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The Independent Human Rights Act Review and the government’s Bill of Rights
Do they have anything in common? Relatively little, says Nicola Barker, Professor of Law at the University of Liverpool. When the IHRAR was announced by Robert Buckland in December 2020, it was...
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Is “Perception-Based Recording” for hate crime compatible with freedom of...
The Appellant, Harry Miller, succeeded in this appeal. Image: The Guardian In R (Harry Miller) v The College of Policing [2021] EWCA Civ 1926, the Court of Appeal ruled that current police guidance on...
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The Weekly Round-Up: Partygate, trans rights and terrorist flags
In the news: The Metropolitan Police have been criticised for their request to Sue Grey not to prejudice their investigation into parties held at Downing Street during lockdown. Ms Grey has yet to...
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Supreme Court dismisses protestors’ appeal over PKK flag conviction
Pwr v Director of Public Prosecutions [2022] UKSC 2 — judgment here On 26 January 2022 the Supreme Court ruled that s.13(1) Terrorism Act 2000 (“TA 2000 “) is a strict liability offence and that,...
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Law Pod UK latest: the most significant cases of 2021.
In the latest episode of Law Pod UK – number 157 – Emma-Louise Fenelon speaks to Jon Metzer about some of the most significant cases of last year. This episode covers: Khan v. Meadows [2021] UKSC 21...
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Court of Appeal examines limits of judicial authority
R (Richards) v Environment Agency Case [2022] EWCA Civ 26 Richards is, at its core, a case about the proper relationship between the courts, regulators and third parties who engage in potentially...
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A question of standing
The Good Law Project and The Runnymede Trust, R (on the application of) v The Prime Minister and Anor [2022] EWHC 298 (Admin) (15 February 2022) This was an interesting ruling on the matter of...
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The Weekly Round-Up: restrictions, refugees and the right to privacy
In the news:Prime Minister Boris Johnson is expected to announce the removal of the last remaining COVID-19 restrictions this afternoon. It is expected that the legal requirement to self-isolate after...
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Court of Appeal refuses permission to judicially review infected blood...
CN v Secretary of State for Health and Social Care [2022] EWCA Civ 86 Judgment here, hearings here: part 1 and part 2. In a judgment handed down on 4 February 2022, the Court of Appeal dismissed an...
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Law Pod UK: Latest Episode
“A Decent Death” is the title of an article written by former Court of Appeal judge Stephen Sedley, and published in the London Review of Books, to which Sir Sedley is a frequent contributor. In...
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We are looking for 4 volunteers to form our ’rounder-upper’ team, responsible for creating our weekly legal ‘Round Up’ of cases. Each person would rotate so it only involves crafting one post a month....
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Strasbourg Court affirms the importance of anonymity online – Ruaridh Owens
On 7 December 2021, the European Court of Human Rights (the “Court”) published its judgment in Standard Verlagsgesellschaft MBH v Austria (No.3) regarding anonymity online. The Court found that the...
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Bloomberg v ZXC – the Supreme Court decides — Aileen McColgan QC
The UKHRB is grateful to Aileen McColgan QC for allowing us to republish her article, which originally appeared on Panoptican, a blog published by the barristers at 11KBW here. The central question...
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Human rights and a divorce or civil partnership dissolution statement
Statement as ‘conclusive evidence’ The European Convention 1950 guarantees the right to a fair trial. Everyone knows that. At article 6.1 the Convention says: Right to a fair trial 1. In the...
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Devolved powers and the internal market post-Brexit
R (on the Application of the Counsel General for Wales) v Secretary of State for business, Energy and Industrial Strategy [2022] EWCA Civ 118 The Court of Appeal decision handed down on 9th February...
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The Weekly Round-Up: How far should the UK go to help Ukrainian refugees?
In the news: Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has dominated the news since the conflict began. The human rights implications of the conflict will be far reaching and devastating, and this Weekly Round-Up...
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Law Pod UK new episode
Human Rights in a Turbulent Era with Gráinne de BúrcaIn Episode 159, Emma-Louise Fenelon talks to Gráinne de Búrca about her recent book, Reframing Human Rights in a Turbulent Era. The book is...
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Law Pod UK new episode: Can we drain Putin’s swamp in Londongrad?
Barely two weeks after Russian tanks rolled into Ukraine, the Economic Crime Bill was rushed through the House of Commons. This one of the measures this country has taken to cleanse itself of “dirty...
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The Weekly Round-Up: Dirty money, religious education and victory for Everard...
In the news: On Monday, the Independent reported on the words of the Minister for Brexit Opportunities and Government Efficiency of the United Kingdom, Jacob Rees-Mogg. Having earlier tweeted a graph...
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Victory for claimants in Sarah Everard vigil case
Image: Flickr Leigh & Ors v (1) The Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis and (2) Secretary of State for Health and Social Care (Interested Party) [2022] EWHC 527 A year after the kidnap, rape...
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