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War Crimes, Annoyance Injunctions, and the Whole Life Tariff Saga – The Human...
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Rendition to Libya an “act of state” and therefore non-justiciable
Belhaj and another v Straw and Others [2013] EWHC 4111 (QB) 20 December 2013 – read judgment Peter Skelton of 1 Crown Office Row acted for the defendants in this case. He has nothing to do with the...
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Transparency in the Family Courts and the Court of Protection – Inforrm
The President of the Family Division, Sir James Munby, has today issued important new guidance on “Transparency in the Family Courts: Publication of Judgments” [pdf] and “Transparency in the Court of...
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State immunity upheld against human rights challenges in Strasbourg
Jones and Others v. the United Kingdom (application nos. 34356/06 and 40528/06) – read judgement The Strasbourg Court has ruled that the inability of four men to bring torture compensation claims...
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Trains, pains and allegations: fairness in medical misconduct cases – Richard...
West London Mental Health NHS Trust (Respondent) v Chhabra (Appellant) [2013] UKSC 80 – read judgment It is not unknown for lawyers or doctors to speak on a mobile phone about confidential details of a...
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State Immunity, Atheist Asylum and Children’s Views – the Human Rights Roundup
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Does the EU Rights Charter apply to private disputes? Sometimes, sometimes not…
Association de médiation sociale v Union locale des syndicats CGT, Hichem Laboubi, Union départementale CGT des Bouches-du-Rhône, Confédération générale du travail (CGT), Case C‑176/12 – read judgement...
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High speed rail, Parliament, and the EU Courts
R (o.t.a HS2AA, Buckingham County Council and others) v. Secretary of State for Transport, [2014] UKSC 3 – read judgments So the challenge to the way in which the Government wished to push the HS2...
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New Year, new tort of misuse of private information
Vidal Hall and Ors v Google Inc [2014] EWHC 13 (QB) – read judgment A group of UK Google users called ‘Safari Users Against Google’s Secret Tracking’ have claimed that the tracking and collation of...
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Taj Mahal Hotel injury claim allowed to proceed in English courts
Pike and Doyle v Indian Hotel Companies Ltd [2013] EWHC 4096 (QB) – read judgment Philip Havers QC and Peter Skelton of 1 Crown Office Row represented the claimants in this case. They have nothing to...
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Drones, “Ex-Gay” Bus Advert and Train Track Constitutionalism – the Human...
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Council acted unlawfully in refusing tenancy
Trafford v Blackpool Borough Council [2014] EWHC 85 – read judgment The High Court has held that a local authority had abused its powers by refusing to offer a solicitor a new lease of the claimant’s...
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Barristers tell Parliament that some GCHQ mass surveillance is illegal
Two barristers have advised a Parliamentary committee that some mass surveillance allegedly undertaken by the UK’s security services is probably illegal. Jemima Stratford QC and Tim Johnston’s advice...
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Honeymoon murder suspect can be extradited to South Africa, says High Court
Government of the Republic of South Africa v Dewani [2014] EWHC 153 (Admin) 31 January 2014 - read judgment Shrien Dewani, the British man facing charges of murdering his wife on honeymoon in South...
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GCHQ Surveillance, Tory Bill of Rights and Anti-Semitism – the Human Rights...
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Prisoner’s rights not breached by segregation
Shahid v The Scottish Ministers [2014] ScotCS CSIH – 18 – read judgment Solitary confinement of a dangerous prisoner in accordance with the prison rules was neither unlawful nor in breach of his...
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Afghan wins refuge from Daily Express – Athalie Matthews
The business of the law can tend to harden the heart – but every now and then a case comes along that drives off the spectre of compassion fatigue. This was the effect of a recent libel claim in which...
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Escaping dog not a “crime of violence” for purposes of criminal injuries...
Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority v First-Tier Tribunal (Social Entitlement Chamber) [2014] EWCA Civ 65, 3 February 2014 – read judgment When considering whether to award compensation under the...
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Don’t be fooled by the “concessions”, there is still a real threat to...
The Ministry of Justice has published its response to the consultation on the latest round of Judicial Review reforms. The full response is here and the Criminal Justice and Courts Bill is here. In my...
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‘War crimes’ defence against Israel company protest convictions fails in...
Richardson v Director of Public Prosecutions [2014] UKSC 8 – read judgment / press summary The tactics of protesters engaging in demonstrations, or acts of civil disobedience, frequently raise...
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