‘Former Labour party leader Jeremy Corbyn has accepted an apology and substantial damages from a councillor who published a fake picture of him appearing to endorse the Liverpool terrorist attack.’
Local Government Lawyer, 25th November 2021
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘Legal experts have raised questions over a law the justice secretary promised would mean “mandatory life sentences” for people who accidentally kill police officers.’
The Independent, 24th November 2021
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A group of peers are urging the government to repeal the Vagrancy Act which makes it a criminal offence to sleep rough or beg in England and Wales.’
BBC News, 25th November 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘On 29 September, Defra announced a consultation on proposed amendments to the Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) Regulations 2016 as they apply to groundwater activities and some related surface water discharges.’
Law & Religion UK, 24th November 2021
Source: lawandreligionuk.com
‘Cosmetic surgery clinics are to be banned from targeting adverts for procedures such as breast enlargement, nose jobs and liposuction at under-18s, in a crackdown by the UK advertising watchdog.’
The Guardian, 25th November 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Domestic abuse now accounts for one in eight crimes reported to the Met Police, new figures show.’
BBC News, 24th November 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A couple has lost a High Court appeal over a council tax valuation dispute with Oxford City Council.’
Local Government Lawyer, 25th November 2021
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘A cinema owner who defied the law by refusing to ask for Covid passes is facing court action.’
BBC News, 24th November 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘On 24 November 2021, approximately 3 years after the publication of detailed anonymisation guidance warning against the publication of overly graphic sexual content in judgments, and almost a month after publication of the Transparency Review, which echoes the same issue and indicates the need for an Anonymisation Unit – a family court judge has published a judgment which is, basically, pornographic in content.’
Transparency Project, 24th November 2021
Source: www.transparencyproject.org.uk
‘There is no need for new legislation on smart contracts because the existing laws of England and Wales can accommodate them, the Law Commission has said.’
Legal Futures, 25th November 2021
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
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