Greggs bakery heir Colin Gregg convicted of abusing boys – BBC News
‘The heir to the Greggs bakery chain has been convicted of a string of sex offences against boys.’
BBC News, 3rd March 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Author: sally
New guidance on incident reporting under EU cybersecurity laws issued for digital service providers – OUT-LAW.com
‘Digital service providers (DSPs) will not be obliged to report certain data breaches they experience under new EU cybersecurity laws, according to new guidance issued by the EU’s main cybersecurity body.’
OUT-LAW.com, 3rd March 2017
Source: www.out-law.com
Drugs seized 30 times a day in prisons, according to new data – The Guardian
‘Drugs were seized almost 30 times a day in prisons in England and Wales last year with the weight of the illegal substances confiscated reaching 225kg. The figures come from new government analysis documenting the epidemic of drugs being smuggled into the penal network.’
The Guardian, 5th March 2017
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Association of Lawyers for Children hits out at Cafcass/ADCS agreement – Local Government Lawyer
‘The Association of Lawyers for Children (ALC) has said it is “deeply concerned” by a recent agreement entered into by Cafcass and the Association of Directors of Children’s Services.’
Local Government Lawyer, 3rd March 2017
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
UK Digital Strategy – will it fill the skills gap? – Technology Law Update
‘The UK’s newly released Digital Strategy builds on the wider Industrial Strategy Green Paper published in January. While it outlines a promising series of initiatives to support digital industries, it fails to offer much positive news for those faced with a post-Brexit hiring crisis.’
Technology Law Update, 2nd March 2017
Source: www.technology-law-blog.co.uk
Transport for London defeats Uber challenge over language test for drivers – Local Government Lawyer
‘Uber has failed in a High Court challenge to a requirement from Transport for London that the company’s drivers take English language tests, it has been reported.’
Local Government Lawyer, 3rd March 2017
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Government faces Lords defeat over registration of student voters – The Guardian
‘The government is facing another defeat in the Lords over student voter registration a day before crucial Brexit legislation returns to the upper chamber.’
The Guardian, 6th March 2017
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Section 32 DPA: Resistance not Futile – Panopticon
‘We have banged the drum on Panopticon to almost Phil Collins-like levels on theme of the growing utility of the Data Protection Act to media lawyers, but it would be foolish to pretend it can always produce an answer from nowhere in a traditional journalism context. The judgment in ZXC v Bloomberg LP [2017] EWHC 328 (QB) reminds us of that.’
Panopticon, 6th March 2017
Source: www.panopticonblog.com
Brexit, Shakespeare, and International Law – OUP Blog
‘How to make sense of the Brexit vote and its aftermath? To where can we look if we are to learn more, and to learn more deeply, of the agonistic parts played by principle and pragmatism in human decision-making where self, sovereignty and economic well-being are concerned? In this short blog I will argue that King John – Shakespeare’s English history play with the earliest setting of all – casts the longest and, perhaps the strongest, light. The dramatic premise of the play is King John’s dispute with the King of France regarding the sovereignty of England. It is agreed that their dispute should be handed over to a plebiscite of the people, in this case, the citizens of Angiers who look down on the rival kings from the walls of their town. In this respect the play rehearses The EU referendum, in which the British public were raised to the castle walls and empowered to pass judgment on competitors for the sovereignty of their nation.’
OUP Blog, 6th February 2017
Source: www.blog.oup.com
Men ‘bullied’ out of generous divorce settlements by breadwinning wives – Daily Telegraph
‘Men are being awarded more generous divorce payouts with some also receiving ongoing payments from their ex-wives, lawyers say.’
Daily Telegraph, 4th February 2017
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
New costs cap regime in force for environmental cases – OUT-LAW.com
‘Courts in England and Wales have new powers to change the maximum cost liabilities that those challenging environmental decisions of public bodies’ through judicial review could be exposed to under new rules that are now in force.’
OUT-LAW.com, 3rd March 2017
Source: www.out-law.com
ICO assessing political use of public’s private data – BBC News
‘The information watchdog is scrutinising the use of the public’s private data for political purposes following concerns over an analytics firm linked to the Leave.EU campaign.’
BBC News, 5th March 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Anger as government applies for secret hearing of rendition case – The Guardian
‘The government has been accused of attempting to bury the truth about Britain’s role in the CIA’s extraordinary rendition process by seeking to have a case, brought by two men detained by the US, heard in secret.’
The Guardian, 5th March 2017
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Ministers urged to protect rights of EU citizens in UK – BBC News
‘The UK should make a unilateral decision to safeguard the rights of EU nationals living in the UK, according to a cross-party group of MPs.’
BBC News, 5th March 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Sexual harassment ‘at epidemic levels’ in UK universities – The Guardian
‘Almost 300 claims against staff have been made in six years, but victims and lawyers say those are just tip of iceberg.’
The Guardian, 5th March 2017
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
What happens now peers have voted to amend the Brexit Bill? – Daily Telegraph
‘Peers in the House of Lords have voted to amend European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill, which if passed by Parliament will allow the UK to start formal talks about leaving the EU.’
Daily Telegraph, 1st March 2017
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Judge calls for ‘procedural co-ordination’ in development of legal costs law – OUT-LAW.com
‘It will be important for judges to take a co-ordinated approach as the case law around legal costs and cost budgeting develops, a High Court judge has said.’
OUT-LAW.com, 2nd March 2017
Source: www.out-law.com
The Importance of Costs Budgets – Merrix v Heart of England NHS Trust [2017] EWHC 346 (QB) – Zenith PI Blog
‘The Appellant had succeeded against the Respondent in a clinical negligence claim but when the matter came before District Judge Lumb for a detailed assessment of her costs, he was asked to determine as a preliminary issues whether his discretion on costs was fettered by the cots budgeting regime. The case had settled in advance of the trial with the inevitable consequence that the Appellant’s costs were significantly less than those which had been budgeted for and approved pursuant to a previous costs management order made under CPR 3.15(2).’
Zenith PI Blog, 1st March 2017
Source: www.zenithpi.wordpress.com
