Electric shock collars for pets to be banned – BBC News
‘Electric shock collars for cats and dogs will be banned in England, the government has announced.’
BBC News, 28th August 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Medical watchdog chief faces calls to step down over Bawa-Garba case – The Guardian
‘Hospital doctors are calling for the head of Britain’s medical regulator to stand down over his handling of the case of a paediatrician who was struck off following the death of a six-year-old boy.’
The Guardian, 28th August 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
Legal Bloggers – Pilot Announced – Transparency Project
‘After months of liaison with the Family Procedure Rules Committee our proposal to permit legal bloggers into family court hearings is going to be piloted. The pilot will launch on 1 October and run for 9 months until 30 June 2018, so it’s no change until then. The pilot will allow practising lawyers, academic lawyers and those under the umbrella of an an educational charity (like us). We’re keeners, so we’ve already submitted our details to the President of the Family Division so that we are on the ‘approved list’ of educational charities who can send lawyers to court (four weeks notice is required but this only needs to be done once).’
Transparency Project, 22nd August 2018
Source: www.transparencyproject.org.uk
Officer to face hearing over stun gun shooting of race relations adviser – The Guardian
‘A police officer is to face a misconduct hearing for shooting a race relations adviser in the face with a stun gun claiming she mistook him for a man wanted on drugs charges.’
The Guardian, 23rd August 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
Guideline for manslaughter offences issued by Sentencing Council – OUT-LAW.com
‘Those responsible for the most serious workplace fatalities can expect custodial sentences of up to 18 years, according to new guidelines issued by the Sentencing Council.’
OUT-LAW.com, 23rd August 2018
Source: www.out-law.com
Competition watchdog to scrutinise merger of Sainsbury’s and Asda – The Guardian
‘The competition watchdog has launched a formal investigation into whether the proposed £12bn merger between Sainsbury’s and Asda could hurt consumers and the small businesses that supply the supermarkets.’
The Guardian, 23rd August 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
Don’t release prisoners on Fridays, says Nacro charity – BBC News
‘Prisoners should stop being released on Fridays because it can prove hard for them to access benefits, medication and assistance, campaigners have said.’
BBC News, 24th August 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Deal or No-deal? Brexit and financial services – Technology Law Update
‘On Monday, the Department for Exiting the EU published a presentation explaining the UK Government’s vision for the future UK-EU partnership on financial services, seeking to establish the principles of autonomy, bilaterality and co-operation.’
Technology Law Update, 23rd August 2018
Source: www.technology-law-blog.co.uk
Prison population set to rise despite overcrowding crisis – The Guardian
‘Prisoner numbers are expected to rise by thousands over the next five years, according to estimates released amid warnings of a crisis in jails in England and Wales.’
The Guardian, 23rd August 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
Big CMCs to be hit hardest as FCA seeks £17m – Legal Futures
‘The big claims management companies (CMCs) will be hit hardest by fee increases planned by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) to fund the £17m cost of their new regulatory regime, it has emerged.’
Legal Futures, 23rd August 2018
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
Mediation Matters: In royal circles and elsewhere, settling family disputes demands an open-minded focus on the future – Family Law
‘Apparent disagreements between Meghan Markle and her father, Thomas, before and following her marriage to Prince Harry, have dominated sections of the world’s press this summer.’
Family Law, 22nd August 2018
Source: www.familylaw.co.uk
Lettings Agents are Discriminating Against Housing Benefit Tenants, says Shelter – Rights Info
‘An investigation by Shelter has found many letting agents are refusing to rent to tenants who receive housing benefits.’
Rights Info, 22nd August 2018
Source: rightsinfo.org
High Court: No duty on solicitors to alert other side to errors – Litigation Futures
‘Litigation solicitors are not under a duty to alert their opponents to errors which they have not caused, the High Court has ruled.’
Litigation Futures, 23rd August 2018
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
‘No-deal’ Brexit advice to be published by UK government – BBC News
‘The UK government will begin advising people, businesses, and other groups about how to plan for the possibility of leaving the EU without a deal.’
BBC News, 23rd August 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Banks subject to UK disclosures on security and outage incidents – OUT-LAW.com
‘Rules requiring banks to publically disclose how often they have had to report major operational and security incidents have taken effect in the UK.’
OUT-LAW.com, 22nd August 2018
Source: www.out-law.com
What Does The John Worboys Case Have To Do With The Separation Of Powers? – Rights Info
‘The separation of powers is one of the most important safeguards for our democracy. But the serial-rapist John Worboys’ case has lead to questions about whether the separation of powers is really being protected.’
Rights Info, 22nd August 2018
Source: rightsinfo.org
Boy fined £500 for kicking dog to death in St Ives – BBC News
‘A 15-year-old boy has been fined £500 for punching and kicking a “much-loved” pet dog to death.’
BBC News, 22nd August 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Reforms to improve enforcement of family financial orders fall short – OUT-LAW.com
‘Plans to make it easier for divorcees to enforce financial orders of the courts in England and Wales do not go far enough to address the challenges those divorcees face in obtaining access to offshore assets of high net worth individuals.’
OUT-LAW.com, 20th August 2018
Source: www.out-law.com
