‘A Midlands firm which wrongly rated three property transactions as low risk has been fined £14,000 for breaching anti-money laundering rules.’
Law Society's Gazette, 24th November 2020
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘The Government’s announcement that eleven local authorities across England would be taking part in voter ID pilots for the 2019 local elections was controversial. There is a heated debate as to whether citizens should have to provide photo identification before receiving their ballot at elections. For some, it is a straight-forward measure to avoid the risk of fraud. For others, it is a policy that, by design or inadvertently, leads to the disenfranchisement of certain groups.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 9th June 2020
Source: ukhumanrightsblog.com
‘The Court of Appeal has reserved judgment in an appeal over a High Court ruling last year that voter ID schemes in 10 local authorities were lawful.’
Local Government Lawyer, 24th April 2020
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘Pilot schemes requiring voters to produce photo ID at polling stations disenfranchise those who do not have or cannot find their documents and alienate people from the democratic process, the court of appeal has been told.’
The Guardian, 23rd April 2020
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Police involvement in a private landlord’s facial recognition trial has led a regulator to call for government intervention.’
BBC News, 28th January 2020
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Alex Verdan QC of 4 Paper Buildings reviews recent important judgments in private law children cases.’
Family Law Week, 13th October 2019
Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk
‘The government has announced controversial plans to force voters to bring photo ID with them to the polling station. The move has drawn criticism from MPs and campaigners who believe it will undermine thousands of people’s right to vote. So what is it and what’s at stake? Jodie Satterly explores.’
Rights Info, 16th October 2019
Source: rightsinfo.org
‘This case concerns the very difficult situation in which the issue of disputed paternity only comes to light years after the child’s birth, when the child (and the father) have always believed that he is the biological father, but in fact it transpires that this is not the case.’
Family Law, 10th October 2019
Source: www.familylaw.co.uk
‘Many practices are refusing to take new patients without checks that breach NHS rules.’
The Guardian, 24th September 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The Supreme Court has unanimously held in Cameron v Liverpool Victoria Insurance Co Ltd that the driver of a car, who was not anonymous but could not just be identified, cannot be sued under a pseudonym or description.’
39 Essex Chambers, 21st February 2019
Source: www.39essex.com
‘New research on facial recognition technology trials by police calls for tighter regulation to protect human rights.’
The Independent, 21st February 2019
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Online gambling providers will be required to verify the identity of customers before allowing them to deposit funds into accounts or to gamble under new rules set to take effect in Britain in May.’
OUT-LAW.com, 11th February 2019
Source: www.out-law.com
‘In May, I will be asked to show ID to vote in local elections in Essex. This discriminatory plan risks undermining democracy.’
The Guardian, 13th February 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Scientists believe developing a hand database could help track down and convict child abusers.’
Daily Telegraph, 13th February 2019
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Actress Tina Malone is facing contempt of court proceedings over a social media post allegedly showing images of James Bulger killer Jon Venables.’
BBC News, 25th January 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘John Tughan QC of 4 Paper Buildings reviews recent, important Children Public Law cases.’
Family Law Week, 13th December 2018
Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk
‘The identity of a mystery tweeter responsible for fake Wetherspoon Twitter accounts will be revealed to the pub chain following a judge’s ruling.’
Daily Telegraph, 13th December 2018
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
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