“…he former proposition, Eady P cited Abbasi v Newcastle [2021] EWHC 1699 (Fam) [105]-[107] (Sir Andrew McFarlane P). For the latter, she cited Niemitz v Germany (1993) 16 EHRR 97[29]-[31].…”
“…espect for private and family life under Article 8 ECHR, which includes a right to establish and develop relationships with others: see e.g. Niemietz v Germany (1993) 16 EHRR 97 at [29] and Von Hannover v Germany (2005) EHRR 1 at [50]. In that context, sexual orientation and sexual life have been described as “important elements of the…”
“…er business may also be regarded as an aspect of their private life for the purpose of article 8. In a well-known passage of its judgment in Niemietz v Germany (1993) 16 EHRR 97, the ECHR said, at para. 29:…”