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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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  • 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

  • Thursday, 11 June, 2020
    News in-depthWorld12 min
    Opinion: a guided tour of UK quarantine law

    According to David Allen Green the new quarantine statutory instrument is ludicrous, illiberal and full of loopholes

  • Wednesday, 27 May, 2020
    Politics25 min
    Dominic Cummings's statement: a guided tour

    The FT's David Allen Green argues how to read the real meaning behind a 'lawyered' statement

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