11/01/2024 – Current Awareness

UK advertising regulators issue update on body image and enhancement review – OUT-LAW.com

Posted January 11th, 2024 in advertising, codes of practice, news, standards by sally

‘Businesses must ensure any advertisements including digital alterations made to body images are not “irresponsible” or “misleading”, an expert has said.’

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OUT-LAW.com, 10th January 2024

Source: www.pinsentmasons.com

Police officer forced to strip down to her underwear wins £800,000 in discrimination case – The Independent

Posted January 11th, 2024 in compensation, employment tribunals, harassment, news, police, sex discrimination by sally

‘A former firearms officer who was forced to strip down to her underwear during training has won over £800,000 in a sex discrimination case against West Midlands Police.’

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The Independent, 10th January 2024

Source: www.independent.co.uk

EAT rejects barrister’s appeal over £3m claim against chambers – Legal Futures

Posted January 11th, 2024 in appeals, barristers, belief discrimination, employment tribunals, equality, news, time limits by sally

‘The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has rejected an appeal from a barrister expelled from chambers after posting a tweet about a “stroppy teenager of colour”.’

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Legal Futures, 11th January 2024

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

Calvin Klein ad with singer FKA twigs banned for making her ‘stereotypical sexual object’ – The Guardian

Posted January 11th, 2024 in advertising, complaints, news, standards, women by sally

‘A Calvin Klein advertisement featuring the British singer FKA twigs has been banned by the UK’s Advertising Standards Authority, on the grounds that it presented her as “a stereotypical sexual object”.’

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The Guardian, 10th January 2024

Source: www.theguardian.com

Rape complainants warned pre-recording evidence could backfire – BBC News

Posted January 11th, 2024 in evidence, news, prosecutions, rape, statistics, video recordings by sally

‘Rape complainants should be told pre-recording evidence could harm their chances of securing a conviction at trial, researchers say.’

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BBC News, 11th January 2024

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Lifetime allowance – abolished, but not quite! – Pensions Barrister

Posted January 11th, 2024 in budgets, news, pensions, taxation by sally

‘Even the most seasoned pensions tax expert will surely have found the period since the government’s announcement on pension tax in the Spring Budget of 15 March 2023 bewildering, as the number of hyperlinked documents in this article demonstrates.’

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Pensions Barrister, 11th January 2024

Source: www.pensionsbarrister.com

Chambers “should not have to merge for regulatory reasons” – Legal Futures

Posted January 11th, 2024 in barristers, inns of court, mergers, news, standards by sally

‘The new chair of the Bar Council has pushed back at the idea floated by the Bar Standards Board (BSB) that chambers could merge to make regulatory compliance easier.’

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Legal Futures, 11th January 2024

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

Tradesman sexually abused girl, 6, in her own bedroom – BBC News

Posted January 11th, 2024 in assault, child abuse, news, sentencing, sexual offences by sally

‘A tradesman who sexually assaulted a six-year-old girl while carrying out work at her family’s home has been jailed.’

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BBC News, 10th January 2024

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Landowner’s supreme court case threatens Dartmoor wild camping victory – The Guardian

Posted January 11th, 2024 in appeals, commons, consent, news, parks, statutory interpretation, Supreme Court by sally

‘The right to wild camp on Dartmoor could be under threat again after the supreme court granted permission for a wealthy landowner to bring a case against it.’

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The Guardian, 10th Janaury 2024

Source: www.theguardian.com