JSO pair told to expect jail over soup on painting – BBC News
‘Two Just Stop Oil (JSO) activists who threw soup over Vincent van Gogh’s Sunflowers have been found guilty of criminal damage.’
BBC News, 25th July 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Author: sally
Upper Tribunal rules on proper application of totality principle to imposition of financial penalties for multiple housing offences – Local Government Lawyer
‘The Upper Tribunal (Lands Chamber) has removed a housing licensing penalty imposed on one member of a married couple and reduced the penalty on the other.’
Local Government Lawyer, 25th July 2024
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Prisoners trapped on indeterminate jail terms not included in Labour government’s sentencing review – The Independent
‘Prisoners facing indefinite sentences will not have their cases addressed as part of the new Labour government’s planned sentencing review, prisons minister Lord Timpson has said.’
The Independent, 24th July 2024
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Costs of low-value clin neg claims now exceed damages – Legal Futures
‘Claimant costs bills for clinical negligence claims valued up to £25,000 now exceed damages for the first time, according to NHS data.’
Legal Studies, 25th July 2024
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
Albanian man taken from UK psychiatric ward to deportation flight – report – The Guardian
‘An Albanian man who was being held in a secure psychiatric unit was taken directly from his hospital bed to a Home Office deportation flight, a report has revealed.’
The Guardian, 25th July 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
Deportation and human rights: the right to respect for private life in MK (Albania) v Minister for Justice and Equality – Legal Studies
‘The sovereign power to control the entry and residence of persons in the state, and the corollary power to deport, has long been considered to be a defining feature of statehood. State discretion as to who may remain within the national border is, however, tempered by international and regional human rights obligations, as well as domestic constitutional principles. In this context, it is well established that a deportation will violate Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) if it constitutes a disproportionate interference with family and/or private life in the host country.’
Legal Studies, 1st July 2024
Source: www.cambridge.org
Regulating embryo models in the UK – Journal of Law and the Biosciences
‘One of this century’s most dramatic scientific developments is the reprogramming of stem cells in order to create self-organizing embryo-like entities, known as stem cell based embryo models (SCBEMs). The science is moving very quickly, but if, as increasingly appears to be the case, scientists are capable of creating entities that are effectively indistinguishable from sperm and egg derived embryos, important legal questions arise. In countries like the UK, where a strict regulatory regime applies to research on embryos, should this be extended to SCBEM research, or would a different regulatory response be appropriate? Drawing on the 1984 Warnock Report, the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 1990 and the latest guidelines from the International Society for Stem Cell Research, this article considers principles for the regulation of the creation and use of SCBEMs.’
Journal of Law and the Biosciences, 18th July 2024
Source: academic.oup.com
Compliance risks need to be considered to harness the power of wellness apps – OUT-LAW.com
‘With the rising popularity of wellness apps – including those for tracking menstrual cycle, sleep and physical activity – it has become critical that providers of such technology should consider both legal and regulatory compliance and their ethical obligations, legal experts have said.’
OUT-LAW.com, 24th July 2024
Source: www.pinsentmasons.com
Remind me about … tPR’s moral hazard powers – Pensions Barrister
‘In the third of this “Remind me about” series, Oliver Hilton of Radcliffe Chambers looks at tPR’s moral hazard powers. The “Remind me about” series is aimed as a training tool and as an update for busy practitioners.’
Pensions Barrister, 25th July 2024
Source: www.pensionsbarrister.com
Couple who had sex in front of child in online chatroom jailed – The Independent
‘A young couple have been jailed for using an online chatroom to “trade” having sex in return for watching a child being abused.’
The Independent, 24th July 2024
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Labour delays proposals to ban oppressive Slapps lawsuits – The Guardian
‘Labour has delayed proposals to tackle spurious lawsuits brought by oligarchs and others aimed at intimidating journalists, academics and campaigners.’
The Guardian, 24th July 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
Online GP consultations have led to harm and death, investigation finds – The Guardian
‘Patients have died after describing their symptoms to a GP in an online form rather than at a face-to-face consultation, the NHS’s safety investigations body has revealed.’
The Guardian, 25th July 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
More data on death: Chief Coroner’s annual report for 2023 – Mills & Reeve
‘The Chief Coroner’s annual report covers the work of the coroner service in England and Wales 2023. His Honour Judge Teague KC’s report provides a comprehensive overview of all the work taken forward across the coroner service. It provides valuable insights into the service’s operations and future direction.’
Mills & Reeve, 23rd July 2024
Source: www.mills-reeve.com
Right Care, Right Person before the courts – Mental Capacity Law and Policy
‘It is perhaps slightly surprising that Right Care, Right Person should make its first reported appearance in case-law in the context of an extradition challenge, but in Platt v The High Court of the Republic of Ireland [2024] EWHC 1821 (Admin), it featured in the challenge to the decision to extradite the claimant to Ireland.’
Mental Capacity Law and Policy, 23rd July 2024
Academy school fails in High Court challenge over Ofsted rating – Local Government Lawyer
‘The High Court has rejected a legal challenge brought by a school over an inspection report issued by Ofsted following two separate inspections.’
Local Government Lawyer, 23rd July 2024
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
School reprimanded after using facial recognition technology to take canteen payments from pupils – The Independent
‘A school has been reprimanded by the data protection regulator after using facial recognition technology (FRT) to take cashless canteen payments from pupils.’
The Independent, 23rd July 2024
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Bringing Wages Home: Labour’s proposal for a Fair Pay Agreement in the social care sector – by Sandhya Drew – UK Labour Law
‘The King’s Speech on 17 July 2024 announced the 35 Bills which are the legislative priority of the new Labour Government. Those relating to labour law are of particular interest to readers of this blog.’
UK Labour Law, 23rd July 2024
Source: uklabourlawblog.com
South Asian lawyers “experience discrimination in career progression” – Legal Futures
‘Two-thirds of South Asian partners in large London law firms have experienced racial discrimination in career progression, a new report has found.’
Legal Futures, 24th July 2024
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
Ex-police watchdog chief not guilty of raping girls – BBC News
‘The former head of the police watchdog has been found not guilty of raping and molesting two 14-year-old girls 40 years ago.’
BBC News, 23rd July 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
