‘Fake reviews and unavoidable hidden online charges – which cost consumers £2.2bn a year – are to be banned under new laws to force businesses to be more clear with shoppers.’
The Guardian, 24th January 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The First Tier Tribunal has heard a Freedom of Information (FOI) appeal over the refusal from police forces to release anonymised data relating to the controversial anti-terrorism programme Prevent.’
Local Government Lawyer, 23rd January 2024
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘A man has been jailed for leading police on a dangerous 141-mile car chase through half a dozen police force areas because his partner was in labour and he wanted to get to her in time.’
The Guardian, 23rd January 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The UK government is once again navigating legal and political hurdles over its plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda. The latest debate is over the emergency bill that legally declares Rwanda a safe place to send refugees (despite the supreme court ruling the opposite).’
EIN Blog, 23rd January 2024
Source: www.ein.org.uk
‘Four men have been jailed for at least 38 years for murdering two rappers who were stabbed and shot in a “horrific” gang-related revenge attack.’
The Independent, 23rd January 2024
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘The introduction of majority verdicts in criminal trials in England and Wales was partly motivated by a desire to dilute the influence of minority ethnic people and the labouring classes serving on juries, according to research.’
The Guardian, 24th January 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Rebecca Denvers identifies the cases which will have a big impact on employment law and HR policies and practices over the next 12 months.’
Local Government Lawyer, 19th January 2024
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘Alex Ruck Keene KC (Hon) analyses a recent ruling where the judge’s observations about capacity, and in particular how to approach questions of capacity under constraint, are of broader application.’
Local Government Lawyer, 19th January 2024
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘The scale of the current crisis as to where and how to provide accommodation for asylum seekers can be viewed through a succession of High Court planning law cases over the last year or so. Simon Ricketts gathers the cases in one place.’
Local Government Lawyer, 19th January 2024
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘The Court of Appeal is set to rule on whether a litigation funding agreement (LFA) that was amended to take account of the Supreme Court ruling in PACCAR is valid.’
Legal Futures, 23rd January 2024
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘Children will be better protected from sexual abuse following change to the law making it easier to prosecute criminals who have had sex in front of children for gratification.’
Ministry of Justice, 18th January 2024
Source: www.gov.uk
‘Allegations that intellectual property law firms earn millions of pounds a year in commissions secretly paid by patent renewal businesses are to be tested in a group claim following a Court of Appeal decision.’
Law Society's Gazette, 22nd January 2024
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘An employment judge has refused an application for wasted costs against a lay representative after finding he only “did his client’s bidding.”’
Law Society's Gazette, 22nd January 2024
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘Hundreds of child refugees have encountered abuse and exploitation and some have been placed in adult jails, after their ages were wrongly assessed by the Home Office, according to a new report.’
The Guardian, 22nd January 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A driver who led police on a “high risk” chase, running red lights and taking a roundabout the wrong way, has been jailed.’
BBC News, 23rd January 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A 13-year-old boy died after being deliberately pushed into a river in a “dangerous prank”, a coroner has ruled.’
BBC News, 22nd January 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Barker v Shokar (HOUSING – RENT REPAYMENT ORDER – criteria for identifying a ‘self-contained flat’ – whether building was a house in multiple occupation – adequacy of reasons) (2024) UKUT 17 (LC). This was a landlord’s appeal of a rent repayment order made by the FTT in the sum of £3750. The appeal was on the grounds that the property did not require a licence, and that the FTT did not give sufficient reasons for its calculation of the number of occupants occupying the building as their only or main residence.’
Nearly Legal, 21st January 2024
Source: nearlylegal.co.uk
‘A new ruling has confirmed that developers have limited scope to obtain retrospective changes to planning permission they have been granted to specify explicitly that the permission is “severable”, according to a planning law expert.’
OUT-LAW.com, 18th January 2024
Source: www.pinsentmasons.com
‘The UK government’s response to the House of Lords Culture, Media and Sport Committee’s report on AI and the creative industries confirms its position on striking a balance between encouraging AI innovation and protecting copyright works, an expert has said.’
OUT-LAW.com, 19th January 2024
Source: www.pinsentmasons.com
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