‘Personal injury (PI) law firms that fail to spell out in their retainers the costs clients could be liable for beyond what is recovered from defendants face a wave of litigation following a landmark High Court ruling.’
Legal Futures, 19th October 2020
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘The sentences handed down to the killers of PC Andrew Harper have sparked much public debate and resulted in his widow and mother launching rival campaigns calling for tougher punishments for those who kill emergency services workers.’
BBC News, 18th October 2020
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘There has, in recent years, been a proliferation of case law on appeals against deportation by foreign national criminals on grounds of private and family life. The statutory scheme is complex enough, but the various tests (“unduly harsh”, “very compelling circumstances”) have also been subject to extensive judicial gloss, leaving practitioners and judges to wade through a confusing sea of alphabet-country soup case names.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 16th October 2020
Source: ukhumanrightsblog.com
‘Extending the amount of time unconvicted defendants can await trial in prison will have a disproportionate impact on people who are black, Asian or from other ethnic minorities, according to official advice handed to ministers.’
The Guardian, 16th October 2020
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A particularly unwelcome issue for judges hearing cases remotely is that some of the most disturbing elements of serious family cases are being heard at home, a High Court judge reported last week.’
Legal Futures, 19th October 2020
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘The global outpouring of grief upon the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg in September showed how complete her transfer from justice of the Supreme Court to international icon was. Notorious enough to just be known by her initials, RBG was a judge celebrated in popular culture like no other. Hollywood A-lister Felicity Jones portrayed her in the Hollywood biopic, On the Basis of Sex, the antihero Deadpool considered drafting her for the X-Force, a team of superhero mutants, in Deadpool 2, and even Lego got in on the act, creating a mini-figure of her after the release of The Lego Movie 2.’
UK Constitutional Law Association, 14th October 2020
Source: ukconstitutionallaw.org
‘A woman seeking housing in east London who alleged racial discrimination when a housing charity reserved its properties for Orthodox Jewish people has lost her case at the supreme court.’
The Guardian, 16th October 2020
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) is to allow the Court of Appeal as well as the Supreme Court to depart from European Union case law from next year, despite the opposition of a majority of respondents to a consultation.’
Litigation Futures, 19th October 2020
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
‘It will become illegal for anyone to pick up and use their mobile phone while driving, under new legislation to be enacted next year.’
BBC News, 17th October 2020
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A former Wales international footballer who developed dementia had died after heading heavy leather balls during his career, an inquest heard on Thursday.’
The Guardian, 15th October 2020
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The family of an NHS consultant who has treated many patients during the coronavirus pandemic, and who is now critically ill with Covid himself, are facing removal from the UK.’
The Guardian, 15th October 2020
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A large academy school trust faces litigation from a firm that lost out in the award of an IT contract.’
Local Government Lawyer, 15th October 2020
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘Ofcom is to investigate why BT is quoting some people thousands of pounds to get broadband connections.’
BBC News, 15th October 2020
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A dementia patient was restrained by security guards 18 times so he could be forcibly treated, as experts warn the case is “shocking and extreme”.’
Daily Telegraph, 14th October 2020
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) is applying for charitable status as part of becoming a distinct legal entity within the Law Society Group, it has emerged.’
Legal Futures, 16th October 2020
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘Fewer than one in 200 complaints made against the division of the Metropolitan police responsible for public order policing over the last decade have been upheld, figures obtained by the Guardian suggest.’
The Guardian, 15th October 2020
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A man who was refused a payout of £1.7m after his online betting company account was credited with the money is taking his case to the High Court.’
BBC News, 16th October 2020
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The government is to fast-track legislation that it believes will stop vulnerable EU citizens becoming Windrush-type victims of Brexit, it has emerged.’
The Guardian, 15th October 2020
Source: www.theguardian.com
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