Online will providers 77% cheaper than solicitors – Legal Futures
‘Online will providers are 77% cheaper than solicitors on average, new research has found.’
Legal Futures, 1st November 2018
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
Baby-faced criminal who bragged about joyriding in Rolls Royce photo and terrorised community is jailed – Daily Telegraph
‘A baby-faced teenage criminal who terrorised a local community and bragged about his joyriding lifestyle by posing in a Rolls Royce has finally been sent to prison after 47 convictions for 77 crimes.’
Daily Telegraph, 31st October 2018
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
MPs suggest patent law reforms to combat antimicrobial resistance – OUT-LAW.com
‘The UK government should consider changing patent law to incentivise major pharmaceutical companies to develop new antibiotics to address the “grave threat to health” posed by antimicrobial resistance (AMR), a committee of MPs has said.’
OUT-LAW.com, 1st November 2018
Source: www.out-law.com
Tighter regulation of cryptoassets coming in the UK – OUT-LAW.com
‘The regulation of cryptoassets is likely to get tighter in the UK, starting from next year, according to a new report by a body tasked with exploring whether new rules are needed to address their growing popularity.’
OUT-LAW.com, 31st October 2018
Source: www.out-law.com
Inspectors warn of worsening conditions for mentally ill inmates – The Guardian
‘Mentally ill prisoners in the largest high-security jail in the UK face “totally unacceptable” delays in being transferred to a secure hospital, leading to a further deterioration in their conditions, inspectors have said.’
The Guardian, 1st November 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
BREXIT: UK employers must check EU citizens’ right to work in UK – OUT-LAW.com
‘A UK government minister has said the onus will be on employers to ensure that EU citizens have the right to work in the UK after the withdrawal from the EU in March next year.’
OUT-LAW.com, 1st November 2018
Source: www.out-law.com
Council rejects claims it used wrong boundary over planning application – Local Government Lawyer
‘City and County of Swansea Council has rejected an allegation that it used the wrong boundary to appraise a planning application that affects the Gower area of outstanding natural beauty (AONB).’
Local Government Lawyer, 31st October 2018
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
New Judgment: Dooneen Ltd (t/a McGinness Associates) & Anor v Mond [2018] UKSC 54 – UKSC Blog
‘This appeal considered the construction of the expression ‘final distribution’ in a voluntary trust deed for creditors, and whether this includes a distribution made when the creditors receive less than 100 pence in the pound and there remain (following that distribution) assets vested in the trustee, albeit the trustee is unaware of their existence.’
UKSC Blog, 31st October 2018
Source: ukscblog.com
You ain’t the boss of me (yet) – Nearly Legal
‘When a section 21 notice is served, does the party serving it (or on whose behalf it is served) have to be the tenant’s landlord at that time?’
Nearly Legal, 31st October 2018
Source: nearlylegal.co.uk
Criminal law not keeping pace with digital world – report – The Guardian
‘Online communications law is incoherent and fails to protect victims of abuse from harassment such as “deepfake” pornography, according to a report by the Law Commission.’
The Guardian, 1st November 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
Fears over pre-teens being exposed to inappropriate adverts online, as regulators step up controls – Daily Telegraph
‘Pre-teens are being targeted with adverts for inappropriate alcohol and gambling, the chief executive of the advertising regulator has warned, as he called on social media firms to do more to protect children.’
Daily Telegraph, 1st November 2018
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
AI will prompt new contract law, says Supreme Court judge – OUT-LAW.com
‘Contract law will need to be updated, and new civil liability rules considered, to account for the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in financial services, a senior UK judge has said.’
OUT-LAW.com, 30th October 2018
Source: www.out-law.com
Acid attacks: offenders face jail for possession without licence – The Guardian
‘Possessing potentially lethal acid without a licence is now a criminal offence, with offenders facing a two-year prison sentence.’
The Guardian, 1st November 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
Firm terminated retainer “without notice or good reason” – Litigation Futures
‘A law firm’s decision to terminate its retainer without notice to the client – because it was closing down – was unreasonable and it could not claim the fees due before then, the High Court has ruled.’
Litigation Futures, 31st October 2018
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
Ombudsman criticises council for housing 17 year old on campsite – Local Government Lawyer
‘Cornwall Council has admitted that accommodating a homeless youth on a campsite “went on for too long”, after criticism from the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman.’
Local Government Lawyer, 31st October 2018
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘Controlling bully’ gets 23 years for Haringey wife murder – BBC News
‘A “controlling bully” who strangled his wife and then stabbed her 49 times in front of her young son has been jailed for a minimum of 23 years for her murder.’
BBC News, 29th October 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Stephen Tierney: Governing Northern Ireland without an Executive: Quick Fix or Constitutional Minefield? – UK Constitutional Law Association
‘The Northern Ireland (Executive Formation and Exercise of Functions) Bill, which arrives in the House of Lords today, is set to be enacted by way of fast-track legislative procedure this week. The Bill intends to facilitate the formation of an Executive in Northern Ireland while providing for the exercise of executive functions by civil servants in the interim. In effect, the Bill suspends the statutory duty on the Secretary of State to call a Northern Ireland Assembly election. This is little more than a continuation of the present situation in which the UK Government has kept administration in Northern Ireland ticking over since March 2017. Much more controversially, the Bill gives civil servants within Northern Ireland departments general powers for the administration of Northern Ireland, introducing a public interest test for the exercise of these powers.’
UK Constitutional Law Association, 30th October 2018
Source: ukconstitutionallaw.org
Removing blame from divorce will make it easier for separating couples to achieve a settlement – Family Law
‘There is a sense of irony, perhaps even comedy, in a situation that sees government Ministers looking to make the process of divorce simpler – at the very time they’re struggling to come to terms with Brexit: the most complex divorce that UK policy makers have ever faced.’
Family Law, 31st October 2018
Source: www.familylaw.co.uk
Guidance issued to court staff on supporting media access – Transparency Project
‘This week the Ministry of Justice issued Guidance to staff on supporting media access to courts and tribunals as “part of a wider effort to build stronger working relationships between courts and the press and maintain the principle of open justice as we increasingly digitise court services.”’
Transparency Project, 28th October 2018
Source: www.transparencyproject.org.uk
