‘A High Court judge has rejected claims that Hackney Council’s policies on Special Educational Needs and Disability, including a reduction in its expenditure on SEND, were unlawful.’
Local Government Lawyer, 12th April 2019
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘The Ministry for Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) is to publish new guidance to improve how councils recover unpaid council tax and end their use of “aggressive enforcement tactics”.’
Local Government Lawyer, 12th April 2019
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘Not a single rogue landlord has been issued with one of the government’s new banning orders, a year after the key new power in the battle to root out the country’s worst rental property owners was launched.’
The Guardian, 15th April 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A UK-based TV station has been fined £75,000 by Ofcom after broadcasting hate speech about the Ahmadi community, amid growing fears that the religious group is facing persecution.’
The Guardian, 15th April 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The jury has been discharged in the trial of a British man who allegedly travelled to Syria to fight against the Islamic State group.’
BBC News, 15th April 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A judge has delayed sentencing a teenage student who was convicted of plotting a terror attack, because of “deep concerns” over a report prepared by an inexperienced probation worker.’
The Guardian, 15th April 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The disclosure pilot applies to all Business and Property Courts proceedings, including cases where a disclosure order was made before 1 January 2019, the Chancellor of the High Court has ruled. Sir Geoffrey Vos said the newly published White Book was wrong on this point.’
Litigation Futures, 15th April 2019
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
‘A Home Office minister has apologised to a couple wrongly accused of entering a sham marriage, amid condemnation by politicians and human rights campaigners over the treatment of genuine couples.’
The Guardian, 15th April 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A solicitor who recklessly facilitated a “dubious transaction” involving an Islamic community centre has been fined £20,000 and given a suspended suspension.’
Legal Futures, 15th April 2019
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘Whenever employees are transferred from one employer to another, the Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) (TUPE) Regulations 2006 (SI 2006/246) are the practitioner’s first port of call. However, not all cases of transfer of employment involve a TUPE transfer.’
New Law Journal, 11th April 2019
Source: www.newlawjournal.co.uk
‘A professional cricketer, who had sex with a sleeping woman as part of a WhatsApp sexual conquest game, has been found guilty of rape following a retrial.’
Daily Telegraph, 12th April 2019
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Legal aid has been granted for Shamima Begum – who joined the Islamic State group aged 15 – to fight the decision to revoke her UK citizenship.’
BBC News, 15th April 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A dishonest “ambulance-chasing” solicitor who overcharged the NHS while pursuing clinical negligence cases has been struck off after a judge ruled that fining him £30,000 was too lenient.’
Daily Telegraph, 13th April 2019
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘A raft of new measures mean people can be jailed for viewing terrorist propaganda online, entering “designated areas” abroad and making “reckless expressions” of support for proscribed groups.’
The Independent, 13th April 2019
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A corrupt immigration officer has been jailed for attempting to extort money from an Indian national who was due to be removed from the UK.’
The Independent, 12th April 2019
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Fifteen LGBT Syrian refugees are launching a legal challenge on Monday against the Home Office claiming they have been abandoned to a life of danger in Turkey, despite promises to bring them speedily to safety in the UK.’
The Guardian, 15th April 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Private landlords will no longer be able to evict tenants at short notice without good reason under new plans.’
BBC News, 15th April 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The tech industry may rail against the DCMS’s document but it’s high time they were brought to book.’
The Guardian, 14th April 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
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