‘Fake news’ inquiry opened by MPs – OUT-LAW.com
‘A UK parliamentary committee has opened an inquiry into so-called ‘fake news’.’
OUT-LAW.com, 31st January 2017
Source: www.out-law.com
Author: sally
Councils fail in bid to challenge decision over third runway at Heathrow – Local Government Lawyer
‘A High Court judge has rejected a judicial review challenge brought by four local authorities over the Transport Secretary’s decision to back a third runway at Heathrow Airport.’
Local Government Lawyer, 30th January 2017
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Transgender woman denied contact with her ultra-Orthodox Jewish children – The Guardian
‘A transgender woman has been denied direct contact with her five children on the basis they would be shunned by their ultra-Orthodox Jewish community if she were allowed to meet them.’
The Guardian, 30th January 2017
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
FOI request suggests few criminal law ‘touting’ reports – Legal Futures
‘Eyebrows were raised yesterday after a freedom of information request on ‘touting’ by criminal defence law firms – in which agents for rival solicitors poach potential clients even if they have representation – suggested few complaints have been made to the regulator.’
Legal Futures, 31st January 2017
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
Former HBOS manager found guilty of corruption and fraud – BBC News
‘Six people, including two former HBOS bankers, have been found guilty of bribery and fraud that cost the bank’s business customers and shareholders hundreds of millions of pounds.’
BBC News, 30th January 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Magistrate disciplined after refusing to hear same-sex parenting case – Daily Telegraph
‘A magistrate who refused to sit on a same-sex parenting case has been given a formal warning for misconduct.’
Daily Telegraph, 30th January 2017
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
BREXIT: FCA head asks for EU access for banks that conform to ‘global standards’ – OUT-LAW.com
‘Access to the EU’s financial markets should be based on common recognition of global standards instead of the current “granular, technical and detailed” legislation, the head of the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has said.’
OUT-LAW.com, 30th January 2017
Source: www.out-law.com
Companies pay out more than £1.5m for breaking environment laws – The Guardian
‘More than £1.5m will go to projects that help wildlife and the environment as companies pay for breaking green laws, the Environment Agency has said.’
The Guardian, 30th January 2017
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Oliver Garner: Conditional Primacy of EU Law: The United Kingdom Supreme Court’s Own “Solange (so long as)” Doctrine? – UK Constitutional Law Association
‘In circumstances of “normal” membership of the European Union, the UK Supreme Court’s dicta in the Miller judgment that EU law is an “independent and overriding source of domestic law” [Paragraph 65] may well have caused a constitutional storm. In the current unprecedented tempest of Brexit, however, Lord Neuberger’s announcement of this statement passed as little more than a side-wind. This short post will briefly turn the magnifying glass on this judicial formulation, which will be labelled the “conditional primacy” of EU law within the United Kingdom’s domestic constitutional order.
UK Constitutional Law Association, January 2017
Source: www.ukconstitutionallaw.org
Bookmakers’ fury at ‘flawed’ gambling report by MPs – BBC News
‘The bookmakers’ trade body has reacted angrily to a report by MPs on fixed-odd betting terminals (FOBTs).’
BBC News, 31st January 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Destruction of court records ‘hampers miscarriage of justice inquiries’ – The Guardian
‘Investigations into miscarriages of justice are being hampered by premature destruction of court records, according to a campaign aimed at improving transparency in the criminal justice system.’
The Guardian, 31st January 2017
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Digital warning over tribunal reforms – Law Society’s Gazette
‘The government should learn lessons from failed attempts to introduce new technology to improve the way employment tribunals work, the Law Society has warned.’
Law Society’s Gazette, 27th January 2017
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Teenager who praised killer of Jo Cox guilty of making pipebomb – The Guardian
‘A teenage white supremacist who lauded the killer of MP Jo Cox as a hero has been found guilty of making a pipebomb.’
The Guardian, 27th January 2017
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Patrick O’Brien: All for Want of a Metaphor: Miller and the Nature of EU Law – UK Constitutional Law Association
‘The judgments in Miller highlight the fact that the common law has never managed to arrive at a satisfactory intellectual framework for European law. I will focus first on Lord Reed’s dissent. On Lord Reed’s account, the situation is simpler than anyone who had observed UK and EU law for the past 45 years could have imagined. The UK takes a dualist approach to international law, and EU law is international law. Once this characterisation is accepted the case is over.’
UK Constitutional Law Association, 30th January 2017
Source: www.ukconstitutionallaw.org
Clin neg fixed costs plans unveiled as Hunt targets ‘unscrupulous’ firms – Law Society’s Gazette
‘Health secretary Jeremy Hunt today finally announced the details of the fixed costs regime for clinical negligence cases.’
Law Society’s Gazette, 30th January 2017
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
3D printing – two key legal issues – Technology Law Update
‘3D printing is moving from a narrow role as a prototyping technology to offer an exciting new spectrum of possibilities. From home printing for the consumer to high-end manufactured products in applications ranging from aerospace and automotive parts, medical and dental prostheses to fine arts and jewellery, the possibilities are widening all the time. Uniting digital manipulation with additive manufacturing, 3D printing offers huge potential for many sectors, with even digitally printed foods now being explored.’
Technology Law Update, 30th January 2017
Source: www.technology-law-blog.co.uk
Former judge and assistant jailed after stealing more than £700,000 – The Guardian
‘A former judge and his law firm assistant have been jailed for six years each after siphoning off almost £700,000 from clients to hide debts, pay for holidays in Barbados and bet on races at Cheltenham.’
The Guardian, 27th January 2017
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Court of Appeal delivers landmark ruling in ‘state detention’ inquest case – Local Government Lawyer
‘A woman with a learning disability who died whilst in the intensive care unit of a hospital was not in ‘state detention’, the Court of Appeal has ruled.’
Local Government Lawyer, 27th January 2017
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Pavlos Eleftheriadis: The Systematic Constitution – UK Constitutional Law Association
‘The Supreme Court judgment in Gina Miller is not merely an affirmation of what the High Court said. The eight member majority confirmed the earlier decision, but also took the opportunity to restate a fundamental principle, which had been left implicit by the court below. The High Court said that the substantive rights arising out of EU law and the European Communities Act 1972, in employment, environment, consumer protection, competition or free movement, could not be abolished merely by the exercise of the royal prerogative. This was a standard interpretation of existing law, adapted for the context of Article 50. The Supreme Court accepted that this was correct, but added one additional reason.’
UK Constitutional Law Association, 30th January 2017
Source: www.ukconstitutionallaw.org
Secret files on battle of Orgreave could be published within weeks – The Guardian
‘Home Office files that have been classified for more than 30 years and could help unlock the truth about the battle of Orgreave could be published within weeks, the government has revealed.’
The Guardian, 27th January 2017
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
