tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-39302763851712049572024-02-20T11:19:33.509+00:00Chris LuffLaw researcher and teaching assistant, now at www.chrisluff.co.ukChris Luffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10466472421759269930noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3930276385171204957.post-89632368447540468142012-11-18T22:01:00.002+00:002012-11-18T22:01:41.880+00:00Case note–Smith (Adrian) v Trafford Housing TrustHow much control can an employer exert over a worker’s freedom of expression outside of the workplace? This question was addressed by Mr Justice Briggs in the case of Smith (Adrian) v Trafford Housing Trust [2012] EWHC 3221 (Ch), 16 November 2012.
Mr Smith had worked for the local authority and then Trafford Housing Trust for a continuous period of around twenty years, reaching a managerial Chris Luffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10466472421759269930noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3930276385171204957.post-22686748926791064852012-07-17T22:21:00.000+01:002012-12-03T23:11:50.561+00:00Public and Administrative law - latest cases@ukpubliclaw
Why a new Twitter feed of caselaw from Bailii? There is already @bailii, which is doing an excellent job, and @caselawupdates. The @bailii feed grabs everything that goes on Bailii, and even adds a short descriptor to the front of the Tweet so you can see at a glance the court. However, it is still quite easy to overlook a case from a particular speciality – 14 new cases so far on Chris Luffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10466472421759269930noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3930276385171204957.post-80478286226606635582012-06-15T15:55:00.002+01:002012-06-15T16:42:08.123+01:00Before a fair tribunal?Here's some thoughts on the latest Christian
versus employer case to hit the headlines, Dr Richard Scott before the General
Medical Council.
The general background is that a patient of
Dr Scott's complained that he had been left feeling distressed by the Doctor's
references to religion during the consultation. He made various complaints that
amount to pretty outrageous behaviour if they are Chris Luffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10466472421759269930noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3930276385171204957.post-40597602276858650052012-06-04T16:23:00.001+01:002012-06-04T16:26:51.538+01:00On same-sex marriageA
few weeks ago I was asked to look into the issues surrounding the Government's
same-sex marriage proposals in light of a request to provide some information
on the matter produced by the Christian Institute and to circulate a petition
at our church in support of the Coalition for Marriage. The person who asked me
to do this knows that I am strongly opposed to the underlying philosophy behind
Chris Luffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10466472421759269930noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3930276385171204957.post-61594280777219034592012-04-28T21:01:00.000+01:002012-04-28T21:02:02.807+01:00Political advertising and why we don't want it on TV and radioLondon Christian Radio
Ltd & Another v Radio Advertising Clearance Centre [2012] EWHC
1043 (Admin)
The
claimants, a registered charity, run the radio station "Premier Christian
Radio" and also publishes three Christian periodicals. It wished to
broadcast a radio advertisement inviting members of the public to contact the
station with their stories of marginalisation of Christians in the Chris Luffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10466472421759269930noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3930276385171204957.post-11397998550360248732012-04-26T21:10:00.000+01:002012-04-29T08:48:53.891+01:00Shot with their own gunSo
teachers in Catholic secondary schools across England have allegedly been urged to encourage their pupils to sign a petition against civil gay marriage. Not
unexpectedly, secular, humanist and gay groups are outraged. The Catholic Education Service (CES) confirms that it circulated the recent Archbishops' letter on marriage to Catholic schools. Its does not deny having encouraged pupils to Chris Luffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10466472421759269930noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3930276385171204957.post-17893278550082982152012-04-07T22:05:00.000+01:002012-04-26T21:57:49.065+01:00Eyes closed, hands togetherNSS & Bone v Bideford Town Council
[2012] EWHC 175 (Admin)
Surprising case, not so much in the result but in the reasoning. Mr Bone, an ex-councillor, objected to prayers at the start of council meetings. They were voluntary but on the official agenda, with the practical consequence that non-Christians had the choice to either present themselves after prayers or sit through them and do theirChris Luffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10466472421759269930noreply@blogger.com0