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Elections – European Parliament. The 1,015 applicant serving prisoners complained that they were prevented from voting in elections, relying on art 3 of the First Protocol to the European Convention on Human Rights (art 3). The European Court of Human Rights, in allowing the application, held that there had been a violation of art 3, given that the impugned legislation remained unamended after the court's decision in Greens v United Kingdom (Application No 60041/08) ([2010] All ER (D) 280 (Nov)), which had required amendment to render the electoral law compatible with the requirements of the Convention.
Elections – European Parliament. The 1,015 applicant serving prisoners complained that they were prevented from voting in elections, relying on art 3 of the First Protocol to the European Convention on Human Rights (art 3). The European Court of Human Rights, in allowing the application, held that there had been a violation of art 3, given that the impugned legislation remained unamended after the court's decision in Greens v United Kingdom (Application No 60041/08) ([2010] All ER (D) 280 (Nov)), which had required amendment to render the electoral law compatible with the requirements of the Convention.
The Bar Council faces both opportunities and challenges on our key areas this year
Exclusive Q&A with Henry Dannell
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Have you considered being a barrister in the British Army? Here’s an insight into a career in Army Legal Services
Rachel Davenport, Co-founder and Director at AlphaBiolabs, discusses the role that drug, alcohol and DNA testing can play in non-court dispute resolution (NCDR)
Sir Nicholas Mostyn, former High Court judge, on starting a hit podcast with fellow ‘Parkies’ after the shock of his diagnosis
‘Hard work and commitment can open doors. I believe that I am proof of that,’ says Senior Treasury Counsel Louise Oakley. She tells Anthony Inglese CB about her journey from Wolverhampton to the Old Bailey
What's it like being a legal trainee at the Crown Prosecution Service? Amy describes what drew her to the role, the skills required and a typical day in the life
Barbara Mills KC wants to raise the profile of the family Bar. She also wants to improve wellbeing and enhance equality, diversity and inclusion in the profession. She talks to Joshua Rozenberg KC (hon) about her plans for the year ahead
The winning essay is ‘A fiction of defendant participation: Single Justice Procedure offences should be moved to the civil jurisdiction’ by Hal McNulty
