Brexit: This Practice Note contains guidance on subjects impacted by the UK’s withdrawal from the EU. As of 31 January 2020 (exit day), the UK is no...
Brexit: This Practice Note contains guidance on subjects impacted by the UK’s withdrawal from the EU. As of 31 January 2020 (exit day), the UK is no...
The rights preserved under the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR), as set out in the Human Rights Act 1998 Sch 1, can be broadly divided into...
When is a contract a void contract?A void contract is one that is wholly lacking in legal effect. A contract will be void where:•the parties contract...
Brexit: This Practice Note contains guidance on subjects impacted by the UK’s withdrawal from the EU. As of 31 January 2020 (exit day), the UK is no...
The purpose of this Practice Note is to provide a general understanding of the offences under section 1, 2 and 6 of the Bribery Act 2010 (BA 2010). It...
Essential to Parliament’s legislative supremacy is the principle that Parliament is not bound by its predecessors, and cannot bind its successors. It...
Brexit: This Practice Note contains guidance on subjects impacted by the UK’s withdrawal from the EU. As of 31 January 2020 (exit day), the UK is no...
Source of the doctrine of the separation of powersThe origins of the doctrine are often traced to John Locke’s Second Treatise of Government (1689),...
Any UK court or tribunal faced with an issue involving a Convention right is required to 'take into account' any judgment or decision of the European...
Convention rightsThe Human Rights Act 1998 (HRA 1998) came into force in October 2000 and aims to give effect to the rights contained in the European...
Background to the Charter of Fundamental Rights the European Union and European Convention on Human RightsHuman rights are considered as principles of...
Starting point―impact of European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018The starting point for this question is the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (EU(W)A...
There are three main canons of statutory construction relevant to the protection of human rights in the UK:•the presumption that Parliament does not...
Impact of BrexitBrexit will have no automatic impact on the Human Rights Act 1998 (HRA 1998), or the incorporation of the European Convention on Human...
The rights preserved under the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR), as set out in the Human Rights Act 1998 Sch 1, can be broadly divided into...
Parliamentary statements of compatibilityThe Human Rights Act 1998 (HRA 1998) is designed not only to give people a remedy when their rights under the...
The Human Rights Act 1998 (HRA 1998) requires public authorities not to act in ways which are incompatible with the rights guaranteed by the European...
Judicial deference is also known as the principle that 'respect is a central concept in judicial review’. It is not limited to cases involving human...
Human Rights Act 1998The Human Rights Act 1998 (HRA 1998) incorporated the articles of the European Convention of Human Rights (the Convention) into...
The Human Rights Act 1998 (HRA 1998) requires public authorities not to act in ways which are incompatible with the rights guaranteed by the European...
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