‘The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) is “not sufficiently transparent” in explaining its decisions at board level, the Legal Services Board (LSB) has said.’
Legal Futures, 15th January 2019
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘The judgment of the English Court of Appeal in Uber B.V. & others v Aslam & others (Case No: A2/2017/3467; 19 December 2018) has been hailed as a victory for workers. Uber’s business model, in common with many digital platforms, depends on classifying its drivers as independent contractors, who do not enjoy the rights of “employees” or “workers”. In essence, the majority of the Court endorsed the finding of the Employment Tribunal (ET) that these contractual provisions “do not correspond with the practical reality” and that the notion of Uber in London as “a mosaic of 30,000 small businesses linked by a common ‘platform’ is to our minds faintly ridiculous.”’
Oxford Human Rights Hub, 14th January 2019
Source: ohrh.law.ox.ac.uk
‘It was wrong to punish a litigant in person who used an unregulated business to serve a claim, even though this was the unlawful conduct of litigation, the Court of Appeal has ruled.’
Legal Futures, 16th January 2019
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘A woman who launched a campaign against upskirting after being targeted at a festival 18 months ago has said “we did it!” after legislation was passed to make it a crime in England and Wales.’
BBC News, 15th January 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A woman who stabbed her partner after he urinated in their conservatory has been found guilty of manslaughter.’
BBC News, 15th January 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The City watchdog is considering fresh guidelines around the sale of private polling data to hedge funds looking to profit from major political events such as Brexit.’
The Guardian, 15th January 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A woman who crippled her boyfriend in a hit-and-run crash after finding out he was a convicted rapist with a long-term lover has been spared jail.’
BBC News, 15th January 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The local government ombudsman has reprimanded a local authority over its provision for children with special educational needs after upholding 11 complaints against the council over the last two years.’
The Guardian, 16th January 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
The Horizon 2020 Framework Programme for Research and Innovation (EU Exit) Regulations 2019
The Universal Credit (Transitional Provisions) (SDP Gateway) Amendment Regulations 2019
The Sanctions (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019
The Excise Duties (Miscellaneous Amendments) (EU Exit) (No. 2) Regulations 2019
The Excise Duties (Miscellaneous Amendments) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019
The Excise Goods (Holding, Movement and Duty Point) (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019
Source: www.legislation.gov.uk
Supreme Court
High Court (Administrative Court)
Nazeer v Solicitors Regulation Authority [2019] EWHC 37 (Admin) (14 January 2019)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Coats UK Pension Scheme Trustees Ltd v Styles & Ors [2019] EWHC 35 (Ch) (14 January 2019)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Carruthers v Associated Newspapers Ltd [2019] EWHC 33 (QB) (14 January 2019)
Source: www.bailii.org
‘The Court of Appeal has granted permission to appeal to claimants who unsuccessfully challenged Ealing Council’s decision to introduce – through a public spaces protection order – a “safe zone” outside an abortion clinic.’
Local Government Lawyer, 14th January 2019
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘A gardener and handyman has been sentenced to 20 months in jail, suspended for two years, after he defrauded a vulnerable elderly resident out of more than £6,000.’
Local Government Lawyer, 14th January 2018
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘When we explain the potential stages of private children proceedings to concerned parents, some roll their eyes, sigh, cry and ultimately get frustrated at not only the length of the process and the costs, but also the fact that because the child says he does not want to see one parent, the proceedings don’t come to an automatic halt, according to Rebecca Ranson, solicitor at Maquire Family Law.’
Family Law, 15th January 2019
Source: www.familylaw.co.uk
‘In this post Russell Sandberg, Professor of Law at Cardiff University, questions the current proposal for celebrants to face criminal penalties if they fail to ensure the marriage is also civilly registered. He argues that this will not cure concerns about unregistered religious marriages but rather underlines the need for comprehensive reform.’
Family Law, 15th January 2019
Source: www.familylaw.co.uk
‘The new Investigatory Powers Tribunal Rules 2018 came into force on 31 December 2018, revoking the 2000 rules: See here. The 2018 rules apply to all section 7 Human Rights Act 1998 proceedings before the Tribunal and all covert investigatory powers complaints under section 65 of the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000, including those which were made before the new rules came into force.’
UK Police Law Blog, 14th January 2019
Source: ukpolicelawblog.com
‘A couple of recent Upper Tribunal cases have been handed down on the section 35(1) FOIA exemption for the formulation or development of government policy and for Ministerial communications. Both concern documents produced at the highest levels of Government. Both nudge the jurisprudence on a little bit, and both are worth being aware of for those concerned.’
Panoptiocn, 14th January 2018
Source: panopticonblog.com
‘A recent High Court case demonstrates that companies will usually need to carry out their own internal investigations before being able to successfully obtain certain court orders in cases of suspected employee fraud, an expert has said.’
OUT-LAW.com, 14th January 2019
Source: www.out-law.com
‘Businesses should note changes made to UK trade mark laws that came into effect on Monday, an expert has said.’
OUT-LAW.com, 14th January 2019
Source: www.out-law.com
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