‘A father and son who repeatedly ran over a man in front of witnesses in a car park have received life sentences for his murder.’
BBC News, 18th April 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A teacher who was assaulted by a student has been awarded £850,000 in compensation following a personal injury claim, his union has reported.’
Local Government Lawyer, 19th April 2022
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘The criminal damage trial of the co-founder of Extinction Rebellion has been delayed pending a High Court judgment over the toppling of Edward Colston’s statue in Bristol.’
The Independent, 19th April 2022
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Adverts by a takeaway firm featuring Madeleine McCann were likely to cause distress and offence, the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has ruled.’
BBC News, 20th April 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A judicial review of a Magistrates Court decision on costs in a section 82 Environmental Protection Act 1990 prosecution.’
Nearly Legal, 18th April 2022
Source: nearlylegal.co.uk
‘Challenging inaccurate decisions of public authorities which fundamentally impact the life of the British public, could soon be harder. The UK government plans to replace the Human Rights Act 1998 with a Modern Bill of Rights. Its package of law reform proposals will make it very hard, and in some cases impossible, for individuals to challenge decisions produced by the operation of artificial intelligence decision-making processes in court. While individuals who experience discrimination in their daily lives will be particularly affected, all individuals will face barriers to accessing justice. This development is important in light of the fact that the UK government formulated a strategic priority in 2017 to create conditions for the growth of the artificial intelligence industry in the United Kingdom. As a follow up the UK government set up the Government Digital Service and the Office for Artificial Intelligence in 2019 in order to inform public authorities about how they can embed artificial intelligence technology into the provision of public services. This suggests that public authorities will make increasing reliance on the employment of artificial intelligence decision-making processes. The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is already using artificial intelligence technology to detect which individuals are fraudulently claiming benefits.’
UK Constitutional Law Association, 19th April 2022
Source: ukconstitutionallaw.org
‘UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced on April 14 2022 that Britain would relocate some asylum seekers arriving in the UK to Rwanda. The plan was condemned by the opposition as well as human rights groups such as Amnesty International. The UK has settled on Rwanda after earlier reports that it had been considering Albania and Ghana. In the light of the latest developments, Cristiano d’Orsi, an expert on the law and asylum seekers, provides insights into why Rwanda.’
EIN Blog, 14th April 2022
Source: www.ein.org.uk
‘With prosecutions at an all-time low, some women are turning to civil courts – but the process can be difficult and expensive.’
The Guardian, 19th April 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
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‘A serial litigant who has “repeatedly advanced baseless allegations of dishonesty and bad faith” in a litany of claims has been banned from bringing claims in the High Court for two years.’
Law Society's Gazette, 13th April 2022
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘Stephanie Hawthorn, Abigail Pearse and Victoria Potts, associates, and Holly Morrison-Carter, trainee, at Mills & Reeve LLP consider the most important news and case law relating to financial remedies and divorce during March 2022.’
Family Law Week, 13th April 2022
Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk
‘Family separation cases should “operate in a transactional way, as with conveyancing, rather than under the banner of litigation”, the chair of the Family Solutions Group has argued.’
Legal futures, 14th April 2022
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘From today, those found in unlawful possession of these drugs face sentences of up to five years behind bars.’
Home Office, 13th April 2022
Source: www.gov.uk
‘No-one will be prosecuted over the leaking of CCTV footage that showed former health secretary Matt Hancock kissing his aide while coronavirus social distancing guidelines were in place.’
The Independent, 13th April 2022
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Ali Harbi Ali, 26, was handed a whole-life tariff by Mr Justice Sweeney after being convicted on Monday of murdering the MP and of planning terrorist attacks on other MPs, including the cabinet minister Michael Gove, for two years before he killed Amess.’
The Guardian, 13th April 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘An artist who wanted around £30 million damages after suffering a serious head injury when he was hit by a stolen motorcycle more than six years ago has been awarded about £3 million by a High Court judge.’
The Independent, 14th April 2022
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A London teacher has been awarded £850,000 in compensation after being punched in the face and kicked during a science lesson by a pupil with a history of violence towards other children and teachers.’
The Guardian, 14th April 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
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