Electoral Campaigns in UK Law

  • Pro-Life Alliance v BBC
    • House of Lords
    • 15 Mayo 2003
    ... ... It campaigns for 'absolute respect for innocent human life from fertilisation until ... broadcasts, shall have regard to any views expressed by the Electoral Commission ... 34 Section 4 of the Programme Code contains ... ...
  • R (Jackson) v Attorney General
    • House of Lords
    • 13 Octubre 2005
    ... ... the chairman of the Countryside Alliance, an organisation which campaigns on hunting with dogs and other rural issues. He brings these proceedings ... ...
  • Zahir Monir v Steve Wood
    • Queen's Bench Division
    • 19 Diciembre 2018
    ... ... person to produce local UKIP publications for Council election campaigns…; J.2.6 any member producing a publication shall be e for ensuring that it is compliant with Party policy, electoral law, the publishing requirements of the Electoral Commission, the ... ...
  • Persimmon Homes Teesside Ltd v R Kevin Paul Lewis
    • Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
    • 01 Julio 2008
    ... ... of the Code of Recommended Practice against undertaking new campaigns during the pre-election period in any area that might be considered ... of “strongly supportive” Coalition public statements for electoral purposes. Apart from the anonymous note, which the judge did not consider ... ...
  • Mohamed Amersi v Charlotte Leslie
    • King's Bench Division
    • 07 Junio 2023
    Libel action. Reputation by the publications. Harm caused. Conservative party
    ... ... There are other torts addressed to campaigns and courses of conduct (such as harassment), but libel is concerned with ... party are properly and transparently declared to the Electoral Commission, published by them and comply fully with the law.’ But it had ... ...
  • AKB and PB v Secretary of State for the Home Department
    • Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
    • 15 Noviembre 2005
    ... ... of the Democratic Party of Albania and has taken part in all electoral campaigns organised by this party. After the return to power of members of ... ...
  • R (The Good Law Project) v Electoral Commission
    • Queen's Bench Division (Administrative Court)
    • 14 Septiembre 2018
    ... ... The Neill Committee advised, however, that it would be impracticable to try to limit spending on referendum campaigns. In the Committee's view (para 12.46): “The number of individuals and organisations involved would often be too large. The ... ...
  • Peter Cruddas v (1) Jonathan Calvert (2) Heidi Blake (3) Times Newspapers Ltd
    • Queen's Bench Division
    • 31 Julio 2013
    ... ... for secret meetings was to come, in breach of the ban under UK electoral law, from Middle Eastern investors in a Liechtenstein fund; and ... ENJOY all the Party's politics PARTICIPATE in Party campaigns For more information on any of our donor clubs please call [and ... ...
  • Andrew Erlam and Others (Petitioners) v Mohammed Lutfur Rahman and Another
    • Queen's Bench Division
    • 23 Abril 2015
    ... ... Williams, had failed to conduct the election in accordance with electoral law and that the election should be set aside on that ground independently ... (b) unless a person is registered as the party's campaigns officer in accordance with section 25, with the provisions of Parts V to ... ...
  • Watkins v Woolas
    • Queen's Bench Division
    • 05 Noviembre 2010
    ... ... that all his donations were personal and were disclosed to the Electoral Commission. His donations between September 2007 and September 2009 in the ... These sums were less than the sums permitted by law for the two campaigns, namely, £28,599.75 and £ 10,754.65 ... 125 There was ... ...
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