BLS Pro Bono Group Blog

What are the Abortion Laws in England & Wales?

Do you know your rights to an abortion under Law in England and Wales?

Keep Your Spouses Close and Your Prenups Closer: A Brief Look at Women’s Rights in Prenuptial Agreements

Imbalanced Bargaining Positions Result in Imbalanced Bargains. What are prenups? There are very few areas of the law where gender discrimination is accepted because the victim has consented to the conduct. So why do we allow prenuptial agreements the chance to deny a spouse what is rightfully theirs, just because they have consented to it? … Continue reading “Keep Your Spouses Close and Your Prenups Closer: A Brief Look at Women’s Rights in Prenuptial Agreements”

The LGBTQ+ Figures History Forgot

Many of us are not taught about historical LGBTQ+ figures, particularly if they are of colour, they have been erased from the curriculum and sometimes even history because of their sexuality and ethnicity. Yet the people history chooses to forget are often the reason we are able to exist today. They began movements, conversions or … Continue reading “The LGBTQ+ Figures History Forgot”

The Road to Equality

A road map of the laws around the LGBTI community written by Amanpreet Bajwa.

“There were so many people around, why pick me?”

Stereotypes linked to stop and searches in England.

Stop and Search Rights

Stop and search is one of the most used, most controversial and most criticised uses of police power in England and Wales. Statistics from 2019 show that this power is used against seven in every 1,000 people, a figure which varies dependent upon ethnicity and location. Between 2018 and 2019, there were approximately four stop … Continue reading “Stop and Search Rights”