A barrister wrongly imprisoned for alleged contempt of court has failed in his latest attempt to have the responsible judge investigated for misconduct.
A new YouGov survey shows that the public are generally opposed to leaving the ECHR, with 46% saying we should remain a member compared to 29% saying we should withdraw from it – the remaining 24% are unsure.
More depressingly, "Only 24% correctly identified that the ECHR is not an EU body".
The complete text of the brilliant and thought-provoking Human Rights Lawyers Association Inaugural Annual Lecture delivered by the phenomenal Robert Spano last week:
The complete text of the brilliant and thought-provoking Human Rights Lawyers Association Inaugural Annual Lecture delivered by the phenomenal Robert Spano last week:
There's argument in favour of ECtHR recalibrating caselaw by progressively limiting scope of qualified rights when issues are not considered to lie at core of the right. ECHR should be more forcefully leveraged as framework of fundamental freedoms targeting arbitrary use of state power: Robert Spano
There is simply no factual or substantive nexus between the ECHR and the cadence of boats illegally arriving on the shores of this country. Article 8 does not preclude the UK from expelling foreign criminals and any limitations imposed can only apply in really exceptional circumstances: Robert Spano
It is crucial to inform the public narrative in plain language that the ECHR does not mandate the negation of national sovereignty, border controls, language, local customs and traditions. It simply outlaws arbitrary, vindictive and oppressive measures by Government: Robert Spano
The biggest legal claim ever brought in the UK over environmental pollution in the country has been filed at the High Court. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
"Now, more than ever, ECHR’s guarantees against dangers of unrestrained and oppressive majoritarianism are needed. There is no question the fundamental freedoms embedded in ECHR continue to be worth fighting for, and calls in to withdraw from ECHR system are unprincipled and unwise": Robert Spano
"We must reconsider a purely individualistic rights-based model of human rights law and attempt to progressively revert back to its genesis as a framework of human freedoms, constraining arbitrary and oppressive government power, also encompassing individual duties & responsibilities": Robert Spano
"Human rights, as a political and moral value system, is losing ground. One fears a hurricane of horrors might be brewing. It may be a tropical storm at present, but rapid intensification into Category 4 or 5 is by no means unlikely": Robert Spano, ex-president of the European Court of Human Rights.
Delighted to chair the Human Rights Lawyers Association's brilliant Inaugural Annual Lecture last week, delivered by the phenomenal Robert Spano, with a reply from the legendary Baroness Hale.
Huge thanks to the speakers, and to everyone who joined us.
Refugees granted asylum in the UK will no longer be automatically given settlement and family reunion rights, Sir Keir Starmer will announce. news.sky.com/story/no-gol...
Mone's husband Doug Barrowman - who led the PPE Medpro consortium - dismissed the ruling as "a travesty of justice", arguing the government sought to "divert attention away from monumental PPE overspent".
High Court: A company linked to Baroness Michelle Mone must repay the government £122m for breaching a contract for medical gowns during the Covid pandemic. PPE Medpro, which was set up by a consortium led by Mone's husband, Doug Barrowman, was paid millions to supply the gowns.
"Barristers have said they have faced death threats and rape threats, threats to their family members, threats made by politicians and physical surveillance. Lawyers have been traduced in some parts of the media both at home and abroad": Bar Council Chair.
Thousands of British veterans are taking legal action after alleging that faulty ear plugs they were given in Afghanistan have resulted in them developing tinnitus and deafness. www.lbc.co.uk/article/form...
