‘The provisions so far announced for the government’s Bill of Rights will put the UK on a collision course with the rule of law, the Law Society said this morning [22 June].’
Law Society's Gazette, 22nd June 2022
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘Plans are under way to change the law to enable employers to use agency staff to cover staffing gaps during strikes, the government has announced.’
BBC News, 23rd June 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Two former police officers have been barred from working in the role again for their part in a WhatsApp group that shared bestiality porn and rape jokes.’
The Independent, 22nd June 2022
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A judicial review challenging Wiltshire Council’s decision-making in relation to a major new distributor road serving a large-scale development project, the Future Chippenham programme, has been dismissed by a High Court judge.’
Local Government Lawyer, 21st June 2022
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘Most female lawyers (84%) believe that gender pay equality will not be achieved until after they retire and that firms’ commitment is more about headlines than real change.’
Legal Futures, 23rd June 2022
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘A couple have been jailed for a total of 25 years after trafficking at least 29 vulnerable people to the UK and forcing them to work for free at a car wash and live in a property described as the “gate to hell”.’
The Guardian, 22nd June 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The death of a man who was decapitated in a betting shop “would not have occurred” if his attacker had been referred to mental health services the month before, a coroner has concluded.’
BBC News, 21st June 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘In Mr J Kovalkovs v 2 Sisters Food Group Limited [2022] UKET 4102454/2020, Mr Kovalkovs, an Orthodox Christian, was a quality inspector in 2 Sisters Food Group’s chicken processing factory. He wore a silver crucifix on a neck-chain as an expression of his faith. 2 Sisters’ Foreign Body Control policy stated that “jewellery must not be worn in the production areas on site, with the exception of a single plan band ring”. An exception was made for religious jewellery, subject to a risk assessment; however, the risk assessment concluded that “because the chain was made of links there was a risk of contamination” and there was a potential for “entanglement, entrapment or tearing”. Mr Kovalkovs refused to give up wearing his crucifix and was dismissed.’
Law & Religion UK, 21st June 2022
Source: lawandreligionuk.com
‘Only one in four applicants to the Windrush compensation scheme have received payments four years after the government promised redress for those wrongly classified by the Home Office as illegal immigrants.’
The Guardian, 22nd June 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The Government has set out plans to reform the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) that will give Parliament and the Secretary of State greater oversight of the data regulator and broaden the legal responsibility underpinning its work.’
Local Government Lawyer, 21st June 2022
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘A former soldier who murdered his nextdoor neighbours with a commando dagger after a dispute over parking has been told he will serve at least 38 years in prison before being considered for parole.’
The Guardian, 21st June 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘This is a post about a defamation trial where one party (the claimant – C) is claiming the other party (the defendant – D) has caused his reputation serious harm by making statements that allege domestic abuse by C against D. Far removed from the recent Depp-Heard trial in the US, this case is being heard in London and the parties are not celebrities: C is described as a businessman and D is a school teacher.’
Transparency Project, 22nd June 2022
Source: transparencyproject.org.uk
‘Britain’s first openly gay senior judge will lead a review into the impact of a historical ban on LGBT people serving in the armed forces.’
BBC News, 19th June 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
The High Court has quashed Bristol City Council’s grant of planning permission for a 62-home development on a former zoo car park, following a judicial review claim that argued the local authority based its decision on a flawed planning officer’s report.
Local Government Lawyer, 21st June 2022
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘Scores of post office operators wrongly accused of embezzlement by the Post Office due to faulty accounting software, may be disqualified from a dedicated compensation scheme.’
The Guardian, 21st June 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
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‘Interim guidance from the Family Justice Council (FJC), published last month, has highlighted how to avoid conflicts of interest when using psychologist expert witnesses in family court cases involving allegations of alienating behaviours.’
Local Government Lawyer, 20th June 2022
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘Three Sudanese victims of torture and trafficking who were threatened with being deported to Rwanda on a controversial charter flight last week have had their pleas to be released from detention rejected by a high court judge.’
The Guardian, 20th June 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Long Covid is a disability, a tribunal has ruled in what employment experts say could result in a “significant increase” in the number of claims brought by people suffering with the syndrome.’
Daily Telegraph, 20th June 2022
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
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