‘The CJEU’s ruling in C-621/18 Wightman and others clarifying that Member States can unilaterally revoke the withdrawal notification of Article 50 (2) TEU, is bound to have repercussions; in the case of Brexit and beyond.’
UK Constitutional Law Association, 17th December 2018
Source: ukconstitutionallaw.org
‘The claimant appealed against a decision that the calculation of an enhancement under the ill-health early retirement provisions of his pension was not unfavourable treatment that constituted discrimination arising from disability.’
UKSC Blog, 17th December 2018
Source: ukscblog.com
‘Company directors in the UK can now be fined up to £500,000 if their businesses engage in unsolicited marketing activity.’
OUT-LAW.com, 17th December 2018
Source: www.out-law.com
‘The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has launched new standards setting out the requirements needed to develop digital health technologies for the NHS.’
Technology Law Update, 17th December 2018
Source: www.technology-law-blog.co.uk
‘A woman who drowned her four-year-old daughter and burned her body in what she saw as a religious sacrifice has been found not guilty of murder by reason of insanity and will be detained in hospital.’
The Guardian, 17th December 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Puppy therapy to help prisoners with mental health and addiction is being offered in the first scheme of its kind in the UK.’
Daily Telegraph, 17th December 2018
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘On 10 December 2018 responses were due to the government’s divorce reform proposals, Reducing family conflict Reform of the legal requirements for divorce (September 2018). A reply to responses is due from the Government, says the Ministry of Justice, by 8 March 2019.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 17th December 2018
Source: ukhumanrightsblog.com
‘Jeremy Hyam QC and Emma-Louise Fenelon provide a whistlestop tour of the most significant developments in inquest law in 2018.’
Law Pod UK, 17th December 2018
Source: audioboom.com
‘Three-quarters of women killed by men in the UK in 2017 knew the perpetrator, according to a report on femicide.’
The Guardian, 18th December 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A multi-millionaire who left his injured and bleeding partner to die after “rough sex” has been jailed for three years and eight months.’
BBC News, 17th December 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘An attempt to overturn a key pillar of the government’s hostile environment policy that forces landlords to evict or turn away tenants they believe may be in the country illegally is due to begin in the high court.’
The Guardian, 18th December 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A woman jailed for two years for neglecting her children believes it could have been avoided had she got the mental health support she needed.’
BBC News, 18th December 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘If we are serious about addressing the mental health and wellbeing of legal professionals then we need to look at the culture and practice of law, says Elizabeth Rimmer writing in our special supplement on how to travel well in the law.’
New Law Journal, 13th December 2018
Source: www.newlawjournal.co.uk
‘Targets to eliminate the gender pay gap must be set by all companies, Britain’s equality watchdog has suggested.’
Daily Telegraph, 14th December 2018
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘The parole board’s decision to release the black cab rapist was met with shock and outrage. Harriet Wistrich fought the decision, and won, but says there will be many more similar cases in future.’
The Guardian, 17th December 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The charity behind London’s garden bridge project faces being sued by wealthy donors who fear their money might not be returned even after the much-criticised scheme collapsed, with a loss to taxpayers of almost £50m.’
The Guardian, 17th December 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Video footage of a fingerprint helped convict a teenage boy of the “inexplicably” violent murder of a 14-year-old in what is believed to be a legal first.’
Daily Telegraph, 14th December 2018
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
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