‘Two hundred women in the UK who claim they were left in pain after having a permanent contraception device fitted, can now take group legal action through the courts, against its manufacturer.’
BBC News, 5th September 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Women will still have the right to equal pay with men when an EU protection lapses at the end of this year, the government says.’
BBC News, 30th August 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Billboards showing a scantily clad model advertising her explicit social media accounts have been cleared by the regulator despite complaints.’
BBC News, 23rd August 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘In this two-part article, Maya Sikand KC, Tom Stoate, and Ruby Peacock, explore two difficult questions arising from the inquest into the “harrowing circumstances” of the death of a baby, Aisha Cleary, at HMP Bronzefield. This first part seeks to answer the question: should coroners have jurisdiction to investigate stillbirths?’
UK Human Rights Blog, 11th August 2023
Source: ukhumanrightsblog.com
‘Women have historically found it more difficult to qualify for refugee status than men. The 1951 Convention relating to the status of a refugee promises protection for refugees following the Second World War and Europe’s inadequate response to those fleeting Nazism. However, not everyone who is fleeing danger or violence qualifies as a refugee under this Convention.’
EIN Blog, 9th August 2023
Source: www.ein.org.uk
‘A fake taxi driver who kept condoms, latex gloves and Viagra in his car as he prowled the streets for vulnerable women has been jailed for 18 years, police said.’
The Independent, 25th July 2023
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A woman who was jailed for terminating her pregnancy after the legal time limit during lockdown will be released from prison and reunited with her children, after winning a court of appeal effort to reduce her sentence.’
The Guardian, 18th July 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Honour-based abuse should have a statutory definition in a similar way to domestic abuse, MPs said, as they warned it risks remaining a hidden crime without better victim support.’
The Independent, 19th July 2023
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘The Metropolitan police has started using counter-terrorism tactics to hunt down the worst male offenders targeting women. Scotland Yard said it will rank the worst male offenders and then “use the organised crime or terrorism approach” against those assessed to be the most harmful top 100.’
The Guardian, 18th July 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Employment law is one of the main areas where women face systemic barriers to seeking civil legal help and legal aid needs to be expanded as a result, a feminist think tank has urged.’
Legal Futures, 17th July 2023
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘Law firms have been urged to focus on what actually works when it comes to tackling gender inequality, after a survey found most female legal professionals believe measures adopted by their organisations to be ineffective.’
Law Society's Gazette, 14th July 2023
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘Vulnerable women in England and Wales, including survivors of domestic and sexual abuse, are being denied justice because of cuts to the civil legal aid budget, a thinktank has said.’
The Guardian, 13th July 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The future of litigation funding in divorce cases – which new figures from law firms show mainly benefits women – is in the balance as the Court of Appeal hears a crucial appeal.’
Legal Futures, 12th July 2023
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘From 1 October 2023, England and Wales will have its first female Lord Chief Justice (“LCJ”), with the recent news that His Majesty The King was “pleased to approve” Dame Sue Carr’s appointment to the office. Her appointment follows the announcement of the retirement of current Lord Chief Justice The Rt Hon. Lord Burnett at the end of September. In light of the news of change to England and Wales’ highest judicial office, questions will inevitably be asked about the role and its power within the judiciary and in the constitution as a whole. With this in mind, I want to make some initial observations about the role of the LCJ, noting that we may not necessarily understand the nature of LCJ power simply by reading relevant statutory provisions, since the power of the LCJ is partly a function of the role and partly of the character, personality and skills of the individual holding it. What this suggests is that the change in office-holder may prove to be more significant than it appears at first.’
UK Constitutional Law Association, 3rd July 2023
Source: ukconstitutionallaw.org
‘Dame Sue Carr has been picked as the next lord chief justice of England and Wales, HM Judiciary announced this afternoon. She will take up the post on 1 October following the retirement of The Rt Hon. the Lord Burnett of Maldon on 30 September. Carr will be the first woman in the post. It is understood that the other short-listed applicant was also a woman, Dame Victoria Sharp.’
Law Society's Gazette, 15th June 2023
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘Proposals to tackle sexual harassment in the street in England and Wales do not go far enough because the bar for offences has been set too high, charities have warned.’
The Guardian, 16th June 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘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
‘A man who manipulated three women into giving him a total of more than £200,000 has been sentenced to five years and four months in jail.’
BBC News, 8th June 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Wayne Couzens escaped being identified as a sex offender six years before he murdered Sarah Everard, despite police having the registration of a car he had allegedly used to flash passersby, as well as his name and address, an official report has revealed.’
The Guardian, 23rd May 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
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