Category: human rights

#WithoutPrejudice 11: Riots and The Law – Human Rights Act update – #Hackedoff campaign update – Charon QC

Posted August 12th, 2011 in human rights, interception, podcasts, privacy, violent disorder by sally

“Analysis of the law relating to the riots, a review of a number of important human rights cases and the further developments on the #Hackedoff campaign. David Allen Green and Carl Gardner is at the table as always and we are joined by former Lib-Dem MP Dr Evan Harris, David Wales, a lawyer in private practice – a criminal law specialist and blogger – and Adam Wagner, a practising barrister at 1 Crown Office Row and editor of the UK Human Rights blog.”

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Charon QC, 12th August 2011

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“Charon QC” is the blogging pseudonym of Mike Semple Piggot, editor of insitelaw newswire.

Does publishing photos of rioters infringe their human rights? – The Guardian

Posted August 11th, 2011 in closed circuit television, human rights, news, photography, privacy, violent disorder by sally

“In the wake of the recent violence in cities across England, the police have been releasing photographs of individuals in an appeal to the public for assistance in identifying them and bringing them to justice.”

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The Guardian, 11th August 2011

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Regina (BB) v Special Immigration Appeals Commission – WLR Daily

Posted August 11th, 2011 in bail, deportation, human rights, immigration, law reports by sally

Regina (BB) v Special Immigration Appeals Commission [2011] EWHC 2129 (Admin); [2011] WLR (D) 272

“Proceedings before the Special Immigration Appeals Commission to determine the immigration bail conditions of a person subject to a deportation order were interim proceedings in the deportation proceedings or ancillary to them. Article 6.1 of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms did not apply to the bail proceedings.”

WLR Daily, 2nd August 2011

Source: www.iclr.co.uk

Regina (BB) v Special Immigration Appeals Commission – WLR Daily

Posted August 10th, 2011 in bail, deportation, human rights, law reports by sally

Regina (BB) v Special Immigration Appeals Commission [2011] EWHC 2129 (Admin); [2011] WLR (D) 272

“Proceedings before the Special Immigration Appeals Commission to determine the immigration bail conditions of a person subject to a deportation order were interim proceedings in the deportation proceedings or ancillary to them. Article 6.1 of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms did not apply to the bail proceedings.”

WLR Daily, 2nd August 2011

Source: www.iclr.co.uk

Does Britain need a bill of rights? – The Guardian

Posted August 9th, 2011 in consultations, human rights, legislation, news by sally

“A British bill of rights may complicate human rights law further, and that would help nobody but lawyers.”

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The Guardian, 8th August 2011

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Evicted gipsies launch human rights claim – Daily Telegraph

Posted August 8th, 2011 in families, human rights, legal aid, news, travellers by tracey

“A gipsy family accused of making life a misery is using legal aid to fund a human rights challenge in the European courts for being evicted – from a travellers’ camp.”

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Daily Telegraph, 7th August 2011

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Regina (Condliff) v North Staffordshire Primary Care Trust – WLR Daily

Posted July 28th, 2011 in appeals, hospitals, human rights, law reports, medical treatment, obesity by tracey

Regina (Condliff) v North Staffordshire Primary Care Trust [2011] EWCA Civ 910;  [2011] WLR (D)  256

“It was not unlawful for a primary care trust to adopt a policy by which all individual funding requests were to be considered and determined exclusively by reference to clinical factors.”

WLR Daily, 27th July 2011

Source: www.iclr.co.uk

Thomas and others v Bridgend County Borough Council – WLR Daily

Posted July 28th, 2011 in appeals, human rights, law reports, local government, noise, roads, valuation by tracey

Thomas and others v Bridgend County Borough Council [2011] EWCA Civ 862;  [2011] WLR (D)  254

“For article 1 of the First Protocol to the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms to be engaged, it was enough to show interference with peaceful enjoyment possessions combined with evidence of loss of value.”

WLR Daily, 26th July 2011

Source: www.iclr.co.uk

Obese ex-policeman loses attempt to force NHS to pay for gastric bypass – The Guardian

Posted July 27th, 2011 in budgets, health, human rights, medical treatment, news, obesity by tracey

“A 22-stone, ‘morbidly obese’ ex-policeman has lost his latest attempt to force the NHS to pay for stomach surgery, despite his lawyers saying he might have less than a year to live.”

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The Guardian, 27th July 2011

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Regina (Huitson) v Revenue and Customs Commissioners – WLR Daily

Posted July 27th, 2011 in double taxation, human rights, income tax, law reports, retrospectivity, tax avoidance by tracey

Regina (Huitson) v Revenue and Customs Commissioners [2011] EWCA Civ 893 ;  [2011] WLR (D)  248

“Section 58 of the Finance Act 2008 which amended fiscal legislation regarding double taxation relief with retrospective effect, thereby removing tax relief from tax avoidance schemes to United Kingdom residents, was neither disproportionate nor incompatible with article 1 of the First Protocol to the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, as scheduled to the Human Rights Act 1998.”

WLR Daily, 25th July 2011

Source: www.iclr.co.uk

Immigration: ban on husband who cannot speak English is a breach of human rights, court told – Daily Telegraph

Posted July 27th, 2011 in families, human rights, immigration, news, race discrimination by tracey

“A new immigration rule requiring people to be able to speak English to move to the UK to be with their spouse is a breach of human rights, a court heard yesterday.”

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Daily Telegraph, 27th July 2011

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Innocent people’s DNA profiles won’t be deleted after all, minister admits – Daily Telegraph

Posted July 26th, 2011 in data protection, DNA, human rights, news by tracey

“The DNA of more than one million innocent people will not be wiped from police records, The Daily Telegraph can disclose.”

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Daily Telegraph, 26th July 2011

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Terrorism suspect ordered to leave London – The Guardian

Posted July 25th, 2011 in control orders, human rights, London, news, terrorism by tracey

“A terrorist suspect and father of five has been ordered to move to a city outside London because of the risk that he might participate in fundraising for Pakistani militant groups.”

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The Guardian, 22nd July 2011

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Family calls for UK trial for London terror suspect – BBC News

Posted July 25th, 2011 in extradition, human rights, news, proscribed organisations, terrorism by tracey

“The family of a south London man who is fighting against his extradition to the US on terrorism charges have called for him to be tried in the UK.”

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BBC News, 21st July 2011

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Shrien Dewani extradition: Anni’s family seeks ‘closure’ as hearing ends – The Guardian

Posted July 21st, 2011 in extradition, human rights, mental health, news, prisons by sally

“The family of Anni Dewani, who was murdered on her honeymoon in South Africa, told how they wanted ‘closure’ as extradition proceedings against her husband, Shrien, drew to a conclusion.”

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The Guardian, 21st July 2011

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Shrien Dewani ‘unfit to stand trial’, says barrister – The Guardian

Posted July 18th, 2011 in conspiracy, extradition, human rights, kidnapping, murder, news, post-traumatic stress disorder, prisons, robbery by sally

“A British man accused of arranging for his wife to be murdered while they were on honeymoon in South Africa would be considered unfit to stand trial if he was facing a British court, his extradition hearing has been told.”

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The Guardian, 18th July 2011

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Regina v K – WLR Daily

Posted July 18th, 2011 in forced labour, human rights, law reports, news, trafficking in human beings by sally

Regina v K [2011] EWCA Crim 1691; [2011] WLR (D) 231

“Slavery, servitude and forced or compulsory labour were core elements of the criminal offence of trafficking into the United Kingdom for exploitation and failing to remunerate at the national minimum wage was not determinative of guilt.”

WLR Daily, 8th July 2011

Source: www.iclr.co.uk

Tariq v Home Office (JUSTICE and another intervening) – WLR Daily

Posted July 18th, 2011 in closed material, employment tribunals, human rights, law reports, race discrimination, religious discrimination by sally

Tariq v Home Office (JUSTICE and another intervening) [2011] UKSC 35; [2011] WLR (D) 229

“The closed material procedure provided in the statutory scheme established for employment tribunals was in principle compatible with European Union law and article 6 of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, as scheduled to the Human Rights Act 1998.”

WLR Daily, 13th July 2011

Source: www.iclr.co.uk

UK judges make it harder to deport criminals, minister warns – Daily Telegraph

Posted July 13th, 2011 in deportation, families, human rights, immigration, news by tracey

“Damian Green, the immigration minister, said he was ‘frustrated’ that domestic courts were taking a tougher line on Europe’s human rights laws than the European Court itself. The row centres on the growing instances when convicted criminals have successfully used the right to family life to avoid deportation. It emerged that the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) allows for a removal unless there is an ‘insurmountable obstacle’ preventing the family from leaving too.”

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Daily Telegraph, 13th July 2011

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Immigrant relatives face five-year wait to claim benefits – The Guardian

Posted July 13th, 2011 in benefits, families, human rights, immigration, news by tracey

“Family members from outside Europe who come to join close relatives settled in Britain are expected to be denied access to welfare benefits for up to five years under further plans to cut annual net migration to be detailed on Wednesday.”

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The Guardian, 13th July 2011

source: www.guardian.co.uk