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If this description is accurate then this would be a straightforward breach of the Equality Act. See the Bull case in the Supreme Court supremecourt.uk/cases/docs/uks…
It’s even more straightforward than the Bull case as it sounds like direct discrimination - ie straight couples allowed but not LGBT ones (assuring the two are a couple)
* assuming

I suppose if the hotel rejected all non-couple pairs that might be alright, but would be a bit weird
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Wow, a London-wide ban on @ExtinctionR seems pretty draconian even under the wide ranging powers granted to the police under s14 of the public order act
This may well be lawful if previous conditions haven’t worked (see Statement) but s14 itself may not permit complete city wide bans. In any event, if it permits that then the measure must still be proportionate ie only goes as far as necessary with reference to protest rights
As things stand, 5 XR protesters standing on the pavement outside my house would be breaking the law. As would school children with XR banners in a park. The ban seems draconian and extremely heavy handed even given previous disruption
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Andrew Chapman
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Oxford Law Professor John Finnis on the Supreme Court Judgement, not mincing his words:

'wholly unjustified by law... no plausible reason for transferring the conventions about prorogation into the domain of justiciable law... a historic mistake..'

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JayEnAar
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James Mendelsohn
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(A propos of, er, nothing) there is a whole area of Company Law which is essentially judge-made.

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UK Supreme Court summary of judgment and full opinion in case unanimously[?] declaring invalid the prorouging of Parliament:

supremecourt.uk/cases/docs/uks…

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Schona Jolly QC
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Here we go #prorogation

Can’t make out the sound though. Streaming problems. #SupremeCourt
Ok sound back on. Lady Hale now setting out the facts relating to the prorogation itself
Unanimous judgment of all 11 justices.

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David Allen Green
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Ouch

I was thinking the Lavery advocacy had its merits but that was a brutal put-down by judge, saying he was abusing politeness and patience
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