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On 30 July 2018, the Supreme Court handed down judgment in R (AR) v Chief Constable of Greater Manchester Police & Secretary of State for the Home Department [2018] UKSC 47. The appeal concerned the proportionality under Article 8 ECHR... Read more
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Proceedings were brought by three individuals who had been convicted, many years ago, of offences of loitering or soliciting in a street or public place for the purpose of prostitution, contrary to section 1 of the Street Offences Act 1959.... Read more
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In a decision that could redefine the human rights obligations on the police when investigating a crime, the Metropolitan Police lost an appeal against two rape victims, who won compensation over its handling of the case of black cab rapist... Read more
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11KBW’s Karen Steyn KC appeared in Benkharbouche and Janah (judgment 18 October 2017), in which the Supreme Court held that provisions of the State Immunity Act 1978 preventing embassy service staff bringing employment claims before the English courts were incompatible with the right... Read more
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In brief: Supreme Court decides not to follow a decision of the European Court of Human Rights because its reasons are unsatisfactory This is a rare and arguably unique example of the Supreme Court not following the Strasbourg Court As... Read more
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“A class act all round” – “the strength in depth is astonishing” 11KBW shines in the Legal 500 2016 directory We were delighted with our performance in the Legal 500 this year. We are ranked in the top tiers for Education and... Read more
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Sean Aughey critically assesses the legal reasoning of the Joint Committee of Human Rights report on drones in a paper for Policy Exchange. The full paper can be found here.
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James Goudie KC acted for Fazia Ali in her case before the European Court of Human Rights, in which Judgment was given on 20 October 2015, and which establishes, contrary to the decisions of the Court of appeal and the... Read more
