Proportionality Flashcards

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When is proportionality review used?

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under the HRA, not a general ground of JR
Lord Diplock in GCHQ 1985- possible adoption in the future

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Proportionality Test- 3 stages

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Ex parte Daly- prisoner, whose letters between him and the lawyer were being read as part of the cell search

  1. Was the limitation of the right, in pursuit of a legitimate aim?
  2. Is the decision made rationally connected with the aim being pursued?
  3. Did the decision infringe that right no more than strictly necessary?
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4th stage of the Proportionality Test

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Bank Mellat 2013- did the decision strike a fair balance between the rights of the individual and the community?

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Let’s begin with stage 1- the pursuance of a legitimate aim- case law
it is rare for appellants to fail on this stage

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Case law: Gilham 2019- no aim put forward at all
Steinfield and Keidan- gay marriage; court said they need time to provide an alternative to marriage- this isn’t a legitimate aim

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Now, stage 2- rational connection between decision and aim- very similar to irrationality

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Quila 2011- court prevented issue of visas for under 21s, in relation to preventing forced marriages- court found a link, yet loose
R (T) v Secretary of State for Home Department 2014- stealing a bike at the age of 11, goes on a criminal record as a caution- court found no link between child caution and the ability to work with children as an adult

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Now, stage 3- was the right entrenched more than strictly necessary? Should the pubic body use alternatives?

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Daly- any other methods for searching cells to prevent crime
Tigere 2015- offering student loans to those with ‘indefinite leave to remain’- the court deemed this as answerable by Parliament
R (SC) 2021- social benefits- Lord Reed- women tend do to more childcare than men, so child benefit rights are likely to be discriminatory in that sense

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Final stage- the balancing stage- Bank Mellat- can lead to very in depth assesstment

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R (Begum) 2006- school’s uniform policy on fully covering items- jilbab- no disproportionality was found
Huang 2007- Lord Bingham- the competing considerations on each side

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Irrationality v Proportionality

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Both grounds of review look at the substantive or merits of the decision
Should bifurcation (splitting in 2) continue- proportionality is available in HRA, irrationality at common law

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Lord Mance in Kennedy 2014

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Proportionality is a clearer test to apply than unreasonableness/irrationality

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Pham 2015

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Proportionality does not necessarily harm separation of powers
contrast with Daly

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