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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.

Email David Allen Green @davidallengreen  on Twitter (link opens in a new browser window)
  • Wednesday, 15 November, 2023
    Instant InsightSupreme Court UK
    The Supreme Court’s decision on the Rwanda policy is remarkable

    Under Lord Reed, the court has previously been content to leave matters of policy to the executive and legislature

    Toufique Hossain representing asylum seekers leaves the Supreme Court with his team
  • Tuesday, 28 February, 2023
    European Union
    ‘Stormont brake’ in N Ireland deal must be an instrument not an ornament

    The Windsor framework provides for dispute resolution but it may still be difficult to apply

    Rishi Sunak, UK prime minister, holds a joint press conference with European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen in Windsor, UK, on Monday
  • Wednesday, 23 November, 2022
    Instant InsightBrexit
    Ruling against Scottish independence vote throws ball back in political arena

    The Supreme Court judgment was legally disappointing for the Holyrood government but gives it more ammunition

    Scottish independence supporters wave Scottish national flags outside the Supreme Court
  • Tuesday, 12 July, 2022
    ExplainerPolitics14 min
    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
    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

    Boris Johnson walking out the door of No 10 Downing Street
  • 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

    Foreign secretary Liz Truss making a statement on Russia in parliament on Monday
  • 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

    Daniel Morgan, a private investigator, was killed with an axe in the car park of the Golden Lion pub in Sydenham, south-east London, in 1987
  • Monday, 1 March, 2021
    Coronavirus
    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

    Happy the elephant at the Bronx Zoo. The New York Supreme Court is to decide whether she has a legal personality, which will affect how her interests are considered
  • 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
    The realities of politics and the judiciary

    There will always be an overlap between the two and it is naive to believe otherwise

    Former president of the Supreme Court Brenda Hale: once retired, English judges use their status freely to contribute to public debate
  • 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
    The UK’s constitution is not working

    When there is no proper accountability and transparency, government policymaking becomes sloppy

    Demonstrators at the Supreme Court in London a year ago when judges ruled that the prorogation of parliament was unlawful
  • Tuesday, 15 September, 2020
    UK politics
    When lawmakers approve lawbreaking

    UK parliamentary vote in favour of the internal market bill is a significant constitutional moment

    Prime Minister Boris Johnson in the House of Commons. Parliament's vote is not only problematic on its own terms; it also has adverse consequences
  • 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

    Jonathan Jones quit as head of the government legal service on Tuesday
  • 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

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