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Tuner v Revenue and Customs (Married Womens Non-Payment Election and Married Womens Reduced Rate Election In Respect of National Insurance): FTTTx 8 Mar 2021

Married Women’s Non-Payment Election and Married Women’s Reduced Rate Election in respect of National Insurance, Presumption of Regularity, whether rebutted, appeal allowed in part Citations: [2021] UKFTT 60 (TC) Links: Bailii Jurisdiction: England and Wales Taxes – Other Updated: 09 December 2022; Ref: scu.661793

SL (Unmarried Mother With Mixed Race Child) Azerbaijan CG: UTIAC 15 Feb 2013

UTIAC 1. Azerbaijan is a country with high levels of corruption and there is clear evidence that political dissent is not tolerated.2. There is nothing to indicate that the State would in any way penalise unmarried mothers (approximately 10% of mothers) or those who have mixed race children. There are in place some support mechanisms … Continue reading SL (Unmarried Mother With Mixed Race Child) Azerbaijan CG: UTIAC 15 Feb 2013

Harvey v R G O’Dell Ltd: 1958

Citations: [1958] 2 QB 78 Jurisdiction: England and Wales Cited by: Cited – Ronex Properties v. John Laing Construction Ltd CA 1983 The court considered a claim for contribution between tortfeasors. Donaldson LJ said: ‘The starting point of this submission is that a cause of action for contribution, under the Law Reform (Married Women and … Continue reading Harvey v R G O’Dell Ltd: 1958

Tee v Tee, John Arthur Hillman Co: CA 22 Mar 1999

The wife and her second husband occupied a property in the joint names of herself and of her first husband, who, following their divorce, had applied under the Act of 1973 for a lump sum order reflective of his equal beneficial interest in it to be made against her. Following her remarriage the wife countered … Continue reading Tee v Tee, John Arthur Hillman Co: CA 22 Mar 1999

Collins v Brebner: CA 19 Jun 1997

The defendant solicitor appealed refusal of an order to strike out the claim. The claimant alleged breach of trust. The claimant asserted a fraudulent witholding of information to suggest that any breach of trust had happened. The defendant said that the claimant had sufficient knowledge independent of any concealment to begin the limitation period. Held: … Continue reading Collins v Brebner: CA 19 Jun 1997

Sunderland City Council v Brennan and Others: EAT 2 May 2012

EAT PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – Contribution PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE – Disclosure (1) An employment tribunal has no jurisdiction to determine claims for contribution under the Civil Liability (Contribution) Act 1978 between persons jointly or concurrently liable for damage caused by an act of unlawful discrimination. Nor in any event does the 1978 Act create such … Continue reading Sunderland City Council v Brennan and Others: EAT 2 May 2012

Mcphail v Revenue and Customs: FTTTx 2 Jun 2011

FTTTx National Insurance – married women’s election to pay reduced rate contribution – Appellant disputed making an election – original election destroyed – documentary evidence of election having been made – whether on the balance of probabilities election made – appeal dismissed. Citations: [2011] UKFTT 369 (TC) Links: Bailii Taxes – Other Updated: 17 September … Continue reading Mcphail v Revenue and Customs: FTTTx 2 Jun 2011

Hoogendijk v The Netherlands: ECHR 6 Jan 2005

Mrs Hoogendijk suffered from a high degree of disablement. She lost benefits to which she had been entitled as a consequence of amendments which the Dutch government introduced to remove the discriminatory exclusion of married women from the relevant security scheme while at the same time seeking to keep the costs of the scheme within … Continue reading Hoogendijk v The Netherlands: ECHR 6 Jan 2005

Vroege v Nciv Instituut Voor Volkshuisvesting Bv and Stichting Pensioenfonds Nciv: ECJ 28 Sep 1994

1. Social policy – Male and female workers – Equal pay – Pay – Concept – Right to join a private occupational pension scheme – Included – Exclusion of married women from membership – Not permissible – Exclusion of part-time workers – Part-time staff composed principally of women – Not permissible where there is no … Continue reading Vroege v Nciv Instituut Voor Volkshuisvesting Bv and Stichting Pensioenfonds Nciv: ECJ 28 Sep 1994

Ronex Properties v. John Laing Construction Ltd: CA 1983

The court considered a claim for contribution between tortfeasors. Donaldson LJ said: ‘The starting point of this submission is that a cause of action for contribution, under the Law Reform (Married Women and Tortfeasors) Act 1935, arises at the earliest when the claimant tortfeasor has been held liable, or has admitted liability to the plaintiff, … Continue reading Ronex Properties v. John Laing Construction Ltd: CA 1983

LH and IP (Gay Men: Risk) Sri Lanka (CG): UTIAC 18 Feb 2015

(1) Having regard to the provisions of articles 365 and 365A of the Sri Lankan Penal Code, gay men in Sri Lanka constitute a particular social group. (2) ‘Gay men in civil partnerships’ in Sri Lanka do not constitute a particular social group for the purposes of the Refugee Convention. The Sri Lankan authorities’ failure … Continue reading LH and IP (Gay Men: Risk) Sri Lanka (CG): UTIAC 18 Feb 2015

Aer Lingus v Gildacroft Ltd and Another: CA 17 Jan 2006

The claimant had been found liable to pay damages for personal injury, and now sought contribution from the defendants. The defendants said that they were out of time since the contribution action had been commenced more than 2 years after the judgment. Held: The appeal succeeded. The judgment had been for damages to be assessed. … Continue reading Aer Lingus v Gildacroft Ltd and Another: CA 17 Jan 2006

Vroege v NCIV Instituut voor Volkshuisvesting B V: ECJ 28 Sep 1994

Europa The right to join an occupational pension scheme, the rules of which were not laid down directly by law but were the result of negotiation between both sides of the industry concerned and all that the public authorities did was, at the request of such employers’ and trade union organizations as were considered to … Continue reading Vroege v NCIV Instituut voor Volkshuisvesting B V: ECJ 28 Sep 1994

Fisscher v Voorhuis Hengelo and Stichting Bedrijfspensioenfonds voor de Detailhandel: ECJ 28 Sep 1994

Europa The right to join an occupational pension scheme, the rules of which were not laid down directly by law but were the result of negotiation between both sides of the industry concerned and all that the public authorities did was, at the request of such employers’ and trade union organizations as were considered to … Continue reading Fisscher v Voorhuis Hengelo and Stichting Bedrijfspensioenfonds voor de Detailhandel: ECJ 28 Sep 1994

Rahman v Arearose Limited and Another, University College London, NHS Trust: CA 15 Jun 2000

The claimant had suffered a vicious physical assault from which the claimant’s employers should have protected him, and an incompetently performed surgical operation. Three psychiatrists agreed that the aetiology of the claimant’s very severe psychiatric disabilities was complex and that different elements of his mental troubles could be attributed to the two separate tortious incidents. … Continue reading Rahman v Arearose Limited and Another, University College London, NHS Trust: CA 15 Jun 2000

Cotter and others v Minister for Social Welfare: ECJ 13 Mar 1991

Europa Article 4(1) of Council Directive 79/7/EEC, on the prohibition of all discrimination on grounds of sex in matters of social security, must be interpreted as meaning that if, after the expiry of the period allowed for implementation of the directive, married men have automatically received increases in social security benefits in respect of a … Continue reading Cotter and others v Minister for Social Welfare: ECJ 13 Mar 1991

Walker v Innospec Ltd and Others: SC 12 Jul 2017

The claimant appealed against refusal of his employer’s pension scheme trustees to include as a recipient of any death benefit his male civil partner. Held: The appeal succeeded. The salary paid to Mr Walker throughout his working life was precisely the same as that which would have been paid to a heterosexual man. There was … Continue reading Walker v Innospec Ltd and Others: SC 12 Jul 2017

Lee and others v GEC Plessey Telecommunications: 1993

The court was asked whether consideration had been given for a change in the employees’ terms and conditions. Held: Where improvements in employee contracts are announced by an employer in the context of pay negotiations, the employees’ continuing to work was consideration for the change. Connell J said: ‘the plaintiffs assert that where an improvement … Continue reading Lee and others v GEC Plessey Telecommunications: 1993

Friends’ Provident Life Office v Hillier, Parker May and Rowden: CA 1997

Friends Provident had participated in a development project on terms which required it to pay its share of the development costs as it proceeded. It employed Hillier Parker, a firm of surveyors, to check demands made from time to time for payment of its share of development costs. Friends Provident paid the developer its share … Continue reading Friends’ Provident Life Office v Hillier, Parker May and Rowden: CA 1997

Leake (formerly Bruzzi) v Bruzzi: CA 1974

The house was purchased in the husband’s sole name with a declaration of trust in favour of the husband and wife, holding the property as joint tenants. The wife had left the matrimonial home, and the husband had paid all the mortgage instalments including interest. Held: The declaration of trust was overriding, and subject to … Continue reading Leake (formerly Bruzzi) v Bruzzi: CA 1974

Wimpey (George) Co Ltd v British Overseas Airways Corporation: HL 1954

A joint tortfeasor could escape liability in contribution proceedings if it had been unsuccessfully sued by the injured person in an action brought outside the relevant limitation period. Where a court has to decide between two competing cases, if the arguments are fairly evenly balanced that interpretation should be chosen which involves the least alteration … Continue reading Wimpey (George) Co Ltd v British Overseas Airways Corporation: HL 1954

Cleaver v Mutual Reserve Fund Life Association: CA 1892

The deceased’s executors objected to his widow maintaining action on a trust created by an insurance policy in her favour under the Act. She had been convicted of his murder. The executors’ case was that ‘it is against public policy to allow a criminal to claim any benefit by virtue of his crime.’ Held: The … Continue reading Cleaver v Mutual Reserve Fund Life Association: CA 1892

SG and Others, Regina (on The Application of) v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions: SC 18 Mar 2015

The court was asked whether it was lawful for the Secretary of State to make subordinate legislation imposing a cap on the amount of welfare benefits which can be received by claimants in non-working households, equivalent to the net median earnings of working households. The challenge was under the 1998 Act on the basis that … Continue reading SG and Others, Regina (on The Application of) v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions: SC 18 Mar 2015

KA and Others (Domestic Violence Risk On Return) Pakistan CG: UTIAC 14 Jul 2010

UTIAC In general persons who on return face prosecution in the Pakistan courts will not be at real risk of a flagrant denial of their right to a fair trial, although it will always be necessary to consider the particular circumstances of the individual case.Although conditions in prisons in Pakistan remain extremely poor, the evidence … Continue reading KA and Others (Domestic Violence Risk On Return) Pakistan CG: UTIAC 14 Jul 2010

Henderson v Henderson: SCS 25 Oct 1889

The Married Women’s Property (Scotland) Act 1881 permits parties married before July 18, 1881, to declare by mutual deed that the wife’s whole estate, including such as may have previously come to the husband in right of his wife, shall be regulated by the Act; and provides that upon registration and advertisement of this deed … Continue reading Henderson v Henderson: SCS 25 Oct 1889

Brown v Revenue and Customs: FTTTx 13 May 2013

FTTTx NATIONAL INSURANCE – Home Responsibilities Protection – Married Women’s Election to pay Reduced Rate Contributions – whether election made when original Certificate of Election may have been destroyed – whether election had lapsed – whether election correctly reinstated – Social Security Contributions (Transfer of Functions) Act 1999 – Appeal allowed. [2013] UKFTT 300 (TC) … Continue reading Brown v Revenue and Customs: FTTTx 13 May 2013

Slater v Revenue and Customs: FTTTx 18 Apr 2012

National Insurance Contributions – married woman’s election – revocation – The National Insurance (Married Women) Regulations 1948 – the Social Security Pensions Act 1975 – The Social Security (Contributions) Regulations 1975 and 1979 [2012] UKFTT 310 (TC) Bailii England and Wales Taxes – Other Updated: 14 November 2021; Ref: scu.462715

Armstrong v Onyearu and Another: CA 11 Apr 2017

Exoneration of partner’s equity on insolvency The court considered the equity of exoneration, where property jointly owned by A and B is charged to secure the debts of B only, A is or may be entitled to a charge over B’s share of the property to the extent that B’s debts are paid out of … Continue reading Armstrong v Onyearu and Another: CA 11 Apr 2017

Miller Smith v Miller Smith: CA 2 Dec 2009

The married couple owned a property as tenants in common. The husband had moved out and, anticipating divorce proceedings, sought an order for the sale of the house citing his inability to sustain the very considerable mortgage payments. The wife said that it was inappropriate to use the 1996 Act when divorce proceedings were anticipated. … Continue reading Miller Smith v Miller Smith: CA 2 Dec 2009

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Hooper and Others, Regina (on the Application of) v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions: CA 18 Jun 2003

The appellants were widowers whose wives had died at a time when the benefits a widow would have received were denied to widowers. The legislation had since changed but they variously sought compensation for the unpaid sums. Held: The appeal succeeded. By 1995 discrimination as to pensions was no longer supportable. And those appellants pursuing … Continue reading Hooper and Others, Regina (on the Application of) v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions: CA 18 Jun 2003

Frette v France: ECHR 26 Feb 2002

A single homosexual man complained that the respondent state had made it impossible for him to adopt a child. Held: The claim was within the ambit of article 8 as regards respect for family life, but the court dismissed the claim under article 14 in conjunction with article 8, on margin of appreciation grounds. The … Continue reading Frette v France: ECHR 26 Feb 2002

SMO, KSP and IM (Article 15(C); Identity Documents) CG Iraq: UTIAC 20 Dec 2019

A. INDISCRIMINATE VIOLENCE IN IRAQ: ARTICLE 15(C) OF THE QUALIFICATION DIRECTIVE 1. There continues to be an internal armed conflict in certain parts of Iraq, involving government forces, various militia and the remnants of ISIL. Following the military defeat of ISIL at the end of 2017 and the resulting reduction in levels of direct and … Continue reading SMO, KSP and IM (Article 15(C); Identity Documents) CG Iraq: UTIAC 20 Dec 2019

K and Others (FGM) Gambia CG: UTIAC 9 Apr 2013

UTIAC FGM has been practised upon about three quarters of the female population of The Gambia historically. The most recent scientific evidence, based on data from 2005, showed no significant change in its incidence. There are ongoing campaigns, principally by GAMCOTRAP (Gambia Committee on Traditional Practices Affecting the Health of Women and Children), aiming to … Continue reading K and Others (FGM) Gambia CG: UTIAC 9 Apr 2013

Rees v The United Kingdom: ECHR 17 Oct 1986

The applicant had been born and registered as a female, but later came to receive treatment and to live as a male. He complained that the respondent had failed to amend his birth certificate. Held: The court accepted that, by failing to confer on a transsexual a right to an amended birth certificate, the state … Continue reading Rees v The United Kingdom: ECHR 17 Oct 1986

Johnston and Others v Ireland: ECHR 18 Dec 1986

Hudoc Judgment (Merits and just satisfaction) Preliminary objection rejected (victim); Preliminary objection rejected (non-exhaustion); Violation of Art. 8; Pecuniary damage – claim rejected; Non-pecuniary damage – finding of violation sufficient; Costs and expenses award – Convention proceedingsThe applicants were an unmarried couple who could not marry, and so legitimate their daughter, the third applicant, because … Continue reading Johnston and Others v Ireland: ECHR 18 Dec 1986

Smith and Grady v The United Kingdom: ECHR 27 Sep 1999

The United Kingdom’s ban on homosexuals within the armed forces was a breach of the applicants’ right to respect for their private and family life. Applicants had also been denied an effective remedy under the Convention. The investigations into private lives and sexual activity were intrusive, and given the excessive consequences following, were also striking … Continue reading Smith and Grady v The United Kingdom: ECHR 27 Sep 1999

TB, Regina (on the Application of) v The Combined Court at Stafford: Admn 4 Jul 2006

The claimant was the child complainant in an allegation of sexual assault. The defendant requested her medical records, and she now complained that she had been unfairly pressured into releasing them. Held: The confidentiality of a patient’s medical records belongs to the patient, and the duty of confidence owed by a medical professional to a … Continue reading TB, Regina (on the Application of) v The Combined Court at Stafford: Admn 4 Jul 2006

Szuluk, Regina (on the Application of) v HM Prison Full Sutton: Admn 20 Feb 2004

The prisoner was receiving long term health treatment, and objected that his correspondence with the doctor was being read. He was held as a category B prisoner but in a prison also holding category A prisoners, whose mail would be read. The prison settled upon a routine of the prison doctor reading the mail. Held: … Continue reading Szuluk, Regina (on the Application of) v HM Prison Full Sutton: Admn 20 Feb 2004

AMM and Others (Conflict; Humanitarian Crisis; Returnees; FGM) Somalia CG: UTIAC 28 Nov 2011

UTIAC 1) Whilst section 2 of the Human Rights Act 1998 and its associated case law requires United Kingdom tribunals in general to give effect to the jurisprudence of the European Court of Human Rights, including that Court’s guidance on how to approach evidence in international protection cases, the weighing of evidence and the drawing … Continue reading AMM and Others (Conflict; Humanitarian Crisis; Returnees; FGM) Somalia CG: UTIAC 28 Nov 2011

Briheche v Ministre de l’Interieur, Ministre de l’Education nationale and Ministre de la Justice (Social Policy): ECJ 30 Sep 2004

ECJ Social policy – Equal treatment for men and women – Article 141, paragraph 4 EC – Directive 76/207 / EEC – Conditions of access to public employment – Provisions reserving to widows who have not remarried the benefit of the exemption from limits age for access to such jobs Citations: C-319/03, [2004] EUECJ C-319/03 … Continue reading Briheche v Ministre de l’Interieur, Ministre de l’Education nationale and Ministre de la Justice (Social Policy): ECJ 30 Sep 2004

Hobbs, Richard, Walsh And Geen v United Kingdom: ECHR 14 Nov 2006

Two widowers complained that the widows bereavement tax allowance given only to women after the death of a husband was discriminatory. Held: Whilst article 14 did not prevent different treatment in order to correct factual inequalities between the sexes, it would be discriminatory if, as here, there was no objective and reasonable justification. The original … Continue reading Hobbs, Richard, Walsh And Geen v United Kingdom: ECHR 14 Nov 2006

Re C (A Child): FC 29 Sep 2015

There had been care proceedings as to C. The mother was treated by a psychiatrist, X, and an associate Y. They also prepared expert reports. M formally complained about X, and the charges having been dismissed, the doctors now sought disclosure of further medical recods from the care proceedings. His medical reputation had been severely … Continue reading Re C (A Child): FC 29 Sep 2015

A v British Broadcasting Corporation (Scotland): SC 8 May 2014

Anonymised Party to Proceedings The BBC challenged an order made by the Court of Session in judicial review proceedings, permitting the applicant review to delete his name and address and substituting letters of the alphabet, in the exercise (or, as the BBC argues, purported exercise) of a common law power. The court also gave directions … Continue reading A v British Broadcasting Corporation (Scotland): SC 8 May 2014

MM (Lebanon) and Others, Regina (on The Applications of) v Secretary of State and Another: SC 22 Feb 2017

Challenge to rules requiring certain minimum levels of income (Minimum Income Requirement – MIR) for allowing entry for non-EEA spouse. Held: The challenges udder the Human Rights Act to the Rules themselves failed. Nor did any separate issue of discrimination arise under article 14. However, the appendix with instructions for entry clearance officers considering the … Continue reading MM (Lebanon) and Others, Regina (on The Applications of) v Secretary of State and Another: SC 22 Feb 2017

Manchester City Council v Moran and Another; Richards v Ipswich Borough Council: CA 17 Apr 2008

The two applicants had occupied a women’s refuge. They appealed against a refusal to consider them as homeless when they acted in such a way as to be evicted from the refuge, saying that the refuge did not constitute ‘accommodation . . which it would have been reasonable for [them] to continue to occupy’. It … Continue reading Manchester City Council v Moran and Another; Richards v Ipswich Borough Council: CA 17 Apr 2008

Hafner and Hochstrasser (A Firm), Regina (on the Application of) v Australian Securities and Investments Commission: Admn 5 Mar 2008

The Commission renewed its application for a review of a decision on their request for judicial assistance in obtaining evidence from the firm. The firm had produced confidential documents to the court, and not disclosed to the Commission. Held: The decision of the defendant court was based on an unsound appraisal of the law, and … Continue reading Hafner and Hochstrasser (A Firm), Regina (on the Application of) v Australian Securities and Investments Commission: Admn 5 Mar 2008

Dickson and Another v United Kingdom: ECHR 15 Dec 2007

(Grand Chamber) The complainants were husband and wife. They had been married whilst the husband served a sentence of life imprisonment. They had been refused suport for artificial insemination treatment. Held: The claim succeeded. The refusal infringed their human right to family and private life. The refusal had been on the basis that the couple’s … Continue reading Dickson and Another v United Kingdom: ECHR 15 Dec 2007

KD v Chief Constable of Hampshire: QBD 23 Nov 2005

The claimant’s daughter had made a complaint of rape. She alleged that she was sexually harassed by the investigating police officer, and sought damages also from the defendant, his employer. The officer denied that anything improper or non-consensual had taken place. Held: The taking of the statements was a course of conduct and was plainly … Continue reading KD v Chief Constable of Hampshire: QBD 23 Nov 2005

British Broadcasting Corporation v CAFCASS Legal and others: FD 30 Mar 2007

Parents of a child had resisted care proceedings, and now wished the BBC to be able to make a TV programme about their case. They applied to the court for the judgment to be released. Applications were also made to have a police officer’s and medical staffs’ and social workers’ names to be excised. Held: … Continue reading British Broadcasting Corporation v CAFCASS Legal and others: FD 30 Mar 2007

Richards v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (Social Policy): ECJ 27 Apr 2006

Ms Richards, previously a married male, had undergone gender re-assignment surgery. She remained married thereafter. Ms Richards applied to the DWP for a pension from the age of 60. That was refused by the Secretary of State for the Department of Work and Pensions (‘SSWP’), so Ms Richards appealed to a Social Security Commissioner. In … Continue reading Richards v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (Social Policy): ECJ 27 Apr 2006

Wilkinson v Kitzinger and Another: FD 12 Apr 2006

The petitioner intended to seek a declaration as to her marital status. She and the respondent had married in a civil ceremony in British Columbia in 2003. She sought a declaration of incompatibility with regard to section 11(3) of the 1973 Act so far as it failed to recognise same sex marriages. She now sought … Continue reading Wilkinson v Kitzinger and Another: FD 12 Apr 2006

The Chief Constable of the Bedfordshire Constabulary v Graham: EAT 26 Sep 2001

The claimant was given a senior post in the force, but within the same division in which her policeman husband held a more senior post. The appointment was rescinded, and she claimed sex discrimination. She was found to have been indirectly discriminated against because of the marital relationship. The Force had suggested that the particular … Continue reading The Chief Constable of the Bedfordshire Constabulary v Graham: EAT 26 Sep 2001

Regina (Kent Pharmaceuticals Ltd) v Serious Fraud Office: CA 11 Nov 2004

In 2002 the SFO was investigating allegations that drug companies were selling generic drugs, including penicillin-based antibiotics and warfarin, to the National Health Service at artificially sustained prices. To further the investigation the SFO obtained search warrants and executed them. The company challenged the release of the documents recovered to other government departments. They had … Continue reading Regina (Kent Pharmaceuticals Ltd) v Serious Fraud Office: CA 11 Nov 2004

Secretary of State for the Home Department v Hindawi and Headley: CA 13 Oct 2004

The applicant was a foreign national serving a long-term prison sentence. He complained that UK nationals would have had their case referred to the parole board before his. Held: The right to be referred to the parole board was a statutory right, which was not the same as an article 3 right to liberty and … Continue reading Secretary of State for the Home Department v Hindawi and Headley: CA 13 Oct 2004

Karner v Austria: ECHR 24 Jul 2003

A surviving same-sex partner sought a right of succession to a tenancy (of their previously shared flat). Interveners ‘pointed out that a growing number of national courts in European and other democratic societies require equal treatment of unmarried different-sex partners and unmarried same-sex partners, and that that view is supported by recommendations and legislation of … Continue reading Karner v Austria: ECHR 24 Jul 2003

K v London Borough of Lambeth: CA 31 Jul 2003

The claimant appealed against refusal of judicial review. She had entered the UK, and applied for asylum. She was then found to have contracted a marriage of convenience, and thus become ineligible for support. She appealed and now sought housing assistance pending decision on her removal. The authority refused assistance on the basis that she … Continue reading K v London Borough of Lambeth: CA 31 Jul 2003

Carson and Reynolds v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions: CA 17 Jun 2003

The claimant Reynolds challenged the differential treatment by age of jobseeker’s allowance. Carson complained that as a foreign resident pensioner, her benefits had not been uprated. The questions in each case were whether the benefit affected a ‘possession’ within the Convention or the discrimination was arbitrary so as to breach the applicants human rights. Held: … Continue reading Carson and Reynolds v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions: CA 17 Jun 2003

Regina on the Application of Wilkinson v The Commissioners of Inland Revenue: CA 18 Jun 2003

The claimant had not received the same tax allowance following his wife’s death as would have been received by a woman surviving her husband. That law had been declared incompatible with Human Rtights law as discriminatory, but the respondent refused to make good any claim which had not been originally pursued to the European Court, … Continue reading Regina on the Application of Wilkinson v The Commissioners of Inland Revenue: CA 18 Jun 2003

Davies v The United Kingdom: ECHR 16 Jul 2002

The applicant had been subject to applications for his disqualification from acting as a company director. The Secretary of State waited until the last day before issuing proceedings, and the proceedings were then delayed another three years pending the outcome of criminal proceedings against others. The government responded that the proceedings were complex, and the … Continue reading Davies v The United Kingdom: ECHR 16 Jul 2002

Salgueiro Da Silva Mouta v Portugal: ECHR 21 Dec 1999

There was a difference in treatment between the applicant and a comparator based on the applicant’s sexual orientation, a concept which is undoubtedly covered by Article 14. The list set out in this provision is of an indicative nature and is not definitive, as is evidenced by the adverb notamment (in English: ‘any ground such … Continue reading Salgueiro Da Silva Mouta v Portugal: ECHR 21 Dec 1999

Regina (Amicus etc) v Secretary of State for Trade and Industry: Admn 26 Apr 2004

The claimants sought a declaration that part of the Regulations were invalid, and an infringement of their human rights. The Regulations sought to exempt church schools from an obligation not to discriminate against homosexual teachers. Held: The Regulation was within the scope of the Directive. Though a member state had some freedom in implementing a … Continue reading Regina (Amicus etc) v Secretary of State for Trade and Industry: Admn 26 Apr 2004

Sudershan Kumar Rampal v Surendra Rampal: CA 19 Jul 2001

The parties were divorced, but when the husband applied for ancillary relief, the wife petitioned for nullity on the basis that the marriage was bigamous. The husband countered that she had known that his first marriage had only ended after this marriage. His application was struck out under 25(2)(g) Held: The husband’s application was re-instated … Continue reading Sudershan Kumar Rampal v Surendra Rampal: CA 19 Jul 2001

SMO and KSP (Civil Status Documentation, Article 15) (CG)) Iraq: UTIAC 16 Mar 2022

Iraq – Full New Country Guidance This decision replaces all existing country guidance on Iraq. A. INDISCRIMINATE VIOLENCE IN IRAQ: ARTICLE 15(C) OF THE QUALIFICATION DIRECTIVE 1. There continues to be an internal armed conflict in certain parts of Iraq, involving government forces, various militia and the remnants of ISIL. Following the military defeat of … Continue reading SMO and KSP (Civil Status Documentation, Article 15) (CG)) Iraq: UTIAC 16 Mar 2022

Mersey Care NHS Trust v Ackroyd: CA 21 Feb 2007

The defendant journalist had published confidential material obtained from the claimant’s secure hospital at Ashworth. The hospital now appealed against the refusal of an order for him to to disclose his source. Held: The appeal failed. Given that over 200 people may have been the source, the claimant’s argument based on the burden on fellow … Continue reading Mersey Care NHS Trust v Ackroyd: CA 21 Feb 2007

Kent County Council v The Mother, The Father, B (By Her Children’s Guardian); Re B (A Child) (Disclosure): FD 19 Mar 2004

The council had taken the applicant’s children into care alleging that the mother had harmed them. In the light of the subsequent cases casting doubt on such findings, the mother sought the return of her children. She applied now that the hearings be in public. Held: The applicant and her solicitors had already made significant … Continue reading Kent County Council v The Mother, The Father, B (By Her Children’s Guardian); Re B (A Child) (Disclosure): FD 19 Mar 2004

Mersey Care NHS Trust v Ackroyd: QBD 7 Feb 2006

The trust, operators of Ashworth Secure Hospital sought from the defendant journalist disclosure of the name of their employee who had revealed to the defendant matters about the holding of Ian Brady, the Moors Murderer, and in particular medical records. Held: The need for involvement by the third party in the source’s wrongdoing is a … Continue reading Mersey Care NHS Trust v Ackroyd: QBD 7 Feb 2006

Shackell v United Kingdom: ECHR 27 Apr 2000

The court held inadmissible a claim by an unmarried woman to widow’s benefit. The parties having chosen not to marry, they could not complain of not having the legal benefits of a marriage. The promotion of marriage by way of limited benefits for surviving spouses could not be said to exceed the margin of appreciation … Continue reading Shackell v United Kingdom: ECHR 27 Apr 2000

Re B (Disclosure to Other Parties): 2001

Witnesses and others involved in children proceedings have article 8 rights. Citations: [2001] 2 FLR 1017 Statutes: European Convention on Human Rights 8 Jurisdiction: England and Wales Citing: Cited – Doorson v The Netherlands ECHR 26-Mar-1996 Evidence was given in criminal trials by anonymous witnesses and evidence was also read as a result of a … Continue reading Re B (Disclosure to Other Parties): 2001