Category: news

Working on the Sabbath: City of Oxford Bus Services Ltd v Harvey – Law & Religion UK

Posted March 20th, 2019 in employment, employment tribunals, equality, news, religious discrimination, working time by sally

‘In The City of Oxford Bus Services Ltd (t/a Oxford Bus Company) v Harvey [2018] UKEAT 0171 18 2112, the Company employed Mr Harvey, a Seventh Day Adventist, as a bus driver. Drivers were required to work on five out of seven days each week, including on Fridays and Saturdays but Mr Harvey, as an Adventist, was obliged to respect the Sabbath by not working between sunset on a Friday and sunset on a Saturday.’

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Law & Religion UK, 18th March 2019

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UK modern slavery cases involving children doubles – The Guardian

Posted March 20th, 2019 in children, drug trafficking, forced labour, news, statistics by sally

‘A steep rise in the number of vulnerable children being lured into dealing drugs as part of the so-called county lines crisis has led to a doubling of modern slavery cases involving UK minors in Britain.’

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The Guardian, 20th March 2019

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New evidence allows second valuation of works in adjudication dispute – OUT-LAW.com

Posted March 20th, 2019 in construction industry, contracts, jurisdiction, news, valuation by sally

‘A contractor has won a case in England over payment for work which was valued at nil by an adjudicator, after bringing new evidence to a later adjudication which the High Court said that the second adjudicator had jurisdiction to consider.’

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OUT-LAW.com, 19th March 2019

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Let robots own property, Supreme Court justice suggests – Legal Futures

Posted March 20th, 2019 in artificial intelligence, judges, news by sally

‘Computers using artificial intelligence (AI) could be given separate legal personalities enabling them to own property, a Supreme Court justice has suggested.’

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Legal Futures, 19th March 2019

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Revenge porn threats should be made illegal, review suggests, after Alice Ruggles murder – Daily Telegraph

Posted March 20th, 2019 in armed forces, domestic violence, murder, news, police, pornography, stalking by sally

‘Revenge porn threats should be made illegal after the murder of Alice Ruggles, a domestic homicide review has recommended.’

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Daily Telegraph, 19th March 2019

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Susskind: Lawyers wrong to think technology cannot replace them – Legal Futures

Posted March 20th, 2019 in artificial intelligence, legal profession, legal services, news by sally

‘Lawyers are wrong to think that there are tasks beyond technology that only they can carry out, Professor Richard Susskind has warned.’

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Legal Futures, 20th March 2019

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Brexit food stockpiling loan ad banned – BBC News

Posted March 20th, 2019 in advertising, brexit, complaints, food, news by sally

‘A financial services company has been ordered not to reuse an advert in which it tried to persuade people to take out a loan, in case they wanted to stockpile food because of Brexit.’

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BBC News, 20th March 2019

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Home Office apologises for failings that led to detention centre death – The Guardian

Posted March 20th, 2019 in death in custody, detention, immigration, news by sally

‘A senior Home Office official has repeatedly apologised for shortcomings that led to the killing of a “gentle and polite” man in immigration detention, at an inquest into his death.’

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The Guardian, 19th March 2019

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LGA warns on funding as modern slavery referrals made by councils rise tenfold in five years – Local Government Lawyer

Posted March 19th, 2019 in drug trafficking, forced labour, local government, news, pilot schemes, statistics, trafficking in human beings, victims by sally

‘The number of referrals of potential victims of modern slavery made by councils has soared tenfold in five years, the Local Government Association has warned.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 18th March 2019

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The end of the line for Kennedy v Charity Commission – Panopticon

Posted March 19th, 2019 in appeals, charities, Charity Commission, disclosure, freedom of information, human rights, judicial review, news, Supreme Court by sally

‘The background, as you may recall, is that Mr Kennedy, a Times journalist, was trying to get information out of the Charity Commission in connection with the ‘Mariam Appeal’, a fund set up by George Galloway MP for the purposes of supporting Iraqi children suffering from leukaemia. Mr Kennedy wanted to get hold of the information in connection with an investigation he was conducting into whether monies collected under the name of Mariam’s Appeal had been misused. Mr Kennedy made a FOIA request to the Charity Commission, which had conducted an investigation into Mariam’s Appeal. Mr Kennedy’s request was refused on the basis that the information requested fell within the scope of s. 32 FOIA (absolute exemption concerning court records).’

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Panopticon, 18th March 2019

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Nurse jailed for injecting husband with insulin could have murder conviction quashed, court hears – Daily Telegraph

Posted March 19th, 2019 in appeals, Criminal Cases Review Commission, evidence, families, miscarriage of justice, murder, news, nurses, statistics by sally

‘A nurse who spent 15 years in prison for murdering her disabled husband by injecting him with insulin could have her conviction quashed in the wake of new medical evidence.’

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Daily Telegraph, 18th March 2019

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GDPR: ‘e-Privacy’ breaches can be factored into fines – OUT-LAW.com

Posted March 19th, 2019 in data protection, EC law, electronic mail, fines, news, privacy by sally

‘Businesses face higher fines if their processing of personal data is found to breach both the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and EU ‘e-Privacy’ rules, according to a new opinion issued by the European Data Protection Board (EDPB).’

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OUT-LAW.com, 18th March 2019

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The Human Rights Of Thousands Of Children Are At Risk After Brexit – Rights Info

Posted March 19th, 2019 in brexit, children, documents, human rights, immigration, news, statistics by sally

‘Legal experts and child rights organisations have expressed grave concerns that thousands of children of EU nationals may become undocumented immigrants following Brexit.’

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Rights Info, 19th March 2019

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Paedophiles caught by vigilantes face tougher charges – Daily Telegraph

Posted March 19th, 2019 in child abuse, children, deceit, internet, news, prosecutions, sexual grooming, sexual offences, victims by sally

‘Paedophiles caught in undercover stings by vigilantes are to face tougher charges under new rules being introduced by prosecutors.’

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Daily Telegraph, 18th March 2019

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Woman jailed for drowning three-year-old daughter in bath – The Guardian

Posted March 19th, 2019 in causing death of children or vulnerable adults, children, families, murder, news, sentencing by sally

‘A woman who drowned her three-year-old daughter in the bath to prevent her estranged husband from having contact with the girl has been jailed for a minimum of 18 years.’

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The Guardian, 18th March 2019

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Bike gang sentenced for Birmingham and Solihull rampage – BBC News

Posted March 19th, 2019 in gangs, motorcycles, news, nuisance, public order, road safety, road traffic offences, sentencing by sally

‘Nearly 30 men have been sentenced for their part in a bike gang’s five-hour rampage through Birmingham.’

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BBC News, 18th March 2019

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Barrister reprimanded and fined for “unwanted sexual conduct” – Legal Futures

Posted March 19th, 2019 in barristers, consent, disciplinary procedures, fines, harassment, news, sexual offences by sally

‘A senior male barrister found to have engaged in “unwanted sexual conduct” towards a woman has been reprimanded and fined £3,000 by a Bar disciplinary tribunal.’

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Legal Futures, 18th March 2019

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Do errant solicitors get a rougher ride than barristers at tribunal? – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted March 18th, 2019 in barristers, disciplinary procedures, news, solicitors, tribunals by sally

‘The SDT’s “highest of expectations” and the regulator’s desire for a ‘gold standard’ mean solicitors appear to be treated more harshly than barristers and other professionals in disciplinary cases.’

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Law Society's Gazette, 18th March 2019

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Children Private Law Update – March 2019 – Family Law Week

Posted March 18th, 2019 in appeals, contact orders, family courts, news, restraint orders by sally

‘Alex Verdan QC of 4 Paper Buildings reviews recent important judgments in private law children cases.’

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Family Law Week, 14th March 2019

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Tommy Robinson loses court case against police as judge says ‘Mr Lennon is not as well known as he might think’ – The Independent

Posted March 18th, 2019 in harassment, news, police by sally

‘Tommy Robinson has lost a court case in which he claimed he was a victim of police harassment when he was asked to leave a pub, with the judge telling him he is “not as well known as he or his supporters might think”.’

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The Independent, 16th March 2019

Source: www.independent.co.uk