No privacy law to gag press, Jeremy Hunt says – Daily Telegraph

Posted May 20th, 2011 in freedom of expression, human rights, media, news, privacy by sally

“The Government will not introduce a privacy law, Jeremy Hunt, the Culture Secretary, has said. Instead, Parliament will consider producing more detailed guidance for judges to interpret the Human Rights Act.”

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Daily Telegraph, 19th May 2011

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Max Mosley, the media and UK privacy laws – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted May 19th, 2011 in freedom of expression, human rights, media, news, privacy by sally

“What better evening to launch the second edition of Tugendhat and Christie’s The Law of Privacy and the Media than the day on which the European Court of Human Rights handed down its hotly anticipated decision in Mosley v the United Kingdom? On 10 May, the publishers Oxford University Press must have been slapping themselves on the back for their good timing. The judges and senior practitioners present talked of little else.”

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Law Society’s Gazette, 19th May 2011

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In re McCaughey and another (Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission and others intervening) – WLR Daily

Posted May 19th, 2011 in human rights, inquests, law reports, Supreme Court by sally

In re McCaughey and another (Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission and others intervening) [2011] UKSC 20;  [2011] WLR (D)  163

“If the United Kingdom chose to hold an inquest into a death resulting from acts by agents of the state which occurred before the Human Rights Act 1998 came into force, that inquest had to comply with the procedural obligations of article 2 of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms.”

WLR Daily, 18th May 2011

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Prisoners’ lifeline celebrates 20 years – The Guardian

Posted May 17th, 2011 in elections, human rights, legal aid, news, prisons, sentencing by sally

“Earlier this month the great and the good and a few ex-cons (not to mention the odd great and good ex-con) came out to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Prisoners’ Advice Service (Pas) and debate prisoners’ rights at the City law firm Hogan Lovells.”

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The Guardian, 17th May 2011

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Media lawyers in the driving seat as Mosley crashes and burns in ECHR – The Lawyer

“The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) won favour with newspaper media lawyers last week after it rejected a bid by ­former International ­Automobile Federation (FIA) president Max Mosley to force newspapers to warn people beforehand if they are going to publish details of their private lives.”

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The Lawyer, 16th May 2011

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Curtis Warren to appeal in Europe at Jersey conviction – BBC News

Posted May 17th, 2011 in appeals, drug trafficking, human rights, news by sally

“The UK drugs baron Curtis Warren intends to appeal to the European Court of Human Rights against his conviction for importing cannabis into Jersey.”

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BBC News, 16th May 2011

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Mosley’s loss is a victory for the British government – The Guardian

Posted May 13th, 2011 in freedom of expression, human rights, media, news, privacy by sally

“Today’s ruling by the European court of human rights in Max Mosley’s privacy case is a victory for the British government, which argued at the hearing in January that countries were entitled to a wide ‘margin of appreciation’ – in other words, discretion – in deciding how to strike the balance between freedom of expression and respect for an individual’s private life.”

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The Guardian, 10th May 2011

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Activist wins legal aid battle – The Independent

Posted May 12th, 2011 in human rights, judicial review, legal aid, news, public interest by sally

“Peace activist Maya Evans has won a dramatic High Court victory in her battle to block cuts to legal aid funding for human rights cases brought ‘in the public interest’.”

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The Independent, 12th May 2011

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Judges accuse Ministry of Defence of stifling challenges over treatment of detainees – The Guardian

“The Ministry of Defence has been condemned by the high court for stifling legal challenges over the treatment of detainees in Iraq and Afghanistan.”

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The Guardian, 12th May 2011

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Max Mosley loses European privacy case – The Guardian

“Max Mosley, the former Formula One boss, lost his legal challenge to force newspapers to warn people before publishing stories exposing their private lives, after a European court ruled on Tuesday that such as system would have a ‘chilling effect’ on the press.”

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The Guardian, 10th May 2011

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Related link: Max Mosley judgment in full

Max Mosley privacy ruling due in Strasbourg – The Guardian

Posted May 10th, 2011 in human rights, injunctions, media, news, notification, privacy by sally

“Human rights judges are due to rule on ex-Formula One boss Max Mosley’s attempt to force newspapers to warn people before exposing their private lives.”

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The Guardian, 10th May 2011

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European Court to rule on tighter UK privacy laws – The Independent

Posted May 9th, 2011 in human rights, media, news, privacy by sally

“Judges at the European Court of Human Rights will this week rule on whether the former world motor sports boss Max Mosley’s right to privacy was invaded when he wasn’t told about a story containing colourful claims about his sex life before it was published in the News of the World.”

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The Independent, 8th May 2011

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How to create a privacy law – The Guardian

Posted May 6th, 2011 in human rights, news, privacy by sally

“If we want a law of privacy, what should happen next? There are four possibilities.”

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The Guardian, 5th May 2011

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British courts regain power to deport terrorist suspects – Daily Telegraph

Posted April 28th, 2011 in asylum, deportation, human rights, immigration, news, terrorism by sally

“British courts yesterday won back the power to deport terrorist suspects, criminals and failed asylum seekers after European judges were told to stop interfering.”

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Daily Telegraph, 27th April 2011

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Privacy law: what’s the way ahead? – The Guardian

Posted April 26th, 2011 in freedom of expression, human rights, news, privacy, public interest by sally

“David Cameron says he is ‘uneasy’ about the development of a privacy law by judges based on the European Convention. How can we balance the right to publication with the right to privacy?”

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The Guardian, 26th April 2011

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Justice Secretary warning over ECHR judgments – The Independent

Posted April 26th, 2011 in human rights, judgments, Ministry of Justice, news by sally

“The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has been ‘rather too ready to substitute its own judgment for that of national courts’, the Justice Secretary said today.”

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The Independent, 26th April 2011

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Privacy law should be made by MPs, not judges, says David Cameron – The Guardian

Posted April 26th, 2011 in human rights, injunctions, news, privacy by sally

“The prime minister has waded into the debate on the use of superinjunctions by the rich and famous to avoid allegations of scandal, declaring that parliament and not the courts should decide where the right to privacy begins.”

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The Guardian, 21st April 2011

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ETK v News Group Newspapers Ltd – WLR Daily

Posted April 21st, 2011 in appeals, children, human rights, injunctions, law reports, privacy by sally

ETK v News Group Newspapers Ltd[2011] EWCA Civ 439; [2011] WLR (D) 141

“The principles applicable to the grant of an interim injunction restraining publication of private information were well established, but in appropriate cases the court’s approach was to be tempered by a clearer acknowledgment of the importance of the best interests of children.”

WLR Daily, 19th April 2011

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Regina (Maftah and another) v Secretary of State for the Foreign Office and Commonwealth Affairs – WLR Daily

Regina (Maftah and another) v Secretary of State for the Foreign Office and Commonwealth Affairs [2011] EWCA Civ 350;  [2011] WLR (D)  135

“The determination of a claim for judicial review challenging decisions whereby the claimants were placed, as persons believed to be associated with terrorism, on a list the effect of which was that their assets were frozen and release of any funds was placed in the discretion of the state, would not involve the determination of the claimants’ ‘civil rights’ for the purposes of article 6 of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, as scheduled to the Human Rights Act 1998.”

WLR Daily, 13th April 2011

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Kettling of G20 protesters by police was illegal, high court rules – The Guardian

Posted April 14th, 2011 in demonstrations, human rights, news, police, public order by sally

“The high court has ruled that the Metropolitan police broke the law in the way they ‘kettled’ protesters at the G20 demonstrations in 2009.”

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The Guardian, 14th April 2011

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