The laws of succession: ‘Blood flows in women’s veins too’ – The Independent
“Should the aristocracy follow the Royal Family and change the laws of succession?”
The Independent, 16th December 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Category: royal family
Royal succession bill published – BBC News
“A new law which will end discrimination against women in the line of succession
to the British throne has been published.”
BBC News, 13th December 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Consent given for change to royal succession rules – BBC New
“All Commonwealth realms have agreed to press ahead with a bill ending discrimination against women in the succession to the British throne.”
BBC News, 4th December 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Prince Charles and the curious case of the Black Spider Letters – UK Human Rights Blog
“Litigation relating to information rights can sometimes seem very dry and obscure, entailing lengthy analysis of the merits of public authorities disclosing or withholding information which is highly specialised or obtuse, and of little real interest to the general population. But this case – the case of the ‘Black Spider Letters’ – really is a fascinating one, involving an examination not just of the legislative provisions relating to the disclosure of information, but also a consideration of the existence and extent of constitutional conventions pertaining to the role of the monarchy in government. At the same time, it has the potential to generate such controversy as to make for perfect tabloid fodder. It has been the subject of international news coverage. And it’s not over yet.”
UK Human Rights Blog, 23rd October
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
Attorney General vetoes release of Prince of Wales correspondence – Attorney General’s Office
“The Attorney General today issued a certificate under the Freedom of Information Act, both as it applies for the purposes of the Act and as it applies to the Environmental Information Regulations 2004, vetoing the disclosure of correspondence between HRH the Prince of Wales and ministers in seven government departments.”
Attorney General’s Office, 16th October 2012
Source: www.attorneygeneral.gov.uk
Prince Harry photos: Palace drops complaint – BBC News
“Prince Harry will not pursue a complaint with the Press Complaints Commission (PCC) over the publication of photographs of him naked in Las Vegas, St James’s Palace has said.”
BBC News, 28th September 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
HRH the Prince of Wales: advocacy of an ordinary man – Panopticon
“The Upper Tribunal’s judgment in Evans v IC and Others (Seven Government Departments) [2012] UKUT 313 (AAC) (Mr Justice Walker, Professor John Angel and Suzanne Cosgrave), handed down yesterday, has received extensive media coverage – unsurprisingly so, given the subject matter (Prince Charles’ correspondence with government departments) and the requester (Rob Evans of the Guardian). The judgment is stupendously long (65 pages, plus 3 open annexes). Here are the salient points.”
Panopticon, 19th September 2012
Source: www.panopticonblog.com
Prince Charles’s letters to ministers should be disclosed, judges rule – The Guardian
“The government has for the first time been ordered to disclose copies of confidential letters that Prince Charles wrote to ministers.”
The Guardian, 18th September 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Watchdog rejects Prince Harry photo inquiry – Daily Telegraph
“The press watchdog announced that it would not be ‘appropriate’ to investigate The Sun’s publication of photographs of a naked Prince Harry because it could breach his privacy.”
Daily Telegraph, 6th September 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Royal powers of veto over laws to be made public – The Independent
“Details of secret powers held by senior members of the Royal Family granting veto over Government legislation could me made public after a decision by the Information Commissioner.”
The Independent, 1st September 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Newspapers and the law – this is not about Prince Harry’s bum – Legal Week
“So there you have it. We spend a whole year discussing press ethics and then, for the sake of a peek at Prince Harry’s bum, half the world seems ready to say that the editor of The Sun can make up his own ethics.”
Legal Week, 24th August 2012
Source: www.legalweek.com
How the Prince Harry affair saw red-tops deal with a new regime – The Independent
“Where editors would once have cried ‘publish and be damned’, this time they bowed to warnings.”
The Independent, 24th August 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Protesters lose royal wedding High Court case – The Independent
” Royal wedding protesters have lost their High Court claim that they were the victims of unlawful searches and arrests.”
The Independent, 18th July 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Activists arrested before royal wedding to challenge police in high court – The Guardian
“Activists who were rounded up before last year’s royal wedding are challenging the Metropolitan police in the high court on Monday in a case that could have implications for the way the Queen’s diamond jubilee celebrations and the Olympics are policed.”
The Guardian, 27th May 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Prince Charles to challenge ruling set to lift secrecy about his estate – The Guardian
“Prince Charles is to challenge a judicial ruling that threatens to expose the environmental impact of the private estate that provides his £17m-a-year income.”
The Guardian, 28th November 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Landmark ruling lifts ‘veil of secrecy’ from Prince of Wales’s Duchy of Cornwall estate – Daily Telegraph
“The 700-year-old ‘veil of secrecy’ covering the workings of the Prince of Wales’s Duchy of Cornwall estate will be partially lifted after a landmark legal ruling that could open up the Royal family to far greater public scrutiny.”
Daily Telegraph, 3rd November 2011
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Prince Charles consent law to remain – Downing Street – BBC News
“David Cameron has no plans to change laws which require the government to seek Prince Charles’s permission to pass legislation which could affect his private interests, Downing Street says.”
BBC News, 31st October 2011
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Royal women to get equal rights – The Independent
“Female members of the Royal Family are to be given equality with men in the rules of succession to the throne, under historic constitutional changes agreed unanimously today by the 16 nations of which Queen Elizabeth II is monarch.”
The Independent, 28th October 2011
Source: www.independent.co.uk
