BAILII: Recent Decisions
High Court (Chancery Division)
Source: www.bailii.org
Day: 12 September 2022
Michael Foran: Interpretation after the Human Rights Act? The Principle of Legality and the Rule of Law – UK Constitutional Law Association
‘Last week Liz Truss’s cabinet decided to shelve the proposed British Bill of Rights. Quite a lot has been said about the Bill since it was announced and many have welcomed the quiet demise of what was perceived by some to be a dangerous inroad into our human rights protection. Others have suggested that the Bill would never have been able to make good on the hopes of those who wish to see the U.K. unshackled from the jurisdiction of the Strasbourg Court. Rajiv Shah, a former special advisor in the Ministry of Justice and the No 10 Policy Unit, argues that the Bill was presented as containing a lot of red meat – to encourage ECHR sceptics and dismay ECHR advocates – while in reality being little more than a vegan steak. On reflection this is a fairly accurate description. One area of concern, however, was the potential repeal of s. 3 of the Human Rights Act.’
UK Constitutional Law Association, 12th September 2022
Source: ukconstitutionallaw.org
Local authority duties towards unaccompanied asylum seeking children – Local Government Lawyer
‘Bronwen Jones and Samina Iqbal of Goldsmith Chambers provide comprehensive and up to date legal information covering the duties of local authorities towards asylum-seeking children.’
Local Government Lawyer, 9th September 2022
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Research Briefing: Regulation of estate agents – House of Commons Library
‘This briefing paper provides an outline of the current regulation of estate agents. It also looks at past market studies and consultations and considers in detail recent government proposals to tighten regulation.’
House of Commons Library , 5th September 2022
Source: commonslibrary.parliament.uk
Call for UK’s biggest police force to stop using facial recognition technology – The Independent
‘Fourteen campaign groups have written an open letter to new Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley calling on him to end the use of facial recognition technology.’
The Independent, 9th September 2022
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Smart motorways: Lack of hard shoulder contributed to death – coroner – BBC News
‘The lack of a hard shoulder on a stretch of smart motorway in South Yorkshire contributed to the death of a grandmother, a coroner has ruled.’
BBC News, 10th September 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Chris Kaba: Police shooting of unarmed man treated as homicide – BBC News
‘A criminal investigation is under way after the police watchdog said it would investigate the shooting of an unarmed black man as a homicide.’
BBC News, 10th September 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
