two and it is naive to believe otherwise

  • Wednesday, 23 September, 2020
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    Opinion: is the UK moving towards government by decree?

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  • Saturday, 19 September, 2020
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    When there is no proper accountability and transparency, government policymaking becomes sloppy

  • Tuesday, 15 September, 2020
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    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

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    Jonathan Jones resigns, as attorney-general plans non-compliance over Brexit deal

  • Friday, 21 August, 2020
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    Opinion: how the government wants to limit judicial review

    FT legal expert David Allen Green explains the changes proposed to judicial review

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

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