10 cases that defined 2020 - UK Human Rights Blog
WEB10 cases that defined 2020. 24 December 2020 by Jonathan Metzer. The Christmas decorations at Middle Temple. Photo by the author. This time last year I wrote that 2019 had been “perhaps the most tumultuous period in British politics for decades”.Little did I know what 2020 would have in store.
Supreme Court awards damages against the police for failure to …
WEBFeb 21, 2018 · Supreme Court awards damages against the police for failure to conduct an effective investigation. 21 February 2018 by Matthew Flinn. Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis v DSD and Anor [2018] UKSC 11 – Read Judgment. In an important decision for UK human rights law, the Supreme Court confirmed on 21st February 2018 that the police have a positive operational duty – owed to the ...
Article 8 - UK Human Rights Blog
WEBArticle 8 | Right to private and family life Read posts on this Article Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights provides as follows: (1) Everyone has the right to respect for his private and family life, his home and his correspondence. (2) There shall be no interference by a public authority with […]
New criminal record disclosure rules take effect
WEBDec 1, 2020 · On the 28th November 2020, The Police Act 1997 (Criminal Record Certificates: Relevant Matters) (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 (“the Order”) came into force, implementing important changes to the criminal records disclosure rules in England and Wales. The criminal records disclosure regime provides information through Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) certificates to ...
Supreme Court Confirms Correct Approach to Deportation Cases
WEBSep 6, 2022 · Supreme Court Confirms Correct Approach to Deportation Cases. 6 September 2022 by Jonathan Metzer. In Secretary of State for the Home Department v HA (Iraq) [2022] UKSC 22, the Supreme Court has confirmed that the Court of Appeal was right to reject the idea that, when assessing whether it would be unduly harsh (and therefore disproportionate) for a person to be deported from the UK, the ...
Child protection scheme recommended by Soham murder inquiry …
WEBNov 11, 2010 · Child protection scheme recommended by Soham murder inquiry ruled unlawful. 11 November 2010 by Adam Wagner. The Royal College of Nursing & Ors, R (on the application of) v Secretary of State for the Home Department & Anor [2010] EWHC 2761 (Admin) (10 November 2010) – Read judgment The High Court has ruled that a scheme which prohibits people convicted or cautioned for certain crimes from ...
The Henry VIII powers in the EU (Withdrawal) Bill: Political and …
WEBFeb 7, 2018 · When Britain joined the European Economic Community in 1973 along with Ireland and Denmark, it marked the first enlargement of what we today call the European Union. Since 1973, the club of the nine members has become a union of 28 member states. Most importantly, the law of the EU has developed significantly in terms […]
Judicial Review: What is meant by “totally without merit”
WEBFeb 15, 2016 · When the Judiciary in the RCJ decide to refuse to recognise that their Judicial Acts are not above the Law, and refuse to allow the clear provisions in Section 7(1)(a) and (b) of the Human Rights Act 1998, they have used the ruling “totally without merit” and without giving any supporting reasons in the associated Judgments.
WEBarrest. The coroner decided that there should be an inquest but also decided that the inquest did not need to be held with a jury. Maria’s family judicially reviewed that decision.
Magna Carta and Freemen on the Land - UK Human Rights Blog
WEBDec 4, 2020 · AVI and MHVB and Jacqueline Robinson, a.k.a. Jacquie Phoenix (Third Party and Unauthorised Alleged Representative) 2020 ABQB 489. I was put on to this decision from the Court of Queen’s Bench of Alberta by a response to a post from the Secret Barrister on Twitter (@barristerSecret) .