Lawyer Monthly Magazine August 2020 Edition

LANDMARK LEGAL CASES WHICH HAVE SHAPED UK’S LAW Legislation and legal rights are often defined by society. They go hand in hand with social and political attitudes and reveal the principles that make up that jurisdiction’s version of justice and life. When laws change, it often marks the progression (or arguably regression in some instances) of the respective society, leaving it to be very important to recognise the particular landmarks that have built current social civilisation. Below, we have listed the top ground-breaking cases that have defined the UK’s legal system today.