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The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) has thrown out a case against a Christian couple who refused to bake a cake with a message in support of gay marriage in what Sir Jeffrey Donaldson, the DUP leader, said was a "victory for freedom of expression and belief".
©Niall Carson/PA Gareth Lee took the case to the European Court of Human Rights - Niall Carson/PA
The court ruled the case was "inadmissible" on a point of law.
The legal battle began in 2014 when Gareth Lee, a member of Queer Space, an LGBT advocacy group, ordered a £36.50 cake from Daniel and Amy McArthur, the Christian owners of Ashers bakery in Belfast.
The couple refused to fulfil the order because they disagreed with its design, which featured Sesame Street puppets Bert and Ernie and the slogan "Support Gay Marriage".
Their refusal sparked a seven-year case, costing the Equality Commission of Northern Ireland £251,000 of public money. The Christian Institute covered £250,000 of legal costs for Ashers bakery, which takes its name from an Old Testament figure.
In 2018, the case reached the UK Supreme Court, which ruled in favour of the bakers. Mr Lee then took the matter to the ECHR, claiming the Supreme Court had failed to give appropriate weight to him under the European Convention of Human Rights.
©Provided by The Telegraph In 2018, the UK Supreme Court, which ruled in favour of bakers Daniel and Amy McArthur - Brian Lawless/PA
In a written ruling, published on Thursday, the Strasbourg court threw out the complaint. It said not raising the Convention on Human Rights in the UK courts meant it was unable to address any potential human rights problems and it was therefore "inadmissible".
The ruling said: "Convention arguments must be raised explicitly or in substance before the domestic authorities. The applicant had not invoked his convention rights at any point in the domestic proceedings.
"By relying solely on domestic law, the applicant had deprived the domestic courts of the opportunity to address any convention issues raised, instead asking the court to usurp the role of the domestic courts. Because he had failed to exhaust domestic remedies, the application was inadmissible."
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To be honest, I hardly find it a victory. The idiot didn't go through "the proper channels" (which would have increased the cost!). "god" didn't do anything, except waste a lot of time and money, so those arrogant smirks can... Yeah! A great "victory", that is!
Welp, where was their "all-loving", "all-caring" christian "god" for this next fellow?
Bupa hit with record fine after man burns to death in south London care home
A care firm must pay a record £1.04m after a vulnerable resident died in a fire at one of its south London care homes.
©Google Maps Manley Court Care home 612022.jpg
Bupa Care Services (ANS) Ltd was fined £937,000 for fire safety failings relating to the death of Cedric Skyers and ordered to pay £104,000 prosecution costs at Southwark Crown Court on Wednesday.
It is thought to be the largest ever fine for fire safety failings in the UK.
Mr Skyers, a 69-year-old wheelchair user, died at the Manley Court care home in New Cross in March 2016 while smoking unsupervised in a shelter in the home’s garden.
A care assistant saw the fatal blaze from a first floor window and called 999 before staff attempted to put the fire out, but the pensioner sadly died of his injuries.
An investigation into the tragic death uncovered that although the home had carried out a risk assessment for Mr Skyers’s smoking, it had not considered the risk from use of emollient skin creams.
These creams, used to treat skin conditions such as eczema, can be highly flammable if allowed to build up on skin, bedding or clothing. Some can also contain paraffin.
Investigators also found apparent burn marks suggesting previous fire incidents on Mr Skyers’s clothing, which care home staff claimed they were not aware of.
Staff said if they had been aware of the previous burns, they would have made more regular checks when Mr Skyers was smoking.
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©Niall Carson/PA Gareth Lee took the case to the European Court of Human Rights - Niall Carson/PA
The court ruled the case was "inadmissible" on a point of law.
The legal battle began in 2014 when Gareth Lee, a member of Queer Space, an LGBT advocacy group, ordered a £36.50 cake from Daniel and Amy McArthur, the Christian owners of Ashers bakery in Belfast.
The couple refused to fulfil the order because they disagreed with its design, which featured Sesame Street puppets Bert and Ernie and the slogan "Support Gay Marriage".
Their refusal sparked a seven-year case, costing the Equality Commission of Northern Ireland £251,000 of public money. The Christian Institute covered £250,000 of legal costs for Ashers bakery, which takes its name from an Old Testament figure.
In 2018, the case reached the UK Supreme Court, which ruled in favour of the bakers. Mr Lee then took the matter to the ECHR, claiming the Supreme Court had failed to give appropriate weight to him under the European Convention of Human Rights.
©Provided by The Telegraph In 2018, the UK Supreme Court, which ruled in favour of bakers Daniel and Amy McArthur - Brian Lawless/PA
In a written ruling, published on Thursday, the Strasbourg court threw out the complaint. It said not raising the Convention on Human Rights in the UK courts meant it was unable to address any potential human rights problems and it was therefore "inadmissible".
The ruling said: "Convention arguments must be raised explicitly or in substance before the domestic authorities. The applicant had not invoked his convention rights at any point in the domestic proceedings.
"By relying solely on domestic law, the applicant had deprived the domestic courts of the opportunity to address any convention issues raised, instead asking the court to usurp the role of the domestic courts. Because he had failed to exhaust domestic remedies, the application was inadmissible."
...
https://archive.is/Na8UJ
To be honest, I hardly find it a victory. The idiot didn't go through "the proper channels" (which would have increased the cost!). "god" didn't do anything, except waste a lot of time and money, so those arrogant smirks can... Yeah! A great "victory", that is!
Welp, where was their "all-loving", "all-caring" christian "god" for this next fellow?
Bupa hit with record fine after man burns to death in south London care home
A care firm must pay a record £1.04m after a vulnerable resident died in a fire at one of its south London care homes.
©Google Maps Manley Court Care home 612022.jpg
Bupa Care Services (ANS) Ltd was fined £937,000 for fire safety failings relating to the death of Cedric Skyers and ordered to pay £104,000 prosecution costs at Southwark Crown Court on Wednesday.
It is thought to be the largest ever fine for fire safety failings in the UK.
Mr Skyers, a 69-year-old wheelchair user, died at the Manley Court care home in New Cross in March 2016 while smoking unsupervised in a shelter in the home’s garden.
A care assistant saw the fatal blaze from a first floor window and called 999 before staff attempted to put the fire out, but the pensioner sadly died of his injuries.
An investigation into the tragic death uncovered that although the home had carried out a risk assessment for Mr Skyers’s smoking, it had not considered the risk from use of emollient skin creams.
These creams, used to treat skin conditions such as eczema, can be highly flammable if allowed to build up on skin, bedding or clothing. Some can also contain paraffin.
Investigators also found apparent burn marks suggesting previous fire incidents on Mr Skyers’s clothing, which care home staff claimed they were not aware of.
Staff said if they had been aware of the previous burns, they would have made more regular checks when Mr Skyers was smoking.
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https://archive.is/YMTPZ
