Last year I uploaded a post on the employment law implications of Cliff Richard's breach of privacy case against the BBC and South Yorkshire Police, those curious can remind yourself of the details here. The case centred on whether a person who is suspected of being culpable, and may even have been arrested, of a … Continue reading No Charge, no Disclosure?
Category: Human Rights – Article 8
Time for Celebration? The employment law implications of the Cliff Richard Judgement
Aside from the pathetic pun the title of this post is also misleading, I don't think there are any significant employment law implications of Cliff Richards recent Human Rights Act victory against the BBC. However, I do think the judgement, if it stands (I am not sure it will upon appeal), could have some significance … Continue reading Time for Celebration? The employment law implications of the Cliff Richard Judgement
Blacklisting and Human Rights
From Garden Court Chambers: In an unusual step, the UK government has joined a test case being heard at the Court of Appeal this week as an intervener. Judgment is being made on whether the blacklisting of engineer Dave Smith breached the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR). Carillion (JM) Ltd admitted that staff supplied information to the … Continue reading Blacklisting and Human Rights