‘On 24 January 2019, the European Court of Human Rights (the ECtHR) delivered its judgment in the case of Catt v. the UK and found that police powers to retain personal data in its Extremism Database is in breach of the European Convention on Human Rights.’
Oxford Human Rights Hub, 26th March 2019
Source: ohrh.law.ox.ac.uk
‘The family of Shamima Begum has formally started court challenges against the home secretary, saying Sajid Javid’s decision to strip the teenager of her citizenship is unfair because hundreds of Britons who went to Islamic State territory have been allowed back.’
The Guardian, 20th March 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The background, as you may recall, is that Mr Kennedy, a Times journalist, was trying to get information out of the Charity Commission in connection with the ‘Mariam Appeal’, a fund set up by George Galloway MP for the purposes of supporting Iraqi children suffering from leukaemia. Mr Kennedy wanted to get hold of the information in connection with an investigation he was conducting into whether monies collected under the name of Mariam’s Appeal had been misused. Mr Kennedy made a FOIA request to the Charity Commission, which had conducted an investigation into Mariam’s Appeal. Mr Kennedy’s request was refused on the basis that the information requested fell within the scope of s. 32 FOIA (absolute exemption concerning court records).’
Panopticon, 18th March 2019
Source: panopticonblog.com
‘Legal experts and child rights organisations have expressed grave concerns that thousands of children of EU nationals may become undocumented immigrants following Brexit.’
Rights Info, 19th March 2019
Source: rightsinfo.org
‘As propaganda, ‘fake news’ and other forms of disinformation become increasingly common from governments, individuals and powerful organisations across the world, it’s become harder than ever for the average person to discern facts from fiction.’
Rights Info, 14th March 2019
Source: rightsinfo.org
‘The Claimant became pregnant in 2012 but, tragically, the baby died in utero and was stillborn in May 2013. The Claimant claimed damages to represent the loss of the pregnancy and also for a psychiatric injury which she suffered due to the stillbirth.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 14th March 2019
Source: ukhumanrightsblog.com
‘Diplomats will no longer be able to conceal their “vile conduct” with immunity, legal experts claim, after a Qatari attaché who allegedly called his driver a “black slave” scrapped his defence. ‘
Daily Telegraph, 13th March 2019
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘The case concerned a prisoner serving a determinate sentence who had been released on licence but then recalled to prison. He complained that there had been a delay in convening a Parole Board hearing concerning his detention, and that this breached his rights under article 5(4) of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR).’
Blackstone Chambers, 27th February 2019
Source: www.blackstonechambers.com
‘The High Court has today handed down judgment on the human rights obligations owed by the State to persons serving a prison sentence in a private prison.’
Blackstone Chambers, 21st February 2019
Source: www.blackstonechambers.com
‘The Mental Capacity Act code of practice must be updated to address issues around covert medication, human rights and social care, the Bar Council has said.’
Local Government Lawyer, 11th March 2019
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘The government must ensure human rights standards are applied in treaties after Brexit, the UK Parliament Human Rights Committee has said.’
Rights Info, 12th March 2019
Source: rightsinfo.org
‘”Prevent” ban on extremist speakers at universities is “unlawful”, the Court of Appeal has ruled.’
Daily Telegraph, 8th March 2019
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘A couple who fostered an 18 year old man who left a bomb on a Tube train at Parsons Green are to sue Surrey County Council for negligence and breach of their right to family life under the Human Rights Act.’
Local Government Lawyer, 7th March 2019
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘Rules aimed at preventing illegal immigrants from renting properties are “discriminatory” and breach human rights laws, the High Court has ruled.’
BBC News, 1st March 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The official investigation into the 1989 murder of the Belfast solicitor Patrick Finucane, one of the most notorious killings of the Troubles, was ineffective and failed to meet the standards required under human rights law, the supreme court has ruled.’
The Guardian, 27th February 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The second Kay Everett memorial lecture was delivered by the President of the Investigatory Powers Tribunal, Sir Rabinder Singh, on Wednesday 20 February 2019.’
Courts and Tribunals Judiciary, 21st February 2019
Source: www.judiciary.uk
‘New research on facial recognition technology trials by police calls for tighter regulation to protect human rights.’
The Independent, 21st February 2019
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Shamima Begum was just 15 when she was radicalised by Isis militants online and smuggled into Syria.’
Rights Info, 19th February 2019
Source: rightsinfo.org
‘South London Drill artists AM and Skengdo were handed suspended jail sentences for performing their song ‘Attempted’ at a concert in Camden in December 2018.’
Rights Info, 19th February 2019
Source: rightsinfo.org
‘Can an employer rely on a contractual confidentiality clause to prevent disclosure of allegations of harassment and discrimination? This was the question posed in Linklaters v. Mellish [2019] EWHC 177, heard by the High Court last week.’
Littleton Chambers, 18th February 2019
Source: www.littletonchambers.com
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