‘The Government has today (6 August) announced it will repeal the Strikes Act 2023, claiming that the measures “unduly restrict workers’ rights” and “undermine good industrial relations”.’
Local Government Lawyer, 6th August 2024
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘Sian Participation Corp (In Liquidation) v Halimeda International Ltd [2024] UKPC 16 (“Sian”) has, in part, overruled, Salford Estates (No.2) Ltd v Altomart Ltd [2014] EWCA Civ 1575; [2015] BCC 306 (“Salford Estates”). The part overruled is in respect to section 122(1) of the Insolvency Act 1986 and whether the Companies Court can, on a creditors winding up petition, determine whether or not the petition debt is genuinely disputed on substantial grounds. Salford Estates was not overruled in respect to whether section 9 of the Arbitration Act 1996 applies to creditors winding up petitions.’
33 Bedford Row, 1st August 2024
Source: www.33bedfordrow.co.uk
‘Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina resigned and fled the country on Monday 05 August 2024 following a violent crackdown on demonstrations that began as protests against job quotas and escalated into a widespread movement demanding her resignation. This dramatic political upheaval has far-reaching implications, not only within Bangladesh but also for those who sought asylum in the UK due to their opposition to the Awami League-led government.’
EIN Blog, 5th August 2024
Source: www.ein.org.uk
‘A salaried partner in the London office of a leading Canadian law firm has won his case for unfair dismissal after a tribunal rejected its claim that he was made redundant.’
Legal Futures, 6th August 2024
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘Deporting foreign national offenders from the UK is a longstanding government priority but the number of people deported has fallen.’
House of Commons Library , 2nd August 2024
Source: commonslibrary.parliament.uk
‘Providing free specialist legal advice could save the government £4.5billion for every half a million people who receive it, a new report has found, as leading legal organisations renew calls to “spend to save on justice”.’
The Bar Council, 5th August 2024
Source: www.barcouncil.org.uk
‘A mansion in Knightsbridge and a golf club in Ascot owned by the wife of the jailed Azeri banker Jahangir Hajiyev have been forfeited to the British state as part of a settlement worth an estimated £18.5m to taxpayers.’
The Guardian, 5th August 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A teenager has been jailed for life for murdering a father-of-three with a machete following a confrontation near a children’s play area.’
BBC News, 5th August 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Basic checks were not carried out in the recruitment of a chief constable who was later found to have lied about his career, an inquiry has found.’
BBC News, 6th August 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A vulnerable man kept as a slave for almost 26 years has won a “record payout” after his family sued the government for denying him adequate compensation.’
BBC News, 6th August 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘New laws may make it easier to pursue far-right activist over alleged role in spreading disinformation.’
The Guardian, 6th August 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Thames, Yorkshire and Northumbrian Water will be fined a record £168m between them for a “catalogue of failure” over illegal sewage discharges into rivers and the sea after the industry regulator’s biggest ever investigation.’
The Guardian, 6th August 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘UO v London Borough of Redbridge (2024) EWHC 1989 (Admin). We first saw UO and Redbridge in this judicial review of an unlawful housing needs assessment (HNA) and suitability decision. That decision was, to say the least, scathing about Redbridge’s decision making. So it is perhaps a surprise to see a further judicial review of Redbridge’s further HNA(s) and a suitability decision as to out of borough accommodation, not least because this judicial review decision includes judicial comment on Redbridge failing to take account of the evidence and findings in the previous JR. But that is what this is.’
Nearly Legal, 4th August 2024
Source: nearlylegal.co.uk
‘Higher education institutions across England will face a range of significant sanctions if they fail to comply with new harassment and sexual misconduct protection requirements set by the Office for Students (OfS).’
OUT-LAW.com, 2nd August 2024
Source: www.pinsentmasons.com
‘The Upper Tribunal has allowed an appeal made by the parents of a 7-year-old boy with autism, finding that a decision by the First-tier tribunal did not take the child’s negative feelings about the local authority preferred school into account, which was an error of law.’
Local Government Lawyer, 2nd August 2024
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘The Court of Appeal has outlined guidance on placement timings, after finding that a local authority’s decision to proceed with a farewell visit while a father’s application for permission to appeal was pending was “plainly wrong” and “contrary to the children’s interests”.’
Local Government Lawyer, 2nd August 2024
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘Artificial intelligence (AI) will have a greater impact on legal services than the internet revolution, a roundtable sponsored by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has predicted.’
Legal Futures, 5th August 2024
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘The High Court has refused a time extension to claimants to serve a professional negligence claim on a law firm over the restructuring of a trust.’
Legal Futures, 5th August 2024
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘The Victims’ Commissioner has welcomed a new review by the London Victims’ Commissioner, which finds that the criminal justice system is failing victims of stalking.’
Family Law, 2nd August 2024
Source: www.familylaw.co.uk
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