‘A Natural Resources Wales (NRW) prosecution has seen a bakery fined for polluting a stream with its dishwasher.’
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Local Government Lawyer, 20th January 2022
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘The UK data watchdog has intervened in the debate over end-to-end encryption, warning that delaying its introduction puts “everyone at risk” including children.’
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The Guardian, 21st January 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Three care home workers have been jailed for 18 months for mistreating a vulnerable man.’
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BBC News, 20th January 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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‘In light of the ongoing migration issues, the UK’s government set out to reform the immigration system to make it fairer and more efficient, while aiming to tackle people smuggling and prevent unsafe routes to asylum. The Nationality and Borders Bill 2021, currently awaiting a second reading in the House of Lords, was introduced in July 2021 as a potential solution.’
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UK Constitutional Law Association, 6th January 2022
Source: ukconstitutionallaw.org
‘Advocates can use the word “respect” as “an implicit marker of disrespect” when addressing opposing counsel in court, academics have found.’
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Legal Futures, 6th January 2022
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘The Brook House inquiry has recently concluded its first phase of hearings which took place between November 23 and December 10, 2021 at the International Dispute Resolution Centre (IDRC). Brook House is an Immigration Removal Centre (IRC) beside Gatwick Airport, originally managed by the private security company G4S. The inquiry was set up to investigate the actions and circumstances surrounding the “mistreatment” of male detainees at Brook House between April 1 to August 31 2017, and specifically, examining whether the treatment experienced was contrary to Article 3 ECHR (the right not to be subjected to torture, inhuman or degrading treatment). This followed the damning footage filmed by an undercover reporter in Brook House during the “relevant period”, and broadcast on the BBC Panorama Programme “Undercover: Britain’s Immigration Secrets” which aired on September 4, 2017.’
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UK Human Rights Blog, 6th January 2022
Source: ukhumanrightsblog.com
‘Cases have included climate, environment, human rights and anti-war protests where damage to property was not denied.’
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The Guardian, 6th January 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A former Labour peer has been found guilty of sexual offences against two children in the 1970s.’
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BBC News, 5th January 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Mishcon de Reya, one of the UK’s most prestigious law firms, has been fined a record amount for committing “serious breaches” of money-laundering rules.’
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The Guardian, 6th January 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A nurse who claimed she was victimised for wearing a necklace with a Christian cross at work has won a case for unfair dismissal.’
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The Guardian, 5th January 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Protesters have condemned Priti Patel’s Nationality and Borders Bill as a “tool to divide” during a demonstration in Westminster.’
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The Independent, 6th January 2022
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A man who killed his younger brother with a kitchen knife after a drunken row about the way the dog was spoken to has been told he must serve at least 21 years in jail.’
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The Guardian, 5th January 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Four people accused of illegally removing a statue of Edward Colston have been cleared of criminal damage.’
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BBC News, 6th January 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘One of the only black female QCs in England and Wales has said the time has come for action and “no more talk” when it comes to tackling race inequality in the legal profession.’
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The Guardian, 6th January 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘In R (Morahan) v West London Assistant Coroner [2021] EWHC 1603 (Admin), the Divisional Court provided detailed guidance on the circumstances in which an enhanced investigation under Article 2 ECHR may be required at an inquest.’
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UK Human Rights Blog, 4th January 2022
Source: ukhumanrightsblog.com
‘Last month HM Courts and Tribunals Service published their own research into user experiences of remote hearings: Evaluation of remote hearings during the COVID 19 pandemic. The report analyses responses to surveys conducted between May and October 2020 with public users of the justice system and in mid-2021 with professionals such as lawyers, judges and court staff.’
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Transparency Project, 4th January 2022
Source: www.transparencyproject.org.uk
‘The flight delay compensation industry has suffered a blow after appeal judges rejected a claim over a four-stage flight from the US to India that was delayed when leaving Heathrow.’
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Legal Futures, 5th January 2022
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘A man has been jailed for more than nine years for killing an aspiring firefighter who was on a night out watching an England game at Euro 2020.’
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BBC News, 4th January 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Voyeurs who record images of breastfeeding women without permission and domestic abusers who escape jail because of time limits on prosecutions are being targeted by proposals put before parliament on Tuesday.’
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The Guardian, 4th January 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com