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 ...
Use of force by police: what is the standard for determining …
WEBOct 28, 2020 · 4.1 This standard is primarily intended for police officers who, on occasion, may need to use force in carrying out their duties. 4.2 Police staff, volunteers and contractors in particular operational roles (for example custody-related) may also be required to use force in the course of their duties. 4.3 …
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 ...
Divisional Court gives guidance on article 2 inquests
WEBNov 5, 2020 · Divisional Court gives guidance on article 2 inquests. 5 November 2020 by Matthew Hill. R (Peter Skelton and anr) v Senior Coroner for West Sussex [2020] EWHC 2813 (Admin) — Judgment here. Susan Nicholson and Caroline Devlin were killed by the same man during the course of abusive relationships. They …
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 ...
10 cases that defined 2020 - UK Human Rights Blog
WEBDec 24, 2020 · 10. The proposed third runway at Heathrow. R (Friends of the Earth et al) v Heathrow Airport Ltd [2020] UKSC 52. And finally, only last week the Supreme Court reversed a decision of the Court of Appeal and held that the Government policy on airport expansion at Heathrow was not unlawful on climate change grounds.
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 ...
Article 10 - UK Human Rights Blog
WEBArticle 10 of the Convention provides: (1) Everyone has the right to freedom of expression. This right shall include freedom to hold opinions and to receive and impart information and ideas without interference by public authority and regardless of frontiers. This Article shall not prevent States from requiring the licensing of broadcasting ...
Immigration and Article 8: what did we learn in 2019?
WEBJan 17, 2020 · So, for your ease of reference, here are 10 things we learnt about human rights in the immigration context in 2019. 1. The approach to Article 8 proportionality is now settled. In GM (Sri Lanka) [2019] EWCA Civ 1630, the Court of Appeal gave a useful summary of the principles to be applied when considering …
Article 2 and the provision of healthcare - UK Human Rights Blog
WEBNov 23, 2020 · Article 2 and the provision of healthcare — Part 2. 23 November 2020 by Shaheen Rahman. Article 2 ECHR. This three-part extended analysis discusses the important recent authorities on article 2 ECHR in the context of the provision of healthcare. Part 1 examined the leading case of Lopes de Sousa. In …