Well, without wishing to be too technical

and whilst of course deferring to your obvious expertise, I must admit that I did have somewhat in mind the judgment of Lewis J. in Stephen Dolan, Lauren Monks, AB v Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, Secretary of State for Education [2020] EWHC 1786, which concerned an application for permission to bring proceedings to challenge the Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (England) Regulations 2020.
Amongst other things, it was argued that regulation 7 was in breach of Article 11 ECHR. The Judge agreed that the restrictions do indeed “involve an interference with the right to freedom of assembly and association within the meaning of Article 11(1) of the Convention” but held that the interference was – in the circumstances, at that time - proportionate. (An application for permission to appeal is to be heard by the court of appeal at the end of the month, if you’re interested.)
However, that was then, and this is now, thus my point that the outcome might be different.
Lovely to hear that there are textbooks about laws and stuff – I must say they would have come in jolly handy from time to time.

Posted By: paulg on September 9th 2020 at 16:25:33

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Bit tricky to see how football attendance (NCFC) - paulg, Sep 9, 10:44:24
- 6 fans per stand. Maximum attendance per match: 24 (n/m) (NCFC) - essexcanaryOTBC, Sep 9, 14:16:47
- please dont confuse Human Rights (NCFC) - ghostof barry butler, Sep 9, 12:18:08
  - ^ this (n/m) (NCFC) - megson, Sep 9, 13:35:48
  - Yeah, this (NCFC) - Cardiff Canary, Sep 9, 12:51:18
    - To take one possible argument (NCFC) - paulg, Sep 9, 14:09:24
      - "Isn’t it obvious.." (NCFC) - Cardiff Canary, Sep 9, 15:39:09
        
        Well, without wishing to be too technical (NCFC) - paulg, Sep 9, 16:25:33
        
        Firstly, it's a judicial review... (NCFC) - Cardiff Canary, Sep 9, 16:49:17
        
        So I take it (NCFC) - paulg, Sep 9, 18:32:47
        
        None of your business (NCFC) - Cardiff Canary, Sep 9, 19:15:37
        
        Hardly shambolic (NCFC) - paulg, Sep 9, 19:35:01
        
        genuine apology (NCFC) - Cardiff Canary, Sep 9, 20:10:28
        
        Thanks - but to contextualise (NCFC) - paulg, Sep 9, 21:33:37
        
        Nice (NCFC) - Cardiff Canary, Sep 9, 21:42:11
        
        Time well spent 🤔 (n/m) (NCFC) - paulg, Sep 9, 21:50:34
        
        He’s offended by the inconvenience (NCFC) - SCC 28, Sep 9, 21:09:45
      - I agree - curtailing of liberty should always be thoroughly questioned (NCFC) - Mecagoenti, Sep 9, 14:36:43
- Human Rights (NCFC) - inutero, Sep 9, 11:26:36
  - that's a particularly shit straw man argument (n/m) (NCFC) - CWC, Sep 9, 11:34:12
    - Not even an argument (NCFC) - inutero, Sep 9, 11:37:02
      - more people have died of covid in the UK than were killed in the blitz (NCFC) - jampersands, Sep 9, 13:36:39
        
        They wouldn't have given a fuck .They had abit of resilience (n/m) (NCFC) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Sep 9, 13:38:08
      - oh that old chestnut (NCFC) - CWC, Sep 9, 11:55:11
      - Imagine how they’d have behaved during rationing (NCFC) - SCC 28, Sep 9, 11:50:16
        
        well ... (NCFC) - paulg, Sep 9, 12:05:45
        
        But not being allowed to meet up in groups over 6 (NCFC) - SCC 28, Sep 9, 12:12:00
        
        its not "mass death" ffs (n/m) (NCFC) - CWC, Sep 9, 20:35:58
        
        the right have decided this isn't a public health crisis, or that there's any risk of (NCFC) - jampersands, Sep 9, 13:34:53
        
        Piers Corbyn is right wing? (n/m) (NCFC) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Sep 9, 13:36:33
- Why would they be in breach of human rights? (NCFC) - SCC 28, Sep 9, 10:51:13
  - Because (NCFC) - paulg, Sep 9, 11:06:32
    - Why would it not be proportionate? (NCFC) - SCC 28, Sep 9, 11:49:20
      - Maybe he goes group dogging (n/m) (NCFC) - jamesward, Sep 9, 12:22:26
        
        6 is plenty (n/m) (NCFC) - essexcanaryOTBC, Sep 9, 14:17:20
        
        Lovely little spot in bacton FWIW... (n/m) (NCFC) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Sep 9, 12:59:44
        
        really .. where .... asking for friend off course (n/m) (NCFC) - ghostof barry butler, Sep 9, 13:48:34
  - because going to footy is an inalienable human right (NCFC) - Tombs, Sep 9, 11:00:49
    - Why would I go there? (NCFC) - SCC 28, Sep 9, 11:01:55
      - Fair enough but don't think you'll find the solution on here tbf (NCFC) - Tombs, Sep 9, 11:12:36
        
        Well it’s a forum yes (NCFC) - SCC 28, Sep 9, 12:02:07
        
        yes, shared and ignored (NCFC) - Tombs, Sep 9, 12:12:06
        
        You just pretend to ignore the views 👏🏼 (n/m) (NCFC) - essexcanaryOTBC, Sep 9, 14:18:02
        
        Fuck off troll (NCFC) - Tombs, Sep 9, 14:40:58

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