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Kay v UK: Newsflash

By J
21/09/2010

The decision is here. Violation of Art. 8 in the procedural sense only. Minority in Kay approved but, so it appears, Doherty also approved. Strong hints that this is a “time limited” violation, i.e. that Doherty has solved the problem. Paras 73 and 74 are the main ones.

Full post coming later.

[Edit: link to judgment fixed, 22/09/10.]

J is a barrister. He considers housing law to be the single greatest kind of law known to humankind and finds it very odd that so few people share this view.

2 Comments

  1. simply wondered

    ironically, we were running an Art8 defence to possession on thursday. with the benefit of this stunning judgment, guess what?
    yep – we still lost.

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