Budget 2017: Chancellor plays safe & avoids an omnishambles – New Law Journal
‘Peter Vaines shares his views on Phillip Hammond’s first & last spring budget.’
New Law Journal, 9th March 2017
Source: www.newlawjournal.co.uk
City fails in High Court challenge over adjudicator rulings on bus lane signs – Local Government Lawyer
‘Nottingham City Council has failed in a High Court challenge to the Bus Lane Adjudicator’s decision that the local authority’s road signs for a pedestrian zone failed to provide adequate information to road users of a bus lane.’
Local Government Lawyer, 10th March 2017
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Why international law should trump nationalism – New Law Journal
‘Recent changes to the Ministerial Code, which could undermine the UK’s commitment to the rule of law, may be subject to judicial review, as Daniel Carey explains. Interview by Jenny Rayner.’
New Law Journal, 24th February 2017
Source: www.newlawjournal.co.uk
Child asylum seekers may have been illegally detained, rules court – The Guardian
‘The government could be found to have illegally detained many child asylum seekers after a landmark ruling in the court of appeal said immigration officers could not simply disbelieve the stated age of refugees.’
The Guardian, 9th March 2017
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Greater consideration of young BAME offenders ahead of sentencing – Law Society’s Gazette
‘Judges will be required to give greater consideration to the welfare of black and minority ethnic (BAME) children being sentenced as part of new guidance that echoes the lord chancellor’s desire to cut reoffending rates.’
Law Society’s Gazette, 7th March 2017
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Jackson: solicitors tell me costs budgeting is working – Law Society’s Gazette
‘Lord Justice Jackson has said large numbers of respondents have answered his call for evidence on the extension of fixed recoverable costs.’
Law Society’s Gazette, 7th March 2017
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Still no time off for religious observance: Gareddu in the EAT – Law & Religion UK
‘The issue of whether or not attendance at religious festivals in Sardinia could be a genuine manifestation of religion or religious belief been rehearsed again, before an Employment Appeal Tribunal.’
Law & Religion UK, 10th March 2017
Source: www.lawandreligionuk.com
We need to rethink adoption in the social media age, says senior judge – The Guardian
‘Too many children are being forcibly adopted against the wishes of their families and prevented from having any contact with their natural parents, a senior judge has suggested.’
The Guardian, 9th March 2017
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Rosie Slowe: Reflections on the ‘Three Knights Opinion’ and Article 50 TEU – UK Human Rights Blog
‘On 17 February 2017, Bindmans LLP published an Opinion solicited from several leading authorities on EU law concerning Article 50 TEU. The so-dubbed ‘Three Knights Opinion’ put forward compelling legal arguments in support of why an Act of Parliament at the end of the Article 50 negotiation process is necessary in order to ensure that Brexit occurs in accordance with domestic and, by extension, EU law. These contentions, and Professor Elliot’s rebuttal, warrant careful consideration.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 9th March 2017
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
Parents jailed for neglect of children found in filthy Lancashire house – The Guardian
‘A court has jailed the parents of four children all aged under five found living in “feral and dangerous” conditions in a house where excrement was smeared on the walls.’
The Guardian, 9th March 2017
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Judge tells jury to ‘man up and reach a verdict’ after being sent note during deliberations – Daily Telegraph
‘A judge told a jury to “man up and reach a verdict” and then had to discharge them anyway.’
Daily Telegraph, 9th March 2017
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
UK can strip terror suspects of citizenship, European judges rule – The Guardian
‘European human rights judges have ruled that Theresa May’s policy of stripping British terror suspects of their citizenship while abroad to bar them from returning to Britain is lawful.’
The Guardian, 9th March 2017
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Knife crime offences ‘highest since 2011’ – BBC News
‘The number of people caught carrying knives in England and Wales has risen to its highest level in six years, official figures show.’
BBC News, 9th March 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
BT reaches deal with Ofcom to legally separate Openreach – The Guardian
‘BT has finally reached an agreement with Ofcom to legally separate Openreach, which controls the UK’s broadband infrastructure.’
The Guardian, 10th March 2017
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Black Friday’ promotion breached advertising rules, says watchdog – OUT-LAW.com
‘A short-term promotion for the sale of Apple Watch devices at a discounted price breached UK advertising rules because the promotion was not fair and resulted in “unnecessary disappointment” for consumers, the UK’s advertising watchdog has said.’
OUT-LAW.com, 8th March 2017
Source: www.out-law.com
Benefit claimants twice as likely to experience multiple legal problems, according to MoJ study – Legal Voice
‘People receiving means-tested benefits were twice as likely to experience multiple legal problems as those who did not, according to new research by the Ministry of Justice. It also found that almost one in four black and minority ethnic adults received no help in relation to their legal problems compared with 15% of white adults.’
Legal Voice, 7th March 2017
Source: www.legalvoice.org.uk
Mark Elliott and Stephen Tierney: The ‘Great Repeal Bill’ and Delegated Powers – UK Constitutional Law Association
‘A good deal of the legal and constitutional interest generated by Brexit has so far, perhaps unsurprisingly, focussed upon the very beginning of the withdrawal process. Initially, all eyes were on the courts, with the Supreme Court holding in R (Miller) v Secretary of State for the European Union [2017] UKSC 5 that the Article 50 mechanism can be activated only with Parliament’s legislative blessing. As a result of that landmark judgment, attention has now switched to Parliament, through which the European Union (Notification of Withdrawal) Bill is presently passing.’
UK Constitutional Law Association, 7th March 2017
Source: www.ukconstitutionallaw.org
May a parish council grant-aid a place of worship? – Law & Religion UK
‘he following is based on a recent submission of the Historic Religious Buildings Alliance (HRBA) to the DCMS English Churches and Cathedrals Sustainability Review and is posted with the kind permission of the HRBA Chairman, Trevor Cooper.’
Law & Religion UK, 7th March 2017
Source: www.lawandreligionuk.com
Museum workers win employment tribunal case against council – Local Government Lawyer
‘Brighton & Hove City Council has lost an employment tribunal case brought by its museum staff over unlawful deductions from wages.’
Local Government Lawyer, 9th March 2017
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
