A “fanatical” neo-Nazi who called for a race war has been jailed for three years for belonging to the banned far-right group National Action.
BBC News, 19th July 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Thousands of victims of crime currently denied the right to appeal “soft” sentences should be allowed to do so, says the victims’ commissioner, as she today calls for a shake-up of the law.’
Daily Telegraph, 20th July 2019
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Brexit activist Darren Grimes has won an appeal against a £20,000 fine imposed by the Electoral Commission for his activity during the 2016 Brexit referendum.’
Daily Telegraph, 19th July 2019
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Companies could be forced to compensate workers on zero-hours or flexible contracts for cancelled shifts, under government proposals.’
The Guardian, 19th July 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Thousands of knives and sharp objects are being confiscated annually at London family courts, with campaigners saying it showed how “desensitised” some people were to carrying weapons.’
BBC News, 20th July 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A 10-year “qualified statute of limitations” should be introduced to protect veterans and serving armed forces personnel from reinvestigation for alleged crimes, MPs have said.’
The Guardian, 22nd July 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The government has pledged to change the law to ensure that employees signing non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) receive independent legal advice.’
Legal Futures, 22nd July 2019
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
Body-worn cameras are to be compulsory for bailiffs under government plans to improve the treatment of people in debt.
BBC News, 22nd July 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Campaigners have welcomed government plans to open up its rogue landlord database to prospective tenants, as part of proposals to give greater protection to renters.’
The Guardian, 21st July 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A lodger who raped and murdered a 13-year-old girl to stop her exposing him as an abuser has been jailed for life.’
BBC News, 19th July 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Businesses using technology protected by standard-essential patents (SEPs) can elect not to take global licensing terms offered by patent holders at any stage, a London court has confirmed.’
OUT-LAW.com, 19th July 2019
Source: www.pinsentmasons.com
‘The question of just how wide a party wall surveyor’s jurisdiction is to award compensation to an adjoining owner (under section 7(2) of the Party Wall Act 1996) has been the subject of a considerable amount of debate among party wall surveyors, so every opportunity for judicial scrutiny and clarification should be welcomed. Therefore, the slightly unusual circumstances that unfolded in the 2012 unreported case of Davis v Trustees of 2 Mulberry Walk provides us with some useful guidance in relation to the operation of section 7(2).’
Practical Law: Construction Blog, 17th July 2019
‘Yesterday’s Court of Appeal decision on proportionality and the recovery of after-the-event (ATE) insurance premiums was “a triumph for access to justice”, according to the insurer whose policy was under scrutiny.’
Litigation Futures, 18th July 2019
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
‘The competition regulator has warned Viagogo that contempt of court proceedings against it will continue, despite a legal ruling that the controversial ticket resale company has hailed as a victory.’
The Guardian, 18th July 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A farmer who busted a 23ft hole in a world-famous Welsh monument and then tried to blame his sheep, has been ordered to pay more than £2,000.’
Daily Telegraph, 18th July 2019
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Violence has risen by 20 per cent in a year as the number of crimes solved plummeted by 40,000, new figures show amid warnings of a deepening “crisis” in the justice system.’
The Independent, 18th July 2019
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Police forces must stop using facial recognition technology until a legal framework for its use is set up, MPs have said.’
The Independent, 19th July 2019
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A “violent sexual predator” who killed a 13-year-old girl in a bid to silence her is to be sentenced on Friday for her rape and murder. His arrest sparked one of the UK’s biggest evidence searches and a trawl of thousands of hours of CCTV footage. But a Facebook password proved to be his ultimate undoing.’
BBC News, 19th July 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Relatives who “iron” a young girl’s chest with a hot stone or other objects to delay breast formation could face up to 10 years in prison, under new guidance published by the Crown Prosecution Service.’
The Guardian, 19th July 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The treatment of ouster clauses in R (Privacy International) v Investigatory Powers Tribunal has been said to violate parliamentary sovereignty. This post disagrees. That assertion, it argues, misapprehends the rule of law as founded upon the sovereignty of “Parliament” by “the High Court of Parlyament” as recognised in the Crown and Parliament Recognition Act 1689. The separation of the supreme court from the legislature in O’Connell v R, and the creation of the Supreme Court by the Constitutional Reform Act 2005, undo neither the parliamentary character of the Court nor its participation in the sovereignty of Parliament. This view supports the dicta of Lord Carnwath in Privacy International, with whom Lady Hale and Lord Kerr agreed, that courts may refuse to recognise or enforce ouster clauses.’
UK Constitutional Law Association, 18th July 2019
Source: ukconstitutionallaw.org
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