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Herbert Smith Freehills LLP | United Kingdom | 19 Jan 2021
Court of Appeal and High Court consider property rights under the Human Rights Act
Two recent judgments have demonstrated the utility of the right to property under Article 1 of the First Protocol of the European Convention on Human…
Herbert Smith Freehills LLP | United Kingdom | 16 Nov 2020
Parliamentary Committee considers remit of the proposed Constitution, Democracy and Rights Commission
According to the manifesto commitment, the Commission’s purpose would be to make proposals “to restore trust in our institutions and in how our…
Brodies LLP | United Kingdom | 26 Oct 2020
Supreme Court considers positive action in jewish housing charity case
In R (on the application of Z and another) v Hackney London Borough Council and another [2020] UKSC 40 the Supreme Court (the SC) upheld the…
Hill Dickinson LLP | United Kingdom | 14 Oct 2020
Inquests Quarterly Autumn 2020
The recent Court of Appeal decision in Maguire [2020] EWCA Civ 738 addressed whether The State’s procedural obligations under Article 2 of the ECHR…
Clayton Utz | Australia | 17 Sep 2020
Human rights objections to coal mine accepted by the Land Court of Queensland
It is likely that there will be an increase in the number of human rights based objections to mining lease and environmental authority applications…
Herbert Smith Freehills LLP | United Kingdom | 27 Aug 2020
Government’s terms of reference for review of the judicial review process
Upon the Government announcing on 31 July a review of judicial review and the membership of the review panel, the Government also published its terms…
Herbert Smith Freehills LLP | Australia, United Kingdom | 27 Aug 2020
Government's terms of reference for review of the judicial review process
Upon the Government announcing on 31 July a review of judicial review and the membership of the review panel, the Government also published its terms…
Hill Dickinson LLP | United Kingdom | 23 Jul 2020
Welfare worries and data protection: disclosure of confidential and highly sensitive personal information justified
In a recent decision, Scott -v- LGBT Foundation Ltd [2020] EWHC 483 (QB), the High Court considered legal issues arising from the disclosure of…
Anthony Gold | European Union, United Kingdom | 20 Apr 2020
BP v Surrey County Council & Anor [2020] EWCOP 17
An application was submitted to the Court of Protection seeking the discharge of P from his current care home, to return home with an appropriate…
Shoosmiths LLP | United Kingdom | 5 Mar 2020
Being overlooked is not a nuisance
In a case concerning the viewing gallery at the Tate Modern, the Court of Appeal has held that being overlooked may be an invasion of privacy, but it…
