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08 July 2016
Issue: 7706 / Categories: Case law , Law digest , In Court
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Local government

R (on the application of Jewish Rights Watch, trading as Jewish Human Rights Watch) v Leicester City Council; R (on the application of Jewish Rights Watch, trading as a Jewish Human Rights Watch and another) v Gwynedd Council; R (on the application of Jewish Rights Watch, trading as Jewish Human Rights Watch and another) v City and County of Swansea [2016] EWHC 1512 (Admin), [2016] All ER (D) 164 (Jun)

 

The Divisional Court dismissed the claimant’s application for judicial review of three resolutions passed by the defendant local authorities which were critical of the State of Israel and its policies. The claims based on s 149 of the Equality Act 2010 and s 17 of the Local Government Act 1988 failed on an analysis of the facts and the applicable legal principles.

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