Care workers sue council contractor in minimum wage battle – BBC News
‘Seventeen care workers are alleging failure to be paid the minimum wage in the sector’s biggest ever legal claim.’
BBC News, 14th September 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Rise in prisoners moved to mental health hospitals – The Guardian
‘More prisoners are being diagnosed with mental health problems requiring hospital treatment, official figures obtained by the Guardian show. The number of male prisoners being transferred to hospital under the 1983 Mental Health Act grew by more than 20% between 2011 and 2014 in England and Wales, said the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) in response to a freedom of information request.’
The Guardian, 14th September 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Young offender institutions: What is life like for inmates? – BBC News
‘Levels of violence in young offender institutions have been described as unacceptably high, with inmates and staff facing the daily threat of beatings and stabbings.’
BBC News, 12th September 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
How are the boundary changes going to affect you? – The Independent
‘You may wonder what it has to do with you if two or three electoral wards move from one constituency to another at the other end of the country.’
The Independent, 13th September 2016
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Supreme Court to hear recoverability appeal alongside dispute over who ‘won’ libel case – Litigation Futures
‘The Supreme Court has joined an appeal over the recoverability of additional liabilities in defamation cases to a long-running libel case where it is to consider which party won for the purposes of costs.’
Litigation Futures, 12th September 2016
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
E-disclosure first for LLM students – Litigation Futures
‘LLM students at the school of law at Queen Mary University of London will next month become the first in the UK to be part of a new academic course in e-disclosure.’
Litigation Futures, 12th September 2016
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
New sentencing guidelines mean heavy fines for health and safety breaches, even where no harm caused, says expert – OUT-LAW.com
‘Security firm G4S Cash Solutions has been fined £1.8 million after one of its employees contracted legionellosis, despite the fact that environmental health officers were unable to definitively link the case with health and safety breaches discovered at the site.’
OUT-LAW.com, 12th September 2016
Source: www.out-law.com
Accident abroad but claim commenced here against MIB – damages are to be assessed in accordance with the law of the state where accident occurred – Zenith PI Blog
‘Miss Moreno was injured in an RTA in Greece by an uninsured driver. Liability was admitted. Miss Moreno brought a claim against the MIB in the UK as is permissible under the various Council Directives of the EU (culminating in the Sixth Directive 2009/103/EC) and consequent Regulations that implement those directives in the UK.’
Zenith PI Blog, 12th September 2016
Source: www.zenithpi.wordpress.com
Housing applicant wins challenge after accepting offer ‘under protest’ – Local Government Lawyer
‘The London Borough of Brent was perverse to characterise acceptance while seeking review as refusal in a homelessness case.’
Local Government Lawyer, 13th September 2016
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
A compendium of vulnerability cases – Nearly Legal
‘Following on from our post on Mohammed v Southwark LBC, here are notes on a further three appeals to the County Court under section 204 Housing Act 1996, all related to decisions on priority need (or lack of it) through vulnerability.’
Nearly Legal, 12th September 2016
Source: www.nearlylegal.co.uk
War remains inside the court room: jurisdiction under ECHR – UK Human Rights Blog
‘This is an extremely important judgment from the Court of Appeal on the reach of the ECHR into war zones, in this case Iraq. The CA, with the only judgment given by Lloyd Jones LJ, disagreed in part with Leggatt J.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 11th September 2016
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
Punctuation error led to evidence mistake in Stephen Lawrence murder case – Daily Telegraph
‘A wrongly interpreted punctuation mark meant police investigating Stephen Lawrence’s murder did not realise a crucial piece of evidence had been found close to the scene for more than 20 years, detectives have admitted.’
Daily Telegraph, 13th September 2016
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
MPs call for medical cannabis to be made legal – BBC News
‘Taking cannabis for medical reasons should be made legal, says a cross-party group of UK politicians.’
BBC News, 13th September 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Is employment law fit for the gig economy? – The Guardian
‘Protesting Uber drivers and Deliveroo couriers are classed as self-employed, and there are questions as to whether the law adequately protects such workers.’
The Guardian, 13th September 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
War & peace: the importance of applying the rule of law to the military – Halsbury’s Law Exchange
‘The news last month that Public Interest Lawyers, the firm which brought a host of discredited cases alleging abuse by British serviceman in Iraq, is to be wound up has been met with applause by the press and service community. These claims culminated in the Al Sweady Inquiry which considered allegations of war crimes and abuse by British troops in Iraq in 2004. The allegations were found to be “baseless” and claims of torture and murder were “wholly without foundation” and “entirely the product of deliberate lies, reckless speculation and ingrained hostility” from some Iraqi witnesses. It has prompted calls for the suspension of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) on the “battlefield” and a general attack on lawyers meddling or challenging affairs involving “war”. That reaction is understandable; however, it would be an enormous mistake to conclude that the law only interferes with the military doing its job.’
Halsbury’s Law Exchange, 7th September 2016
Source: www.halsburyslawexchange.co.uk
Man, 24, is one of the first people jailed for coercive control offences using victimless prosecution – Daily Telegraph
‘A 24-year-old who assaulted his girlfriend and stopped her wearing makeup is believed to be the first person to be jailed for coercive control offences using victimless prosecution.’
Daily Telegraph, 9th September 2016
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
The scale of historical sexual abuse in the UK is a catastrophe. We need catharsis – The Guardian
‘The scope of the inquiry into sexual crimes against children must not be narrowed. Until we address the horrors of the past, there can be no moving on.’
The Guardian, 12th September 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
City trader jailed for raping woman at drug-fuelled office party – BBC News
‘A City trader has been jailed for six years after being convicted of raping a woman at an office party in London.’
BBC News, 9th September 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Bosses could face jail for failure to prevent fraud – BBC News
‘Company bosses could be prosecuted for failing to stop their staff committing fraud under new laws being considered by ministers.’
BBC News, 12th September 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
