Houses of Parliament (Photo credit: Wikimedia Commons)Fresh Legal Challenge Launched Over UK Government Quarantine Plan
It's the second challenge launched by the businessman against the government's regulations.
June 05, 2020 at 10:59 AM
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A U.K. businessman has launched a second legal bid to challenge the lawfulness of the U.K. government's newly announced quarantine plan.
Simon Dolan, who runs a contractor payroll and accountancy business, is seeking a judicial review over the U.K. government's plans to require people entering the country to self-isolate for a period of 14 days.
As part of Dolan's legal process, his representative lawyers at U.K. firm Wedlake Bell have delivered a letter before action to the government, giving it until the end of Friday to respond.
As part of the challenge, Dolan claims the new measures are flawed as many people are exempt from the restrictions, and it is reliant on self-compliance rather than enforcement.
Dolan also claims that the measures will have a damaging impact on the travel industries, particularly aviation, as well as knock on impacts on other economies.
The businessman previously launched a challenge with the same law firm over the lawfulness of the U.K. government's COVID-19 lockdown, introduced in March.
There he claimed that the government had unlawfully implemented regulations under the Public Health Act 1984, instead of the Civil Contingencies Act 2004 or the Coronavirus Act 2020. He also claimed that the measures could contravene the European Convention of Human Rights.
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