Hall & Ors v Mayor of London (On Behalf of the Greater London Authority) [2010] EWCA Civ 817 (16 July 2010) – read judgment The Mayor of London has won a court order to evict a camp of protesters from Parliament Square, with the Court of Appeal upholding a decision of the High Court stating [...]
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Parliament Square protesters lose eviction appeal [updated]
Posted in Art. 10 | Freedom of Expression, Art. 11 | Freedom of Association, Case summaries, In the news, Politics / Public Order, tagged Democracy village, Parliament square on July 16, 2010 |
Supporting terrorism and the criminal law [updated]
Posted in Art. 10 | Freedom of Expression, Art. 11 | Freedom of Association, Art. 8 | Right to Privacy/Family, Case summaries, In the news, Police, Terrorism, tagged benefits, human rights, material support, Terrorism on July 13, 2010 |
The criminalisation of support for terrorist organisations has arisen in various domestic and international contexts recently, and it is likely that the issue will continue to attract controversy as states attempt to trace the boundaries of what can fairly be considered “support” for terrorism, and risk criminal legislation unjustifiably infringing on human rights. The Human [...]
Parliament Square protesters to be evicted by Mayor
Posted in Art. 11 | Freedom of Association, Politics / Public Order, tagged Boris Johnson, Democracy village, human rights on June 30, 2010 |
The Mayor of London has won a court order to evict a camp of protesters from Parliamentary Square. The protesters have won a temporary reprieve by appealing the decision. As we posted earlier this month, during the build-up to the General Election a number of protesters erected tents and flags in Parliament Square, a green [...]
British Airways strike and human rights – the union strikes back
Posted in Art. 11 | Freedom of Association, Case comments, Employment, tagged British Airways v Unite, CBI, Confederation of British Industry, emergency budget, human rights on June 21, 2010 |
British Airways Plc v Unite the Union [2010] EWCA Civ 669 (20 May 2010) – Read judgment Last month Unite won their appeal against an injunction obtained by British Airways in the High Court preventing their members from striking. The judgment has some potentially important implications for human rights, and in particular the right to [...]
Democracy Village: Peaceful protest under human rights law
Posted in Art. 10 | Freedom of Expression, Art. 11 | Freedom of Association, In the news, Politics / Public Order, tagged Brian Haw, human rights, protest rights on June 3, 2010 |
The Coalition Government have promised to “restore the right to non-violent protest”, but Boris Johnson, the Mayor of London, is bringing court proceedings to evict protesters from Parliament Square. What are the human rights implications? During the build-up to last month’s General Election, a number of protesters erected tents and flags in Parliament Square, a [...]
The British Airways strike and the human right to free assembly [updated]
Posted in Art. 11 | Freedom of Association, Case summaries, tagged appeal, British Airways, freedom of assembly, human rights, strike, Unite on May 18, 2010 |
British Airways Plc v Unite the Union Queen’s Bench Division, 17 May 2010 – Read judgment Update (07/06/20) – this decision was reversed by the Court of Appeal on 20/05/10. We will comment on the Court of Appeal decision when it is available. The High Court has granted an injunction for the second time in [...]
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Parliament Square protesters evicted: analysis of judgment
Posted in Art. 10 | Freedom of Expression, Art. 11 | Freedom of Association, Case comments, In the news, Politics / Public Order, tagged Democracy village, human rights on June 30, 2010 |
The Mayor of London v Hall & Ors [2010] EWHC 1613 (QB) (29 June 2010) – Read judgment The Mayor of London has won a court order to evict a camp of protesters from Parliamentary Square, with the High Court stating that his response to the protest was proportionate and not a breach of the [...]
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