Judge sacked for trolling people on online news stories – BBC News
‘A judge has been sacked for using a pseudonym to post abusive comments on a newspaper website about cases he was involved in.’
BBC News, 12th April 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Category: news
Employment tribunal fees ‘barrier’ to justice in human rights cases, say MPs – Legal Voice
‘Employment tribunal fees were ‘a barrier to victims seeking justice when they have suffered human rights abuses’, according to an influential group of MPs. The House of Commons’ joint committee on human rights have added their collective voice to the justice and equalities committees in calling on the Government to cut the charges introduced in 2013.’
Legal Voice, 11th April 2017
Source: www.legalvoice.org.uk
Let lawyers control supply of electronic legal documents, report says – Legal Futures
‘Lawyers should control the supply of “so-called standard electronic documents”, such as confidentiality deeds or contracts, a report has suggested.’
Legal Futures, 11th April 2017
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
Fracking activists in Lancashire lose high court bid to stop drilling – The Guardian
‘Lancashire residents fighting to block a fracking site have said they are “truly dismayed” after losing a high court legal challenge.’
The Guardian, 12th April 2017
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Barclays whistleblower case sparks calls for more protection – The Guardian
‘Whistleblowing charities and law firms have called for companies to offer more protection to workers who flag up internal problems after the chief executive of Barclays attempted to track down the author of anonymous letters.’
The Guardian, 11th April 2017
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Monks’ charitable status challenged – Law & Religion UK
‘Today, BBC Devon carried the story “Strip ‘violent wine’ monks of charity status, say secularists“; this states: “monks who make Buckfast tonic wine linked to violent crime in Scotland should be stripped of charitable status…The National Secular Society says the beverage made at Buckfast Abbey in Devon is harmful. Buckfast Abbey Trust does not pay tax on the income because it is a charity, which the society claims is an;abuse of the charitable system’”.’
Law & Religion UK, 11th April 2017
Source: www.lawandreligionuk.com
Cost of Legal Ombudsman to rise for first time as unpaid case fees cause problems – Legal Futures
‘The Legal Ombudsman’s (LeO) budget is set to rise for the first time since its creation – by £1m – with claims management companies not paying the case fees they have been charged the key cause and more expected to follow as they continue to go out of business.’
Legal Futures, 12th April 2017
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
High Court quashes planning permission for five-bed home for third time – Local Government Lawyer
‘Northumberland Council has seen its grant of planning permission for a five-bed home quashed by the High Court for a third time.’
Local Government Lawyer, 11th April 2017
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Bank of England proposes ‘fund-based’ sharia-compliant liquidity facility – OUT-LAW.com
‘The Bank of England is proposing to introduce a “fund-based” deposit facility for Islamic banks, which would allow them to obtain access to additional liquidity when necessary in a way that is compliant with sharia law.’
OUT-LAW.com, 10th April 2017
Source: www.out-law.com
Millionaire is not a ‘genius’ so should give his ex-wife half his £180 million fortune, Court of Appeal rules – Daily Telegraph
‘An American financier who claimed his work was so touched by “genius” that he should not be forced to give his estranged wife half their £180 million fortune has been told by a British court there was nothing exceptional about his contribution to their marriage.’
Daily Telegraph, 11th April 2017
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
A culture of fear? – Legal Futures
‘A newly published survey by the Law Society Junior Lawyer’s Division (JLD) has found that extreme stress affects a quarter of young lawyers. This highlights a worrying trend that we have been tracking for some time: young solicitors unable to cope and lacking proper support from their employers.’
Legal Futures, 12th April 2017
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
Dean Collins guilty over Joseph Smith’s crash death – BBC News
‘The driver of a car involved in a head-on crash which killed his five-year-old stepson has been found guilty of causing his death by dangerous driving.’
BBC News, 11th April 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
UK supreme court denies tobacco firms permission for plain packaging appeal – The Guardian
‘All cigarettes sold in the UK must have standardised packaging from next month after the supreme court refused permission to the tobacco industry to appeal against the new laws.’
The Guardian, 11th April 2017
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Government given 21 days to explain climate change failures or face legal action – The Independent
‘Environmental lawyers at campaign group ClientEarth set deadline amid concern over repeated delays to publication of Government’s key plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.’
The Independent, 11th April 2017
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Selfridges ad of ‘thin’ model cleared by watchdog – BBC News
‘A fashion advert for Selfridges has been cleared by the advertising watchdog following a complaint the model in it looked “unhealthily thin”.’
BBC News, 12th April 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Homeless man guilty of murdering hotel worker under M4 bridge – The Guardian
‘A homeless man is facing life in prison for snatching a hotel housekeeper under a motorway bridge, sexually assaulting and murdering her.’
The Guardian, 11th April 2017
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Watchdog queries scope of rules on ‘profiling’ under the GDPR – OUT-LAW.com
‘It is not clear how broad in scope new rules on “profiling” under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) are, the UK’s data protection watchdog has said.’
OUT-LAW.com, 11th April 2017
Source: www.out-law.com
Jehovah’s Witnesses lose appeal to block New Moston inquiry – Law & Religion UK
‘In Tayo & Ors (Trustees of Manchester New Moston Congregation of Jehovah’s Witnesses) v Charity Commission for England and Wales [2017] UKUT 134 (TCC), the trustees of Manchester New Moston Congregation of Jehovah’s Witnesses lost their appeal against the First Tier Tribunal’s refusal in 2015 – which we noted at the time – to review the Charity Commission’s decision to open a statutory inquiry into the charity under s 46 Charities Act 2011.’
Law & Religion UK, 5th April 2017
Source: www.lawandreligionuk.com
Tribunal judge overturns listing of allotment site as an asset of community value – OUT-LAW.com
‘A tribunal has overturned the listing of an allotment site in Lancashire as an asset of community value (ACV), on the grounds that nearby housing development makes it “highly unrealistic” that the site will ever be used as allotments again.’
OUT-LAW.com, 11th April 2017
Source: www.out-law.com
