Khatija Hafesji has been appointed Editor in Chief of the Human Rights Law Reports – UK Cases, published by Sweet & Maxwell.
She takes over from Eric Metcalfe who was Editor in Chief for eleven years.
Tim Ward KC, who founded the Reports in 2000 and was the first General Editor, said:
“I am delighted that Khatija is continuing the tradition of Monckton involvement in the Reports. Eric did a fantastic job and I look forward to the Reports going from strength-to-strength under Khatija’s stewardship.”
The first issue of 2026 has been published today and features the following significant judgments:
- The Supreme Court’s decision in Re JR87’s application for Judicial Review [2025] UKSC 40; [2026] HRLR 1, which held that the religious education and collective worship specified by the Northern Ireland Department for Education in its core syllabus was not conveyed in an objective, critical and pluralistic manner and thereby breached A2P1, read with art.9 ECHR.
- The Court of Appeal’s decision in R (L1T Holdings Ltd.) v Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster in the Cabinet Office [2025] EWCA Civ 1528; [2026] HRLR 2, dismissing the company’s appeal that an order made under s.26 of the National Security and Investment Act 2021 (requiring it to divest its shareholding in another company due to its links with certain Russian nationals) was a disproportionate interference with its A1P1 rights.
- R (Jwanczuk) v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions [2025] UKSC 42; [2026] HRLR 3, which held that the contribution condition for the receipt of Bereavement Support Payments did not discriminate against the surviving partners of those with a lifelong inability to work through disability. The judgment also provides important guidance on the approach to be taken to decisions made by different appellate courts of the United Kingdom.
Khatija Hafesji is ranked across three practice areas, with a focus on Public Law and Data Protection, Competition, and Procurement. She has a particular interest and expertise in human rights law, particularly cases involving the rights of children. She is a Trustee at the Public Law Project.
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