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Cross-party group of MPs seek to close loophole in upskirting bill – The Guardian

Posted June 29th, 2018 in bills, news, outraging public decency, parliament, photography by sally

‘A cross-party group of MPs will seek to close a loophole in the government’s upskirting bill that could have allowed people who took images for financial gain or simply for fun to escape justice. The Conservative MP Maria Miller has held discussions with Labour’s Jess Phillips and the Liberal Democrat MP Wera Hobhouse about an amendment that would ensure there was a blanket ban on taking the voyeuristic images whatever the motivation.’

The Guardian, 29th June 2018

Source: www.theguardian.com

Government policy forced 190 women to prove they were raped in order to get child benefits, figures show – The Independent

Posted June 29th, 2018 in benefits, children, disclosure, news, rape, tax credits by sally

‘Scores of women have been forced to prove they were raped in order to get benefits under a new government policy, official figures show. In total, 190 women had to prove their child was conceived as a result of rape in order to receive financial support in the year after the two-child policy was introduced in April 2017.’

The Independent, 28th June 2018

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Home Office pays out £21m after mistakenly detaining 850 people – The Guardian

Posted June 29th, 2018 in compensation, deportation, detention, immigration, news by sally

‘The Home Office mistakenly detained more than 850 people between 2012 and 2017, some of whom were living in the UK legally, and the government was forced to pay out more than £21m in compensation as a result, officials have revealed.’

The Guardian, 28th June 2018

Source: www.theguardian.com

UK ‘knew US mistreated rendition detainees’ – BBC News

Posted June 29th, 2018 in intelligence services, news, rendition, terrorism by sally

‘The UK tolerated “inexcusable” treatment of US detainees after the 9/11 attacks, MPs have found. The Intelligence and Security Committee said British agencies continued to supply intelligence to allies despite knowing or suspecting abuse in more than 200 cases.’

BBC News, 28th June 2018

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

UK nurse is first person convicted under modern slavery laws – The Guardian

Posted June 29th, 2018 in forced labour, news, perverting the course of justice, prostitution, trafficking in human beings by sally

‘A British nurse has become the first person to be convicted under new modern slavery laws, after being found guilty of trafficking five Nigerian women to Germany to work as prostitutes.’

The Guardian, 28th June 2018

Source: www.theguardian.com

“Significant increase” in barristers reporting bullying, harassment and discrimination – Legal Futures

Posted June 28th, 2018 in barristers, bullying, disability discrimination, harassment, news, race discrimination, sex discrimination by sally

‘A third of women barristers, those from a black, Asian or ethnic minority (BAME) background and disabled barristers have experienced harassment, bullying or discrimination in recent years, new Bar Council research has revealed.’

Legal Futures, 25th June 2018

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

Court of Appeal overturns costs penalty imposed on claimant who gave dishonest evidence – Litigation Futures

Posted June 28th, 2018 in appeals, costs, disclosure, news, personal injuries by sally

‘A judge was wrong to penalise a claimant for not disclosing an important piece of evidence, given that the defendant made the part 36 offer she accepted in full knowledge of her dishonesty, the Court of Appeal has ruled.’

Litigation Futures, 26th June 2018

Source: www.litigationfutures.com

Defamation claims on the rise in London – OUT-LAW.com

Posted June 28th, 2018 in defamation, media, news, statistics by sally

‘The growing use of social media could be a factor behind the 39% rise in the number of defamation claims brought before the courts in London that has been recorded, a media law expert has said.’

OUT-LAW.com, 27th June 2018

Source: www.out-law.com

Environment watchdog agrees first enforcement undertaking over odours – Local Government Lawyer

Posted June 28th, 2018 in complaints, enforcement, environmental health, environmental protection, news, waste by sally

‘The Environment Agency has for the first time accepted an enforcement undertaking (EU) for alleged permit breaches relating to odour at an installation.’

Local Government Lawyer, 26th June 2018

Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk

Law Pod UK Ep. 38: Brexit – Two years on – 1 COR

Posted June 28th, 2018 in bills, brexit, EC law, immigration, news, referendums, treaties by sally

‘Catherine Barnard of Cambridge University talks to reporter Boni Sones about the progress of the Brexit negotiations two years after the UK narrowly voted to leave the EU in a Referendum on Thursday, June 23rd, 2016.’

Law Pod UK, 26th June 2018

Source: audioboom.com

Supreme Court declares Civil Partnership Act 2004 incompatible with human rights law – Family Law

Posted June 28th, 2018 in appeals, civil partnerships, declarations of incompatibility, equality, human rights, news, sexual orientation discrimination, Supreme Court by sally

‘The Supreme Court has ruled unanimously that lack of provision in the Civil Partnership Act 2004 for opposite-sex couples to enter into a civil partnership is incompatible with human rights law.’

Family Law, 27th June 2018

Source: www.familylaw.co.uk

Dealer of toxic diet pills that killed student guilty of manslaughter – The Guardian

Posted June 28th, 2018 in drug offences, food, homicide, mental health, money laundering, news by sally

‘An online steroid dealer who sold toxic slimming pills that killed a bulimic student has been found guilty of manslaughter.’

The Guardian, 27th June 2018

Source: www.theguardian.com

Man found guilty of murdering wife on New Year’s Eve – BBC News

Posted June 28th, 2018 in murder, news by sally

‘An estate agent has been found guilty of murdering his wife after a drinking game on New Year’s Eve.’

BBC News, 27th June 2018

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Justice secretary’s plan for female prisoners ‘underfunded by £15m’ – The Guardian

Posted June 28th, 2018 in criminal justice, news, prisons, women by sally

‘The government’s advisers on dealing with female offenders have written a joint letter to the justice secretary branding a new strategy for women in prison a missed opportunity that is underfunded by at least £15m.’

The Guardian, 27th June 2018

Source: www.theguardian.com

The ‘straight civil partnership’ challenge: All you need to know before the Supreme Court Judgment – UK Human Rights Blog

Posted June 28th, 2018 in appeals, civil partnerships, equality, marriage, news, sexual orientation discrimination, Supreme Court by sally

‘The Supreme Court will hand down Judgment on Wednesday 27th June 2018 in R (on the application of Steinfeld and another) v Secretary of State for the International Development (in substitution for the Home Secretary and the Education Secretary).’

UK Human Rights Blog, 25th June 2018

Source: ukhumanrightsblog.com

The Lanzarote Convention Will Help End the Sexual Abuse of Children: Here’s How – Rights Info

Posted June 28th, 2018 in child abuse, news, sexual offences, treaties by sally

‘The Lanzarote Convention is an important step forward in protecting children from sexual abuse. But what else needs to be done?’

Rights Info, 25th June 2018

Source: rightsinfo.org

Ban on heterosexual civil partnerships in UK ruled discriminatory – The Guardian

Posted June 27th, 2018 in civil partnerships, human rights, marriage, news, sexual orientation discrimination, Supreme Court by michael

‘A heterosexual couple who were denied the right to enter into a civil partnership have won their claim at the UK’s highest court that they have suffered discrimination.’

The Guardian, 27th June 2018

Source: www.theguardian.com

Council ordered to pay £68k on account in costs over coroner burial policy case – Local Government Lawyer

Posted June 27th, 2018 in burials and cremation, coroners, costs, judicial review, local government, news by sally

‘The Divisional Court has ordered Camden Council to pay £68,000 in costs on account following the high-profile case where judges ruled that the Senior Coroner for Inner North London acted unlawfully in adopting a policy that resulted in Jewish and Muslim families facing delays in the burials of family members, contrary to their religious beliefs.’

Local Government Lawyer, 26th June 2018

Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk

The CoA finds that a bank was contractually entitled to comply with foreign court orders – OUT-LAW.com

Posted June 27th, 2018 in banking, contracts, foreign jurisdictions, freezing injunctions, news by sally

‘The Court of Appeal (CoA) has dismissed an appeal in which the Republic of Kazakhstan (RoK) and its national bank argued that their custodian bank, Bank of New York Mellon (BNYM), had acted in breach of contract by freezing their assets in accordance with foreign court orders.’

OUT-LAW.com, 26th June 2018

Source: www.out-law.com

Court of Appeal overturns costs penalty imposed on claimant who gave dishonest evidence – Litigation Futures

Posted June 27th, 2018 in costs, disclosure, evidence, news, part 36 offers, penalties by sally

‘A judge was wrong to penalise a claimant for not disclosing an important piece of evidence, given that the defendant made the part 36 offer she accepted in full knowledge of her dishonesty, the Court of Appeal has ruled.’

Litigation Futures, 26th June 2018

Source: www.litigationfutures.com

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