‘The legal profession is “making progress” towards more equitable gender representation at a senior level, but there is plenty of scope for improvement, new research has found.’
Legal Futures, 10th March 2022
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘The High Court has dealt a blow to the claimant in a high-profile privacy claim against social media platform TikTok after refusing an extension of time for service.
In SMO (A Child) v Tiktok Inc & Ors Mr Justice Nicklin said that the “inescapable reality” of why the claimant needed an extension was that she had waited until the last minute to meet key deadlines.’
Law Society's Gazette, 9th March 2022
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘Around three million now-dead people can continue to be part of a mammoth group action against Mastercard after the Competition Appeal Tribunal today ruled that anyone living in the UK when the claim form was filed should be part of the class.’
Law Society's Gazette, 9th March 2022
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘Kathleen Walsham is suing funeral giant Dignity for psychological personal injury after she claims she was told in 2016 that her husband’s remains had been buried 10 miles away in Essex.’
The Independent, 9th March 2022
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Andy Burnham’s decision to reform bus services to bring them under public control in Greater Manchester was not unlawful, a High Court judge has found in a ruling against two bus companies.’
The Independent, 9th March 2022
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘The Catholic church has banned a visit to a London school by a gay author and removed a number of governors who supported the event, in a move that has drawn comparisons to the notorious 1980s section 28 ban on “promoting homosexuality”.’
The Guardian, 9th March 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A landowner is facing legal action for what environmental regulators say is the decimation of a protected river.’
The Guardian, 9th March 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Many women arrive in the UK in a happy relationship and the legal right to live with their partner. But some of those relationships break down and turn into a life of physical and sexual abuse. For those with an insecure immigration status, it can be difficult to escape, with very few legal rights and limited access to help. One charity is calling for better support for these “forgotten” victims of domestic abuse.’
BBC News, 10th March 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘This was the issue in the landmark human rights case, Re S [2004] UKHL 47, in which Lord Steyn formulated the test in balancing privacy interests under Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights with freedom of expression interests under Article 10. Lord Steyn’s formula is relied on (or should be) every time the media argue that it’s in the public interest to breach someone’s Article 8 rights. Likewise, every time an individual argues their privacy rights outweigh freedom of expression, we go to Re S.’
Transparency Project, 8th March 2022
Source: www.transparencyproject.org.uk
‘The UK faces making a potentially hefty payment to the EU after its top court ruled it did too little to prevent fraud on imports of Chinese clothing.’
BBC News, 8th March 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The UK government has introduced new regulations which for the first time clearly define ‘enclosed spaces’ aboard merchant shipping and fishing vessels, and set out safety rules governing those spaces.’
OUT-LAW.com, 8th March 2022
Source: www.pinsentmasons.com
‘A mother has won a legal battle to ensure her teenage son has the right to a potentially life-saving transplant.’
BBC News, 8th March 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Senior NHS officials accused of accepting £70,000 in bribes have been acquitted after their trial collapsed.’
Daily Telegraph, 9th March 2022
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Of the 5,408 unique judgments given by the Administrative Court from 1 January 2015 to 31 December 2020, only 55% (3,001) are available to the public on BAILII, research has suggested.’
Local Government Lawyer, 8th March 2022
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘MPs today slated the Ministry of Justice’s (MoJ) “meagre ambition” to reduce the Crown Court case backlog and warned that efforts to recruit judges will ignore the need to improve diversity.’
Legal Futures, 9th March 2022
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘Measures to protect people from internet scams will now be included in proposed online safety laws, the government has said.’
The Guardian, 8th March 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘On 29 March 2022 at 2300 GMT, the route for British Citizens to make applications under the EU Settlement Scheme for family permits for their family members to return with or join them in the UK will close.’
EIN Blog, 7th March 2022
Source: www.ein.org.uk
‘A BBC News programme has been found to have breached “broadcast standards” due to it featuring an inaccurate statement which was not acknowledged or corrected on air, Ofcom has said.’
The Independent, 7th March 2022
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A High Court master has revoked permission for the claimants in a group action to rely on an expert’s evidence because of “serious transgressions” by him and the group’s solicitors.’
Legal Futures, 8th March 2022
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
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