Lord Hodge at East China University of Political Science and Law, Shanghai, China, Speech – Supreme Court

‘Financial Technology: Opportunities and Challenges to Law and Regulation, East China University of Political Science and Law, Shanghai, China.’

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Supreme Court, 26th October 2018

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Court rejects claim ‘one succession rule’ unlawfully discriminated over divorce – Local Government Lawyer

Posted October 26th, 2018 in divorce, housing, human rights, landlord & tenant, local government, news, succession by sally

‘Rules governing the right to take over a social housing tenancy when the former tenant dies do not discriminate unlawfully between widows and divorcees contrary to Article 14 of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR), the High Court has ruled.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 25th October 2018

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Welsh policy on FE provision for young people with learning difficulties “lawful” – Local Government Lawyer

‘Welsh ministers and the quango Careers Wales did not act unreasonably when they decided not to reassess the educational and training needs of a young man with a learning disability, a High Court judge has ruled.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 25th October 2018

Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk

CA refuses to widen solicitor’s retainer for negligence claim – Legal Futures

Posted October 26th, 2018 in appeals, negligence, news, personal injuries, solicitors by sally

‘Solicitors do not have to carry out investigative tasks in areas they not been asked to deal with, however beneficial to the client it might have turned out to be, the Court of Appeal has ruled. In doing so, it rejected an appeal by a former client of City firm Fox Williams against a decision that cleared the solicitors of negligence.’

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Legal Futures, 26th October 2018

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

Publication of revised Code for Crown Prosecutors – Crown Prosecution Service

Posted October 26th, 2018 in codes of practice, Crown Prosecution Service, press releases by sally

‘Revisions to the Code for Crown Prosecutors have been unveiled today by Director of Public Prosecutions Alison Saunders.’

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Crown Prosecution Service, 24th October 2018

Source: www.cps.gov.uk

Gender Recognition Act ‘could criminalise innocent staff’ – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted October 26th, 2018 in disclosure, employment, gender, news, transgender persons by sally

‘HR staff trying to help trans people applying for a job may inadvertently commit a criminal offence under the Gender Recognition Act, employment lawyers have told the government, which is considering how trans people can achieve legal recognition more easily.’

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Law Society's Gazette, 24th October 2018

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Bar Council: LASPO has failed – The Bar Council

‘Legislation passed five years ago has failed to meet its aims and has created an unfair and inefficient justice system, says the Bar Council as new research shows the true impact of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act (LASPO).’

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The Bar Council, 25th October 2018

Self-harm and violent attacks in prisons hit record high as incidents rise by 20% in a year, figures show – The Independent

Posted October 26th, 2018 in news, prisons, self-harm, statistics, violence by sally

‘Incidents of self-harm in jails across England and Wales increased to 49,565 in the year to June 2018, with the number of self-harming individuals up by 10 per cent, despite a reduction in the overall prison population.’

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The Independent, 25th October 2018

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Police ‘leaving families to fend for themselves’ amid fall in arrests – Daily Telegraph

Posted October 26th, 2018 in crime, news, police, statistics, theft, victims by sally

‘Police have been accused of leaving families to “fend for themselves” after new figures showed the number of theft arrests has dropped by more than a quarter.’

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Daily Telegraph, 25th October 2018

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Labour peer Peter Hain defends decision to expose Philip Green as businessman accused of sexual harassment – The Independent

‘Peter Hain has defended his decision to use parliamentary privilege to name Sir Philip Green as the businessman at the centre of a row over allegations of sexual harassment and racial abuse.’

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The Independent, 26th October 2018

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Mariam Moustafa death: Defendants banned from contacting family – BBC News

Posted October 25th, 2018 in affray, bail, internet, news, young persons by sally

‘Four teenage girls have been banned from using social media to contact the family of an Egyptian student who died three weeks after an attack on a bus.’

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BBC News, 25th October 2018

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Home Office admits people were wrongly denied UK status after refusing to provide DNA evidence – The Independent

Posted October 25th, 2018 in DNA, evidence, families, news, visas by sally

‘The Home Office has admitted that people have been wrongly denied UK status after refusing to provide DNA evidence in a breach of its own policy. Sajid Javid, the home secretary, said the government had illegally demanded DNA evidence in family visa cases, with at least seven people denied the right to stay in Britain because they refused to provide DNA samples to prove family ties.’

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The Independent, 25th October 2018

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Tenants will get access to rogue landlord database, says PM – The Guardian

Posted October 25th, 2018 in housing, landlord & tenant, local government, news by sally

‘Theresa May has pledged to give tenants access to the government’s new rogue landlord database after a Guardian and ITV News investigation revealed that not a single name had been entered into the system in more than six months since its launch – and that even when landlords’ names were listed, the public would not be allowed to see them.’

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The Guardian, 24th October 2018

Source: www.theguardian.com

School which taught that only Muslims were saved on Noah’s Ark is first to be fined for opening illegally – Daily Telegraph

Posted October 25th, 2018 in education, fines, Islam, news, school children by sally

‘An Islamic school which taught that only Muslims and animals were saved on Noah’s ark has become the first to be successfully prosecuted for operating illegally.’

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Daily Telegraph, 24th October 2018

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Counter-terror bill is a threat to press freedom, say campaigners – The Guardian

Posted October 25th, 2018 in bills, freedom of expression, media, news, terrorism by sally

‘New counter-terror powers designed to tackle the “vaguely defined” crime of hostile state activity threaten the protection of journalistic sources, campaigners for freedom of expression and the press have warned.’

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The Guardian, 25th October 2018

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Britain’s equality efforts overshadowed by ‘backwards steps’, EHRC warns – The Guardian

Posted October 25th, 2018 in benefits, budgets, disabled persons, equality, health, minorities, news by sally

‘Progress on making Britain a more equal country has been overshadowed over the last three years by “alarming backward steps”, the government’s own equalities watchdog has warned.’

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The Guardian, 25th October 2018

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Cot bed designer admits York baby choke death failure – BBC News

Posted October 25th, 2018 in children, fraud, guilty pleas, health & safety, homicide, news by sally

‘A designer has admitted a health and safety failing after a seven-month-old baby “choked to death” in a cot bed.’

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BBC News, 24th October 2018

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Facebook fined £500,000 for Cambridge Analytica scandal – BBC News

Posted October 25th, 2018 in data protection, fines, internet, news by sally

‘Facebook has been fined £500,000 by the UK’s data protection watchdog for its role in the Cambridge Analytica data scandal. The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) said Facebook had let a “serious breach” of the law take place.’

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BBC News, 25th October 2018

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Holidaymaker on £7k yoga trip to Caribbean sues British Airways over faulty iron which gave him electric shock – Daily Telegraph

Posted October 25th, 2018 in airlines, health & safety, news, personal injuries by sally

‘A British holidaymaker on a £7,000 yoga trip to the Caribbean is suing British Airways Holidays for six-figure damages after he claims he was electrocuted by a faulty iron at the luxury resort.’

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Daily Telegraph, 24th October 2018

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Terror investigations hit record high in UK as Islamists and far-right ‘feed each other’, police reveal – The Independent

Posted October 25th, 2018 in intelligence services, news, police, prosecutions, terrorism by sally

‘The number of live terror investigations in the UK has hit a record of 700 as Islamists and the far-right “feed each other”, police have revealed.’

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The Independent, 24th October 2018

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