Broadmoor patient makes history with court appeal – The Independent

Posted March 9th, 2011 in disability discrimination, human rights, mental health, news, tribunals by sally

“A patient in Broadmoor Hospital who has spent more than two decades alongside some of Britain’s most dangerous criminals has won the right to have a review into his detention heard in public, The Independent has learned.”

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The Independent, 9th March 2011

Source: www.independent.co.uk

UK to challenge prisoner votes ruling by European Court – BBC News

Posted March 3rd, 2011 in elections, human rights, news, prisons by sally

“The government has launched a legal bid to overturn a European Court of Human Rights ruling that the UK’s blanket ban on prisoners voting is unlawful.”

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BBC News, 2nd March 2011

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Men and women will pay the same for insurance from 2012 – OUT-LAW.com

Posted March 1st, 2011 in human rights, insurance, news, pensions, sex discrimination by sally

“Insurance and pensions companies must be stopped from offering different prices and premiums to men and women from December 2012, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) has ruled.”

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OUT-LAW.com, 1st March 2011

Source: www.out-law.com

Insurers set for sex discrimination ruling – BBC News

Posted March 1st, 2011 in human rights, insurance, news, sex discrimination by sally

“Young women could face big increases in the cost of car insurance, if insurers are told that they have to stop quoting different prices for men and women.”

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BBC News, 1st March 2011

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Murderers launch campaign for ‘freedom’ based on their human rights – Daily Telegraph

Posted February 28th, 2011 in human rights, murder, news, sentencing by sally

“Three murderers who were expected to die in jail have launched a campaign for freedom based on their human rights and the European Court of Human Rights has agreed to hear the cases.”

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Daily Telegraph, 26th February 2011

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Male pensioners could lose out in EU sex discrimination ruling – Daily Telegraph

Posted February 28th, 2011 in EC law, human rights, insurance, news, pensions, sex discrimination by sally

“Male pensioners could lose around £340 a year if the European court backs gender equality rules for insurance companies this week, experts are predicting.”

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Daily Telegraph, 27th February 2011

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Bamber challenges whole-life tariffs in European court – BBC News

Posted February 26th, 2011 in human rights, murder, news, rehabilitation, sentencing by sally

“Jeremy Bamber and two other killers are to ask the European Court of Human Rights to rule on whole-life sentences.”

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BBC News, 26th February 2011

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Guardian Focus podcast: The indefinite detention of foreign prisoners – The Guardian

Posted February 26th, 2011 in deportation, detention, human rights, immigration, podcasts by sally

“Hundreds of foreign prisoners are held indefinitely after they have served their criminal sentences. Harriet Grant investigates.”

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The Guardian, 25th February 2011

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

#Without Prejudice – The Law Podcast 1: Assange, EAW, British Bill of Rights, Oversupply of lawyers and Silk – Charon QC

Posted February 25th, 2011 in barristers, extradition, human rights, legal services, podcasts, warrants by sally

“We covered a great deal of ground in this first episode of this round the table podcast: Assange verdict on extradition, European Arrest Warrants – The British Bill of Rights and the ECHR – The oversupply of lawyers …and we even had time to consider Garrow’s Law and Silk the BBC tv dramas on law and lawyers.”

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Charon QC, 24th February 2011

Source: www.charonqc.wordpress.com

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

Human rights court reforms called into question by London’s litigators – Legal Week

Posted February 24th, 2011 in courts, human rights, judgments, judiciary, news by sally

“City litigators have questioned Justice Secretary Ken Clarke’s calls to reform the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) in the wake of its ruling that serving prisoners should be given the right to vote.”

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Legal Week, 22nd February 2011

Source: www.legalweek.com

Tuition fees: Teenagers seek human rights judicial review – The Guardian

Posted February 24th, 2011 in education, fees, human rights, judicial review, news, universities by sally

“Two teenagers are seeking a judicial review into the government’s decision to allow university tuition fees to almost treble to up to £9,000 from next year.”

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The Guardian, 24th February 2011

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

British bill of rights ‘will put judges in a difficult position’ – The Guardian

Posted February 21st, 2011 in human rights, judiciary, news by sally

“Former Lord Chief Justice Lord Woolf warns of conflict between European convention on human rights and proposed British bill of rights.”

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The Guardian, 21st February 2011

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Kenneth Clarke looks to reform European Court of Human Rights – The Guardian

Posted February 21st, 2011 in elections, human rights, news, prisons by sally

“The justice secretary Kenneth Clarke said he will seek to reform the European Court of Human Rights after it ruled in favour of giving prisoners the right to vote.”

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The Guardian, 20th February 2011

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Prisoners lose voting compensation bid – The Independent

Posted February 18th, 2011 in elections, human rights, news, prisons by sally

“The High Court has blocked a compensation bid by prisoners barred from voting in last year’s general election.  Claims have been launched in county courts nationwide by 585 serving prisoners, with another 1,000 potential cases in the pipeline, Mr Justice Langstaff was told in London.”

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The Independent, 18th February 2011

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Only dictators defy European rights law, judge tells Britain – Daily Telegraph

Posted February 18th, 2011 in elections, human rights, news, prisons by sally

“Europe’s most senior judge faced fierce criticism last night after suggesting that Britain would resemble a 1960s Greek dictatorship if it denied prisoners the vote and ignored human rights rulings.”

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Daily Telegraph, 18th February 2011

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Growth in key human rights battles – Daily Telegraph

Posted February 14th, 2011 in human rights, news by sally

“Courts are dealing with at least ten key human rights battle every week since controversial new laws were introduced a decade ago, research shows.”

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Daily Telegraph, 14th February 2011

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

In re St Andrew’s Churchyard, Alwalton – WLR Daily

Posted February 11th, 2011 in burials and cremation, faculties, human rights, law reports by sally
“A petition for the exhumation of remains buried in consecrated land brought on the basis of an objection to enforcement of the churchyard regulations would not be granted where the petitioner had failed to establish special circumstances justifying an exception from the norm that Christian burial was final.”
WLR Daily, 10th February 2011

Please note once a case has been fully reported in one of the ICLR series the corresponding WLR Daily summary is removed.

Oldham care baby mother takes battle to European courts – BBC News

Posted February 11th, 2011 in care orders, human rights, news, social services by sally

“A mother from Greater Manchester who claims her baby daughter was wrongly taken into care has taken her case to the European Courts.”

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BBC news, 11th February 2011

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Attorney general: UK would be in breach of law if it defied European court rulings – The Guardian

Posted February 10th, 2011 in attorney general, courts, human rights, news, rule of law by sally

“Britain would be acting ‘tyranically’ and in breach of the rule of law if it defied rulings from the European court of human rights, the attorney general, Dominic Grieve, has said.”

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The Guardian, 10th February 2011

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Withdrawal from the European court of human rights is not a legal problem – The Guardian

Posted February 10th, 2011 in courts, human rights, jurisdiction, news by sally

“Bringing Rights Back Home is the latest policy document to address the tension between judges and politicians over public policy with human rights implications.”

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The Guardian, 9th February 2011

Source: www.guardian.co.uk