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In re C (a Child) (Immunisation: Parental Rights); In re F (a Child) (Immunisation: Parental rights): FD 13 Jun 2003

In each case fathers not married to the mother of the child, but with parental responsibility sought to have the child immunised. The mothers opposed the treatment saying they believed it unsafe. Held: The children should be immunised. Article 8.2 permitted interference with family life for health reasons. Mothers and fathers had equal rights before … Continue reading In re C (a Child) (Immunisation: Parental Rights); In re F (a Child) (Immunisation: Parental rights): FD 13 Jun 2003

Potter for Judicial Review of Acts and Decisions of the Scottish Prison Service: OHCS 20 Mar 2007

The prisoner complained that the prison arranged that outgoing telephone calls from the prison should be preceded by a message which said the call was being made from a prison. Held: There was no lawful authority for the message. The prison rules allowed rules to be made for the purposes of the regulation, management or … Continue reading Potter for Judicial Review of Acts and Decisions of the Scottish Prison Service: OHCS 20 Mar 2007

Perry v The United Kingdom: ECHR 17 Jul 2003

Hudoc Judgment (Merits and just satisfaction) Violation of Art. 8 ; Non-pecuniary damage – financial awardThe claimant had been arrested, then released to attend an identification parade. Several attempts failed, then with senior officer’s consent he was video taped on his next visit to the police station. The tape was used to identify him, and … Continue reading Perry v The United Kingdom: ECHR 17 Jul 2003

Lewis v The United Kingdom: ECHR 25 Nov 2003

Police had made secret tape recordings of conversations in the claimant’s home, which recordings had later been used as evidence against him, and had led to his conviction. Held: At the time of the recordings there was no statutory system regulating such recordings, and therefore the interference in his private and family life was an … Continue reading Lewis v The United Kingdom: ECHR 25 Nov 2003

Smart v Sheffield City Council: Central Sunderland Housing Company Limited v Wilson: CA 25 Jan 2002

Each tenant had become unintentionally homeless, and was granted a non-secure tenancy of accommodation under section 193. Complaints of nuisance were received from neighbours. Possession orders were obtained and now challenged under the Human Rights Act. The service of the original notice to quit, engaged the Human Rights Act, but the action taken was lawful … Continue reading Smart v Sheffield City Council: Central Sunderland Housing Company Limited v Wilson: CA 25 Jan 2002

Jones v University of Warwick: CA 4 Feb 2003

The claimant appealed a decision to admit in evidence a tape recording, taken by an enquiry agent of the defendant who had entered her house unlawfully. Held: The situation asked judges to reconcile the irreconcilable. Courts should be reluctant to create rules which would deny the admission of genuine evidence. Where a party behaved in … Continue reading Jones v University of Warwick: CA 4 Feb 2003

Regina v P and others: HL 19 Dec 2000

Where communications had been intercepted in a foreign country, and the manner of such interceptions had been lawful in that country, the evidence produced was admissible in evidence in a trial in England. An admission of such evidence was not an infringement of the rights to a fair trial, nor of the right to respect … Continue reading Regina v P and others: HL 19 Dec 2000

Miah and Others v Secretary of State for The Home Department: CA 7 Mar 2012

The applicant had been refused leave to remain as a Tier 2 (General) Migrant at a time even though he was only two months short of the five years’ continuous residence necessary to support a case for indefinite leave to remain under the rules. He argued that, in assessing whether his removal should be permitted … Continue reading Miah and Others v Secretary of State for The Home Department: CA 7 Mar 2012

Regina (S) v Chief Constable of South Yorkshire; Regina (Marper) v Same: Admn 22 Mar 2002

The police authority took samples of DNA and fingerprints from the claimants whilst under arrest. After their cases had been dismissed or failed, they requested destruction of the samples and records, but this was refused. Held: There was no engagement of the applicants’ art 8 rights to privacy. Even if there was, the keeping of … Continue reading Regina (S) v Chief Constable of South Yorkshire; Regina (Marper) v Same: Admn 22 Mar 2002

Ure v United Kingdom: ECHR 27 Nov 1996

The applicant’s tenancy came to an end on expiry of a notice to quit given by his wife, formerly a joint tenant with him, and possession was ordered. The Commission held that his complaint under article 8 was manifestly ill-founded because the alleged interference with the applicant’s rights under the article was justified under paragraph … Continue reading Ure v United Kingdom: ECHR 27 Nov 1996

Catt and T, Regina (on The Applications of) v Commissioner of Police of The Metropolis: SC 4 Mar 2015

Police Data Retention Justifiable The appellants challenged the collection of data by the police, alleging that its retention interfered with their Article 8 rights. C complained of the retention of records of his lawful activities attending political demonstrations, and T complained of the retention of an harassment warning issued against him. The Commissioner now appealed … Continue reading Catt and T, Regina (on The Applications of) v Commissioner of Police of The Metropolis: SC 4 Mar 2015

Purdy, Regina (on the Application of) v Director of Public Prosecutions: HL 30 Jul 2009

Need for Certainty in Scope of Offence The appellant suffered a severe chronic illness and anticipated that she might want to go to Switzerland to commit suicide. She would need her husband to accompany her, and sought an order requiring the respondent to provide clear guidelines on the circumstances under which someone might be prosecuted … Continue reading Purdy, Regina (on the Application of) v Director of Public Prosecutions: HL 30 Jul 2009

Regina (P) v Secretary of State for the Home Department and Another; Regina (Q and Another) v Same: CA 20 Jul 2001

The court was asked as to the separation on sentence of a mother from a very young child. Held: A sentencing court is bound by section 6(1) of the Human Rights Act 1998 to have regard for the provisions of the Convention when sentencing. Whilst the prison service was entitled to have a policy that … Continue reading Regina (P) v Secretary of State for the Home Department and Another; Regina (Q and Another) v Same: CA 20 Jul 2001

Re MRJ JT and KT (Reconsideration of Order): CoP 10 Apr 2014

re_mjtCoP0414 The court had made an order transferring responsibility for MRJ’s affairs from the appointed attorney to the local authority. The order had been made on the papers, and the court now heard an application for it to be reconsidered. Held: The orders made were confirmed. The court recognised that the interference in a person’s … Continue reading Re MRJ JT and KT (Reconsideration of Order): CoP 10 Apr 2014