‘A vegan group’s “misleading” advert linking cow’s milk to cancer has been banned. The poster by activists Viva! triggered two complaints to watchdogs after being seen on buses in Bristol last September.’
Daily Telegraph, 16th May 2018
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘The maximum stake on fixed-odds betting terminals (FOBT) will be cut from £100 to £2, the government has announced.’
The Independent, 17th May 2018
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘For many years, parts of the construction sector have pushed for improvement of the market’s treatment of retention monies. Post-Carillion and its devastating impact on suppliers, however, matters may have reached a tipping point. On 9 January 2018 – a few days before the construction giant’s collapse – the backbencher Peter Aldous introduced the Construction (Retention Deposit Schemes) Bill under Parliament’s Ten Minute Rule. Given the importance of government support in mustering a majority in the House of Commons, relatively few Private Members’ Bills (PMB) become law. To this end, proponents of the “Aldous Bill”, not least the Waveney MP himself, have been busily promoting its merits within the industry and rallying support among politicians ahead of it being debated by MPs at the second reading.’
Practical Law: Construction Blog, 15th May 2018
‘The Construction Act 1996 turned 20 this month, which means that for the last 20 years the UK’s construction industry has been subject to its statutory adjudication and payment rules. I was just a couple of years out of university 20 years ago, so I’ve never really known a world without these things (something that Lucy Garrett QC noted in her video for Practical Law). I remember doing presentations to clients in the months leading up to May 1998 on the implications of the Act and, in particular, the payment and withholding notices regimes. It seems a long time ago now! Looking back, a lot has happened since May 1998 and I thought that I would highlight just a few aspects of adjudication. Given the volume of case law and the limited space I have here, this is by no means a comprehensive review.’
Practical Law: Construction Blog, 15th May 2018
‘Solicitors representing fraudulent property vendors should share responsibility along with those representing the duped buyers for any resulting losses, the Court of Appeal has ruled in a widely awaited decision.’
Law Society's Gazette, 15th May 2018
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘The Chief Planner has written to local planning authorities (LPAs) to remind them of the importance of complying with their data protection responsibilities when they exercise their planning functions.’
Local Government Lawyer, 15th May 2018
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘A circuit judge was wrong to deny a claimant recovery of £20,000 in credit hire charges because she had been assured that she would never have to pay any outstanding sums herself, the High Court has ruled.’
Litigation Futures, 16th May 2018
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
‘“Very real obstacles” faced by a family law client in bringing a negligence action against a Cheshire law firm did not mean that the claim should be struck out in its entirety, the High Court has ruled.’
Legal Futures, 16th May 2018
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘A man who killed his girlfriend with a rock and a metal pole before flushing her body parts down the toilet has been sentenced to 28 years in prison.’
BBC News, 15th May 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Babies and mothers died after a health regulator failed to act against midwives suspected of providing dangerously poor care, despite the police raising concerns about their conduct, a damning report has concluded.’
The Guardian, 16th May 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Police officers are trampling over vital forensic evidence, are under-trained, and often do not know what they are looking for, MPs investigating digital disclosure problems have been told.’
The Guardian, 15th May 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The Supreme Court has agreed to hear an appeal over whether a local planning authority was entitled to take into account as a material consideration the offer of a community benefit fund donation, it has been reported.’
Local Government Lawyer, 14th May 2018
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘Councils have called on the Government to “urgently streamline” the courts and prosecution process for fly-tipping offences.’
Local Government Lawyer, 14th May 2018
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘The UK body charged with fighting serious and organised crime has warned that the country’s impending withdrawal from the EU could lead to a rise in money laundering, bribery and other corporate offences.’
OUT-LAW.com, 14th May 2018
Source: www.out-law.com
‘Police attempts to use cameras linked to databases to recognise people from their face are failing, with the wrong person picked out nine times out 10, a report claims.’
The Guardian, 15th May 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A far-right activist has been jailed for stirring up racial hatred after the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) initially declined to prosecute him.’
BBC News, 15th May 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The House of Lords has once again voted to establish a fresh Leveson-style public inquiry into the conduct of the media, overturning a decision made by MPs last week and setting up another showdown with the government.’
The Guardian, 14th May 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Rebecca Steinfeld and Charles Keidan contend they were unlawfully refused an opportunity to register a Civil Partnership at Chelsea Town Hall on the grounds that the Civil Partnership Act 2004 reserves that status strictly for same sex couples. This exclusion started to appear somewhat anomalous when the government opened marriage up to same sex couples by way of the Marriage (Same Sex Couples) Act 2013. The effect of this is that same sex couples in England and Wales (and Scotland – but not Northern Ireland) had a choice of marriage and civil partnership but different sex couples only had the former option.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 13th May 2018
Source: ukhumanrightsblog.com
‘When, in the performance of their roles, do public authorities owe a private law duty of care to those harmed by their actions, and thus face common law tort liability if they discharge their state functions carelessly? The latest case on duties for public authorities, Robinson v. Chief Constable of West Yorkshire, indicates that the private duties owed in tort by public entities are the same as any other party under the common law. Robinson involved a positive act by police which harmed an innocent bystander; the UKSC was unanimous that the police owed a private duty of care to the victim. The leading opinion by Lord Reed was unequivocal that public authorities face the same test for common law duty of care as any other entity, rather than enduring higher, enjoying more lenient, standards. While Lord Reed’s analysis offers a compelling synthesis of legal precedent, the alternative approach advanced by Lord Hughes and Lord Mance raises questions regarding the durability of Lord Reed’s reasoning.’
UK Constitutional Law Association, 14th May 2018
Source: ukconstitutionallaw.org
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