Day: 22 November 2024

Britain’s New Tipping Act: A Promising Path for the Regulation of Service Work – by Einat Albin – UK Labour Law

Posted November 22nd, 2024 in codes of practice, employment, news, remuneration by sally

‘On October 1, 2024, the newly adopted Employment (Allocation of Tips) Act 2023 (hereinafter: the Tipping Act), came into force, accompanied by a Code of Practice on the fair and transparent distribution of tips (hereinafter: the Code), issued by the Department for Business & Trade (hereinafter: DBT). According to the DBT, the purpose of the Tipping Act is “to ensure the fair and transparent allocation of all tips, gratuities, and service charges.” Its desired outcome is “to improve fairness for workers by ensuring that the tips consumers leave in recognition of good service and hard work are going to the workers as intended.”’

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UK Labour Law, 21st November 2024

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Cheshire West revisited: deprivation of liberty and children – UK Human Rights Blog

Posted November 22nd, 2024 in children, deprivation of liberty safeguards, disabled persons, families, family courts, human rights, learning difficulties, local government, news, Supreme Court by sally

‘Ten years on from Cheshire West [2014] UKSC 19 (covered on this blog at the time), the seminal decision on deprivation of liberty by the Supreme Court, the Family Court faces an ever-increasing number of applications for deprivation of liberty orders for children. Two recent decisions from Mrs Justice Lieven, Peterborough City Council v SM [2024] EWHC 493 (Fam) and Re J [2024] EWHC 1690 (Fam), could curb this trend. But while these decisions emanate from the Family Court, their reasoning may be of broader interest and could prompt wider questions about Article 5 ECHR and what constitutes a deprivation of liberty.’

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UK Human Rights Blog, 22nd November 2024

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What Are The Major Policing Reforms? – Each Other

Posted November 22nd, 2024 in criminal justice, domestic violence, government departments, news, police, victims by sally

‘Home Secretary, Yvette Cooper, announced plans for major policing reforms yesterday at the National Police Chiefs’ Council and Association of Police and Crime Commissioners’ annual conference.’

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Each Other, 21st November 2024

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A Beginner’s Guide to Extradition – Law Pod UK

Posted November 22nd, 2024 in appeals, extradition, news, podcasts, Supreme Court by sally

‘Benjamin Seifert of 1 Crown Office Row joins Lucy McCann to introduce our listeners to extradition law: the statutory framework that governs extradition, the procedure, the types of challenges raised when resisting extradition and recent developments in extradition law in the UK Supreme Court.’

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Law Pod UK, 22nd November 2024

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Widow of gambling addict lambasts watchdog’s failure to investigate suicides – The Guardian

Posted November 22nd, 2024 in bereavement, gambling, inquests, mental health, news, ombudsmen, suicide by sally

‘The widow of a man who took his own life after becoming addicted to gambling says more people will die because the regulator is refusing to investigate suicides linked to the addiction.’

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The Guardian, 21st November 2024

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Balancing heritage and necessity: Consistory Court jurisdiction in managing churchyard trees – Law & Religion UK

Posted November 22nd, 2024 in Church of England, faculties, news, planning, trees by sally

‘The human race has always had an emotional attachment to trees. Trees live so much longer than a human lifespan that we imagine, perhaps sentimentally and fancifully, that they probably knew our ancestors and witnessed significant historical events. Certain familiar trees have become particular objects of affection. The wanton felling of the Gap Sycamore tree caused national outrage.’

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Law & Religion UK, 22nd November 2024

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Assisted dying – a tale of three Bills – Mental Capacity Law and Policy

Posted November 22nd, 2024 in assisted suicide, bills, news, parliament, suicide by sally

‘During the pandemic, everyone had a crash course in constitutional theory, learning what was law and what was merely guidance when it came to what they could and could not do inside and outside their homes. In similar vein, people are now having a crash course in what Private Members’ Bills are, thanks to the introduction of Kim Leadbeater MP’s Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill. Social media is now full of extensive discussions about precisely what such Bills are, what level of scrutiny they give rise to, what prospects there are for amending them, and what the role of the House of Lords is in relation to such Bills. It can be somewhat bewildering, but some might find this from the Institute for Government quite helpful.’

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Mental Capacity Law and Policy, 22nd November 2024

Source: www.mentalcapacitylawandpolicy.org.uk

Whiplash tariff set to rise 15% as Mahmood finally publishes review – Legal Futures

Posted November 22nd, 2024 in accidents, compensation, lord chancellor, Ministry of Justice, news, personal injuries, road traffic by sally

‘The whiplash tariff is set to increase by around 15%, the government announced yesterday, reflecting inflation since it was introduced in 2021 and including a ‘buffer’ to take account of predicted inflation until the next review in 2027.’

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Legal Futures, 22nd November 2024

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Slapps used to silence whistleblowers should be outlawed, says group of MPs – The Guardian

Posted November 22nd, 2024 in defamation, disclosure, employment, freedom of expression, media, news, postal service, public interest, whistleblowers by sally

‘Excessive legal threats used to silence those who tried to expose the Post Office Horizon scandal and allegations against Mohamed Al Fayed should be outlawed, a cross-party group of MPs have said.’

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The Guardian, 21st November 2024

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