US EditionPhilip Green pleads with European judges to curb Parliament’s free speech
- Sir Philip Green is asking the European Court of Human Rights to limit MPs and peers from naming individuals protected by court injunctions, which may challenge parliamentary privilege.
- Green's lawyers argue that the UK must ensure parliamentary privilege does not bypass court orders as a member of the ECHR.
- Lord Hain called Green's legal move a 'barefaced attempt to suppress' democratic protections and criticized his actions.
- Steve Barclay warned that the case reflects how the ECHR may expand judicial power and reduce Parliament's role.
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Philip Green's human rights not breached when he was named in parliament over injunction, court rules
Retail tycoon Sir Philip Green's human rights were not breached when he was named in Parliament as the holder of an injunction against the Telegraph newspaper, the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has ruled.
Sir Philip Green loses legal case against UK over use of parliamentary privilege - Business Fast
Retail tycoon Sir Philip Green has lost a legal case against the UK government after complaining about being publicly named in the House of Lords as facing misconduct allegations. The case, which was said to be a test of the concept of parliamentary privilege, was launched after Lord Hain announced in the House of Lords that Green had used the courts to obtain an interim injunction against the Telegraph to stop publication of the allegations dur…
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