‘Lady Hale discusses with Rosalind English the development of the right to privacy, reflects in her career in academia and the Law Commission, and ponders on the position of women in the legal profession today.’
Law Pod UK, 20th January 2025
Source: audioboom.com
‘This paper argues that solicitors are required to lawyer relationally when delivering independent legal advice (ILA) to (predominantly) women set to provide suretyship for their intimate partner’s debts. Case law tells us that women providing suretyship may be entering the transaction under the coercion of their partner. Coerced debt is a form of economic abuse, which in turn is a form of domestic abuse. ILA in this context therefore provides an important intervention to potentially assist victims of abuse before entering (potentially more) debt at the hands of their abuser. To make ILA purposeful, solicitors must prioritise relational values/dynamics such as consultation, care, judgement, and empowerment; the anti-thesis of market-exchange lawyering which is characterised by the values such as objectivity and detachment. Market-exchange lawyering is also associated with ethical apathy as lawyers prioritise their client’s means-ends above all else, therefore failing to consider the broader implications of those ends (in terms of their client’s best interests and/or the public interest). Drawing on interview data with 22 solicitors, it is demonstrated that most interviewees provide tick-box ILA prioritising completion. That is, most interviewees prioritised values of commerce over values of care when acting for women who may be experiencing economic abuse.’
Legal Ethics, 15th January 2025
Source: www.tandfonline.com
‘Birmingham city council has reached an agreement to settle historical equal pay claims that left the authority with liabilities estimated at £760m and pushed it into effective bankruptcy.’
The Guardian, 10th December 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Under new laws announced on Friday [6th December] judges will have to consider tougher jail terms for murderers who strangle their victims or whose action is connected to the end of a relationship.’
The Guardian, 6th December 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A transgender pool champion is taking legal action against one of the sport’s governing bodies in England after she was banned from playing in women’s tournaments.’
The Independent, 4th December 2024
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Increased use of artificial intelligence (AI) could “perpetuate or even amplify existing gender biases in the legal profession”, new research has warned.’
Legal Futures, 4th December 2024
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘Women are less likely than men to appeal their convictions because they fear “rocking the boat” and doing anything that could increase their sentence, the Criminal Cases Review Commission has revealed.’
Law Society's Gazette, 2nd December 2024
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘A female inmate remained handcuffed to a male prison officer while she had a mammogram, in an example of prisoners being denied their dignity while receiving NHS care, a watchdog has revealed.’
The Guardian, 28th November 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Judges at the Supreme Court are to consider how women are defined in law in a landmark case brought by Scottish campaigners. It is the culmination of a long-running legal dispute which started with a relatively niche piece of legislation at the Scottish Parliament, but which could have big UK-wide implications.’
BBC News, 25th November 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Sir Keir Starmer has pledged to make spiking a drink a specific criminal offence as he demanded joint action from police and hospitality chiefs to crack down on violence against women and girls (VAWG).’
The Independent, 25th November 2024
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Revenge porn should be made a statutory civil offence to allow victims redress without having to go through a “retraumatising” criminal trial, MPs have been told.’
The Independent, 13th November 2024
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Scores of taxi drivers have been able to obtain licenses despite having convictions for violent offences, a charity has found. Data obtained following a Freedom of Information (FOI) request reveals drivers with convictions, including for violent crimes like assault, battery and harassment, have still been given licences even though licensing authorities are aware of the offences they committed.’
The Independent, 5th November 2024
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A trainee police officer who joked about raping a colleague has been told he would have been sacked had he not already resigned.’
BBC News, 5th November 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Two mothers who had children as a result of rape or coercion by former partners have been given permission to take the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) to court for being denied exception to the two-child limit on universal credit.’
The Guardian, 4th November 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A bill which seeks to impose specific duties on employers to improve protections against violence and harassment, especially for women and girls, as part of their obligations to ensure workplace health safety and wellbeing is currently being considered by the UK parliament.’
OUT-LAW.com, 30th October 2024
Source: www.pinsentmasons.com%20
‘Begum, R (On the Application Of) v London Borough of Tower Hamlets (2024) EWHC 2279 (Admin) – Ms Begum had applied as homeless to Tower Hamlets in 2001. She was given temporary accommodation in a studio flat. 5 months later her first child was born. In June 2022, she complained about the suitability of the studio, which at that time was still s.188 accommodation. In October 2022, Tower Hamlets accepted the full duty. An internal memo recorded that Ms B had requested a transfer due to overcrowding. By March 2023, Ms B was pregnant with her second child, with a due date in September 2023. Between May and July 2023 there was correspondence between Ms B’s solicitors and Tower Hamlets on the suitability of the accommodation. The present claim was issued and interim relief ordered in August 2023. Three days later, Tower Hamlets made an offer of accommodation which Ms B accepted.’
Nearly Legal, 20th October 2024
Source: nearlylegal.co.uk
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