‘Robert Bowker considers how the First-tier Tribunal (FTT) has dealt with fire safety cases where an improvement notice under the Housing Act 2004 has been served and an application for a remediation order under s. 123 of the Building Safety Act 2022 has been made.’
Local Government Lawyer, 6th November 2024
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘Matthew Watts and Sarah Orchard briefly explore the changes being proposed in the Renters’ Rights Bill and consider some of the impacts on the supported housing sector, where flexibility in management of housing stock is often key.’
Local Government Lawyer, 6th November 2024
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘The leaders of the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) yesterday refused to apologise to the profession about the Axiom Ince collapse as they dismissed the report criticising its actions as just opinion.’
BBC news, 6th November 2024
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘The former head of a police force’s professional standards department has been banned from driving after “swerving all over the road” while drink-driving.’
BBC News, 5th November 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A nurse who had a relationship with a patient at a high-security psychiatric hospital before resuming it years later has been struck off.’
BBC News, 6th November 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Scores of taxi drivers have been able to obtain licenses despite having convictions for violent offences, a charity has found. Data obtained following a Freedom of Information (FOI) request reveals drivers with convictions, including for violent crimes like assault, battery and harassment, have still been given licences even though licensing authorities are aware of the offences they committed.’
The Independent, 5th November 2024
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A domestic abuse victim said she was left fearing for her life after a company which obtains restraining orders accidentally leaked her home address to her ex-partner.’
The Independent, 5th November 2024
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A ban to stop children from legally smoking tobacco when they become adults is set to be introduced in Parliament.’
The Independent, 5th November 2024
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘As every southerner knows, people from the north of England will not eat chips without gravy, insist on talking to every stranger they meet and often sport a flat cap when walking the whippet. But do they also swear more? In an employment tribunal judgment that raises further questions about regional stereotypes, a judge has suggested that swearing in the workplace is particularly common in the north.’
The Guardian, 5th November 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Cross-channel train operator Eurostar has been criticised by the advertising watchdog for exaggerating the number of £39 seats on sale. The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) ruled that Eurostar ads across Instagram and Facebook for £39 tickets from London to Amsterdam and Brussels were misleading, the second time it has censured its ads this year.’
The Guardian, 6th November 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Police will no longer be able to hold people who are being detained for mental health reasons in police cells, under government plans for England and Wales.’
BBC News, 6th November 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A trainee police officer who joked about raping a colleague has been told he would have been sacked had he not already resigned.’
BBC News, 5th November 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The Employment Rights Bill, introduced to Parliament on 10 October 2024, is said to be the first phase of delivering Labour’s 2Plan to Make Work Pay” and follows the Government’s manifesto commitment to introduce (draft) legislation within the first 100 days of coming to office.’
12 King’s Bench Walk, 4th November 2024
Source: 12kbwemploymentlaw.wordpress.com
‘This month’s issue reviews the summaries of two cases decided in May 2024: (i) MUR Shipping BV v RTI Ltd [2024] UKSC 18 and (ii) Great Lakes Reinsurance (UK) Plc v RAV Bahamas Ltd [2024] UKPC 11.’
4-5 Gray’s Inn Square, 4th November 2024
Source: www.4-5.co.uk
‘The introduction of Kim Leadbeater’s Private Member’s Bill which will, if enacted, legalise assisted suicide for “Terminally Ill Adults” in England and Wales has, unsurprisingly, drawn significant commentary from many quarters, including some legal academics and practitioners. This is despite the fact that, as yet, Leadbeater’s Bill has not been published.’
UK Constitutional Law Association, 5th November 2024
Source: ukconstitutionallaw.org
‘A case-study in witness credibility: Deakin-Stephenson v Behar & Anor [2024] EWHC 2338 (KB).’
Quarterly Medical Law Review , 28th October 2024
Source: 1corqmlr.com
‘Many law firms treat anti-money laundering (AML) training as a “tick-box exercise”, the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has found.’
Legal Futures, 5th November 2024
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘More than two thirds of lawyers say that professional bodies such as the Law Society should take responsibility for regulating the use of artificial intelligence in law – though 18% say that the government should have a role too. The findings emerge from the 2024 Future of Professionals report by legal information giant Thomson Reuters, published today.’
Law Society's Gazette, 4th November 2024
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘Smoking is set to be banned outside schools and hospitals in England as part of a crackdown on one of the UK’s biggest killers and its most common cause of cancer.’
The Guardian, 5th November 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A coroner has said action could have been taken to prevent the death of a 76-year-old man from Norfolk.’
BBC News, 5th November 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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