“The government has come under fire from extradition and human rights practitioners for seeking to remove the automatic right of appeal in extradition cases.”
Halsbury’s Law Exchange, 15th November 2013
Source: www.halsburyslawexchange.co.uk
“This week, the Parliamentary Joint Committee on the draft Voting Eligibility (Prisoners) Bill took evidence , and there were notable comments from the Secretary General of the Council of Europe, the body which monitors compliance with the European Court of Human Rights. Meanwhile, Baroness Hale weighed in on the proposed judicial review changes and, continuing along the judicial review vein, David Miranda (pictured) began his claim on Wednesday.”
UK Human Rights Blog, 11th November 2013
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
“Plans to replace Asbos with wide ranging new orders clamping down on anything likely to cause ‘annoyance’ amount to ‘gross state interference’ with basic freedoms, Lord Macdonald warns.”
Daily Telegraph, 8th November 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Tens of thousands of prisoners could be in line for compensation because they have been denied their ‘human right’ to vote, the Attorney General has warned. Dominic Grieve warned that all 85,000 prisoners in England and Wales could lodge claims with the European Court of Human Rights if they are barred from vote at the next election, costing taxpayers more than £60 million.”
Daily Telegraph, 6th November 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“The most senior judge in England and Wales says a public consultation will open on the ‘divisive’ subject soon.”
Daily Telegraph, 5th November 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Peers led by Baroness Butler-Sloss say Lord Falconer’s Assisted Dying Bill would be a ‘blank cheque’ for euthanasia and threaten basic public safety.”
Daily Telegraph, 5th November 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Ali Naseem Bajwa QC and Terry McGuinness examine port stops carried out under Schedule 7 of the Terrorism Act 2000.”
Garden Court Chambers Blog,
Source: www.gclaw.wordpress.com
“The health secretary suffered another embarrassing legal defeat on Tuesday when appeal court judges ruled he had acted illegally in cutting A&E and maternity services at Lewisham hospital in south-east London.”
The Guardian, 29th October 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Owners of dogs involved in a fatal attack face up to 14 years in prison under government plans published on Tuesday. The proposals, announced by the environment secretary, Owen Paterson, would also introduce a maximum jail term of five years for owners if a person is injured by their dog.”
The Guardian, 29th October 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The amendment, moved by Lord Low of Dalston and supported by Lord Lester of Herne Hill QC and Lord Pannick QC, makes clear that a person who provides regulated ‘social care’ is to be taken for the purposes of subsection 6(3)(b) of the Human Rights Act 1998 to be exercising a function of a public nature.”
UK Human Rights Blog, 28th October 2013
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
“Yesterday saw another poor piece of human rights reporting from the Telegraph, again from Home Affairs Correspondent David Barrett. Strasbourg human rights court threatens key counter-terrorism powers. It is a typical piece of hall-of-mirrors reporting; all of the basic elements are there but presented in a distorted and inaccurate way.”
UK Human Rights Blog, 27th October 2013
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
“Geraldine Morris tracks recent attempts to clarify cohabitation.”
New Law Journal, 24th October 2013
Source: www.newlawjournal.co.uk
“On 16 October 2013, a seven-judge panel of the UK Supreme Court (UKSC) unanimously rejected two challenges (R (Chester) v Secretary of State for Justice and McGeoch v The Lord President of the Council & Anor and the judgment summary) brought by prisoners serving terms of life imprisonment against their disenfranchisement in UK national elections pursuant to section 3(1) of the Representation of the People Act 1983 (RPA) and in EU Parliamentary elections and UK local elections pursuant to section 8(2) of the European Parliamentary Elections Act 2002.”
UK Constitutional Law Group, 21st October 2013
Source: www.ukconstitutionallaw.org
“A maximum life sentence for the worst cases of human trafficking and exploitation is to be introduced.”
BBC News, 18th October 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The Law Commission has today [15 October] set out its proposed principles for a new regulatory regime for wildlife.”
Law Commission, 15th October 2013
Source: www.lawcommission.justice.gov.uk
“The timetable for implementation of some of the most significant reforms to the energy market since privatisation has fallen behind by several months, according to draft legislation published by the Government for consultation.”
OUT-LAW.com, 15th October 2013
Source: www.out-law.com
“The owners of dangerous dogs involved in violent attacks could face similar penalties to those found guilty of causing death by dangerous driving, Home Office Minister Norman Baker has said.”
The Independent, 15th October 2013
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“The Supreme Court will rule later whether prisoners have the right to vote under European Union rules – even though they cannot under British law.”
BBC News, 16th October 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Victims of miscarriages of justice will have to prove their innocence in future or endure damaged reputations, human rights groups and Labour’s parliamentary frontbench are warning.”
The Guardian, 14th October 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Intrusive anti-terrorism powers that give police the right to detain travellers for up to six hours without suspicion, as well as download data from their phones and laptops, are unlawful, a group of MPs has warned.”
The Independent, 11th October 2013
Source: www.independent.co.uk
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