Cardiff taxi driver jailed for 11 years for raping passenger – BBC News
‘A taxi driver who raped a women he drove home after demanding to use her toilet has been jailed for 11 years.’
BBC News, 15th June 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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Home Office admits asylum plans in doubt – BBC News
‘Plans to improve the asylum system are “in doubt” unless the Home Office takes urgent action, the department has told the government’s spending watchdog.’
BBC News, 16th June 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Court issues mandatory order directing council to secure accommodation for family with severely disabled child within two months – Local Government Lawyer
‘The London Borough of Harrow left a family in unsuitable temporary accommodation, which “did not meet the needs of the claimant’s severely disabled daughter”, for almost a year, a court has found.’
Local Government Lawyer, 14th June 2023
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Is it time to decriminalise abortion in the UK? – The Guardian
‘After a distressing and controversial case in which a woman was jailed after taking abortion pills after the UK time limit, is it time to change the law?’
The Guardian, 15th June 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
Regulator criticises two supermarket giants over unlawful anti-competitive land agreements – Local Government Lawyer
‘The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has secured agreements from Sainsbury’s and Asda to stop using unlawful anti-competitive land agreements that prevent competitors from establishing stores near to their own supermarkets.’
Local Government Lawyer, 14th June 2023
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Newhaven: Man in court charged with married couple’s murder – BBC News
‘A man has appeared at crown court charged with the murder of a married couple in East Sussex.’
BBC News, 14th June 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Gambler who took his own life made up to 100 bets a day, coroner told – The Guardian
‘A gambler was making as many as 100 bets a day online and had previously accumulated £18,000 in debts before he took his own life, the first inquest of its kind has heard.’
The Guardian, 14th June 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
Role of Lord Chancellor “at risk of being downgraded” – Legal Futures
‘The role of Lord Chancellor is “at risk of being downgraded” because the operation of the courts is now “only a very small part” of what the office-holder does, the Lord Chief Justice (LCJ) has warned.’
Legal Futures, 15th June 2023
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
New Judgment: JTI POLSKA Sp. Z o.o. and others v Jakubowski and others [2023] UKSC 19 – UKSC Blog
‘The appellants are road hauliers based in Poland. The respondents are part of a group of companies that buy and sell tobacco products internationally. The respondents contracted the appellants to transport a consignment of cigarettes from Poland to England. The road carriage was undertaken subject to the Convention on the Contract for the International Carriage of Goods by Road 1956 (the “CMR”), an international treaty which widely governs international transport by road and has the force of law in the UK under domestic legislation. Under a European excise duty suspension arrangement, excise duty on the cigarettes was suspended until such time as the consignment was released for commercial consumption, or was deemed to have been released for commercial consumption, as in the case of non-delivery or partial delivery due to theft.’
UKSC Blog, 14th June 2023
Source: ukscblog.com
Advances in synthetic embryos leave legislators needing to catch up – The Guardian
‘Synthetic embryos sit at a unique juxtaposition: scientifically fascinating, ethically challenging and, for the most part, entirely unregulated by current legislation. The latest work by Prof Magdalena Żernicka-Goetz’s team brings these issues into stark relief and show that developments in this field are happening so quickly that the science is rapidly outpacing the law.’
The Guardian, 14th June 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
Three-year ban for fan who mocked Hillsborough disaster – BBC News
‘A football fan has been banned from attending football matches for three years after being found guilty of mocking the Hillsborough disaster.’
BBC News, 13th June 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
A return to unmarked graves? – Law & Religion UK
‘The recent judgment Re Streatham Cemetery [2023] ECC Swk 3 concerns cemetery development. Opened more than one hundred years ago, there is now very little room in Streatham Cemetery for further burials. A Petition by the Bereavement Services Manager of Lambeth LBC[1] sought permission to re-use land within two areas of the cemetery through the operation of “lifting and deepening” of existing interments, thereby creating new burial space. The observations of Petchey Ch., (above and at [16]), indicate some of the issues to be addressed on the growing shortage of burial space.’
Law & Religion UK, 14th June 2023
Source: lawandreligionuk.com
Anglian Water ad banned by regulator over pollution record – The Guardian
‘An ad campaign by Anglian Water extolling how it cleans water by creating wildlife-friendly wetlands has been banned for not telling consumers about its history of releasing sewage into the environment.’
The Guardian, 13th June 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
NFTs: Blockchain technology and the legal framework – Law Pod UK
‘Robert Kellar KC in conversation with Victoria Waters, library learning advisor at the Bristol campus of the University of Law.’
Law Pod UK, 12th June 2023
Source: audioboom.com
Women to get gay-conviction pardons for first time – BBC News
‘Women convicted of offences related to being gay can apply to have their convictions removed, under an expansion of the government’s pardon scheme.’
BBC News, 13th June 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Supreme Court to hear case on environmental impact assessments and downstream greenhouse gas emissions next week – Local Government Lawyer
‘The Supreme Court will next week (21-22 June) hear a case brought against Surrey County Council over whether the local authority acted unlawfully by not requiring an impact assessment of a proposed oil well’s impact on downstream greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions before granting planning permission.’
Local Government Lawyer, 13th June 2023
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Rapist who targeted unconscious man in Warminster jailed – BBC News
‘A rapist who attacked a man on a night out has been jailed for six years.’
BBC News, 13th June 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Activists who blocked road to stop UK deportation flight to Jamaica acquitted – The Guardian
‘Three activists who lay on a road outside an immigration detention centre to prevent people being put on a Home Office deportation flight to Jamaica have been cleared by a jury of charges of causing a public nuisance.’
The Guardian, 13th June 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
