UK Human Rights Blog - 1 Crown Office Row
1 Crown Office Row. This was a very simple case that illustrates in a nutshell the courts’ approach to the principle of “ex turpi causa”: the notion that prevents a claimant from seeking a legal …
10 cases that defined 2020 - UK Human Rights Blog
10 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 …
R. v. Foster: Reigniting the UK Abortion Law Debate
Jul 17, 2023 · Last month marked one year since the startling repeal of Roe v Wade on the 24 th June 2022 – the day the US Supreme Court rowed back the right of American women to …
Use of force by police: what is the standard for determining …
Oct 28, 2020 · The Court of Appeal has delivered a judgment in R (Officer W80) v Director General of the Independent Officer for Police Conduct [2020] EWCA Civ 1301 regarding the …
Hugh Tomlinson QC - UK Human Rights Blog
Jan 21, 2011 · Court of Human Rights: five recent Article 10 cases – Hugh Tomlinson QC. 21 January 2011 by Guest Contributor. Over the past month, the Court of Human Rig hts has …
Supreme Court awards damages against the police for failure to …
Feb 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 …
Misconduct in public office - UK Human Rights Blog
Sep 6, 2021 · Misconduct in public office – ECtHR reviews foreseeability of common law offence. 6 September 2021 by Joanna Curtis. On 6 July 2021 the European Court of Human Rights …
Article 8 - UK Human Rights Blog
Article 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 …
Child protection scheme recommended by Soham murder inquiry …
Nov 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 …
New criminal record disclosure rules take effect
Dec 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 …