‘The judicial system should be “more ready to accommodate academics” who were “more notable for their quality than for their quantity”, Lord Neuberger has said.’
Litigation Futures, 9th December 2015
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
‘The International Bioethics Committee, under the auspices of UNESCO, has recently updated its guidance on the human genome and human rights. The Report of the IBC on Updating its Reflection on the Human Genome and Human Rights was published in October 2015, and takes into account the Universal Declaration on the Human Genome and Human Rights (1997), the International Declaration on Human Genetic Data (2003) and the Universal Declaration on Bioethics and Human Rights (2005). The following summary is based on Alison Hall’s review of the recommendations in the PHG Foundation’s bulletin.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 2nd December 2015
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
‘“I find your lack of faith disturbing” (Darth Vader). Digital Cinema Media (DCM), the media agency that supplies adverts to 80% of UK cinemas caused consternation last week when it announced its refusal to show a 60-second advert by the Church of England encouraging people to pray. The ad would have been guaranteed a sizable audience had it been permitted to air as planned before the upcoming Star Wars: the Force Awakens, advance ticket sales for which have broken all known records.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 1st December 2015
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
‘We look at how the ombudsman deals with complaints about age discrimination.’
Daily Telegraph, 25th November 2015
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘The partner of a transgender woman found dead in an all male prison after telling friends she would kill herself if she was sent there has said he contacted prison authorities to warn them about her vulnerability.’
The Guardian, 20th November 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘How odd, you might think. A company can suffer a detriment under the Equality Act 2010 and so bring a claim for direct discrimination. Yet a company is impersonal and protected characteristics are highly personal that only individuals can have. How can that be?’
No. 5 Chambers, 8th October 2015
Source: www.no5.com
‘The unnamed man was awarded £7500 in compensation under the Equality Act.’
Daily Telegraph, 29th October 2015
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Speech by the Lord Chief Justice (PDF)
Temple Women’s Forum, 19th October 2015
Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk
‘Sir Brian Leveson, President of the Queen’s Bench Division gave the Caroline Weatherill Lecture “Justice for the 21st Century” in the Isle of Man on 9 October 2015.’
Courts and Tribunals Judicairy, 12th October 2015
Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk
‘Chris Milsom considers the recent EAT Judgment which decides that a limited company can sue for discrimination under the Equality Act 2010 .’
Cloisters, 29th September 2015
Source: www.cloisters.com
‘A gay man has lost his appeal court bid to win his husband the same pension rights a wife would enjoy if he was in a heterosexual relationship.’
The Guardian, 6th October 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘The Court of Appeal in London is set to determine what pension benefits surviving civil partners are entitled to receive when their spouse dies in a landmark judgment due out on Tuesday.’
OUT-LAW.com, 5th October 2015
Source: www.out-law.com
‘The rate at which women are being appointed judges is gathering momentum in a “snowball effect”, ensuring gender equality on the bench is not that far away despite remarks by supreme court justice Jonathan Sumption – so says a female judge involved in judicial selection.’
The Guardian, 1st October 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘The National Union of Students has begun legal action to prevent the government scrapping maintenance grants.’
The Guardian, 23rd September 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Many of you will have heard about the government’s recent decision to set up a taskforce to tackle violence against women on campus. (See the government press release here.) This move is timeous or long overdue (depending on your viewpoint) in the light of the accumulating momentum of campaigns by various individuals and organisations to highlight the high incidence of sexual violence/harassment on campus.’
Education Law Blog, 23rd September 2015
Source: www.education11kbw.com
‘Lord Sumption claims rushing to achieve equality could damage the judiciary.’
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Daily Telegraph, 21st September 2015
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Gypsies and Travellers across Britain will be driven off sites they have made their home by new planning laws requiring them to prove that they are still itinerant. The move could cause a large increase in the number of unauthorised roadside camps, and force many families – including the infirm and those with children in school – on to the road against their will.’
The Independent, 19th September 2015
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘The Employment Tribunal and the Employment Appeal Tribunal Fees Order 2013 whereby fees were payable by a claimant or appellant on the commencement of a claim or an appeal and also in advance of the final hearing unless they were entitled to a remission on account of limited means was lawful and not discriminatory.’
WLR Daily, 26th August 2015
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
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