A fairly quiet week – though not for Mrs May…

Leicester City Council and criticism of Israel

In R (Jewish Rights Watch, t/a Jewish Human Rights Watch) v Leicester City Council [2018] EWCA Civ 1551, the Court of Appeal ruled unanimously that a resolution by Leicester City Council “insofar as legal considerations allow, to boycott any produce originating from illegal Israeli settlements in the West Bank until such time as it complies with international law and withdraws from Palestinian Occupied territories” was not in breach of the Council’s Public Sector Equality Duty Continue reading →