The right to a fair hearing is a human right guaranteed by the Human Rights Act, under Article 6. Just like the right to no punishment without law, the right to freedom of expression and the right to participate in free elections, it is a fundamental part of our democracy. A legal verdict is not fair if one side is able to pay a team of expensive lawyers to fight on their behalf, while the other is left to make their case on their own. This is why Article 6(3)(c) says if a party “has not suffici

Foreign Sec David Lammy meets with European counterparts in Paris