HRA Is Not Charter for Terrorists Falconer will speak today in defence of Human Rights Act 1998, says it does not protect terrorists, use to protect criminals 'absolute nonsense', freedom and rule of law are most effective means to combat terror 14.02.07 BBC, Terror
It Is My Right to Die Kelly Taylor diagnosed with heart and lung condition Eisenmenger's syndrome and a spinal condition, Klippel-Fiel syndrome, likely to die within a year, suing for treatment to speed death 13.02.07 Daily Mail, Medical Law, Right to Die
EU Plans Genocide Thought-Law Germans have initiated new genocide-denial law, three years prison for expressing over-strong doubts regarding accepted 'truth' of Holocaust and other, more recent events in eastern Europe and Africa 02.02.07 Telegraph, Legal War
Lawyers to Protect Kate Middleton Harbottle & Lewis are acting for the Prince of Wales on a test case to use the Human Rights Act to protect the privacy of Prince William's girlfriend, Kate Middleton Times The woman who is likely to be queen 09.01.07 Guardian, Privacy
Great Dictator Is Dead Augusto Pinochet has died at 91, believed to have killed and tortured thousands, as close collaborators have gone to prison, general faced wave of court cases, retribution began with arrest in London 11.12.06 Washington Post, Terror
Big Brother Britain Smart systems are integrating CCTV, biometrics, databases and tracking technologies, ICO study says surveillance will be 'all-pervasive' Telegraph Parents will track children, companies target streets and neighbourhoods, 'War on Terror' is avenue to open mass surveillance society 02.11.06 Times, Data Protection, Privacy
Nation of DNA Suspects Nuffield Foundation has launched debate on the UK police burgeoning DNA database, keeping data on everyone arrested has led to 3.6m samples, largest in the world 01.11.06 BBC, Criminal Justice, Data Protection
Leigh Day to Challenge POVA Human Rights solicitors Leigh Day have been instructed to make an application to the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) following the High Court ruling in Wright & Others, legislation governing provisional listing on the Protection of Vulnerable Adults (POVA) list is incompatible the ECHR 27.04.07 Judgment in Wright and Others, Leigh Day Press Release, Medical Law
Better Guidance on Human Rights Public safety will be paramount under new guidance on human, announcing results of a review of the implementation of the Human Rights Act, DCA will strengthen guidance for public sector managers, government will take a proactive, strategic approach to litigation 26.07.06 Department for Constitutional Affairs
Intent to Incite Terrorism The emphasis of the Governments proposed anti-terror laws should be on proving intent to incite, either directly or indirectly, or to encourage acts of terrorism, the Law Society told MPs today 14.10.05 Law Society Press Release, Terror
Turnbull Young lawyers and law students will debate whether torture is ever justified in an essay competition held in remembrance of murdered human rights Solicitor, Graham Turnbull. 14.10.05 Law Society Press Release, Terror
Right to Silence Comparative study of laws relating to a suspect's right to silence in the UK, the US, France and Germany Part III of VI 18.09.05 Sally Ramage, Criminal Justice
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Right to Use of Frozen Embryos Grand Chamber of European Ct is to hear case of Natallie Evans, infertile following cancer treatment, wants to use frozen embryos produced with former partner Howard Johnston, who has since withdrawn consent 22.11.06 BBC, Human Fertility
Bar on Nurses Ruled Illegal Mr Justice Stanley Burnton ruled that 'blacklist' prohibiting work with elderly under Protection of Vulnerable Adults scheme is contrary to Human Rights Act, no right of hearing or remedy for provisional ban, will require re-write of Care Standards Act 2000, case brought by June Wright, Khemraj Jummun, Barbara Gambier and Mary Quinn 17.11.06 Daily Mail, Employment Law
Addicts Denied Drugs Win Pay Out Addicts denied methdone while in prison defend their claim for compensation, refused medication for which they had prescriptions, under Human Rights Act entitled to same treatment in prison as outside Telegraph For what we suffered, we got too little 14.11.06 Sun, Compensation Law, Criminal Justice, Drugs
Blair Blames Judges for Runaways Following disappearance of two terror suspects, Blair blames judges and opposition in parliament for watering down anti-terror law, forcing govt to use controlling orders rather than detention Times Al Qaeda suspect had not been handed order, is not legally bound over 18.10.06 Guardian, Terror
MI5 Presents Contradictory Evidence Barrister coincidentally working on two case, Abu Doha and MK, raises issue of contradictory evidence being presented to secret immigration tribunal by MI5 12.10.06 BBC, Immigration, Terror
