Day: 17 March 2026

‘Article 10 of the European Convention on Human Rights (“ECHR” or “the Convention”) provides qualified protection for speech. Section 12(1A) of the Terrorism Act 2000 (“the 2000 Act”) criminalises certain speech acts relating to proscribed organisations. In the case of R v ABJ; R v BDN [2026] UKSC 8the Supreme Court was asked to decide whether these two things could be reconciled: is s 12(1A) of the 2000 Act compatible with the Convention?’

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UK Human Rights Blog, 17th March 2026

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‘Gemma Ahern witnessed her dad kill her mum by stabbing her 36 times – but then had to move back in with him after he was released from prison.’

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BBC News, 16th March 2026

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‘The Upper Tribunal has found that the Home Office’s decision to impose a “No Recourse to Public Funds” condition on a number of refugees and asylum seekers relocated to the UK from the Chagos Islands was unlawful on both public law and human rights grounds. The case is R (RG, BAA and CAC) v Secretary of State for the Home Department (3 March 2026).’

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Administrative Court Blog, 16th March 2026

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‘A “dangerous paedophile” who sexually abused five children in his care at a nursery in Bristol has been jailed for 24 years.’

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The Guardian, 16th March 2026

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‘A pensioner who lost her £575,000 house to her neighbour in a disastrous dispute over how she parked her Ford Focus has lost a court fight to win it back.’

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The Independent, 17th March 2026

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‘A man has been found guilty of murdering his five-week-old baby daughter, who died of a catastrophic brain injury after suffering more than 40 rib fractures during repeated assaults.’

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BBC News, 16th March 2026

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‘A university regulator in England has failed to investigate potential breaches of laws protecting academic freedom at a dozen theological colleges and is now facing legal action, the Guardian has learned.’

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The Guardian, 15th March 2026

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