‘Post Office workers who have had wrongful convictions for theft and false accounting overturned are to be offered £600,000 each in compensation, the government has said.’
BBC News, 18th September 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The UK government said in a set of July 2023 Mansion House proposals that it would allow commercial UK pension schemes, including master trusts, to provide collective defined contribution (CDC) benefits in retirement.’
OUT-LAW.com, 18th September 2023
Source: www.pinsentmasons.com
‘The deaths of dozens of patients at a mental health trust who took their own lives will be reviewed externally after fears of a “cover-up” were raised.’
BBC News, 19th September 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Businesses found to have breached UK data protection laws when falling victim to cyber attacks could receive lower fines in respect of those infringements if they engage appropriately with the UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC), under a new agreement forged by the NCSC and the UK’s data protection authority.’
OUT-LAW.com, 18th September 2023
Source: www.pinsentmasons.com
‘One in five judgments by the senior courts and tribunals of England and Wales are not being published, the Incorporated Council of Law Reporting in England and Wales (ICLR) has found.’
Legal Futures, 19th September 2023
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘The Charity Commission has published new guidance for England and Wales on charities and social media. It begins:
“Social media can be a powerful communication tool for charities, to raise awareness and funds and to better engage beneficiaries. It can help charities reach a much wider audience, much more quickly, than traditional methods of communication.”‘
Law & Religion UK, 18th September 2023
Source: lawandreligionuk.com
‘More than 1,000 Metropolitan Police officers are currently suspended or on restricted duties, the force has said, as it tries to root out rogue officers.’
BBC News, 19th September 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘People should not assume a positive outcome from the artificial intelligence boom, the UK’s competition watchdog has warned, citing risks including a proliferation of false information, fraud and fake reviews as well as high prices for using the technology.’
The Guardian, 18th September 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Brief notes on some recent Upper Tribunal cases.’
Nearly Legal, 17th September 2023
Source: nearlylegal.co.uk
‘The UK’s reputation as a “trailblazer” in the development of self-driving vehicles is at risk unless new laws are passed as a matter of urgency to better support their testing and commercialisation, a committee of MPs has said.’
OUT-LAW.com, 15th September 2023
Source: www.pinsentmasons.com
‘Charities should not hold back from engaging in political activity and on emotive issues on social media such as race or immigration, even where they risk triggering controversy, the voluntary sector watchdog has said.’
The Guardian, 17th September 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A driver accused of taking part in an “impromptu” race which killed two young brothers has been cleared of causing their deaths.’
BBC News, 14th September 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A man who killed his partner and hid her body in a suitcase inside a wheelie bin has been jailed for life with a minimum term of 32 years.’
BBC News, 14th September 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The High Court recently ruled that a planning permission granted by a council that varied a previous planning permission for a solar farm by removing an electricity substation from the plans was unlawful. Robin Green and Robert Williams examine the judgment.’
Local Government Lawyer, 15th September 2023
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘The Court of Appeal recently considered the use of the inherent jurisdiction in a forced marriage case. Rhys Hadden analyses the ruling.’
Local Government Lawyer, 15th September 2023
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘A law firm’s former clients have lost their appeal against a decision that they owe outstanding fees to the non-lawyer who took assignment of their retainers.’
Legal Futures, 15th September 2023
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
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