Commons approves proxy voting trial for new parents – BBC News
‘MPs have unanimously voted to implement a year-long trial of proxy voting for MPs on parental leave.’
BBC News, 29th January 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Author: sally
Former prisoner sues Ministry of Justice over PTSD from rats – The Guardian
‘A man is suing the prison service after he developed post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) from rats running across his body and bed while he was locked in his cell, the Guardian has learned.’
The Guardian, 29th January 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
Dad Elliott Appleyard who treated daughter as ‘wife’ jailed – BBC News
‘A father who repeatedly raped and abused his teenage daughter has been jailed for 20 years.’
BBC News, 25th January 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Closed judgments: security, accountability and court processes – UK Human Rights Blog
‘A new practice direction reveals some valuable progress in the management of closed judgments, but leaves uncertainty and, very worryingly, indicates that some judgments will be destroyed.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 25th January 2019
Source: ukhumanrightsblog.com
Review proposes enhancements to Modern Slavery Act reporting – OUT-LAW.com
‘More clarity is needed over which organisations are required to comply with modern slavery reporting requirements, while the reports themselves need a consistent structure and far stronger enforcement, an independent review has recommended.’
OUT-LAW.com, 25th January 2019
Source: www.out-law.com
Lay users “must be at heart of court process”, says think tank – Litigation Futures
‘Greater efforts need to be made to put lay court users at the centre of the legal system so they understand the process, know what to expect, and can therefore participate fully, according to an influential justice think tank.’
Litigation Futures, 28th January 2019
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
Family courts next to test video hearings – Legal Futures
‘A test in the family courts will be the next step in exploring fully video hearings, against a backdrop of widespread concern about the technology among judges, it has emerged.’
Legal Futures, 28th January 2019
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
No order for costs following withdrawn forfeiture application – UK Police Law Blog
‘In Bennett v Chief Constable of Merseyside [2018] EWHC 3591 (Admin), the High Court confirmed that a district judge was correct to make no order for costs against the police after it withdrew its Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (‘POCA’) s.298 application for cash forfeiture. In considering the decision of the district judge, the High Court reaffirmed three points: the starting point is that no order for costs should be made provided that the public authority has acted reasonably and properly; in determining whether the police acted reasonably and properly, the court should scrutinise the behaviour of the police with care; and it may be justifiable to award costs against the police, particularly where the successful private party would suffer substantial hardship if no order for costs were made in their favour.’
UK Police Law Blog, 27th January 2019
Source: ukpolicelawblog.com
Melania Trump: Telegraph apologises and pays damages – BBC News
‘The Daily Telegraph has apologised “unreservedly” to Melania Trump and agreed to pay her “substantial damages” for an article it published last week.’
BBC News, 26th January 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Half of magistrates courts in England and Wales closed since 2010 – The Guardian
‘More than half of all magistrates courts in England and Wales have closed since 2010, forcing defendants, witnesses, police, lawyers and justices of the peace to travel sometimes more than 50 miles to access local justice.’
The Guardian, 27th January 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
Driver jailed after mother lost unborn baby in Somerton crash – BBC News
‘A driver who caused a crash in which a mother lost her unborn child has been jailed for more than three years.’
BBC News, 25th January 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Sports coach sexual relations law criticised over delay – BBC News
‘A proposed law to make it illegal for sports coaches to have sexual relations with 16 and 17-year-olds in their care has been “bogged down in bureaucracy”, an ex-sports minister has said.’
BBC News, 28th January 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Women still have to use their frozen eggs in 10 years – or lose them. Why? – The Guardian
‘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
The case for a referendum re-run – New Law Journal
‘How close is Plan B for a People’s Vote? David Wolchover reports.’
New Law Journal, 18th January 2019
Source: www.newlawjournal.co.uk
What Is The Human Rights Act And Why Is Theresa May ‘Considering Scrapping’ It? – Rights Info
‘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
Four key messages about EU staff and Brexit – Technology Law Update
‘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
Research to probe ethical issues raised by legal technology – Legal Futures
‘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
