‘A decade on from the introduction of a landmark scheme aimed at helping new parents share childcare, campaigners say shared parental leave is failing the working families it was designed to help.’
BBC News, 2nd December 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Plans to speed up the removal of unsafe cladding, including target dates for making buildings safe and tougher penalties for refusing to act, have been announced by ministers.’
BBC News, 2nd December 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The children’s commissioner for England has called for an urgent review of the use of restraint and “calming rooms” after leaked CCTV footage showed autistic children being pushed into a padded space where they were left distressed, self-harming and sitting in vomit.’
The Guardian, 27th November 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The Home Office has admitted that many people who have the right to live and work in the UK cannot access their eVisas and provide proof that they are allowed to be in the country.’
The Guardian, 1st December 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The government has been urged to reconsider resentencing thousands of prisoners trapped under abolished indefinite jail terms.’
The Independent, 29th November 2024
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Former Harry Potter actor Rupert Grint must pay more than £1.8m in tax after losing a legal battle with HM Revenue and Customs. Grint, who played Ron Weasley in the franchise, was ordered to pay the sum in 2019 after HMRC launched an investigation into his tax return from the 2011-12 tax year.’
The Independent, 30th November 2024
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘After five hours of intense and heartfelt debate, in which some members of parliament were brought to tears, the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill was passed in the House of Commons with 330 voting in favour and 275 against.’
The Independent, 29th November 2024
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Emambux v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2024] EWCA Civ 1459 (28 November 2024)
Switaj v McClenaghan [2024] EWCA Civ 1457 (28 November 2024)
Bangs v FM Conway Ltd [2024] EWCA Civ 1461 (28 November 2024)
Howe v Brent London Borough Council [2024] EWCA Civ 1444 (27 November 2024)
High Court (Administrative Court)
Freda v Bochum Local Court, Germany [2024] EWHC 3065 (Admin) (28 November 2024)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Panel On Takeovers and Mergers v Balfour-Lynn & Ors [2024] EWHC 3044 (Ch) (28 November 2024)
Grierson v Grierson [2024] EWHC 3048 (Ch) (27 November 2024)
KRF Services (UK) Ltd, In the Matter Of [2024] EWHC 2978 (Ch) (26 November 2024)
High Court (Commercial Court)
Aabar Holdings SARL v Glencore PLC & Ors [2024] EWHC 3046 (Comm) (27 November 2024)
4VVV Ltd & Ors v Spence & Ors [2024] EWHC 3035 (Comm) (27 November 2024)
High Court (Family Division)
General Dental Council v KK & Anor [2024] EWHC 3053 (Fam) (25 November 2024)
High Court (King’s Bench Division)
BCLI v Commissioner of the Police for the Metropolis [2024] EWHC 3018 (KB) (27 November 2024)
High Court (Technology and Construction Court)
Robert Heath Heating Ltd v Orbit Group Ltd [2024] EWHC 3039 (TCC) (27 November 2024)
Source: www.bailii.org
‘Civil servants and ministers will begin work on implementing the assisted dying bill if it passes its first stage in parliament on Friday, but the Guardian understands it will not be adopted as a government bill.’
The Guardian, 28th November 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Ministers are to announce a 10% increase in legal aid fees for immigration and housing work after action by lawyers who warned that the failure to increase rates has led to a paralysis in the system.’
The Guardian, 29th November 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A landfill site that is the subject of a legal challenge from Newcastle Under Lyme Council for emitting odorous gasses has been hit with a closure order from the Environment Agency.’
Local Government Lawyer, 29th November 2024
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘Net migration – the number of people coming to the UK, minus the number leaving – was 728,000 in the year to June 2024. The provisional figures are from the Office for National Statistics (ONS)’
BBC News, 28th November 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The Welsh government rules mean practitioners will have to meet stricter hygiene and safety standards in order to be given a licence, which they’ll have to renew every three years.’
BBC News, 28th November 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The City regulator has bowed to pressure over plans to “name and shame” some companies it investigates, offering watered-down proposals that would give firms 10 days’ notice and consider the “potential negative impact” of revealing the identities of companies under inspection.’
The Guardian, 28th November 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Two police officers have been served with misconduct notices after a 17-year-old girl died after fleeing a police vehicle, the watchdog has announced.’
BBC News, 28th November 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The pre-action protocol (PAP) for judicial review should be amended to make sure the parties make clear their position on alternative dispute resolution (ADR) at an early stage, a report produced for the Civil Justice Council (CJC) has recommended.’
Local Government Lawyer, 27th November 2024
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘A female inmate remained handcuffed to a male prison officer while she had a mammogram, in an example of prisoners being denied their dignity while receiving NHS care, a watchdog has revealed.’
The Guardian, 28th November 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Online service providers have been given a “valuable reminder” that content generated by AI will fall in scope of the UK’s Online Safety Act’s requirements in the same way content created by human users does, an expert in technology regulation has said.’
OUT-LAW.com, 27th November 2024
Source: www.pinsentmasons.com
‘The High Court has taken the almost unprecedented step of withdrawing a notice of intervention into a law firm issued by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA).’
Legal Futures, 28th November 2024
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
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