Scottish Human Rights Law Group

Housing Law Monitor H.L.M. (2010) January/February Pages 10-11
Reports on the Privy Council decision in Rodriguez v Minister of Housing of Gibraltar on whether a housing policy, which prohibited an application for a joint tenancy between long-term same sex partners on the basis that they were not married and had no children, constituted unlawful discrimination contrary to the Constitution of Gibraltar …

Discrimination Law, Housing and Homelessness Law

The Scottish Government has proposed the introduction of a one-year timebar for all Scottish human rights claims, following the House of Lords’ judgement in Somerville & Ors v Scottish Ministers (2007 SC 140) that no statutory time limit currently exists for such actions against the Scottish Ministers.

Civil Procedure, Housing and Homelessness Law, News

Reliance was placed on the State’s duties to protect human life under Article 2 to found a claim for damages against a local authority landlord.  

Art. 02 Right to Life, Housing and Homelessness Law

The local authority landlord sought recovery of possession of a top floor flat occupied by the defender, a single mother with language, cultural and mental health difficulties, and her children.   

Art. 08 Right to Private and Family Life, Housing and Homelessness Law

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Agricultural & Fisheries Law, Art. 02 Right to Life, Art. 03 Prohibition of Torture, Art. 04 Freedom from Slavery, Art. 05 Right to Liberty and Security, Art. 06 Right to a Fair Trial, Art. 07 No Punishment without Law, Art. 08 Right to Private and Family Life, Art. 09 Freedom of Thought, Conscience and Religion, Art. 10 Freedom of Expression, Art. 11 Freedom of Assembly and Association, Art. 12 Right to Marry and Found a Family, Art. 13 Effective Remedy, Art. 14 Prohibition of Discrimination, Art. 17 Abuse of Rights, Art. 34 Victim Status, Art. 41 Just Satisfaction, Asylum & Immigration Law, Child & Family Law, Civil Procedure, Commercial and Corporate Law, Competition Law, Consumer Law, Criminal Law and Criminal Procedure, Data Protection and Freedom of Information, Discrimination Law, EU Law, Ecclesiastical Law and Freedom of Religion, Education Law, Employment and Industrial Relations Law, Environmental and Planning Law, Events, Health and Safety Law, Housing and Homelessness Law, Inheritance and Trusts Law, Insolvency and Personal Bankruptcy, Insurance Law, Intellectual Property Law, International Law, Licensing Law, Media Law, Medical Law, Mental Health, Misc., News, Pensions Law, Police Law, Prisons Law, Property Law, Protocol 1, Art. 1 Right to Private Property, Protocol 1, Art. 2 Right to Education, Protocol 1, Art. 3 Right to Free and Fair Elections, Public Procurement, Regulatory and Disciplinary Law, Social Security Law, Sports Law, Taxation