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ALBA Conference 2019: A Review (Part 3)
This post, and those that follow it, summarises some of the main points of interest arising from the ALBA Conference 2019. ‘The Constitutionality of Ouster Clauses’ – Chair: Lord Justice Leggatt;...
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“Women are equal to everything” says ex-barmaid, current President of the...
Even before Lady Hale and her spider brooch rose to national prominence following media coverage of Miller (No 2), she was something of a hero amongst female lawyers. A trailblazer in the profession,...
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The Weekly Round-up: Liberalisation in Northern Ireland and a Report on the...
Photo: Jean-Marc Ferré In the news This has been a turbulent week for Brexit. Despite gaining approval for his adapted version of Theresa May’s deal, Boris Johnson has been unable to secure approval...
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Removal of life support after brain stem death held lawful
Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust v (1) Midrar Namiq (2) Karwan Mohammed Ali (3) Shokan Namiq [2020] EWHC 180 (Fam); [2020] EWHC 181 (Fam). In two related judgments, Lieven J considered an...
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Round Up 17.02.20 – Detentions, quarantines, deportations and reshuffles….
Demonstrators protest government deportation flights outside Downing Street. Credit: The Guardian. The last week provided no shortage of legal controversy, and posed the author of this blog...
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Failure to protect women from domestic violence is a breach of Article 3 of...
The European Court of Human Rights continues to make it clear that a failure by member states to protect people from domestic violence is likely to cross the high hurdle of the prohibition on...
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Canis Lupus in agro hominis
If your domestic mutt makes friends with a wolf, and is prepared to eat and play with this visitor from the wild in your garden, does that deprive said wolf of the protection of the EU rules on the...
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Vice-President of the Strasbourg Court Robert Spano’s response to Jonathan...
Tonight, in the Old Hall, Lincoln’s Inn, Judge Robert Spano will deliver the inaugural Bonavero Institute Human Rights Lecture entitled “The Democratic Virtues of Human Rights Law” in which he...
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Twitter, trans rights and the role of the police — an extended look
Photograph: Ken Jack/Getty Images via the Guardian The case of R (Miller) v The College of Policing & The Chief Constable of Humberside [2020] EWHC 225 (Admin) is yet another decision arising out...
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The importance of patents in biotechnology – John Butcher
The following article comes from a student of IP law at Georgetown University in Washington DC. Although somewhat outside the range of subjects usually covered by UKHRB I feel it is sufficiently...
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Law Pod UK latest episode: Coercive and Controlling Behaviour
According to Jewish religious law, if a husband refuses to grant his wife a divorce (a “get”) she has no recourse to the Jewish authorities for a certificate and must either be content with a civil...
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The Use of Live Facial Recognition Technology in Scotland: A New North-South...
Earlier this month, the Scottish Parliament’s Justice Sub-Committee on Policing published a report which concluded that live facial recognition technology is currently “not fit” for use by Police...
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Strasbourg Court rules against UK on police retention of data
The European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg Can the police indefinitely retain an individual’s DNA profile, fingerprints and photograph after they have been convicted? That was the question...
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The Forstater Employment Tribunal judgment: a critical appraisal in light of...
This article was first published here on the UK Labour Law Blog on 19th February 2020 and is reproduced with the author’s kind permission. There are several problems with the judgment in Forstater v...
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UKHRB Round Up 17 to 24 February: Human Rights in Cyberspace
In the News Caroline Flack appearing at Highbury Corner Magistrates’ Court The intersection between technology and human rights is growing exponentially. In places, the growth is immensely...
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CA declares Heathrow expansion decision unlawful on climate change grounds
[2020] EWCA Civ 214 – read judgment Airport expansion has taken a long and winding road, not least at Heathrow. But the proponents of the 3rd runway at Heathrow would have been heartened by the...
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Doctor/patient confidentiality in genetic disease case
ABC v St George’s Healthcare Trust and others [2020] EWHC 455 (QB) The High Court has ruled that the health authorities owed a duty of care to the daughter of their patient who suffered from the...
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Weekly Round up : March Madness
Microscopic view of Coronavirus, a pathogen that attacks the respiratory tract. Analysis and test, experimentation. Sars. 3d render In the news National concern about coronavirus rose further this...
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What’s in store for judicial review?
The electoral map: Boris Johnson’s victory in the general election in December has put reform of judicial review firmly on the political agenda Tucked away on page 48 of the Conservative Party 2019...
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International Women’s Day, the Domestic Abuse Bill and Protest Rights- Round Up
Conor Monighan brings us the latest updates in human rights law In the News: The Government’s ant-slavery tsar has severely criticised the government for failing to take action on child slavery. Dame...
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