‘The Law Commission has launched a call for evidence asking users and other experts for information about how decentralised autonomous organisations – DAOs – can be characterised, and how the law of England and Wales might accommodate them now and in the future.’
Law Commission, 16th November 2022
Source: www.lawcom.gov.uk
‘A well-known criminal gang leader has avoided another seven years being added onto his seven-year prison sentence after paying back £1,243,270.75, of his ill-gotten gains from a money laundering operation.’
Crown Prosecution Service, 14th November 2022
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
‘This briefing will discuss the Government’s Bill to ensure seafarers with close ties to the UK are paid at least an equivalent to the UK national minimum wage while they are in UK waters.’
House of Commons Library , 14th November 2022
Source: commonslibrary.parliament.uk
‘The Elections Act 2022 will introduce the requirement to show photo ID at UK Parliamentary elections, police and crime commissioner elections and at local elections in England. This briefing looks at the background to voter ID in the UK.’
House of Commons Library , 14th November 2022
Source: commonslibrary.parliament.uk
‘Bob Blackman’s Private Members Bill will receive its second reading on 18 November 2022. This paper explains how the bill aims to strengthen regulation of supported exempt housing in England.’
House of Commons Library , 15th November 2022
Source: commonslibrary.parliament.uk
‘Casey Randall, Head of DNA at AlphaBiolabs, answers some of the most common questions about prenatal paternity testing for legal matters.’
Family Law Week, 14th November 2022
Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk
‘Rachel Davenport, Co-founder and Director at AlphaBiolabs, discusses alcohol monitoring technology, and how it can be used to evidence levels and patterns of alcohol consumption or sobriety.’
Family Law Week, 14th November 2022
Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk
‘A British Army soldier has been convicted of sexually assaulting a colleague after he groped her breast and slid his hand up her skirt during a night out.’
The Independent, 16th November 2022
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A youth leader who addressed MPs in parliament has been denied permission to appeal against the eight-year sentence he was given for sending text messages as part of a violent conspiracy.’
The Guardian, 16th November 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Inspectors have said Leicestershire Police needs to improve the way it monitors decisions on vetting its officers and police staff.’
BBC News, 17th November 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Campaigners have taken the Welsh government to court over sex education lessons they claim give prominence to LGBTQ+ themes.’
BBC News, 16th November 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The Supreme Court will deliver its judgement next Wednesday on whether the Scottish Parliament can hold a second independence referendum without Westminster’s approval.’
BBC News, 16th November 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A 75-year-old swimming coach has been jailed for 25 years for sexually abusing pupils he taught.’
BBC News, 15th November 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘“Every death was avoidable” said Richard Millett KC at the closing submission to the Grenfell Inquiry. Now we know from the inquest verdict into the death of two year old Awaab Ishak’s that this death was also thoroughly avoidable,and we know the catalogue of failures that caused the tragedy.’
Nearly Legal, 15th November 2022
Source: nearlylegal.co.uk
‘The Court of Appeal has signalled the possibility of a non-party costs order in the Belsner case after ordering the claimant to make an interim costs payment of £130,000.’
Legal Futures, 16th November 2022
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘The Home Office has an incomplete and out-of-date grasp of the cost of fraud in the UK and a poor understanding of who commits the crime, a public spending watchdog has found.’
The Guardian, 15th November 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A company working in “security-sensitive and highly classified projects of national significance” has succeeded in having its identity withheld from a summary judgment against the unknown perpetrators of a $6.8m “ransomware” attack. In XXX v Persons Unknown, Mr Justice Cavanagh agreed that a derogation from open justice was needed to prevent the court itself becoming “the instrument of harm”.’
Law Society's Gazette, 14th November 2022
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘An investigation has begun after the personal details of sexual abuse victims appeared on a police website.’
BBC News, 15th November 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘On 1 November 2022 the House of Commons Justice Committee published their report : Open Justice: court reporting in the digital age.’
Transparency Project, 12th November 2022
Source: transparencyproject.org.uk
‘Mental health problems may more often be a factor in homicides than gang membership, with most killings potentially preventable, a study suggests.’
The Guardian, 14th November 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
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