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High court hears legal challenge to England’s lockdown restrictions
The most sweeping restrictions since second world war breach human rights laws, court told
The government’s lockdown, which has closed schools, premises and companies while limiting free movement, is the “most sweeping and far-reaching” restriction on…
- Owen Bowcott
- The Guardian
In a challenge to the legality of emergency legislation, the businessman Simon Dolan, whose Jota Aviation company has been delivering personal protective equipment (PPE) to…
The hearing is taking place via video link due to the coronavirus crisis, with lawyers participating remotely from their…