Supreme Court gives new guidance on liability of local authorities
WEBJun 7, 2019 · The Court of Appeal in that case found that the introduction of the Human Rights Act 1998, which created new heads of liability for public authorities, undermined the reasoning in X that it was contrary to public policy to impose liability on public authorities. At paragraph [74] of CN, Lord Reed made clear that X v Bedfordshire was no longer ...
Article 8 - UK Human Rights Blog
WEBArticle 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 the exercise of this right except such as is in accordance with the law and is necessary in a democratic ...
Children Act 1989 and a child’s rights thirty years later
WEBNov 6, 2019 · Child rights in 2019. The Children Act 1989 (CA 1989) received Royal Assent on 23 November 1989 (30 years ago); and it was in force from October 1991. It was a major reform of children law which required everyone – parents, children (when of ‘understanding’), judges, social workers, health professionals …
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 11 - UK Human Rights Blog
WEBArticle 11 of the Convention provides as follows: (1) Everyone has the right to freedom of peaceful assembly and to freedom of association with others, including the right to form and to join trade unions for the protection of his interests. (2) No restrictions shall be placed on the exercise of these rights other than such as are prescribed by ...
Article 3 psychiatric cases: history and latest developments (Part 1 ...
WEBJan 7, 2021 · In this two-part article, Ruby Peacock, an aspiring barrister and currently a legal and policy intern at the Legal Resources Centre in Cape Town, examines the history of medical claims brought under Article 3 of the European Convention on Human Rights. The first part analyses the history of how such cases have been decided, with […]
Hugh Tomlinson QC - UK Human Rights Blog
WEBJan 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 handed down judgment in six Article 10 cases. We have already posted about the most recent, MGN v United Kingdom. Of the other five, two involved civil defamation claims in domestic cases.
Maughan: Suicide and Unlawful Killing Conclusions in Inquests
WEBNov 13, 2020 · The result is that all forms of conclusion in the coroner’s court whether narrative or short form are to be rendered on the balance of probabilities. This includes suicide and unlawful killing. Background. The appeal arises out of the death on 11 July 2016 of James Maughan, at HMP Bullingdon. At the inquest, the Senior Coroner for Oxfordshire ...
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 ...
It’s a fair cop: Supreme Court clarifies scope of duties of care owed ...
WEBFeb 12, 2018 · It’s a fair cop: Supreme Court clarifies scope of duties of care owed by police. 12 February 2018 by Isabel McArdle. Robinson (Appellant) v Chief Constable of the West Yorkshire Police (Respondent) [2018] UKSC 4 Update – Isabel McArdle talks to Rosalind English about this case in the latest episode from Law Pod UK, available for free download from iTunes and Audioboom (episode 23).