Wish you weren’t here? – New Law Journal
‘Step out of the office & take some time to reflect on your work/life balance, says Matthew Kay.’
New Law Journal, 13th June 2018
Source: www.newlawjournal.co.uk
Members of all-female terror cell jailed over London knife plot – The Guardian
‘Members of Britain’s first all-female terror cell, including a mother and daughter, have been jailed for planning a knife attack on members of the public outside the Palace of Westminster in London.’
The Guardian, 15th June 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
Passing off: NGRS. v Bee Moved – NIPC Law
‘This was an appeal from the decision of Mr Recorder Campbell QC in The National Guild of Removers And Storers Ltd v Bee Moved Ltd and others [2016] EWHC 3192 (IPEC) (13 Dec 2016) which was an action for passing off. The appeal was over what constitutes a misrepresentation for the purposes of passing off and whether new evidence should be allowed on appeal.’
NIPC Law, 16th June 2018
Source: nipclaw.blogspot.com
Moped teen ‘highwaymen’ handed life sentences – BBC News
‘Two moped riders who stabbed a charity youth worker to death during a “four-hour spree of violence” have been sentenced to life in prison.’
BBC News, 15th June 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Francis Young: Parliament and Taking Back Control: A Precedent from the Maastricht Debates – UK Constitutional Law Association
‘This post considers whether it is a convention of the British constitution that Parliament cannot direct the executive in the making of treaties. The context, of course, is the current tussle over whether the European Union (Withdrawal) Bill should be amended to allow the House of Commons a “meaningful vote” on the outcome of the current negotiations with the EU.’
UK Constitutional Law Association, 15th June 2018
Source: ukconstitutionallaw.org
MPs warned of court modernisation risks – Legal Futures
‘Evidence provided to MPs by those involved in or observing the courts have outlined wide-ranging concerns about the government’s court modernisation programme.’
Legal Futures, 18th June 2018
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
London drill rap group banned from making music due to threat of violence – The Guardian
‘A drill rap group in London has been issued with a court order that bans them from making music without police permission.’
The Guardian, 15th June 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
Bouncy castle death pair jailed for three years – BBC News
‘Two fairground workers convicted of manslaughter by gross negligence after a bouncy castle blew away with a young girl inside have been jailed.’
BBC News, 15th June 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Law Pod UK Ep. 36: Secrecy, anonymity and public information – 1 COR
‘Emma-Louise Fenelon discusses the challenges around secrecy, anonymity and public information in major inquests and inquiries in a talk recorded at One Crown Office Row’s 2018 seminar.’
Law Pod UK, 14th June 2018
Source: audioboom.com
Landmark Judgment for Women’s Rights – Oxford Human Rights Hub
‘The Supreme Court of the United Kingdom concluded on the 7th June 2018 that Northern Ireland’s laws on termination of pregnancy are incompatible with human rights. More specifically, in situations of rape, incest and fatal foetal abnormality a majority of the judges concluded that the law breaches the right to private life protected by article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights. The Court highlighted the disproportionate nature of the interference, which stresses and humiliates women and girls experiencing a time of crisis. It further recognised the possibility that individual cases, in the three circumstances, may fall within the scope of article 3 and reach the threshold of severity required to be considered inhuman and degrading.’
Oxford Human Rights Hub, 14th June 2018
Source: ohrh.law.ox.ac.uk
CoA awards £60k damages against ‘unscrupulous’ fake firm fraudsters – Law Society’s Gazette
‘The Court of Appeal has ruled that an insurance company is entitled to exemplary damages against fraudsters whose conduct was described as ‘outrageous’.’
Law Society's Gazette, 15th June 2018
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Law Pod UK Ep. 35: Lessons from Bloody Sunday and Hillsborough – 1 COR
‘Matthew Hill discusses the lessons and warnings from the Bloody Sunday inquiry and the Hillsborough inquest in this talk recorded at One Crown Office Row’s 2018 seminar.’
Law Pod UK, 14th June 2018
Source: audioboom.com
‘Grenfell’ cladding: couple could sue after £600,000 flat now worth £90,000 – The Guardian
‘A family who have seen the value of their London flat slashed from £600,000 to just £90,000 because of Grenfell-style cladding could sue a government agency that helped them buy their home.’
The Guardian, 18th June 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
Brighton student jailed for freshers’ night rape – BBC News
‘A student from the University of Sussex has been jailed for raping a fellow student at her flat in Brighton.’
BBC News, 15th June 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
League Against Cruel Sports in legal battle with vegan ‘whistleblower’ – The Guardian
‘A leading animal welfare charity is locked in an acrimonious legal dispute with a former employee who claims he was dismissed for telling colleagues that its pension fund invested in companies that have been involved in animal testing.’
The Guardian, 16th June 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
Do Children Have a Right to Privacy? – Rights Info
‘In the age of the internet, privacy is an important and controversial issue. But what do privacy rights mean for children? RightsInfo takes a look.’
Rights Info, 15th June 2018
Source: rightsinfo.org
Costs can be proportionate even if they exceed damages, Senior Costs Judge says – Litigation Futures
‘The proportionality test does not prevent the recovery of costs that are higher than the sums at issue in litigation, the Senior Costs Judge has said in allowing such a recovery by a host of celebrities awarded damages in the Mirror Group Newspapers (MGN) phone hacking litigation.’
Litigation Futures, 14th June 2018
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
ICO hits police force with £80k penalty for revealing identities of abuse victims – Local Government Lawyer
‘A police force has been hit with an £80,000 monetary penalty by the Information Commissioner’s Office after it sent a bulk email that identified victims of non-recent child abuse.’
Local Government Lawyer, 15th June 2018
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
The law must change on upskirting. One Tory MP won’t stop us – The Guardian
‘Upskirting is a depraved violation of privacy. It is outrageous that a single Tory MP has been able to derail a much needed and universally supported change in the law. But that is exactly what has happened.’
The Guardian, 15th June 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
Grooming cases soar under new law, as police reveal 3,000 crimes against children as young as five in just a year – Daily Telegraph
‘More than 3,000 offences of grooming children online for sex have been committed by paedophiles in only the first year since a new law on sexual communication was introduced last April, police have revealed.’
Daily Telegraph, 17th June 2018
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
