Dating website eHarmony’s ‘scientific’ match ad banned – BBC News
‘A dating website’s claim that it used a “scientifically proven matching system” to pair up those looking for love, has been banned.’
BBC News, 3rd January 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Author: sally
Give paralegals rights of audience “so they can do more legal aid work” – Legal Futures
‘Paralegals should be given rights of audience to enable them to do more legal aid work, an academic has argued.’
Legal Futures, 4th January 2018
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
Law Pod UK Ep. 19: The High Court rules on a planning authority decision – 1 COR
‘Rosalind English talks to Charlotte Gilmartin about the implications of a recent High Court ruling overturning Hackney council’s decision to allow permission to demolish part of a historic canal side building.’
Law Pod UK, 21st December 2017
Source: audioboom.com
Police ‘ignoring’ needs of detainees on periods – BBC News
‘Police are “routinely ignoring” the needs of women detainees on their periods, the Independent Custody Visiting Association (ICVA) has said.’
BBC News, 4th January 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Tribunal rules against total secrecy over UK drone strikes – The Guardian
‘The government’s power to block requests for information on national security grounds has been significantly curtailed by a tribunal ruling over targeted killings of British jihadists abroad.’
The Guardian, 4th January 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
Christmas Break
There will be no posts during the Inner Temple Library’s Christmas closure period which starts at 2pm on 21st December. We will resume posting on 4th January 2017.
Happy Christmas and thanks for reading!
MoJ formally rules out review of legal regulation and complete independence for regulators – Legal Futures
‘The current framework of legal regulation is “inconsistent”, the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) accepted today, but said it could not commit to the formal review sought by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) and others.’
Legal Futures, 19th December 2017
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
Tribunal fee repayment scheme to last two years and cost £2m to run – Litigation Futures
‘Repaying fees to employment tribunal claimants will continue for up to two years and cost the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) between £1.8m and £2m to administer, it has emerged.’
Litigation Futures, 20th December 2017
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
Debt is not a crime: reviewing imprisonment for council tax non-payment – Legal Voice
‘Being in debt is not a crime. So why are nearly 100 people a year sent to prison for falling behind on council tax payments?’
Legal Voice, 19th December 2017
Source: www.legalvoice.org.uk
Reasons and planners again: Supreme Court – UK Human Rights Blog
‘The Supreme Court has just confirmed that this local authority should have given reasons if it wished to grant permission against the advice of its own planning officers for a controversial development to the west of Dover. ‘
UK Human Rights Blog, 20th December 2017
Source: ukhumanrightsblog.com
Businesses fear rise in ‘vexatious’ tribunal claims – Law Society’s Gazette
‘Nine out of 10 companies believe that the removal of employment tribunal fees will lead to a rise in weak or misguided claims, a survey for an employers’ lobby group has concluded.’
Law Society's Gazette, 19th December 2017
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Employer liable for disgruntled employee’s deliberate data breach – Technology Law Blog
‘WM Morrisons Supermarket plc have been held liable to 5,518 of their employees for a deliberate data breach by a rogue employee, Andrew Skelton.’
Technology Law Update, 19th December 2017
Source: www.technology-law-blog.co.uk
Judge upholds demolition of rectory and replacement with modern home – Local Government Lawyer
‘A High Court judge has upheld a decision by a council’s development committee to approve plans to demolish a rectory and replace it with a modern home.’
Local Government Lawyer, 20th December 2017
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Provisional assessment cap not displaced by part 36 offer, Court of Appeal rules – Litigation Futures
‘An award of indemnity costs after a successful part 36 offer in a provisional assessment does not remove the £1,500 costs cap, the Court of Appeal has ruled in overturning the High Court.’
Litigation Futures, 20th December 2017
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
Bath Abbey can remove its pews to let it hold bake sales and graduation ceremonies, court rules – Daily Telegraph
‘Churches don’t need pews any more because they are increasingly used for bake sales and art exhibitions, a church court has said, as it ruled Bath Abbey can remove its Victorian pews.’
Daily Telegraph, 19th December 2017
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Lammy review: MoJ rejects judicial diversity targets, cautious on choice of duty solicitor – Legal Futures
‘The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has rejected the idea of diversity targets for the judiciary and magistracy in its response to the Lammy review of the treatment of black and minority ethnic (BAME) people in the criminal justice system.’
Legal Futures, 19th December 2017
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
Smoking ban cannot be enforced in jails, UK supreme court rules – The Guardian
‘A prisoner suffering from poor health has lost his attempt to enforce the smoking ban in English and Welsh jails after the supreme court ruled that crown premises are effectively exempt from the enforcement of health regulations.’
The Guardian, 19th December 2017
Source: www.theguardian.com
FCA refuses to close the door to ‘permissionless’ blockchain networks and steps up scrutiny of ICOs – OUT-LAW.com
‘Financial services firms that wish to set up “permissionless” blockchain networks will not automatically be engaged in outsourcing and be in breach of Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) rules, the regulator has said.’
OUT-LAW.com, 19th December 2017
Source: www.out-law.com
Being a sex worker does not mean you can’t have a private life, says judge as he grants escort an injunction – Daily Telegraph
‘Being a sex worker does not disqualify you from having a private life, a judge has said, as he granted an injunction to an escort who has been harassed online.’
Daily Telegraph, 19th December 2017
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
