Human Rights Act: What has it done for us? – The Independent
‘The Conservatives want to replace it. Here are five things it has implemented for good.’
The Independent, 15th May 2015
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Disability benefits delays not illegal, government says – BBC News
‘Delays in processing disability benefits claims were unacceptable but not illegal, the Department for Work and Pensions has told the High Court.’
BBC News, 15th May 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Inside the secret court that helps victims of drug abuse keep their families together – The Guardian
‘Seven years ago, the Family Drug and Alcohol Court began in London: now it is being extended to England and Wales.’
The Guardian, 17th May 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Women in prison equals children without mothers, say justice groups – The Independent
‘12,000 women are sentenced each year in the UK – leaving about 20,000 children without mothers, according to Women in Prison’
The Independent, 16th May 2015
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Bassingbourn Libyan soldiers jailed for Cambridge man’s rape – BBC News
‘Two Libyan cadets have been jailed for 12 years each for raping a man in Cambridge.’
BBC News, 15th May 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Operation Elveden: Ex-prison officer jailed for celebrity tips – BBC News
‘A former prison officer has been jailed for 10 months for selling “salacious gossip” about celebrity inmates to two national newspapers.’
BBC News, 15th May 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Men-only divorce law firm for fathers feeling let down by family courts to open in London – The Independent
‘Men-only divorce law firms look set to be the latest import from America as Britain’s first practice targeting fathers who feel hard done by in the family courts sets up in London.’
The Independent, 17th May 2015
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Dante a devil of a time for BHA to release Richie McGrath verdict – The Guardian
‘Minimal coverage given to British Horseracing Authority’s unfounded corruption investigation into jockey and others is only part of a sorry saga.’
The Guardian, 17th May 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Attorney General Dominic Grieve questions what Tories trying to achieve by replacing Human Rights Act with British Bill of Rights – The Independent
‘The former Attorney General Dominic Grieve has questioned what the Conservative Party is trying to achieve through its plan to replace the Human Rights Act with a new British Bill of Rights.’
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The Independent, 17th May 2015
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Campaigners gear up for legal challenge over UK runways – BBC News
‘A charity, which successfully took the last Heathrow expansion scheme to court, says it could do the same again if ministers press ahead with a new runway at either Heathrow or Gatwick.’
BBC News, 18th May 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Anti-vivisection activists win right to legal challenge over how Home Office investigated the care of animals at leading research institution – The Independent
‘Anti-vivisection activists have won the right to a legal challenge over the way the Home Office investigated the care of animals at a leading research institution.’
The Independent, 17th May 2015
Source: www.independent.co.uk
5,000 disabled adults sexually abused in past two years, NSPCC says – The Guardian
‘Almost 5,000 disabled adults have been sexually abused in England in the past two years, figures have shown.’
The Guardian, 18th May 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Gaughran v Chief Constable of the Police Service of Northern Ireland (Secretary of State for the Home Department intervening – WLR Daily
‘The policy in Northern Ireland, England and Wales of retaining indefinitely the DNA samples and other information obtained from persons who were arrested and subsequently convicted of an offence was proportionate and justified, and was within the margin of appreciation afforded to member states. A convicted person’s the right to respect for his private life guaranteed by article 8 of the European Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms was therefore not infringed when the police refused to give him an assurance that his DNA samples would be destroyed.’
WLR Daily, 13th May 2015
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
Dransfield v Information Commissioner and another; Craven v Information Commissioner and another – WLR Daily
‘The Court of Appeal gave guidance as to the approach of a decision-maker when determining, for the purposes of section 14(1) of the Freedom of Information Act 2004, whether a right to information request was vexatious and whether, for the purposes of regulation 12(4)(b) of the Environmental Information Regulations 2004, a request for environmental information was “manifestly unreasonable”.’
WLR Daily, 14th May 2015
Source:www.iclr.co.uk
Best interests of children in immigration cases – Free Movement
‘Those working with migrant children have known this all along, but in March we had some official confirmation from a Parliamentary committee: the situation of migrant children in the UK is getting worse, not better.’
Free Movement, 14th May 2015
Source: www.freemovement.org.uk
Business claiming ‘passing off’ must have UK customers before it can sue in UK, says Supreme Court – OUT-LAw.com
‘The Hong Kong-based provider of internet TV subscription service NOW TV could not prevent Sky using the same name for a similar service in the UK because it did not have a UK customer base, the UK’s highest court has ruled.’
OUT-LAW.com, 14th May 2015
Source: www.out-law.com
HRA Watch: Reform, Repeal, Replace? Tobias Lock: Legal implications of human rights reform in the UK – UK Constitutional Law Association
‘The return of a majority Conservative government in last week’s general election in the UK has made the Conservative Party’s plans for reforming human rights law in the United Kingdom a likely prospect. It is recalled that on 3 October 2014, the Conservative Party published its policy document ‘Protecting Human Rights in the UK’ which sets out its proposal to repeal the Human Rights Act 1998 (HRA) and replace it with a new British Bill of Rights. In addition, the policy document also raised the prospect that the UK might withdraw from the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR).’
UK Constitutional Law Association, 15th May 2015
Source: www.ukconstitutionallaw.org/blog
Appeal court upholds strike-out of litigant-in-person’s claim over non-compliance – Litigation Futures
‘A litigant-in-person has lost his claim for psychiatric injury against the Stobart Group and associated companies over his failure to serve a medical report.’
Litigation Futures, 15th May 2015
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
