London cosmetics firms fined for selling unsafe beauty products – BBC News
‘Fifteen London businesses selling unsafe cosmetics products have been fined in a crackdown by Trading Standards.’
BBC News, 11th January 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Review into child abuse in football makes first call for evidence – The Guardian
‘The independent review into allegations of child abuse in football has made its first call for evidence. Set up by the Football Association and led by Clive Sheldon QC, the review has written to all football clubs in England and Wales, amateur and professional, asking for information about allegations of child sexual abuse between 1970 and 2005.’
The Guardian, 11th January 2017
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Counter-terrorism money being spent on redacting evidence to inquiry on undercover policing – The Independent
‘Counter-terrorism money is being used to redact police evidence to an inquiry into undercover policing tactics, it has been revealed.’
The Independent, 12th January 2017
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Wilko fined £2.2m over worker crushed by metal cage – BBC News
‘National chain store Wilko has been fined £2.2m after a worker was crushed and left paralysed.’
BBC News, 11th January 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Recent Statutory Instruments – legislation.gov.uk
The Education and Adoption Act 2016 (Commencement No. 3) Regulations 2017
The Coasting Schools (England) Regulations 2017
The Immigration (European Economic Area) (Amendment) Regulations 2017
The Taxation of Chargeable Gains (Gilt-edged Securities) Order 2017
The Plant Health (England) (Amendment) Order 2017
The Crime and Courts Act 2013 (Commencement No. 16 and Savings) Order 2017
The Compulsory Purchase of Land (Vesting Declarations) (England) Regulations 2017
The Compulsory Purchase of Land (Prescribed Forms) (Ministers) (Amendment) Regulations 2017
Source: www.legislation.gov.uk
Cheltenham masseur Malcolm Baker jailed for sex assault – BBC News
‘A masseur who sexually assaulted six female clients has been jailed for 15 months.’
BBC News, 10th January 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Rolf Harris sex attack trial due to start with entertainer following case remotely due to his age – Daily Telegraph
Prosecutors are due to open their case against television entertainer Rolf Harris, who will follow his sex attack trial remotely.
Daily Telegraph, 11th January 2017
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Court orders exemplary damages in fundamental dishonesty case – Litigation Futures
‘A district judge in Manchester has made an award of exemplary damages after finding road traffic accident claimants guilty of bringing fundamentally dishonest claims.’
Litigation Futures, 10th January 2017
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
Brian Altman QC named lead counsel for child sexual abuse inquiry – The Guardian
‘The former Old Bailey prosecutor Brian Altman QC has been named as the new lead counsel for the independent inquiry into child sexual abuse.’
The Guardian, 10th January 2017
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Court of Appeal to refer City law firm to SRA and DPP after revoking £500,000 costs order – Legal Futures
‘The criminal division of the Court of Appeal has taken the unusual step of announcing its intention to refer a City law firm to the Solicitors Regulation Authority.’
Legal Futures, 11th January 2017
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
Attorney general calls for new legal basis for pre-emptive military strikes – The Guardian
‘Pre-emptive military strikes against terrorist targets overseas are required for national self-defence and the legal basis on which they are carried out should be made more explicit to deal with increasing threat levels, the UK’s attorney general is due to say on Wednesday.’
The Guardian, 11th January 2017
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
House of Lords blocks controversial reforms that allow ‘marketisation’ of universities – The Independent
‘The vote reflects cross-party hostility to proposed government reforms that peers say could damage the reputation of UK universities.’
The Independent, 10th January 2017
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Rapper sentenced to 23 years after raping and torturing a woman – The Guardian
‘A man who raped and tortured a woman while keeping her prisoner for three days last February has been jailed for 23 years.’
The Guardian, 10th January 2017
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Chief druid wins right to take English Heritage to court over Stonehenge parking charges – Daily Telegraph
‘A senior druid has won the right to take a charity to court over “pay-to-pray” parking charges for the Summer Solstice at Stonehenge, claiming it should be free.’
Daily Telegraph, 10th January 2017
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Corpse-eating Staffordshire bull terrier gets execution reprieve – BBC News
‘A dog sentenced to death after eating his owner’s body has been given a stay of execution after a judge granted a judicial review.’
BBC News, 10th January 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Would you support a maximum wage law in the UK? – The Guardian
‘Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has again suggested he would like to see a maximum salary cap in the UK. Would you support this policy? And what level do you think maximum earnings should be?’
The Guardian, 10th January 2017
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
EVENT: Lunch Hour Lectures – Knowledge and law: exploring landscape in the context of wind energy
‘Landscape is not just physical, but also filled with symbolic, social and cultural attachments. The impacts of large wind energy projects on landscapes can be enormously contentious to the communities asked to host them. This lecture will examine how the legal process for consenting ‘nationally significant’ wind farms shapes our knowledge of landscape.’
Date: 28th February 2017, 1.15-1.55pm
Location: Darwin Lecture Theatre, Darwin Building, London WC1E 6BT
Charge: Free
More information can be found here.
EVENT: IALS – Reconstructing Judicial Review
‘Sarah Nason, Bangor University Law School
With guest speakers:
Mr Justice Lewis, Administrative Court
Professor Rick Rawlings, University College London
Paul Bowen QC, Brick Court Chambers
Dr Dimitrios Kyritsis, University of Reading’
Date: 20th February 2017, 5.30-8.00pm
Location: Institute of Advanced Legal Studies, 17 Russell Square, London WC1B 5DR
Charge: Free, registration required
More information can be found here.
EVENT: Amicus – US Death Penalty Training
‘Amicus runs a comprehensive bi-annual training programme in US capital defence law and procedure, legal research, evidence and professional conduct. It is attended by approximately 400 participants each year and held in London.’
Date: 10th-12th February and 4th-5th March
Location: Baker & McKenzie (100 New Bridge St, London EC4V 6JA)
Charge: See website for details
More information can be found here.
EVENT: IALS – A comparative analysis of the history of race, gender and the legal profession
‘Speaker: Dr. Gwen Jordan is an Associate Professor and Chair of the Legal Studies Department at the University of Illinois Springfield and is currently a fellow at the IALS. She is also a part-time staff attorney for the Illinois Innocence Project where she represents individuals who were wrongfully convicted and is spearheading a policy reform initiative. Jordan’s scholarship focuses on the history of women lawyers’ local, national and international social justice activism. She is currently analyzing issues of race identity and strategies women lawyers of colour developed throughout the twentieth century to overcome legal and political discrimination at the intersection of race and gender.’
Date: 2nd February 2017, 12.30am-1.30pm
Location: Institute of Advanced Legal Studies, 17 Russell Square, London WC1B 5DR
Charge: Free, registration required
More information can be found here.
