Lord Chief Justice and BSB warn striking barristers of disciplinary risks – Legal Futures

‘The Bar Standards Board has told striking barristers that it will focus in particular on any harm caused, if they are referred for disciplinary action.’

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Legal Futures, 23rd June 2022

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

Stephen Port: Met to be re-investigated over serial killer – BBC News

Posted June 23rd, 2022 in inquests, London, murder, news, police by sally

‘The way the Met Police initially handled the deaths of four men murdered by serial killer Stephen Port is to be re-investigated by the police watchdog.’

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BBC News, 23rd June 2022

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‘Honour killings? It should be called the devil’s work’: Bekhal Mahmod on the murder of her sister – The Guardian

Posted June 23rd, 2022 in domestic violence, families, forced marriages, murder, news by sally

‘After Banaz Mahmod was killed by her father, uncle and three other men in 2006, it was her sister’s testimony that helped bring them to justice. Before the release of her memoir she tells of her rage at what happened and why she is still living in hiding.’

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The Guardian, 22nd June 2022

Source: www.theguardian.com

SRA seeks whistleblowing role as part of SLAPPs action – Legal Futures

‘The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) is set to make it easier for law firm staff to blow the whistle on their employers, as part of its work on strategic lawsuits against public participation (SLAPPs).’

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Legal Futures, 23rd June 2022

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

Leeds YouTube racer Adeel Habib jailed for dangerous driving – BBC News

Posted June 23rd, 2022 in dangerous driving, news, sentencing, video recordings by sally

‘A man whose YouTube channel showed him driving high-performance cars at high speeds on busy public roads has been sentenced for dangerous driving.’

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BBC News, 22nd June 2022

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UK prepares for modernisation of Consumer Credit Act – OUT-LAW.com

Posted June 23rd, 2022 in consultations, consumer credit, financial regulation, news by sally

‘The UK government has committed to the modernisation of its consumer credit regime, and plans to give the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) more control over the rules that apply to the consumer credit market.’

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OUT-LAW.com, 22nd June 2022

Source: www.pinsentmasons.com

Bill of Rights: ‘Collision course with rule of law’ – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted June 23rd, 2022 in bills, human rights, news, rule of law by sally

‘The provisions so far announced for the government’s Bill of Rights will put the UK on a collision course with the rule of law, the Law Society said this morning [22 June].’

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Law Society's Gazette, 22nd June 2022

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

Rail strike: Law change would allow agency staff to cover industrial action – BBC News

Posted June 23rd, 2022 in casual workers, industrial action, news, railways, trade unions by sally

‘Plans are under way to change the law to enable employers to use agency staff to cover staffing gaps during strikes, the government has announced.’

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BBC News, 23rd June 2022

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Three ex-officers banned from policing over racist, sexist WhatsApp chats – The Independent

Posted June 23rd, 2022 in disciplinary procedures, dismissal, internet, news, police, pornography, racism by sally

‘Two former police officers have been barred from working in the role again for their part in a WhatsApp group that shared bestiality porn and rape jokes.’

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The Independent, 22nd June 2022

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Widower wins right to have baby using embryo created with his late wife – The Guardian

Posted June 23rd, 2022 in bereavement, consent, news, surrogacy by sally

‘A 38-year-old widower has won a landmark legal case giving him the right to have a baby with a surrogate using the last remaining embryo created with his late wife.’

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The Guardian, 22nd June 2022

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Judge rejects legal challenge to decision-making for distributor road serving 7,500-home scheme – Local Government Lawyer

Posted June 23rd, 2022 in consultations, judicial review, local government, news, planning, roads by sally

‘A judicial review challenging Wiltshire Council’s decision-making in relation to a major new distributor road serving a large-scale development project, the Future Chippenham programme, has been dismissed by a High Court judge.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 21st June 2022

Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk

Most female lawyers believe they will not experience pay equality – Legal Futures

Posted June 23rd, 2022 in equal pay, law firms, news, reports, women by sally

‘Most female lawyers (84%) believe that gender pay equality will not be achieved until after they retire and that firms’ commitment is more about headlines than real change.’

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Legal Futures, 23rd June 2022

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

Bristol couple jailed for enslaving 29 Slovakian people – The Guardian

Posted June 23rd, 2022 in forced labour, news, sentencing, trafficking in human beings by sally

‘A couple have been jailed for a total of 25 years after trafficking at least 29 vulnerable people to the UK and forcing them to work for free at a car wash and live in a property described as the “gate to hell”.’

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The Guardian, 22nd June 2022

Source: www.theguardian.com

Recent Statutory Instruments – legislation.gov.uk

Posted June 23rd, 2022 in legislation by tracey

SI 2022/690 – The Research and Development (Qualifying Bodies) (Tax) (Amendment and Further Prescribed Bodies) Order 2022

SI 2022/691 – The Contracts for Difference (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2022

Source: www.legislation.gov.uk

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted June 23rd, 2022 in law reports by tracey

Supreme Court

Cornerstone Telecommunications Infrastructure Ltd v Compton Beauchamp Estates Ltd [2022] UKSC 18 (22 June 2022)

Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)

Thone & Anor, R. v [2022] EWCA Crim 846 (22 June 2022)

Johnson v Regina [2022] EWCA Crim 832 (22 June 2022)

High Court (Administrative Court)

Srinivasan v General Medical Council [2022] EWHC 1606 (Admin) (22 June 2022)

High Court (Chancery Division)

Barrowfen Properties Ltd v Patel & Ors [2022] EWHC 1601 (Ch) (22 June 2022)

Golubovich v Golubovich [2022] EWHC 1605 (Ch) (22 June 2022)

High Court (Commercial Court)

Giddens v Frost & Ors [2022] EWHC 1602 (Comm) (22 June 2022)

Source: www.bailii.org