NLJ this week: Ten years of philosophical belief

Pacifism, ethical veganism, democratic socialism, spiritualism and belief in life after have all been considered by the courts in this context in the past ten years. It’s a fascinating area of the law.

However, the criteria set a decade ago by Mr Justice Burton―in the 2010 case brought by the so-called Oxford Green Warrior (Grainger plc v Nicholson)―have stood the test of time.

Writing in NLJ this week, John Bowers QC, Principal of Brasenose College, Oxford, who acted in Grainger, looks at the parameters of philosophical belief, and the development of the law since this seminal case.