New Data Protection Act finalised in the UK – OUT-LAW.com
‘New UK data protection laws have been finalised.’
OUT-LAW.com, 25th May 2018
Source: www.out-law.com
Author: sally
Ministry of Justice unveils legislation that will allow judges to delegate “routine” work to court staff – Litigation Futures
‘Legislation to allow judges to delegate tasks to court staff was announced by the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) yesterday as it emerged that the Civil Procedure Rule Committee (CPRC) has already begun looking at the issue.’
Litigation Futures,24th May 2018
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
Armed robber in drag jailed for Liverpool sex shop raid – BBC News
‘A robber who held up a sex shop at gunpoint while wearing make-up, a wig, and a bright red dress has been jailed for five-and-a-half years.’
BBC News, 24th May 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Army sergeant guilty of trying to murder his wife by tampering with her parachute – Daily Telegraph
‘The “very dangerous, coercive and manipulative” physical training instructor showed no emotion as he was convicted on Thursday of two counts of attempted murder and a third count of damaging the gas fitting recklessly endangering life following a retrial at Winchester Crown Court.’
Daily Telegraph, 24th May 2018
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Wales to ban smoking outside hospitals and schools in UK first – The Guardian
‘Wales is to become the first country in the UK to ban smoking in outdoor school spaces, playgrounds and hospital grounds.’
The Guardian, 25th May 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
Katie Hopkins wins complaint against Mirror for ketamine headline – The Guardian
‘Katie Hopkins has won a complaint against the Mirror after a report on the newspaper’s website left the impression that she was prevented from leaving South Africa for taking drugs rather than because she had been detained for allegedly spreading racial hatred.’
The Guardian, 24th May 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
Police mugshot deletion scheme criticised for lack of transparency – BBC News
‘Thousands of innocent people who have been questioned by police may not know they can have their mugshots deleted, a Commons report has warned.’
BBC News, 25th May 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Student ordered to pay more than £800 after ‘disgusting’ racist chant – The Guardian
‘A law student has admitted racially aggravated harassment after mobile phone footage captured “disgusting” racist chanting at a university halls of residence.’
The Guardian, May 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
What is GDPR and how will it affect you? – The Guardian
‘You could be forgiven for thinking that Europe’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is a law created to fill your inbox with identikit warnings from every company you have ever interacted with online that “the privacy policy has changed” and pleas to “just click here so we can stay in touch”.’
The Guardian, 21st May 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
Patients lose hip replacement court case – BBC News
‘Hundreds of patients have lost the first round of a legal battle for compensation at the High Court over allegedly “defective” hip implants.’
BBC News, 21st May 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Heavy handed, inaccurate threats of legal action – Metropolitan HT harass their tenants – Nearly Legal
‘The Court of Appeal on an instance of tenancy management going bad, very bad indeed. And the landlord losing a claim against them for damages for harassment under Protection from Harassment Act 1997.’
Nearly Legal, 20th May 2018
Source: nearlylegal.co.uk
‘Laughing gas’ driver jailed over A41 fatal crash – BBC News
‘A teenager who inhaled laughing gas while driving at high speed before crashing and killing two women has been jailed.’
BBC News, 21st May 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Google sued for ‘clandestine tracking’ of 4.4m UK iPhone users’ browsing data – The Guardian
‘Google is being sued in the high court for as much as £3.2bn for the alleged “clandestine tracking and collation” of personal information from 4.4 million iPhone users in the UK.’
The Guardian, 21st May 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
Court of Appeal on illegal eviction – quantum and heads of claim – Nearly Legal
‘Mrs S was the wife of Mr S, married in 2011. (Mrs S had leave to remain in the UK but no recourse to public funds, just to explain some odd bits along the way). In June 2014, Mr S took an assured shorthold tenancy of a flat from Mr K, the landlord for a 12 month term. The rent was paid from Mr S’ housing benefit.’
Nearly Legal, 18th May 2018
Source: nearlylegal.co.uk
Can the Grenfell Inquiry can be a truly modern public inquiry? – The Guardian
‘The wedding of Prince Harry to Meghan Markle and the start of the first phase of hearings in the Grenfell Inquiry occurred within hours of each other but could not have been more different in terms of how they were received by the British public.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 22nd May 2018
Source: ukhumanrightsblog.com
Leveson 2: government to be taken to court over cancelled inquiry – The Guardian
‘Press regulation campaigners have been given the go-ahead to take the government to court over its decision to cancel the second part of the Leveson inquiry into the activities of the media.’
The Guardian, 21st May 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
Attorney general defies call to give £400m windfall to UK charities – The Guardian
‘The attorney general has applied to the high court to free up at least £400m from a fund that has effectively been frozen, in order to reduce the UK’s massive national debt.’
The Guardian, 22nd May 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
Moped crime: New rules to protect police pursuit drivers – BBC News
‘Police drivers will have more legal protection if they are involved in a crash, in a bid to tackle criminals on mopeds, as part of Home Office plans.’
BBC News, 22nd May 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Chief Coroner publishes new guidance following Mary Hassell JR – UK Human Rights Blog
‘The Chief Coroner has issued guidance following the judgment of the Divisional Court in R (Adath Yisroel Burial Society) v Senior Coroner for Inner North London [2018] EWHC 969 (Admin) (“the AYBS Case”).’
UK Human Rights Blog, 18th May 2018
Source: ukhumanrightsblog.com
