Dr Tom Hickman QC (Reader in Public Law at UCL Laws), has been interviewed for a Financial Times article called ’About that ‘two-metre rule’’. He discussed how keeping two metres away from people outside one’s household is merely a guideline, not a legally binding rule – as stated in the government’s strategy for lifting restrictions.
Dr Hickman had previously written about the debate around for changing the two metre distance on Twitter, stating that the two metre guideline is a “recommendation meant as a proxy” for advice on reducing the risk of Covid-19 transmission between people – and therefore, there is no rule which needs changing.
He also spoke about whether there would be any grounds for legal action if for example, a customer caught the virus after visiting a shop or restaurant that had not adhered to the two-metre guideline.
Read the article on the Financial Times website.