Pensions Ombudsman to overhaul dispute resolution – OUT-LAW.com
‘The Pensions Ombudsman is planning to overhaul the way it handles pensions disputes over the coming year, it has said.’
OUT-LAW.com, 24th August 2018
Source: www.out-law.com
No-deal Brexit thrusts UK into ‘legal vacuum’, warns Keir Starmer – The Guardian
‘Theresa May and the government would face a race against time to pass a slew of new laws, or risk creating an “unsustainable legal vacuum”, if Britain plunged out of the EU without a deal, Labour’s Keir Starmer has warned.’
The Guardian, 26th August 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
GDPR prompts UK data protection complaints to double – OUT-LAW.com
‘The number of data protection complaints received by the UK’s data protection watchdog has doubled since the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) took effect.’
OUT-LAW.com, 27th August 2018
Source: www.out-law.com
Campaigners win permission for judicial review of decision to move hospital services – Local Government Lawyer
‘Campaigners have been given permission to bring a judicial review challenge over a decision by two clinical commissioning groups to move services away from South Tyneside Hospital.’
Local Government Lawyer, 23rd August 2018
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Eviction companies, conducting litigation, and defective notices – Nearly Legal
‘Ms Kassam was the assured shorthold tenant of the Gills. It appears that rent arrears accrued. After serving a section 21 notice which turned out to be defective, the Gills sought the services of a set up called “Remove a Tenant” (RaT), a trading name of Fentham Group Limited. RaT served a section 8 notice seeking possession on grounds 8, 10 and 11, as ‘agents’ for the Gills.’
Nearly Legal, 26th August 2018
Source: nearlylegal.co.uk
Could Stephen Port have been stopped? Questions haunt victims’ families – The Guardian
‘Family of Jack Taylor, 25, the serial killer’s final victim, describe the agony of the case.’
The Guardian, 26th August 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
UK wife killer to be repatriated to India – BBC News
‘An Indian man currently serving a jail term in the UK for murdering his wife will be repatriated to India, a top prison official has told BBC Punjabi.’
BBC News, 27th August 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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
