Month: October 2025

‘In 2005, the Grand Chamber of the European Court of Human Rights handed down its landmark decision in Hirst v the United Kingdom, finding that the effect of section 3 of the Representation of the People Act 1983, bringing into effect a blanket ban on the ability of prisoners in the UK to vote in elections, constituted a breach of Article 3 of Protocol 1 of the Convention (the right to free elections).’

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UK Human Rights Blog, 1st October 2025

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‘Lawyers have been questioning whether the High Court was right in its contentious ruling in Mazur on the conduct of litigation, with the Civil Procedure Rules (CPR) key in the debate.’

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Legal Futures, 1st October 2025

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‘A local paper whose journalists have been ostracised by a Reform UK council is taking legal action, arguing the move is a breach of its right to free expression.’

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The Guardian, 30th September 2025

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