‘Whilst many employees may be welcoming the arrival of the festive season and the array of office parties and workplace socials involved, senior managers and HR will be putting their thinking caps on, as well as their Santa hats, to seek ways to minimise the possibilities of any fallout following the merry times.’
Employment Law Blog, 30th November 2023
Source: www.kingsleynapley.co.uk
‘Courts can order parties to engage in alternative dispute resolution (ADR), so long as it does not restrict their ability to proceed to a judicial hearing, the Court of Appeal ruled today.’
Legal Futures, 29th November 2023
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘A coroner has warned “insufficient” checks by the probation service continue to put women and children at risk after a quadruple murder.’
BBC News, 29th November 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A 13-year-old boy has been sentenced to two years in custody for killing his foster carer with her car outside her Sheffield home earlier this year.’
The Guardian, 29th November 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The High Court has granted permission for a claimant to challenge the lack of legal aid for appeals before an Independent Review Panel (IRP), the independent body that reviews the lawfulness of permanent exclusions.’
Local Government Lawyer, 29th November 2023
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘Medics treating critically ill babies are quitting their jobs owing to “considerable moral distress” caused by a rightwing Christian group behind a series of end-of-life court cases, the Guardian has been told.’
The Guardian, 27th November 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘On 31 October 2023, a bill that would legalise assisted dying for the first time in the British Isles passed its second reading – but not in Westminster. Rather, it was Tynwald, the legislature of the Isle of Man, which took this step towards the protection of the right to a dignified death, or, depending on one’s view, the erosion of the right to life.’
Oxford Human Rights Hub, 28th November 2023
Source: ohrh.law.ox.ac.uk
‘Britain’s equality watchdog could lose its right to participate at the UN human rights council as a result of complaints about its independence and record on transgender rights.’
The Guardian, 28th November 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Mortuary abuser David Fuller was able to offend without being caught because of “serious failings” at the hospitals where he worked, an inquiry has found.’
BBC News, 28th November 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘There are many different reasons why people may not put a will in place. Too busy, too squeamish, thinking their situation is straightforward enough not to need the expense, they don’t have “enough” to matter, or they don’t have any immediate family to benefit so they’re not clear what they want to happen after their deaths.’
Mills & Reeve, 28th November 2023
Source: www.mills-reeve.com
‘The landlords of a dangerously overcrowded east London flat that suffered a deadly fire in March have pleaded guilty to a total of nine criminal charges.’
The Guardian, 28th November 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The central issue before the Supreme Court is R (Imam) v London Borough of Croydon (2023) UKSC 45, in which Judgment was given on 28 November 2023, was whether, and, if so, in what way, a local authority’s lack of financial or other resources should be taken into consideration when a Court is deciding whether to grant a Mandatory Order against the authority in order to enforce its undoubted statutory duty (paragraph 37) towards a homeless individual under Section 193(2) of the Housing Act 1996.’
Local Government Law, 29th November 2023
Source: local-government-law.11kbw.com
‘Adverts for the vaping company Elf Bar have been banned after using the slogan “recycling for a greener future” over concern they were misleading because of the environmental damage of discarded vapes.’
The Guardian, 29th November 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The High Court has agreed to hear a judicial review challenge brought by Marks & Spencer of Michael Gove’s called-in decision to reject the retailer’s planning application to demolish its flagship store on Oxford Street.’
Local Government Lawyer, 22nd November 2023
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘Major new legislation recently enacted in the UK will impact developers seeking to deliver “nationally significant infrastructure projects” (NSIPs) in the years ahead.’
OUT-LAW.com, 22nd November 2023
Source: www.pinsentmasons.com
‘The political and evidential background underpinning the implementation of the offence of Intentional Non-Fatal Strangulation (INFS) will be well known to anyone who habitually works in the Criminal Justice System.’
3PB, 11th October 2023
Source: www.3pb.co.uk
‘The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) yesterday published the Arbitration Bill, including a new statutory duty on arbitrators to disclose anything which might give rise to “justifiable doubts” about their impartiality.’
Legal Futures, 23rd November 2023
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘This judgment deals with an appeal brought by a doctor against her erasure from the GMC register. The judgment discusses the significance of the doctor’s mental health difficulties in the context of findings of dishonesty, the law on time limits, and it provides a helpful demonstration of how CPR 52.19 (applications to limit recoverable costs) may be applied in statutory appeals of this nature.’
3PB, 26th October 2023
Source: www.3pb.co.uk
‘A solicitor whose political ambitions were derailed by a libellous article about his legal work for miners has accepted “substantial” damages from The Times.’
Legal Futures, 23rd November 2023
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
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