Owen Bowcott
Owen is a correspondent for the Guardian based in London. He is formerly the Guardian's Ireland correspondent and also worked on the foreign newsdesk.
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UK needs judges to limit government power, says Lord Kerr
Longest-serving supreme court justice says healthy democracy requires checks on ministers
Brexit strategy risks UK 'dictatorship', says ex-president of supreme court
Lord Neuberger condemns internal market bill for exempting some of its powers from legal challenge
Brexit strategy risks UK 'dictatorship', says ex-president of supreme court
Lord Neuberger condemns internal market bill for exempting some of its powers from legal challenge
Court to rule on UK freedom of information bids from overseas
Cases have been blocked despite guidance saying anyone can make a request
Post Office apologises in false accounting scandal climbdown
Subpostmasters’ appeals now set to be unopposed as chair admits ‘historical failings’
Ex-lord chief justice: UK parliament must scrutinise Covid rules
Exclusive: Lord Thomas of Cwmgiedd joins senior legal figures in calling for MPs to examine emergency legislation
Investigation launched after black barrister mistaken for defendant three times in a day
England and Wales courts head apologises after Alexandra Wilson describes having to ‘constantly justify existence’
Investigation launched after black barrister mistaken for defendant three times in a day
England and Wales courts head apologises after Alexandra Wilson describes having to ‘constantly justify existence’
Belize gay rights activist in court battle to end homophobic colonial-era laws
Caleb Orozco, of gay rights group UniBAM, is taking the fight against 'anti-buggery' criminal laws to Belize's supreme court
Infected blood scandal: Treasury refuses to publish key documents
Response to FoI request from victim’s son says disclosure may attract ‘disruptive’ media coverage
Amal Clooney quits UK envoy role over 'lamentable' Brexit bill
Exclusive: prominent human rights lawyer writes to foreign secretary with stinging denunciation
Gender-fluid engineer wins landmark UK discrimination case
Judge decides that there is protection for non-binary people under the Equality Act
Lord Keen: what were the events that led to Tory peer's resignation?
As Keen confirms he has quit as advocate general for Scotland, we look at how it happened
Brexit: barristers question selection of legal team leading UK drive to override deal
Critics say advice should have been sought from lawyers without views on EU debate
Hunting in England exempt from 'rule of six' Covid-19 restrictions
List of exempt physical activities includes football, rugby, cricket and hockey among others
UK government plans to remove key human rights protections
Opt-out from parts of European convention would speed up deportation of asylum seekers
Brexit override plan would breach Vienna convention, QC says
Legal experts and peers say UK government proposal would also breach ministerial code
Judge criticises UK government’s ‘inadequate’ efforts to aid Covid-19 backlog
Crown court judge accuses government of under-funding the criminal justice system
Julian Assange lawyers fail to adjourn extradition hearing
Judge rejects lawyers’ objection to new US evidence against WikiLeaks founder
Julian Assange due in court in latest stage of fight against US extradition
Old Bailey to hear allegations Assange tried to recruit people to hack classified information