‘Websites have been banned from holding ‘fake countdown sales’ by the Advertising Standards Authority amid fears the ‘psychological tool’ is fuelling fast fashion.’
Daily Telegraph, 5th December 2018
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Southwark Council and the City of London Corporation have lost a Supreme Court case with Transport for London over the vesting of highways.’
Local Government Lawyer, 5th December 2018
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘Emma-Louise Fenelon talks with 1 Crown Office Row’s Suzanne Lambert about a recent High Court decision – YAH v Medway NHS Foundation Trust which addressed the issue of claims brought as a result of psychiatric harm arising out of childbirth.’
Law Pod UK, 3rd December 2018
Source: audioboom.com
‘A detective is suing his own police force claiming that it ignored allegations that he was a victim of domestic abuse because he is a man.’
Daily Telegraph, 5th December 2018
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Former magistrate Richard Page has been granted permission to take his case against the Lord Chancellor and Lord Chief Justice to the Employment Appeal Tribunal. Page is accusing the most senior judges in England and Wales of victimising him for his view that children do best when raised by both a mother and a father.’
Family Law, 5th December 2018
Source: www.familylaw.co.uk
‘A rogue landlord who illegally carved up family homes to create cramped bedsits and charged tenants hundreds of pounds a month is facing prison unless he pays what is believed to be a record £1.5m penalty for breaking planning laws.’
The Guardian, 5th December 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The Civil Justice Council (CJC) has called for a ‘notice to mediate’ system used in Canada to be considered as the first step towards a more “automatic” system of alternative dispute resolution (ADR).’
Litigation Futures, 5th December 2018
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
‘The wording of the pension scheme rules prevents BT from changing the rate of inflation it uses to uprate benefits payable under one of the strands of its pension scheme, the Court of Appeal has confirmed.’
OUT-LAW.com, 5th December 2018
Source: www.out-law.com
‘Britain’s biggest gambling companies have voluntarily agreed to a “whistle-to-whistle” television advertising ban.’
BBC News, 6th December 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Deliveroo riders have lost a high court battle to gain union recognition, in a blow to gig economy campaigners.’
The Guardian, 5th December 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Legal advice on the Brexit deal, published reluctantly after MPs found the government in contempt of parliament, warns the terms of the Irish backstop could trap the UK in “protracted and repeated rounds of negotiations” in the years ahead.’
The Guardian, 5th December 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘One way of viewing the current legal services market is that the legal profession is locked in a race to the death with non-qualified providers, tempted by the lucrative chunk of legal work that is not reserved to qualified lawyers and which forms a big part of their income.’
Legal Futures, 5th December 2018
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘A former headteacher has been fined for unlawfully obtaining school children’s personal data from previous schools where he worked.’
Local Government Lawyer, 5th December 2018
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘Ministers are halting a “gold-plated” visa scheme offering foreign investors a fast-track to settling in the UK, as part of a crackdown on financial crime.’
BBC News, 5th December 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Automated data analysis has changed how scientists think about health research, and is helping uncover inefficiencies in transport systems. Now it’s making waves in the legal sector.’
The Guardian, 30th November 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
The Deposit Guarantee Scheme and Miscellaneous Provisions (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018
The Offshore Installations (Safety Zones) (No. 2) Order 2018
The Child Support (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2018
The Electronic Monitoring (Responsible Persons) (Amendment) Order 2018
The Accreditation of Forensic Service Providers Regulations 2018
The Branded Health Service Medicines (Costs) (Amendment) Regulations 2018
The Local Government Finance Act 1988 (Non-Domestic Rating Multipliers) (England) Order 2018
The Securitisation Regulations 2018
The Whole of Government Accounts (Designation of Bodies) Order 2018
The Quality Schemes (Agricultural Products and Foodstuffs) Regulations 2018
The Bank of England (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018
The European Network of Employment Services (EU Exit) Regulations 2018
Source: www.legislation.gov.uk
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
High Court (Administrative Court)
Nabili v General Medical Council [2018] EWHC 3331 (Admin) (04 December 2018)
High Court (Chancery Division)
PJSC Commercial Bank Privatbank v Kolomoisky & Ors [2018] EWHC 3308 (Ch) (04 December 2018)
High Court (Commercial Court)
Source: www.bailii.org
‘Figures for the first two-and-a-half years of a new law on coercive and controlling behaviour show the majority of cases were dropped without a charge.’
BBC News, 4th December 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The gender pay gap (GPG) is not just a UK-centric issue, and understanding the international picture is becoming essential for multinational employers.’
OUT-LAW.com, 5th December 2018
Source: www.out-law.com
‘BT has lost a legal bid to make changes to its pension scheme that unions claim would have transferred an estimated £2bn of wealth from scheme members to shareholders.’
The Guardian, 4th December 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
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