On the 9 January 2020, the UK Parliament voted- by a majority of 99 – in favour of UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Withdrawal Agreement Bill, effectively paving the way for the United Kingdom to leave the European Union on the 31 January 2020.

Almost four years on from the 2016 referendum, the United Kingdom

On 4 September 2019, the High Court in England and Wales rejected a judicial review claim brought by Edward Bridges, a civil liberties campaigner (the “Claimant“) regarding the use of automated facial-recognition technology (“AFR“) by the Chief Constable of South Wales Police’s (“SWP“).  The High Court dismissed claims that