Tag: Human rights

LGBT moot: BPP Law School snatches victory from 2016 winners Oxford University

The competition was judged by some of the country's leading human rights specialists

Mar 13 2017 9:11am

Supreme Court rules the ‘anti-love law’ does not breach human rights

If you want your foreign spouse to live with you in the UK, you better have a high-paying job

Feb 22 2017 10:47am

Lawyers urge EU to refuse trade deal with UK unless it remains a member of the ECHR

The threat of a post-Brexit ‘human rights crisis’ looms

Feb 21 2017 2:04pm

Court of Appeal: Denying straight people civil partnerships is NOT unlawful

The boyfriend and girlfriend claimants think the law discriminates against them

Feb 21 2017 10:08am

Supreme Court: Wheelchairs beat prams in legal dispute over space on the 99 bus

Seven justices unanimously allowed the appeal, but only to a limited extent

Jan 18 2017 10:39am

Supreme Court rules in Leigh Day vs Ministry of Defence human rights showdown

Mixed results, but Twitter particularly excited Lady Hale gave judgment with her handbag on her desk

Jan 17 2017 11:36am

From swimming lessons to solitary confinement — the highs and lows of human rights

A single week shows the diversity of ECHR cases

Jan 13 2017 12:35pm

Withdrawal from the European Convention on Human Rights – the next Brexit?

Catgate PM talks of "clean break" with European court and convention

Jan 10 2017 9:20am

Legal profession’s defence of Phil Shiner dries up as ‘ambulance chasing’ lawyer admits misconduct

Human rights solicitor accepts tribunal “must strike him off”

Dec 9 2016 10:51am

Supreme Court to hear ‘landmark’ abortion case today

Legal dream team assembled to argue Northern Irish women’s right to travel to England for free terminations

Nov 2 2016 8:57am

Joshua Rozenberg: The Leigh Day vs Ministry of Defence showdown explained

Fingers crossed the Supreme Court will be able to make sense of this human rights quandary

Oct 24 2016 9:07am

Kelvin Mackenzie CAN make ‘undoubtedly offensive’ comments about C4 newsreaders, says regulator

Sun columnist cleared of complaints brought by Muslim presenter

Oct 20 2016 2:19pm

What’s the point of the Race Relations Act if black people are STILL discriminated against?

Fifty years since the act was passed and it’s not clear how far we’ve come

Sep 13 2016 9:29am

80% of lawyers think French police are WRONG to make women remove their burkinis

Solicitors and barristers pass judgment on controversial ban

Aug 25 2016 11:03am