Grace-Mary Sweeney

Very useful thread on this morning's opinion by the Advocate General in the Wightman Article 50 revocation case

It’s an OPINION not a FINAL RULING. And I shall repeat this approximately 1 million times today.

Advocate General Campos Sánchez-Bordona proposes that the Court of Justice should declare that Article 50 TEU allows the unilateral revocation of the notification of the intention to withdraw from the EU.

Mr Corbyn’s new found concern for the integrity of NI’s place in the UK is one of the odder Brexit artefacts.

Laws signed away, hands tied on trade: welcome to Mrs May's black hole Brexit By Martin Howe QC the chairman of Lawyers for Britain. telegraph.co.uk/politics/2018/…

On the plus side, since @realDonaldTrump hates a drop of rain so much, there's a very good chance he will never visit Ireland.

Today marks the 20th anniversary of the passing of the UK Human Rights Act. Hear our Chair @HarrietHarman speak about the importance of the Human Rights Act.#HRAat20

In Armistice week, whether people wear a poppy or not is up to them: the ‘enforcement squads’ don’t represent veterans. But if you think soldiers celebrate war, or don’t want peace as much as the next citizen you are deluding yourself. Use another symbol. telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/11/0…

Quote of the day, from Bernie Sanders.

Quick thought: sharing a grossly offensive and upsetting video so that you can tell people how grossly offensive and upsetting it is will probably lead to more people getting grossly offended and upset than if you just, y’know, ignored it.

We should all respect Nemanja Matic's decision not to wear a poppy after Britain bombed Serbia in 1999. James McClean too after the "Troubles" in Northern Ireland mirror.co.uk/sport/football…

Irish celebrities urge PM to protect citizens' rights in Northern Ireland trib.al/q8ae0iE

Did our Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson really just compare the border between Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland to the border between Camden and Islington on @BBCr4today just now? God help us all this isn’t just stupidity and ignorance but wilful recklessness #r4today

On Law in Action, today, Radio 4, 4pm, why are police and prosecutors so unwilling to disclose evidence that could clear suspects? I’ll be asking the head of @cpsuk Alison Saunders if she still doesn’t think anybody is wrongly in prison today because of these disclosure failures.

Our five Lady Justices of Appeal in the Inner Temple #womeninlaw #first100years #inspirational

Worboys: Metropolitan police lose their appeal over the extent of their investigation duty. @UKSupremeCourt have imposed a wider duty on them than they had argued for. So it’s the worst possible outcome for Met Police.

“I am in favour of all sorts of affirmative action; that is looking for talent wherever talent is able to be found,” Lady Hale quoted in the Evening Standard during her speech at our event 100 years of votes for women. #LSELawCentenary#LSESuffrage

The team has been named so make sure you are there early tomorrow. The @Mayo_LGFA game throws in at 12pm with our game throwing in at 2pm. #mayogaa #AllianzLeagues