Animal transport: where are we now with EU law? – UK Human Rights Blog

Posted February 19th, 2019 in animals, brexit, EC law, news, standards, transport by sally

‘Livestock transport has been a controversial subject in the UK for many years. Efforts by public authorities to reduce or mitigate the movement or export of live animals have hitherto foundered on the rocks of free movement of goods (see my post on TFEU Article 35). Despite the ethical controversy, the current position is that long distance transport of nonhuman animals for slaughter is lawful (Barco de Vapor BV v Thanet District Council [2015] Bus LR 593.) ‘

Full Story

UK Human Rights Blog, 18th February 2019

Source: ukhumanrightsblog.com

Man, 23, found guilty of murdering child killer David Gaut – The Guardian

Posted February 19th, 2019 in causing death of children or vulnerable adults, children, closed circuit television, evidence, murder, news, perverting the course of justice by sally

‘A man has been found guilty of stabbing a convicted child killer to death.’

Full Story

The Guardian, 18th February 2019

Source: www.theguardian.com

Ep. 67: Remediation – Mathew Barnes – Law Pod UK

Posted February 19th, 2019 in appeals, community service, domestic violence, evidence, families, news, rehabilitation, Supreme Court by sally

‘Taken from our recent seminar, ‘Erasure, Remediation and Rights of Appeal in Disciplinary Proceedings’, Mathew Barnes asks the question in his talk about remediation – Can you teach an old dog new tricks?’

Full Story

Law Pod UK, 18th February 2019

Source: audioboom.com

Stephen Lawrence: How has his murder changed policing? – BBC News

Posted February 19th, 2019 in codes of practice, complaints, disciplinary procedures, inquiries, murder, news, police, race discrimination, racism, statistics, stop and search by sally

‘Twenty years ago, an inquiry into the death of teenager Stephen Lawrence called for an overhaul of police procedures and attitudes towards race. But how much has changed?’

Full Story

BBC News, 19th February 2019

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Museums grapple with rise in pleas for return of foreign treasures – The Guardian

Posted February 19th, 2019 in artistic works, colonies, news, restitution by sally

‘Neanderthal skulls and the remains of an extinct sloth named after Charles Darwin are among the items requested for repatriation from British institutions, as documents reveal museums are facing calls to return some of their most treasured items to their places of origin.’

Full Story

The Guardian, 18th February 2019

Source: www.theguardian.com

Teachers (and other public servants) pay – Employment Law Blog

Posted February 19th, 2019 in age discrimination, budgets, EC law, employment, Ireland, news, references to European Court, remuneration, statutory interpretation, teachers by sally

‘Significant budgetary restraints. A significant deficit in the public finances. Does that all sound familiar? It is a feature not only in the United Kingdom but also in the Republic of Ireland. It is the context of Case C-154/18, Horgan and Keegan v Minister for Education and Skills, in which the Second Chamber of the ECJ gave Judgment on 14 February 2019, on a reference from the Irish Labour Court.’

Full Story

Employment Law Blog, 18th February 2019

Source: employment11kbw.com

Burnett calls for action on social diversity at top of profession – Legal Futures

Posted February 19th, 2019 in diversity, equality, judicial appointments commission, judiciary, legal profession, news, race discrimination, sex discrimination, women by sally

‘Addressing the “lack of social diversity at the top of the legal profession” is an important part of improving judicial diversity, the Lord Chief Justice declared yesterday.’

Full Story

Legal Futures, 19th February 2019

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

CPS mulls charges over burning effigy of Grenfell Tower – The Guardian

Posted February 19th, 2019 in accidents, bereavement, Crown Prosecution Service, fire, internet, news, public order by sally

‘Prosecutors are considering whether to bring criminal charges against a group of men who were filmed burning an effigy of Grenfell Tower.’

Full Story

The Guardian, 18th February 2019

Source: www.theguardian.com

Appeal judges “penalising law firms for being efficient” – Litigation Futures

Posted February 18th, 2019 in airlines, compensation, delay, fees, law firms, news by sally

‘The Court of Appeal ruling last week in the Bott & Co flight delay litigation shows that judges are not giving solicitors credit for being more business-like and efficient, a leading commentator has argued.’

Full Story

Litigation Futures, 18th February 2019

Source: www.litigationfutures.com

London firm cultivating groundbreaking cannabis law practice – Legal Futures

Posted February 18th, 2019 in drug offences, law firms, medicines, news by sally

‘A London law firm is building what it says is the country’s first dedicated cannabis law practice as it looks to take the lead in a fast-growing market.’

Full Story

Legal Futures, 18th February 2019

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

Will a new EU copyright law change the face of the internet? – Technology Law Update

Posted February 18th, 2019 in copyright, EC law, internet, news by sally

‘The controversy around Europe’s new copyright directive has been high profile and intense. On one side are authors, musicians and writers, and those that publish and monetise their work. (It is not often that Sir Paul McCartney writes an open letter to MEPs on a piece of planned legislation.) On the other side of the argument is the free internet lobby, both large tech and individual internet users. Google has explained its perspective in similarly strong terms.’

Full Story

Technology Law Update, 15th February 2019

Source: www.technology-law-blog.co.uk

Legal Aid Review: A Step In The Right Direction Or ‘A Drop In The Ocean’? – Rights Info

Posted February 18th, 2019 in civil justice, criminal justice, legal aid, news, reports by sally

‘Last week the government published its long-awaited review into much criticised changes to our legal aid system. It is accompanied by a Legal Support Action Plan that the Law Society says represents a step towards fixing our ailing system, while others have expressed dismay at the uphill battle many still face to access justice.’

Full Story

Rights Info, 15th February 2019

Source: rightsinfo.org

Parliamentary report set to savage ‘duplicitous’ Facebook – The Guardian

Posted February 18th, 2019 in competition, data protection, elections, internet, news, reports, select committees by sally

‘Facebook cannot be trusted to regulate itself and must be subject to sweeping new legislation, a parliamentary report will announce on Monday.’

Full Story

The Guardian, 17th February 2019

Source: www.theguardian.com

Electronic GPS tags to track thousands of criminals in England and Wales – BBC News

Posted February 18th, 2019 in electronic monitoring, news, satellites, sentencing by sally

‘Thousands of criminals in England and Wales will be tagged with GPS trackers to allow authorities to trace them 24 hours a day.’

Full Story

BBC News, 16th February 2019

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Ep. 66: Upholding Public Confidence – Owain Thomas QC – Law Pod UK

Posted February 18th, 2019 in appeals, disciplinary procedures, news, podcasts by sally

‘Taken from our recent seminar, ‘Erasure, Remediation and Rights of Appeal in Disciplinary Proceedings’, Owain Thomas QC gives a talk entitled – Upholding public confidence argument: is it undermining remediation?’

Full Story

Law Pod UK, 15th February 2019

Source: audioboom.com

U Can’t Do This* – Nearly Legal

Posted February 18th, 2019 in deposits, landlord & tenant, news, repossession by sally

‘This was a directions hearing in a possession claim, supposedly brought by Ojo & Opaleye. The tenant, Ms M, was defending on the basis of failure to comply with deposit protection regulations.’

Full Story

Nearly Legal, 15th February 2019

Source: nearlylegal.co.uk

Male lawyers must confront others who sexually harass – QC – The Guardian

Posted February 18th, 2019 in disciplinary procedures, harassment, legal profession, news, sex discrimination by sally

‘Men in the legal profession need to “call out” other men if they witness sexual harassment, according to the barrister Helena Kennedy QC, who has urged such behaviour to be made the subject of disciplinary action.’

Full Story

The Guardian, 16th February 2019

Source: www.theguardian.com

Ella Kissi-Debrah ‘pollution’ death: New inquest plea lodged – BBC News

Posted February 18th, 2019 in children, inquests, news, pollution by sally

‘The mother of a nine-year-old girl whose death may have been linked to air pollution has applied to the High Court for a new inquest.’

Full Story

BBC News, 15th February 2019

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Families threaten to boycott IRA Birmingham pub bombs inquest – The Guardian

Posted February 18th, 2019 in bereavement, explosives, inquests, legal aid, news, terrorism by sally

‘Bereaved families and lawyers are threatening to boycott the long-awaited inquests into the 1974 IRA Birmingham pub bombings because of concern over missing documents, lack of legal funding and what the process can deliver.’

Full Story

The Guardian, 17th February 2019

Source: www.theguardian.com

The Court of Appeal Rolls out the DP Barrel – Panopticon

Posted February 18th, 2019 in criminal records, data protection, disciplinary procedures, disclosure, human rights, news, police by sally

‘Sometimes a case comes along which, whether through range of issues or over-enthusiastic pleading, seems to touch on more or less every data protection provision going. To this end, at least for the DPA 1998, we give you the lengthy treatise of Sales LJ that is: Cooper v National Crime Agency [2019] EWCA Civ 16.’

Full Story

Panopticon, 18th February 2019

Source: panopticonblog.com