‘Shifting sands’: six legal views on the transgender debate – The Guardian
‘Lawyers examine the consequences to the proposed reforms to the Gender Recognition Act.’
The Guardian, 19th October 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
Category: human rights
Health and Social Care of Older People is a Human Rights Issue – Rights Info
‘The independent healthcare regulator, the Care Quality Commission recently warned that disjointed health and social care services in England are placing increasing pressure on A&E departments. As pressure grows on the country’s health and care system, what does this mean for the human rights of older people?’
Rights Info, 18th October 2018
Source: rightsinfo.org
Home Office asks lawyers to help simplify immigration letters – Law Society’s Gazette
‘The government will ask lawyers how letters to people navigating a ‘complex’ immigration system can be improved, as MPs take a closer look at proposals to reform immigration detention.’
Law Society's Gazette, 18th October 2018
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Woman with learning difficulties not told she had contraceptive device covertly fitted – Daily Telegraph
‘A young woman with learning difficulties should not be told she was covertly fitted with a contraceptive device as it would ruin her trust in her carers, a court has ruled.’
Daily Telegraph, 18th October 2018
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Jacob Rowbottom: Cakes, Gay Marriage and the Right against Compelled Speech – UK Constitutional Law Association
‘In the high-profile decision in Lee v Ashers, the Supreme Court had to consider a customer’s rights against discrimination along with the baker’s right to freedom of expression. In its finding for the baker, the Supreme Court took an important step in developing a domestic doctrine against ‘compelled speech’. While the outcome of the case divides opinion, the reasoning of the Court requires further consideration of when a person has a right not express a particular view.’
UK Constitutional Law Association, 16th October 2018
Source: ukconstitutionallaw.org
Gender Recognition Act: ‘Why we want identity rules changed’ – BBC News
‘If you want to legally change your gender in the UK, first a doctor has to diagnose you with a medical condition.’
BBC News, 17th October 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Conscience and cake: the final chapter – UK Human Rights Blog
‘Lee v. Ashers Baking Company Ltd. On Wednesday the Supreme Court handed down its much-anticipated judgment in the ‘gay cake’ case. The Court unanimously held that it was not direct discrimination on grounds of sexual orientation or political opinion for the owners of a Northern Irish bakery to refuse to bake a cake with the message ‘Support Gay Marriage’ on it, when to do so would have been contrary to their sincerely held religious beliefs.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 15th October 2018
Source: ukhumanrightsblog.com
Lord Carnwath at the Justice Human Rights Law Conference 2018, London – Supreme Court
‘Lord Carnwath at the Justice Human Rights Law Conference 2018, London. Human Rights and the Environment.’
Supreme Court, 10th October 2018
Source: www.supremecourt.uk
Speech by Lord Justice Gross: How can judges strengthen the rule of law? – Courts and Tribunals Judiciary
‘Speech by Lord Justice Gross: How can judges strengthen the rule of law?’
Courts and Tribunals Judiciary, 15th October 2018
Source: www.judiciary.uk
What does the Proposal to Introduce Trial-by-Video Link Mean for Justice? – Rights Info
‘The government’s plans for court modernisation, under Her Majesty’s Courts, Tribunals Service Reform Programme (HMCTS), include the development of fully-video hearings, where all parties join via electronic links and no one is in a courtroom.’
Rights Info, 9th October 2018
Source: rightsinfo.org
Woman homeless after terrorism offences loses High Court challenge over housing – Local Government Lawyer
‘A woman who had become homeless while imprisoned for terrorism offences did not have her human rights breached by the London Borough of Brent in its decisions on housing her and her children, the High Court has ruled.’
Local Government Lawyer, 11th October 2018
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Baker’s refusal to bake gay marriage cake not direct discrimination – OUT-LAW.com
‘A Christian bakery’s refusal to bake a cake iced with a message supportive of same sex marriage was not direct discrimination, the UK’s highest court has ruled.’
OUT-LAW.com, 11th October 2018
Source: www.out-law.com
No compensation for Google data breaches – UK Human Rights Blog
‘Most of us resignedly consent to the use of cookies in order to use internet sites, vaguely aware that these collect information about our browsing habits in order to target us with advertisements. It’s annoying, but does it do us any harm? That is the question that came up before Warby J in a preliminary application for a representative claim last week.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 10th October 2018
Source: ukhumanrightsblog.com
Worse than prison: life inside Britain’s 10 deportation centres – The Guardian
‘Blue flipflops, styrofoam plates and the daily clunk of the cells shutting: immigrants describe the grim reality of deportation ‘jails’.’
The Guardian, 11th October 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Gay cake’ row: Supreme Court rules in favour of Ashers – BBC News
‘The Christian owners of a Northern Ireland bakery have won their appeal in the so-called “gay cake” discrimination case.’
BBC News, 10th October 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
MI5 provides immunity for agents’ criminal acts, tribunal told – The Guardian
‘MI5 grants its informants legal cover to participate in crimes that may extend to murder, torture and sexual assaults, a tribunal has heard.’
The Guardian, 4th October 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
Activists accused of blocking Stansted flight go on trial over terror charge – The Guardian
‘Fifteen activists who locked themselves together around an immigration removal charter flight to prevent its departure from Stansted and displayed a banner proclaiming “mass deportations kill” have gone on trial charged with a terrorist offence.’
The Guardian, 2nd October 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
Remembering Louis Blom-Cooper, A Human Rights Champion – Rights Info
‘Lawyer and human rights champion Sir Louis Blom-Cooper passed away in London, aged 92, on September 19, 2018. Here are some of the ways in which Blom-Cooper blazed a trail for human rights.’
Rights Info, 2nd October 2018
Source: rightsinfo.org
Government announces civil partnerships for mixed-sex couples – Family Law
‘The Government has announced its intention to introduce civil partnerships for heterosexual couples in England and Wales as an alternative to getting married, saying that the move will provide greater security for unmarried couples and their families.’
Family Law, 2nd October 2018
Source: www.familylaw.co.uk
