‘Women in the Law UK, the Manchester-based lobbying, networking and support organisation, is gearing up for its launch in London next month.’
Legal Futures, 21st August 2018
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘On 13 March 2018 the British government deposited with the Director General of the World Intellectual Property Organization (“WIPO”) an instrument of ratification of the Geneva Act of the Hague Agreement Concerning the International Registration of Industrial Designs (“the Hague Agreement”). The deposit of that instrument enabled the UK to join the Hague system for the registration of industrial designs from 13 June 2018. The Hague system allows businesses to register up to 100 designs in 69 countries in a single application.’
NIPC Law, 18th August 2018
Source: nipclaw.blogspot.com
‘UK enforcement watchdog the Competition and Markets Authority is opening an investigation into whether social media stars are being open about paid-for endorsements.’
Technology Law Update, 20th August 2018
Source: www.technology-law-blog.co.uk
‘Hundreds of families are being made homeless every week in “no-fault” evictions by landlords keen to cash in on rising property prices or put the rent up.’
The Guardian, 18th August 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A claimant who suffered a genuine injury – but admitted being dishonest about the extent of his symptoms tripping in a pothole – has lost his argument that was not fundamentally dishonest.’
Litigation Futures, 20th August 2018
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
‘Signing on the dotted line has been the seal on deals and contracts for hundreds of years.’
Daily Telegraph, 21st August 2018
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘A former council worker who was told to clean toilets because they needed a “woman’s touch” has been paid £25,000 in a sex discrimination case.’
BBC News, 21st August 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘On 2 July 2018, the High Court handed down judgment in Dulgheriu v London Boroughof Ealing [2018] EWHC 1667 (Admin). The case provides crucial insight into the ever lowering threshold at which freedom of expression can be curtailed in the United Kingdom. The judgment rejected a challenge to an Ealing Public Spaces Protection Order (PSPO) which bans any expression concerning abortion within 100 metres of a Marie Stopes abortion clinic.
Oxford Human Rights Hub, 20th August 2018
Source: ohrh.law.ox.ac.uk
‘Government lawyers have been given a two-week deadline to respond to the latest legal challenge over the legitimacy of the Brexit vote.’
The Guardian, 17th August 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The Home Office has left some people waiting more than 20 years for decisions on their asylum claims, according to data obtained exclusively by the Guardian, in delays charities say are unacceptable and “utterly barbaric”.’
The Guardian, 17th August 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘UK central government cuts and the fast-growing cost of social care have led to significant financial strain on local authorities. What are the restructuring options available to UK local authorities facing unlawful overspending?’
OUT-LAW.com, 20th August 2018
Source: www.out-law.com
‘The Metropolitan police have rejected claims that the force put children and vulnerable adults in danger by reportedly relaxing its vetting system for thousands of people.’
The Guardian, 19th August 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Police have urged the Home Office to close a loophole which is allowing hundreds of unlicensed handguns to be brought into Britain legally.’
Daily Telegraph, 19th August 2018
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Documents retained by a senior detective involved in one of Britain’s biggest police corruption inquiries have shed light on how efforts were allegedly made to prevent the true scale of wrongdoing from coming to light.’
The Guardian, 19th August 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The judge at the heart of tech giant Uber’s legal battle to operate in London has stepped aside to avoid any perceived conflict of interest.’
The Guardian, 18th August 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has made struck-off solicitor Alan Blacker bankrupt over unpaid costs.’
Legal Futures, 20th August 2018
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘Birmingham Prison is being taken over by the government from the private firm G4S, after inspectors said it had fallen into a “state of crisis”.’
BBC News, 20th August 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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