“If we want a law of privacy, what should happen next? There are four possibilities.”
The Guardian, 5th May 2011
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Archive for the 'human rights' Category
How to create a privacy law – The Guardian
Published May 6, 2011 human rights , news , privacy Leave a CommentBritish courts regain power to deport terrorist suspects – Daily Telegraph
Published April 28, 2011 asylum , deportation , human rights , immigration , news , terrorism Leave a Comment“British courts yesterday won back the power to deport terrorist suspects, criminals and failed asylum seekers after European judges were told to stop interfering.”
Daily Telegraph, 27th April 2011
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Privacy law: what’s the way ahead? – The Guardian
Published April 26, 2011 freedom of expression , human rights , news , privacy , public interest Leave a Comment“David Cameron says he is ‘uneasy’ about the development of a privacy law by judges based on the European Convention. How can we balance the right to publication with the right to privacy?”
The Guardian, 26th April 2011
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Justice Secretary warning over ECHR judgments – The Independent
Published April 26, 2011 human rights , judgments , Ministry of Justice , news Leave a Comment“The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has been ‘rather too ready to substitute its own judgment for that of national courts’, the Justice Secretary said today.”
The Independent, 26th April 2011
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Privacy law should be made by MPs, not judges, says David Cameron – The Guardian
Published April 26, 2011 human rights , injunctions , news , privacy Leave a Comment“The prime minister has waded into the debate on the use of superinjunctions by the rich and famous to avoid allegations of scandal, declaring that parliament and not the courts should decide where the right to privacy begins.”
The Guardian, 21st April 2011
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ETK v News Group Newspapers Ltd – WLR Daily
Published April 21, 2011 appeals , children , human rights , injunctions , law reports , privacy Leave a CommentETK v News Group Newspapers Ltd[2011] EWCA Civ 439; [2011] WLR (D) 141
“The principles applicable to the grant of an interim injunction restraining publication of private information were well established, but in appropriate cases the court’s approach was to be tempered by a clearer acknowledgment of the importance of the best interests of children.”
WLR Daily, 19th April 2011
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Regina (Maftah and another) v Secretary of State for the Foreign Office and Commonwealth Affairs – WLR Daily
Published April 15, 2011 freezing injunctions , human rights , judicial review , law reports , proscribed organisations , terrorism Leave a Comment“The determination of a claim for judicial review challenging decisions whereby the claimants were placed, as persons believed to be associated with terrorism, on a list the effect of which was that their assets were frozen and release of any funds was placed in the discretion of the state, would not involve the determination of the claimants’ ‘civil rights’ for the purposes of article 6 of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, as scheduled to the Human Rights Act 1998.”
WLR Daily, 13th April 2011
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Kettling of G20 protesters by police was illegal, high court rules – The Guardian
Published April 14, 2011 demonstrations , human rights , news , police , public order Leave a Comment“The high court has ruled that the Metropolitan police broke the law in the way they ‘kettled’ protesters at the G20 demonstrations in 2009.”
The Guardian, 14th April 2011
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Prisoners’ voting rights: government loses final appeal in European court – The Guardian
Published April 13, 2011 appeals , elections , human rights , news , prisons Leave a Comment“The government has lost its final appeal against giving prisoners the right to vote following a ruling by the European court of human rights.”
The Guardian, 12th April 2011
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Regina (New London College Ltd) v Secretary of State for the Home Department – WLR Daily
Published April 11, 2011 human rights , judicial review , law reports , sponsored immigrants Leave a Comment“A sponsorship licence issued by the United Kingdom Border Agency to a business that was engaged in the provision of educational services to migrants from outside the European Economic Area constituted “possessions” within the meaning of article 1 of the First Protocol to the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms.”
WLR Daily, 7th April 2011
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Court of Appeal rejects ‘hit-and-run’ deportation bid – BBC News
Published April 11, 2011 appeals , asylum , deportation , human rights , news Leave a Comment“A government bid to deport a failed asylum seeker who killed a 12-year-old girl in a hit-and-run in Lancashire has been rejected by the Court of Appeal.”
BBC News, 8th April 2011
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Obesity surgery man loses court fight against PCT – BBC News
Published April 8, 2011 human rights , judicial review , medical treatment , news , obesity Leave a Comment“A grandfather has lost his High Court battle over a health trust’s refusal to fund obesity surgery.”
BBC News, 7th April 2011
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Who’s the master now? – Speech by Lord Neuberger of Abbotsbury, Master of the Rolls
Published April 7, 2011 human rights , judiciary , parliament , speeches Leave a CommentWho’s the master now? (PDF)
Speech by Lord Neuberger of Abbotsbury, Master of the Rolls
Second Lord Alexander of Weedon Lecture, 6th April 2011
Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk
Kenyans sue UK for alleged colonial human rights abuses – The Guardian
Published April 6, 2011 disclosure , government departments , human rights , Kenya , news Leave a Comment“Highly embarrassing colonial-era files detailing the British army’s repressive tactics against Mau Mau insurgents in Kenya during the 1950s will be revealed in a landmark compensation case.”
The Guardian, 5th April 2011
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Royal weddings: time to update the laws of saying ‘I do’? – The Guardian
Published April 5, 2011 human rights , marriage , news , royal family Leave a Comment“Prince William’s forthcoming marriage to Kate Middleton is unlikely to be beset by any legal confusion. But future Windsor weddings could easily be mired in controversy unless there are changes to the law, according to Professor Rebecca Probert from Warwick University, an expert on marriage law.”
The Guardian, 5th April 2011
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Teenager uses Human Rights Act to sue health authority over vital growth drugs – The Guardian
Published April 4, 2011 human rights , judicial review , medicines , news Leave a Comment“A 15-year-old boy who suffers from a rare medical condition that means he cannot eat protein is to make legal history by becoming the first child to sue his local health authority under the Human Rights Act.”
The Guardian, 2nd April 2011
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Politicians to blame for human rights rulings, says judge – Daily Telegraph
Published March 30, 2011 human rights , judges , judgments , news , sentencing Leave a Comment“Politicians should stop criticising human rights ruling as they are to blame for tying the hands of courts, the country’s most senior judge signalled yesterday.”
Daily Telegraph, 29th March 2011
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Man jailed for breaching ‘£2m Asbo’ challenges order – BBC News
Published March 22, 2011 appeals , ASBOs , human rights , news Leave a Comment“A man who has been repeatedly jailed for the past eight years for defying an anti-social behaviour order (Asbo) is seeking to have it overturned.”
BBC News, 21st March 2011
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Who are the UK Bill of Rights Commission’s ‘human rights experts’? – Legal Week
Published March 21, 2011 constitutional reform , human rights , news Leave a Comment“The much trumpeted commission on a UK Bill of Rights has been launched by the Ministry of Justice. It is pretty much as was recently leaked, although it will now have eight rather than six experts chaired by Sir Leigh Lewis, a former Permanent Secretary to the Department of Work and Pensions.”
Legal Week, 21st March 2011
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Commission on a UK Bill of Rights launched – Ministry of Justice
Published March 21, 2011 constitutional reform , human rights , news Leave a Comment“An independent Commission to investigate the case for a UK Bill of Rights has been launched today by Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg and Secretary of State for Justice Kenneth Clarke.”
Ministry of Justice, 18th March 2011
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Deadlock likely on commission pondering a British bill of rights – The Guardian
Published March 21, 2011 constitutional reform , human rights , news Leave a Comment“The government commission that is to investigate the case for a British bill of rights looks set to be deadlocked from the start, with its members evenly split between human rights act supporters and sceptics.”
The Guardian, 18th March 2011
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Open Justice Unbound? – Speech by Lord Neuberger of Abbotsbury
Published March 17, 2011 drafting , human rights , injunctions , judgments , media , private hearings , speeches Leave a CommentOpen Justice Unbound? (PDF)
Speech by Lord Neuberger of Abbotsbury, Master of the Rolls
Judicial Studies Board Annual Lecture, 16th March 2011
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Killer wins ‘distress’ payout over parole delay – Daily Telegraph
Published March 16, 2011 compensation , delay , human rights , news , parole Leave a Comment“A criminal who killed a man in a pub brawl has won taxpayer-funded compensation because a delayed parole hearing breached his human rights.”
Daily Telegraph, 16th March 2011
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Prisoners should be given the vote, signals watchdog – Daily Telegraph
Published March 10, 2011 EC law , elections , human rights , news , prisons Leave a Comment“Nick Hardwick, the chief inspector of prisons, signalled he was in favour of some prisoners being given the vote, despite admitting he has not come across a single inmate who wants it.”
Daily Telegraph, 10th March 2011
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Broadmoor patient makes history with court appeal – The Independent
Published March 9, 2011 disability discrimination , human rights , mental health , news , tribunals Leave a Comment“A patient in Broadmoor Hospital who has spent more than two decades alongside some of Britain’s most dangerous criminals has won the right to have a review into his detention heard in public, The Independent has learned.”
The Independent, 9th March 2011
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UK to challenge prisoner votes ruling by European Court – BBC News
Published March 3, 2011 elections , human rights , news , prisons Leave a Comment“The government has launched a legal bid to overturn a European Court of Human Rights ruling that the UK’s blanket ban on prisoners voting is unlawful.”
BBC News, 2nd March 2011
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Men and women will pay the same for insurance from 2012 – OUT-LAW.com
Published March 1, 2011 human rights , insurance , news , pensions , sex discrimination 1 Comment“Insurance and pensions companies must be stopped from offering different prices and premiums to men and women from December 2012, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) has ruled.”
OUT-LAW.com, 1st March 2011
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Insurers set for sex discrimination ruling – BBC News
Published March 1, 2011 human rights , insurance , news , sex discrimination Leave a Comment“Young women could face big increases in the cost of car insurance, if insurers are told that they have to stop quoting different prices for men and women.”
BBC News, 1st March 2011
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Murderers launch campaign for ‘freedom’ based on their human rights – Daily Telegraph
Published February 28, 2011 human rights , murder , news , sentencing Leave a Comment“Three murderers who were expected to die in jail have launched a campaign for freedom based on their human rights and the European Court of Human Rights has agreed to hear the cases.”
Daily Telegraph, 26th February 2011
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Male pensioners could lose out in EU sex discrimination ruling – Daily Telegraph
Published February 28, 2011 EC law , human rights , insurance , news , pensions , sex discrimination Leave a Comment“Male pensioners could lose around £340 a year if the European court backs gender equality rules for insurance companies this week, experts are predicting.”
Daily Telegraph, 27th February 2011
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Bamber challenges whole-life tariffs in European court – BBC News
Published February 26, 2011 human rights , murder , news , rehabilitation , sentencing Leave a Comment“Jeremy Bamber and two other killers are to ask the European Court of Human Rights to rule on whole-life sentences.”
BBC News, 26th February 2011
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Guardian Focus podcast: The indefinite detention of foreign prisoners – The Guardian
Published February 26, 2011 deportation , detention , human rights , immigration , podcasts Leave a Comment“Hundreds of foreign prisoners are held indefinitely after they have served their criminal sentences. Harriet Grant investigates.”
The Guardian, 25th February 2011
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Human rights court reforms called into question by London’s litigators – Legal Week
Published February 24, 2011 courts , human rights , judgments , judiciary , news Leave a Comment“City litigators have questioned Justice Secretary Ken Clarke’s calls to reform the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) in the wake of its ruling that serving prisoners should be given the right to vote.”
Legal Week, 22nd February 2011
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Tuition fees: Teenagers seek human rights judicial review – The Guardian
Published February 24, 2011 education , fees , human rights , judicial review , news , universities Leave a Comment“Two teenagers are seeking a judicial review into the government’s decision to allow university tuition fees to almost treble to up to £9,000 from next year.”
The Guardian, 24th February 2011
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British bill of rights ‘will put judges in a difficult position’ – The Guardian
Published February 21, 2011 human rights , judiciary , news Leave a Comment“Former Lord Chief Justice Lord Woolf warns of conflict between European convention on human rights and proposed British bill of rights.”
The Guardian, 21st February 2011
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Kenneth Clarke looks to reform European Court of Human Rights – The Guardian
Published February 21, 2011 elections , human rights , news , prisons Leave a Comment“The justice secretary Kenneth Clarke said he will seek to reform the European Court of Human Rights after it ruled in favour of giving prisoners the right to vote.”
The Guardian, 20th February 2011
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Prisoners lose voting compensation bid – The Independent
Published February 18, 2011 elections , human rights , news , prisons Leave a Comment“The High Court has blocked a compensation bid by prisoners barred from voting in last year’s general election. Claims have been launched in county courts nationwide by 585 serving prisoners, with another 1,000 potential cases in the pipeline, Mr Justice Langstaff was told in London.”
The Independent, 18th February 2011
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Only dictators defy European rights law, judge tells Britain – Daily Telegraph
Published February 18, 2011 elections , human rights , news , prisons Leave a Comment“Europe’s most senior judge faced fierce criticism last night after suggesting that Britain would resemble a 1960s Greek dictatorship if it denied prisoners the vote and ignored human rights rulings.”
Daily Telegraph, 18th February 2011
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Growth in key human rights battles – Daily Telegraph
Published February 14, 2011 human rights , news Leave a Comment“Courts are dealing with at least ten key human rights battle every week since controversial new laws were introduced a decade ago, research shows.”
Daily Telegraph, 14th February 2011
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In re St Andrew’s Churchyard, Alwalton – WLR Daily
Published February 11, 2011 burials and cremation , faculties , human rights , law reports Leave a Comment“A petition for the exhumation of remains buried in consecrated land brought on the basis of an objection to enforcement of the churchyard regulations would not be granted where the petitioner had failed to establish special circumstances justifying an exception from the norm that Christian burial was final.”
WLR Daily, 10th February 2011
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Oldham care baby mother takes battle to European courts – BBC News
Published February 11, 2011 care orders , human rights , news , social services Leave a Comment“A mother from Greater Manchester who claims her baby daughter was wrongly taken into care has taken her case to the European Courts.”
BBC news, 11th February 2011
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Attorney general: UK would be in breach of law if it defied European court rulings – The Guardian
Published February 10, 2011 attorney general , courts , human rights , news , rule of law Leave a Comment“Britain would be acting ‘tyranically’ and in breach of the rule of law if it defied rulings from the European court of human rights, the attorney general, Dominic Grieve, has said.”
The Guardian, 10th February 2011
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Withdrawal from the European court of human rights is not a legal problem – The Guardian
Published February 10, 2011 courts , human rights , jurisdiction , news Leave a Comment“Bringing Rights Back Home is the latest policy document to address the tension between judges and politicians over public policy with human rights implications.”
The Guardian, 9th February 2011
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Prisoners’ right to vote: Q&A – The Guardian
Published February 10, 2011 elections , human rights , news , parliament , prisons Leave a Comment“MPs are set to debate on a motion calling for Britain to defy the European court of human rights over giving prisoners the right to vote on Thursday.”
The Guardian, 10th February 2011
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Protecting Human Rights In An Age Of Insecurity – Speech by Lord Neuberger of Abbotsbury
Published February 9, 2011 human rights , speeches Leave a CommentProtecting Human Rights In An Age Of Insecurity (PDF)
Speech by Lord Neuberger of Abbotsbury, Master of the Rolls
Commonwealth Law Conference, 7th February 2011
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Widow appeals to church court claiming dead husband’s human rights have been breached – Daily Telegraph
Published February 7, 2011 burials and cremation , human rights , news Leave a Comment“A widow who found that the tributes she left on her husband’s grave were being moved took the case to the church court on the grounds that the dead man’s human rights were being breached.”
Daily Telegraph, 7th February 2011
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UK ‘should cut links to European Court of Human Rights’ – BBC News
Published February 7, 2011 human rights , news Leave a Comment“The government should cut its ties with the ‘expansionist’ European Court of Human Rights, says a report by a right-leaning think tank.”
BBC News, 7th February 2011
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UK ‘made safe haven’ by human rights rulings – The Independent
Published February 4, 2011 deportation , human rights , news , terrorism Leave a Comment“Human rights rulings make the UK a ‘safe haven’ for suspected foreign terrorists, the independent reviewer of anti-terror laws said today.”
The Independent, 3rd February 2011
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Politicians warned over prisoner voting rights – The Guardian
Published February 4, 2011 elections , human rights , news , prisons Leave a Comment“Europe’s human rights watchdog has warned British politicians that if they continue to exclude prisoners from the right to vote they risk undermining a crucial element of democracy.”
The Guardian, 4th February 2011
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ZH (Tanzania) v Secretary of State for the Home Department – WLR Daily
Published February 3, 2011 asylum , children , deportation , human rights , immigration , law reports 2 Comments“The need to safeguard and promote the welfare of children who were in the United Kingdom was a primary consideration when immigration authorities were making a decision as to the deportation of a parent whose application for asylum in the United Kingdom had been refused. Once the children’s best interests had been identified, the authorities were then required to assess whether those interests were outweighed by any other considerations such as the need to maintain a proper and efficient system of immigration control. When the children had British citizenship that was of particular importance in assessing their best interests.”
WLR Daily, 2nd February 2011
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JIH v News Group Newspapers Ltd – WLR Daily
Published February 2, 2011 anonymity , freedom of expression , human rights , law reports , public interest , reporting restrictions Leave a CommentJIH v News Group Newspapers Ltd [2011] EWCA Civ 42; [2011] WLR (D) 27
“Where a claimant applied for an injunction restraining publication of private information and sought reporting restrictions, in balancing the rights of the individual to confidentiality against the public interest in freedom of expression, generally the court would either direct that the claimant’s name be anonymised but disclosure of the nature of the information was permitted, or direct that the claimant could be named but the nature of the information was not to be identified.”
WLR Daily, 1st February 2011
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Landmark human rights ruling allows asylum mother to remain in UK – The Guardian
Published February 2, 2011 asylum , children , human rights , news Leave a Comment“Immigration authorities will have to listen to the views of children whose parents are facing deportation, the supreme court has said, in a landmark human rights ruling on the rights of children born to illegal immigrants.”
The Guardian, 1st February 2011
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Related link: Full judgment: ZH (Tanzania) (FC) v Secretary of State for the Home Department
Innocent DNA retention to be challenged – Daily Telegraph
Published January 31, 2011 criminal records , DNA , human rights , news , police Leave a Comment“Police chiefs could be forced to clear the DNA database of innocent people ahead of any change in the law under a legal challenge that begins today.”
Daily Telegraph, 31st January 2011
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Regina (Hope and Glory Public House Ltd) v City of Westminster Magistrates’ Court (Westminster City Council intervening) – WLR Daily
Published January 28, 2011 appeals , human rights , law reports , licensing , magistrates Leave a Comment“Although an appeal to a magistrates’ court from the decision of a local authority’s licensing committee was a full rehearing on all the evidence the committee’s decision was a relevant matter to be taken into consideration and should only be reversed if the judge was satisfied that the original decision was wrong.”
WLR Daily, 27th January 2011
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