‘The Institute of Licensing (IoL) has issued a briefing note on the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 in order to provide assistance to licensing authorities, applicants and representatives in relation to protected convictions and cautions.’
Local Government Lawyer, 28th March 2023
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘The Court of Appeal in London has decided that HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) can disclose confidential information about one taxpayer to another taxpayer in the context of a tax appeal.’
OUT-LAW.com, 27th March 2023
Source: www.pinsentmasons.com
‘On 22 February 2023, the judgment of the Special Immigration Appeals Commission (‘SIAC’ or ‘the Commission’) was published, upholding the Home Secretary’s decision to deprive Shamima Begum of her British citizenship under section 40(2) of the British Nationality Act 1981 (‘‘the BNA 1981’’) on the ground that it would be conducive to the public good to do so, because her return to the United Kingdom would present a national security risk.’
UK Constitutional Law Association, 29th March 2023
Source: ukconstitutionallaw.org
‘A pilot scheme is inviting journalists into England and Wales’s most private courtrooms. This can expose those who use litigation as a weapon.’
The Guardian, 29th March 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Afghan refugees who were resettled in London have lost a High Court bid to try to prevent them being sent to Manchester by the Home Office.’
Local Government Lawyer, 27th March 2023
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘Ministers will push ahead with plans to abolish a key piece of press regulation law, unpicking one of the main recommendations of the Leveson inquiry into the culture of the British newspaper industry.’
The Guardian, 28th March 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘In Re Blagdon Cemetery [2002] Fam 299, the Arches Court reviewed the circumstances under which burial in a “family grave” might be considered as an exception to the general presumption of permanence of Christian burial arising from the initial act of interment.’
Law & Religion UK, 28th March 2023
Source: lawandreligionuk.com
‘Sports presenter Gary Lineker has won his appeal against HMRC over a £4.9m tax bill.’
BBC News, 28th March 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Proposed legislation aimed at stopping cross-channel migration in small boats would be incompatible with the UK’s international obligations, the leading human rights figure at the 46-member Council of Europe said today. Dunja Mijatović, Council of Europe commissioner for human rights, warned that the provisions of the Illegal Migration Bill ‘create clear and direct tension with well-established and fundamental human rights standards’.’
Law Society's Gazette, 27th March 2023
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘Ministers will be able to block the release of some prisoners and stop others getting married under new plans to overhaul the parole system.’
BBC News, 29th March 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A law firm has successfully fought off a former client’s bid to broaden a multi-million-pound negligence claim after the High Court found the losses too remote to be recoverable.’
Legal Futures, 28th March 2023
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘People dying in the UK face “uncontrollable” pain and “unbearable suffering”, which palliative care alone cannot fix, according to the first evidence to a major new parliamentary inquiry asking if assisted dying should finally be legalised.’
The Guardian, 28th March 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
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