‘Legal challenges to government air pollution standards or to the expansion of Heathrow airport have become too risky financially to pursue under new court regulations, environmental groups are warning.’
The Guardian, 28th February 2017
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘A group of influential MPs has demanded “immediate reassurance” from a senior child protection officer after he suggested only paedophiles who pose a physical risk to children should face a criminal sentence.’
The Guardian, 28th February 2017
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Five years ago we posted a piece entitled ‘Church and State III – the European dimension’. Perhaps the title was misleading, but some people still don’t seem to be able to understand the difference between the Court of Justice of the European Union and the European Court of Human Rights, so the following is an updated version, without the references to freedom of religion and belief.’
Law & Religion UK, 27th February 2017
Source: www.lawandreligionuk.com
‘Lawyers representing Sir Cliff Richard are due in court for the latest stage of a dispute between the singer and the BBC.’
Daily Telegraph, 1st March 2017
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘A woman who kept a £20 note she found in a shop has been convicted of theft.’
BBC News, 28th February 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Technology reporter Alex Hern and his female partner do not want to get married, because of the patriarchal roots of the institution. They would be prepared to get a civil partnership, but this ceremony is only open to same-sex couples. Here he explains why the rights offered by this alternative should be extended to couples like his.’
The Guardian, 1st March 2017
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Drivers caught using a phone within two years of passing their test will have their licence revoked under new rules in England, Scotland and Wales.’
BBC News, 1st March 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Lawyers have called for more transparency from the national child abuse inquiry over the naming of the perpetrators after their identities were withheld from the public hearings.’
The Guardian, 1st March 2017
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘The spending returns of the Stronger In and Vote Leave campaigns in last year’s EU referendum are under investigation, the Electoral Commission has announced.’
BBC News, 24th February 2017
source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘I’m not a vindictive person by nature. But when I attended Vishnu’s funeral after mentoring him through so many highs and lows, I wanted the judges who had sent him to Wormwood Scrubs to be there.’
The Independent, 24th February 2017
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Robots. Whether you love them or hate them, they are on the march. Many new consumer robotics products were on display at CES 2017 in Las Vegas, offering personalised help with controlling connected equipment and mundane household tasks. Robots and Artificial Intelligence are increasingly active in industrial fields like manufacturing and warehouse logistics (think Ocado’s new online shopping distribution warehouse, for example) and service contexts like banking.’
Technology Law Update, February 2017
Source: www.technology-law-blog.co.uk
‘The full council at the London Borough of Lewisham has unanimously agreed to set up an independent inquiry led by a QC to examine matters relating to a controversial proposed compulsory purchase order.’
Local Government Lawyer, 23rd February 2017
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘When two brothers who filmed themselves torturing a dog were spared jail it provoked an outcry. Yet England and Wales has the lightest maximum sentence in Europe for animal cruelty offences. Now an MP is hoping to make the law tougher on perpetrators.’
BBC News, 24th February 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A recent ruling caused by “shoddy” drafting of the CPR highlights the importance of any extension of fixed costs being accompanied by “a well-drafted and fully integrated set of procedural rules”, a costs specialist has warned.’
Litigation Futures, 23rd February 2017
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
‘The criminal defence community cannot absorb any more legal aid fee cuts, the Law Society and practitioner groups have told the government, which this week suggested that it will press ahead with controversial proposals.’
Law Society’s Gazette, 24th February 2017
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘The long-running Conservative proposal for a “British Bill of Rights” has once again been shelved for several more years.’
The Independent, 23rd February 2017
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Brexit is a very parliamentary affair. The reason is that both the UK Parliament, the European Parliament and, in all likelihood, each of the parliaments of the EU Member States will have veto powers over the terms of Brexit. This gives them ample opportunities to influence the course of negotiations. Unless the wishes of all of these parliamentary bodies are accommodated, it will be a rather ‘hard’ Brexit indeed. This commentary examines the role of parliaments in the UK’s yet-to-be-triggered exit from the EU.’
UK Constitutional Law Association, 23rd February 2017
Source: www.ukconstitutionallaw.org
‘Jasvinder Sanghera was locked in a room by her parents when she was 16, when she refused to marry the man they had chosen for her. Here she describes how she escaped with the help of a secret boyfriend – but lost all contact with her family as a result.’
BBC News, 24th February 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Insurers would be primarily responsible for paying out damages stemming from accidents caused by ‘automated vehicles’ under new UK legislation laid before the UK parliament’
OUT-LAW.com, 23rd February 2017
Source: www.out-law.com
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