‘Although an individual’s right to privacy is usually thought of in the context of state intrusion in one form or another, in reality the real threat of intrusion in a society such as ours comes from unsolicited marketing calls.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 17th April 2015
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
‘When local authorities provide property search information, can they charge for doing so? On what legal basis? How should such charges be calculated?’
Panopticon, 17th April 2015
Source: www.panopticonblog.com
‘Ambulance-chasing law firms are using the European Court’s ruling on the “right to be forgotten” to drum up business, leading to a rise in the number of newspaper articles being deleted from Google search results.’
The Independent, 17th April 2015
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Pham (Appellant) v Secretary of State for the Home Department (Respondent) [2015] UKSC 19 (YouTube)
Supreme Court, 25th March 2015
‘The Court of Appeal has rejected a claim that the Government’s proposed arrangements for the delivery of tax-free childcare breach domestic and EU public procurement legislation.’
Local Government Lawyer, 13th April 2015
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘In a useful policy document explaining internal processes within the UK Visas and Immigration department of the Home Office, it is confirmed that applicants for EU free movement documents such as residence certificates, residence cards and family permits do NOT have to use the forms provided by the Home Office.’
Free Movement, 9th April 2015
Source: www.freemovement.org.uk
‘The question whether a person was not considered as a national by a state under the operation of its law, with the effect that he would be stateless if deprived of British citizenship, was not necessarily to be decided solely by reference to the text of the nationality legislation of the state in question, and reference might also be made to the practice of the government, even if not subject to effective challenge in the courts.’
WLR Daily, 25th March 2015
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
‘Procedural fairness is a bit like an elephant. It is difficult to define in abstract, but you know a fair procedure when you see one. So Lawton LJ put it in Maxwell v Department of Trade [1974] QB 523, 539’
UK Human Rights Blog, 2nd April 2015
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
‘On first glance, this was not a judgment about human rights. It concerned the definition of statelessness under article 1(1) of the 1954 Convention Relating to the Status of Stateless Persons, and raised issues of competence and jurisdiction in relation to EU citizenship. Its specific interest for human rights lawyers lies primarily in the observations about the principle of proportionality; and in where the case, which most certainly does raise human rights issues, is likely to go next.
UK Human Rights Blog, 31st March 2015
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
‘Oliver Jones, barrister of 4 Paper Buildings, and Maria Wright, solicitor of Freemans, currently seconded to the Court of Appeal, analyse a series of recent judgments in which the English courts have considered whether public law children proceedings should be in this jurisdiction or abroad.’
Family Law Week, 27th March 2015
Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk
‘In 1980, personal computers were still in their infancy, and the internet did not exist. There were, of course, genuine concerns about threats to our privacy, but, looking back at my book of that year, they mostly revolved around telephone tapping, surveillance, and unwanted press intrusion. Data protection legislation was embryonic, and the concept of privacy as a human right was little more than a chimera.’
OUP Blog, 20th March 2015
Source: http://blog.oup.com
Barco De Vapor BV and others v Thanet District Council [2014] EWHC 490 (Ch); [2015] WLR (D) 127
‘Council Regulation (EC) No 1/2005 harmonised the law on the protection, welfare and health of animals during transport. Accordingly, the imposition of an animal welfare measure not in accordance with the Regulation which had the effect of restricting the free movement of goods was an unjustified breach of article 35FEU of the FEU Treaty.’
WLR Daily, 27th February 2015
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
‘The Court of Appeal has recently upheld the decision of Jay J here that a drug-dealer was entitled to compensation against the Government for injuries in a car accident, even though at the time he and the negligent driver both had drugs on them.’
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UK Human Rights Blog, 22nd March 2015
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
‘James Roberts, barrister of 1 King’s Bench Walk, and Catherine Silwal , Senior Solicitor with KJ Smith Solicitors, analyse the law relating to variation of foreign maintenance orders and the effect of the EU Maintenance Regulation (Council Regulation (EC) No 4/2009).’
Family Law Week, 17th March 2015
Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk
‘The Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union provides that certain government activities may be prohibited because they give an advantage in a selective way to certain entities, which might affect competition within the internal market. Those advantages may amount to prohibited state aid, or may be state aid which is either expressly allowed by the Treaty, or which may be allowed, dependent on the circumstances.’
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Thirty Nine Essex Street, January 2015
Source: www.39essex.com
‘Judy Dawson looks at the recent judgment of the Court of Appeal in Delaney v Secretary of State for Transport and the insurance indemnity issues that arise.’
Park Square Barristers, 11th March 2015
Source: www.parksquarebarristers.co.uk
‘The UK uses the most tracking cookies of any EU country. How should you be protecting your privacy online?’
The Guardian, 19th March 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘The European Commission announced on 4 February that it fined the UK broker ICAP EUR 14.9 million for its role in allegedly facilitating cartel activity that manipulated the yen Libor interest rate.’
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Zenith Chambers, 6th February 2015
Source: www.zenithchambers.co.uk
‘The Supreme court will decide on Wednesday if a cornerstone of the coalition government’s benefits policy is unlawful.’
The Guardian, 18th March 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
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