Open Justice Unbound? – Speech by Lord Neuberger of Abbotsbury
Open Justice Unbound? (PDF)
Speech by Lord Neuberger of Abbotsbury, Master of the Rolls
Judicial Studies Board Annual Lecture, 16th March 2011
Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk
Category: human rights
Killer wins ‘distress’ payout over parole delay – Daily Telegraph
“A criminal who killed a man in a pub brawl has won taxpayer-funded compensation because a delayed parole hearing breached his human rights.”
Daily Telegraph, 16th March 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Prisoners should be given the vote, signals watchdog – Daily Telegraph
“Nick Hardwick, the chief inspector of prisons, signalled he was in favour of some prisoners being given the vote, despite admitting he has not come across a single inmate who wants it.”
Daily Telegraph, 10th March 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Broadmoor patient makes history with court appeal – The Independent
“A patient in Broadmoor Hospital who has spent more than two decades alongside some of Britain’s most dangerous criminals has won the right to have a review into his detention heard in public, The Independent has learned.”
The Independent, 9th March 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
UK to challenge prisoner votes ruling by European Court – BBC News
“The government has launched a legal bid to overturn a European Court of Human Rights ruling that the UK’s blanket ban on prisoners voting is unlawful.”
BBC News, 2nd March 2011
Souce: www.bbc.co.uk
Men and women will pay the same for insurance from 2012 – OUT-LAW.com
“Insurance and pensions companies must be stopped from offering different prices and premiums to men and women from December 2012, the European Court of Justice (ECJ) has ruled.”
OUT-LAW.com, 1st March 2011
Source: www.out-law.com
Insurers set for sex discrimination ruling – BBC News
“Young women could face big increases in the cost of car insurance, if insurers are told that they have to stop quoting different prices for men and women.”
BBC News, 1st March 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Murderers launch campaign for ‘freedom’ based on their human rights – Daily Telegraph
“Three murderers who were expected to die in jail have launched a campaign for freedom based on their human rights and the European Court of Human Rights has agreed to hear the cases.”
Daily Telegraph, 26th February 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Male pensioners could lose out in EU sex discrimination ruling – Daily Telegraph
“Male pensioners could lose around £340 a year if the European court backs gender equality rules for insurance companies this week, experts are predicting.”
Daily Telegraph, 27th February 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Bamber challenges whole-life tariffs in European court – BBC News
“Jeremy Bamber and two other killers are to ask the European Court of Human Rights to rule on whole-life sentences.”
BBC News, 26th February 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Guardian Focus podcast: The indefinite detention of foreign prisoners – The Guardian
“Hundreds of foreign prisoners are held indefinitely after they have served their criminal sentences. Harriet Grant investigates.”
The Guardian, 25th February 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Human rights court reforms called into question by London’s litigators – Legal Week
“City litigators have questioned Justice Secretary Ken Clarke’s calls to reform the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) in the wake of its ruling that serving prisoners should be given the right to vote.”
Legal Week, 22nd February 2011
Source: www.legalweek.com
Tuition fees: Teenagers seek human rights judicial review – The Guardian
“Two teenagers are seeking a judicial review into the government’s decision to allow university tuition fees to almost treble to up to £9,000 from next year.”
The Guardian, 24th February 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
British bill of rights ‘will put judges in a difficult position’ – The Guardian
“Former Lord Chief Justice Lord Woolf warns of conflict between European convention on human rights and proposed British bill of rights.”
The Guardian, 21st February 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Kenneth Clarke looks to reform European Court of Human Rights – The Guardian
“The justice secretary Kenneth Clarke said he will seek to reform the European Court of Human Rights after it ruled in favour of giving prisoners the right to vote.”
The Guardian, 20th February 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Prisoners lose voting compensation bid – The Independent
“The High Court has blocked a compensation bid by prisoners barred from voting in last year’s general election. Claims have been launched in county courts nationwide by 585 serving prisoners, with another 1,000 potential cases in the pipeline, Mr Justice Langstaff was told in London.”
The Independent, 18th February 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Only dictators defy European rights law, judge tells Britain – Daily Telegraph
“Europe’s most senior judge faced fierce criticism last night after suggesting that Britain would resemble a 1960s Greek dictatorship if it denied prisoners the vote and ignored human rights rulings.”
Daily Telegraph, 18th February 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Growth in key human rights battles – Daily Telegraph
“Courts are dealing with at least ten key human rights battle every week since controversial new laws were introduced a decade ago, research shows.”
Daily Telegraph, 14th February 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
In re St Andrew’s Churchyard, Alwalton – WLR Daily
“A petition for the exhumation of remains buried in consecrated land brought on the basis of an objection to enforcement of the churchyard regulations would not be granted where the petitioner had failed to establish special circumstances justifying an exception from the norm that Christian burial was final.”
WLR Daily, 10th February 2011
Source: www.lawreports.co.uk
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