marcuscleaver · REFERENCE by the Attorney General for Northern Ireland [2022] UKSC 32 Is a Northern Ireland Bill that restricts protests outside of abortion clinics incompatible with the right to protest? In this episode we talk about the legislative competence of the Northern Ireland Assembly
marcuscleaver · Attorney General's Reference No. 1 of 2022 [2022] EWCA Crim 1259 Political protests continue to dominate the headlines as the courts try to get the balance right between prosecuting offences and upholding freedom of expression. This week we ask whether the Attorney General
marcuscleaver · Bloomberg v ZXC [2022] UKSC 5 After an article was published revealing that a businessman was under criminal investigation, he claimed that the publication was a misuse of private information. In this episode we discuss the balance between the right to privacy and
marcuscleaver · DPP v Ziegler [2021] UKSC 23 After a protest blocked the road the campaigners were arrested under the Highways Act. This case examines the right to protest in the context of human rights and the defence of lawful excuse. Music from bensound.com uklawweekly.substack.com/subscribe
The so-called ‘gay cake’ case pitted Christian business owners against a supporter of gay marriage. Conflicting human rights meant that both sides had very good arguments but who would eventually come out on top? In this episode we also consider the potential impact of the
There were two legal news stories this week that were not linked but had an impact on free speech. In the first, Tommy Robinson was jailed for 13 months for contempt of court. He live-streamed a video outside of Leeds Crown Court when there were
One of the most delicate balancing acts that occurs within the realm of human rights law is between Article 8 (the right to private and family life) and Article 10 (freedom of expression) of the European Convention on Human Rights. In the UK this has
Under the current regime of the Access to Justice Act 1999 a publisher can be liable for costs arising from a defamation case even where those costs include premiums associated with conditional fee agreements and after the event insurance. In this case three publishers challenge