In addition, it is now unlawful for a public authority to act in breach of any Convention rights. Public authorities which fail to observe these rights may be sued under the new Act. When deciding cases, our judges must take into account the considerable body of case law which has been generated by the European Court of Human Rights. They can be expected to give short shrift to unmeritorious claims. However, the fact remains that the HRA will touch upon almost all areas of English law.
Businesses ignore it at their peril.
Linnells Solicitors, Greyfriars Court, Paradise Square, Oxford.