The Law Reports (Queen's Bench Division)
[2015] QB 573
Queen’s Bench Division
Regina (Reilly and another) v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (No 2)
[2014] EWHC 2182 (Admin)
2014 June 17,
18;
July 4
Lang J
Human rights— Fair trial— Determination of civil rights and obligations— Statute enacted to validate retrospectively Regulations found to be invalid in ongoing judicial review proceedings— Whether impermissible interference in judicial determination of ongoing proceedings— Whether statute incompatible with claimants’ Convention rights to determination by court of civil rights and obligations—
Human Rights Act 1998 (c 42), Sch 1, Pt I, art 6.1
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Jobseekers (Back to Work Schemes) Act 2013 (c 17), s 1
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Jobseeker’s Allowance (Employment, Skills and Enterprise Scheme) Regulations 2011 (SI 2011/917)
Human rights— Peaceful enjoyment of possessions— Deprivation— Jobseeker’s allowance withheld from claimant for failure to participate in back to work scheme— Claimant appealing successfully in reliance on Court of Appeal decision that relevant Regulations ultra vires— Secretary of State promoting and Parliament enacting validating legislation reversing Court of Appeal’s decision— Whether Convention right to peaceful enjoyment of possessions engaged— Whether claimant deprived of “possession”— Whether validating legislation incompatible with claimant’s Convention right to peaceful enjoyment of possessions— Human Rights Act 1998, Sch 1, Pt II, art 1—
Jobseekers (Back to Work Schemes) Act 2013, s 1
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Jobseeker’s Allowance (Employment, Skills and Enterprise Scheme) Regulations 2011