Covid: Uni students’ legal action over pandemic education – BBC News
‘Thousands of students are taking legal action against their universities over their education during the pandemic.’
BBC News, 1st November 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Category: coronavirus
The King (on the application of the Good Law Project Limited) v The Secretary of State for Health and Social Care v Abingdon Health Plc [2022] EWHC 2468 (TCC) – Part Two: Procurement principles – Local Government Lawyer
‘In the second in a two-part series on a recent procurement challenge brought by the Good Law Project, Juli Lau looks at the procurement principles considered by the court.’
Local Government Lawyer, 28th October 2022
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Covid: Woman accused of Sheffield lockdown rave has case thrown out – BBC News
‘A woman accused of hosting a rave during a coronavirus lockdown said court proceedings had been “a con” after the case against her was dropped.’
BBC News, 14th October 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Wife’s ‘nightmare’ as man waits four years for trial – BBC News
‘The wife of a man who has been told he will spend at least four years and four months in jail before standing trial says she is living in a “nightmare”.’
BBC News, 14th October 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Bereaved families to ask Covid contract PR firms not to bid for inquiry work – The Guardian
‘Families bereaved by Covid will write to eight PR companies that received hefty government contracts during the pandemic asking them to withdraw from a tender process to manage part of the inquiry.’
The Guardian, 14th October 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
Dying patient should have been seen in person – BBC News
‘NHS officials ruled a man who died after his ear infection was not picked up in GP telephone consultations should have been seen face to face, a BBC Newsnight investigation has found.’
BBC News, 29th September 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Surge in ‘no-fault evictions’ prompts calls to renew UK-wide ban – The Guardian
‘The number of renting households made homeless because of “no-fault” evictions has surged higher than pre-pandemic levels, sparking fresh calls for the government to ban the practice.’
The Guardian, 22nd September 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
Unfavourable Treatment and section 15 Equality Act 2010 – Local Government Lawyer
‘Peter Doughty unpacks the decision in Michael Cowie and Others v Scottish Fire and Rescue Service [2022] EAT 121, which involved a Special Leave scheme set up during the pandemic.’
Local Government Lawyer, 16th September 2022
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Religious objections to COVID vaccine: Wierowska – Law & Religion UK
‘Miss P Wierowska v HC-One Oval Ltd [2022] UKET 1403077/2021 was a tribunal judgment on the preliminary issue of whether or not the claimant was entitled to rely on religious objections to the COVID vaccine in a claim against her former employers arising from her dismissal.’
Law & Religion UK, 13th September 2022
Source: lawandreligionuk.com
Time taken to get civil cases to trial reaches all-time high – Legal Futures
‘The time between issue and trial for fast- and multi-track claims has hit 75 weeks, the longest this century, according to government figures published yesterday.’
Legal Futures, 2nd September 2022
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
Dad tells of teen daughter’s long wait for rape trial – BBC News
‘The father of a 15-year-old girl, who has been waiting two years for her rape trial, has told the BBC about the devastating impact of court delays.’
BBC News, 31st August 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
14,000 online whistleblowers prompt HMRC crack down on furlough fraud – OUT-LAW.com
‘UK businesses have been warned to expect a crackdown on furlough fraud by one legal expert, after HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) revealed that almost 14,000 whistleblowers had come forward with information about misuse of the scheme.’
OUT-LAW.com, 24th August 2022
Source: www.pinsentmasons.com
Black people in England and Wales twice as likely to be fined for breaking lockdown rules – The Guardian
‘Black and Asian people were more likely than white people to be given fines for breaking Covid-19 lockdown rules, police figures for England and Wales suggest.’
The Guardian, 17th August 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
Sarah Everard vigil protester sues Met police after conviction – The Guardian
‘A woman who was arrested and charged after attending the vigil for Sarah Everard in Clapham last year has launched civil proceedings against the Metropolitan police.’
The Guardian, 16th August 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
CPS halts prosecution of six protesters for attending Sarah Everard vigil – The Independent
‘The prosecution of six protesters for attending a vigil for Sarah Everard has been halted.’
The Independent, 14th August 2022
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Government urged to classify Covid as an occupational disease – The Guardian
‘Ministers should urgently classify Covid-19 as an occupational disease to prompt employers to reduce the risk of exposure and help workers access key benefits, the TUC has said.’
The Guardian, 15th August 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
Lincoln Covid loan abuser gets 10-year business ban – BBC News
‘A Lincoln student has been banned from running a company for 10 years after abusing a Covid recovery loan.’
BBC News, 8th August 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Police racial bias played role in UK Covid fines regime, says report – The Guardian
‘Bias in policing at least partly explains why minority ethnic people were more likely to receive fines for Covid breaches than their white counterparts, research says.’
The Guardian, 5th August 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
