Man who killed friend in club crash ‘rage’ jailed for life – BBC News
‘A man who killed his friend when he drove a car into a crowd in a “drink-fuelled rage” has been jailed.’
BBC News, 19th December 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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Accountancy watchdog criticised over legal services procurement – Law Society’s Gazette
‘The accountancy regulator should adopt a more open procurement policy when tendering for legal and professional services, a review assessing its clout has found.’
Law Society's Gazette, 18th December 2018
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Anti-drone technology could be introduced in English prisons – The Guardian
‘The government could introduce an anti-drone system to stop drug smuggling in English prisons after a successful six-month experiment in Guernsey prompted ministers to consider a U-turn about the technology.’
The Guardian, 18th December 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
Adam Tucker: Parliamentary Intention, Anisminic, and the Privacy International Case (Part One) – UK Constitutional Law Association
‘Earlier this month, the Supreme Court heard argument in R (Privacy International) v Investigatory Powers Tribunal. This litigation has already attracted substantial scholarly attention in the published literature (notably in articles by Paul Scott and Tom Hickman in Public Law) and online (including a symposium at the Administrative Law in the Common Law World blog). In this two-part post, I seek to situate the case in its wider constitutional context, and argue that the Supreme Court ought to abandon the narrow approach the courts have adopted so far.’
UK Constitutional Law Association, 18th December 2018
Source: ukconstitutionallaw.org
Offenders with Muslim names are not jailed for longer, study finds – The Guardian
‘Offenders who have Muslim names do not appear to be receiving unfairly long sentences from crown courts in England and Wales, according to criminology research.’
The Guardian, 18th December 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
Costs ‘disproportionately high’ in Russian oligarch battle – Law Society’s Gazette
‘City firm Macfarlanes ‘hampered’ the court by failing to provide a clear breakdown of costs, a judge has ruled in the latest development of a billion-pound battle for control of a global fishing company.’
Law Society's Gazette, 17th December 2018
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Financial Conduct Authority brings in new push payment complaints rules – OUT-LAW.com
‘The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has confirmed it is to make it easier for victims of authorised push payment (APP) fraud to make a complaint about a transaction.’
OUT-LAW.com, 18th December 2018
Source: www.out-law.com
The merits of and case for Land Value Taxation – OUP Blog
‘The UK, especially London, has long experienced the kind of property boom that makes prices unaffordable. A recent Confederation of British Industry survey reported that this unaffordability is of great concern to employers. But these booms also mean that the owners of that land are accruing unearned gains which are not being efficiently or equitably taxed. The cost of building or repairing a house is almost the same whether it is in Knightsbridge or Knowsley – it is the land that makes the difference. The value of land comes from the uses to which it is put. The granting of planning permission, for example, increases the value of land, as does the addition of utilities.’
OUP Blog, 18th December 2018
Source: blog.oup.com
UK couple who named baby after Hitler jailed for terror group membership – The Guardian
‘A neo-Nazi couple who named their baby son in honour of Hitler have been jailed for membership of a terrorist group.’
The Guardian, 18th December 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
Windrush hardship fund to offer sums of up to £5,000 to victims – The Guardian
‘The government has announced a hardship fund to provide up to £5,000 to members of the Windrush generation who were wrongly targeted by the hostile environment policy and left destitute, following months of pressure from MPs and campaigners.’
The Guardian, 17th December 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
New Judgment: Welsh Ministers v PJ [2018] UKSC 66 – UKSC Blog
‘This appeal considered whether a statutory power to impose conditions amounting to a deprivation of liberty can ever lawfully be ‘implied’ and whether the framework for Community Treatment Orders provides practical and effective protection for patients’ rights under the ECHR rights. It also considered what the scope is of a tribunal’s power to take into account ECHR rights.’
UKSC Blog, 17th December 2018
Source: ukscblog.com
Supreme Court rules on CTOs, conditions and deprivations of liberty – Local Government Lawyer
‘There is no power for a responsible clinician to impose conditions in a community treatment order (CTO) which have the effect of depriving a patient of his liberty, the Supreme Court has ruled.’
Local Government Lawyer, 17th December 2018
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Conveyancer who overcharged for search fees is suspended – Legal Futures
‘A solicitor who regularly overcharged clients for search fees and transferred money from client to office account without their consent has been suspended for two years by the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal (SDT).’
Legal Futures, 18th December 2018
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
Could student loans ruling mean the system is redesigned? – BBC News
‘An announcement on Monday could affect the future of the student loans system.’
BBC News, 16th December 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
New Judgment: UKI (Kingsway) Ltd v Westminster City Council & Anor [2018] UKSC 67 – UKSC Blog
‘This appeal considered the validity of the service of a completion notice under the Local Government Finance Act 1988, Sch 4A by the appellant on the respondent.’
UKSC Blog, 17th December 2018
Source: ukscblog.com
Council wins Supreme Court battle with ratepayer over service of completion notice – Local Government Lawyer
‘The Supreme Court has ruled in favour of Westminster City Council in a dispute over whether a completion notice in relation to a redevelopment was validly served on a ratepayer.’
Local Government Lawyer, December 2018
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Aris Georgopoulos: Revoking Article 50 TEU (C-621/18 Wightman and others): “Iphigenia Must Reach the Altar” – UK Constitutional Law Association
‘The CJEU’s ruling in C-621/18 Wightman and others clarifying that Member States can unilaterally revoke the withdrawal notification of Article 50 (2) TEU, is bound to have repercussions; in the case of Brexit and beyond.’
UK Constitutional Law Association, 17th December 2018
Source: ukconstitutionallaw.org
New Judgment: Williams v Trustees of Swansea University Pension and Assurance Scheme & Anor [2018] UKSC 65 – UKSC Blog
‘The claimant appealed against a decision that the calculation of an enhancement under the ill-health early retirement provisions of his pension was not unfavourable treatment that constituted discrimination arising from disability.’
UKSC Blog, 17th December 2018
Source: ukscblog.com
