‘The original legal time limit may have been related to technology, but that has changed now, and so should the law.’
The Guardian, 28th January 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘How close is Plan B for a People’s Vote? David Wolchover reports.’
New Law Journal, 18th January 2019
Source: www.newlawjournal.co.uk
‘The Human Rights Act preserves all of our fundamental human rights, from the right to life to the right to privacy and the right to free speech. It is the catch-all law that states our most basic rights so all of us can fight against discrimination and injustice.’
Rights Info, 22nd January 2019
Source: rightsinfo.org
‘The recent vote in the UK House of Commons to reject the EU Withdrawal Agreement may result in additional concern for EU staff and their employers in the tech sector.’
Technology Law Update, 23rd January 2019
Source: www.technology-law-blog.co.uk
‘A project to look at the ethical and others issues issues that technology raises for legal services and their regulation has been launched by the Legal Services Board.’
Legal Futures, 23rd January 2019
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘A teenager took her own life at a mental health care home after the charity in charge laid off external therapists, employed unqualified staff and turned it into a “boot camp”, an inquest has heard.’
The Guardian, 22nd January 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The Mayor of Liverpool has said the city council will accept a High Court ruling quashing its grant of planning permissions for a scheme including the building on an area of open land of 39 new dwellings and the conversion of a historic house into 12 apartments.’
Local Government Lawyer, 21st January 2019
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘Non-physical and economic abuse are to be included in the first legal definition of domestic abuse as part of a landmark overhaul of the law.’
BBC News, 21st January 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Time for some more speculation about the future which awaits us after 29 March. The topic this time is jurisdiction.’
Competition Bulletin, 22nd January 2010
Source: competitionbulletin.com
‘The UK benefits system’s Disability Living Allowance (DLA) has been designed to support people living with disabilities – but handouts may be unfairly benefiting claimants with physical injuries over those with mental illnesses.’
Rights Info, 22nd January 2019
Source: rightsinfo.org
‘Safi v Sandwell BC (2018) EWCA Civ 2876 can be regarded as a footnote of some significance in the factors which are relevant in determining whether a household is homeless for the purposes of s. 175, Housing Act 1996. (And, as a footnote to that footnote, a point for the cognoscenti of review processes: it is interesting that Sandwell has a review panel (whether officer or councillor-led is not clear from the report), which appears to work by way of meetings; such panels, which were frequently constituted prior to and just after the 1996 Act, are rare these days, reviews being conducted commonly by a single officer.)’
Nearly Legal, 21st January 2019
Source: nearlylegal.co.uk
‘A Court of Appeal judge has rejected the argument – pressed by a former Lord Chief Justice – that the growth of arbitration to resolve commercial disputes has retarded the development of the common law.’
Litigation Futures, 22nd January 2019
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
‘MPs have passed amendments to the government’s latest counter-terrorism bill to try to protect British aid workers and journalists from facing criminal charges in conflict zones.’
The Guardian, 23rd January 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Three men who groomed and sexually abused an Oxford schoolgirl have been handed life sentences.’
BBC News, 21st January 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Radon is a naturally occurring radioactive gas that can affect properties across the UK, not just in the South West like many imagine. We take a look at what it is, the risks and impacts on buildings and how even if it is discovered, that the property transaction can be stay on track.’
Legal Futures, 22nd January 2019
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘A Muslim man who said his human rights were breached by a council’s refusal to permit a marble edge around a grave has lost a High Court battle.’
BBC News, 22nd January 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Thousands of cases have been disrupted or delayed across England and Wales after the courts service’s main computer network repeatedly crashed, preventing lawyers and judges from working.’
The Guardian, 23rd January 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Survivors of violent and sexual crime are being “re-traumatised” by the government’s compensation body, the victims’ commissioner has said.’
BBC News, 23rd January 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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