Cambridgeshire police may not be protecting vulnerable people – report – BBC News
‘Cambridgeshire Constabulary might be missing chances to safeguard vulnerable people, inspectors have said.’
BBC News, 19th May 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Khayri Mclean: Huddersfield teens jailed for life over schoolboy stabbing – BBC News
‘Two teenage cousins who stabbed a 15-year-old boy to death as he walked home from school in West Yorkshire have been jailed for life.’
BBC News, 18th May 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Profession paying “lip service” to diversity, LSB told – Legal Futures
‘The legal profession pays only “lip service” to diversity and “there is a lack of action or appetite to pursue meaningful change”, a report for the Legal Services Board (LSB) has suggested.’
Legal Futures, 17th May 2023
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
New Judgment: Commissioners for His Majesty’s Revenue and Customs v SSE Generation Ltd [2023] UKSC 17 – UKSC Blog
‘SSE Generation Ltd, the respondent, claimed capital allowances on expenditure incurred when constructing a hydro-electric power station at Glendoe, Fort Augustus in Scotland. Such allowances may be deducted from income for the purpose of calculating a company’s trading profits subject to corporation tax. Commissioners for His Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (“HMRC”) disputed certain allowances claimed by SSE for tax years 31 March 2006 to 31 March 2012 on the basis that in their view certain relevant assets did not give rise to allowable expenditure under the Capital Allowances Act 2001 (the “Act”).’
UKSC Blog, 17th May 2023
Source: ukscblog.com
Employee data protection matters – Mills & Reeve
‘Claire Williams discusses the importance of data governance and legal compliance in the healthcare industry, particularly in relation to employee data.’
Mills & Reeve, 12th May 2023
Source: www.mills-reeve.com
Ofgem orders three energy firms to pay £8m compensation over late bills – The Guardian
‘Three energy suppliers have been made to pay compensation totalling £8m for failing to supply a final bill on time to more than 100,000 households that had switched provider.’
The Guardian, 17th May 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
Renters (Reform) Bill – the good, the potentially good and the ugly. Part 1 – Nearly Legal
‘It is finally here, a mere five years from first being promised. The Renters (Reform) Bill has started its parliamentary journey today (17 May). As it stands, it is the largest reform to tenancies in England since 1988 (Wales having done its own, even more significant, thing).’
Nearly Legal, 17th May 2023
Source: nearlylegal.co.uk
Regulating Big Tech in the UK – Competition Bulletin
‘Following hot(ish) on the heels of the EU’s Digital Markets Act, the UK’s Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill (“the Bill”) was published on 25 April 2023. It seeks to do three things: (1) to establish a new ex-ante regulatory regime for digital markets, conferring powers on the CMA, via its Digital Markets Unit, to impose conduct requirements and make “pro-competitive interventions” (“PCIs”) in relation to designated firms, and to impose hefty penalties for failure to comply; (2) to reform the existing competition law system, notably relating to merger controls, market inquiries and enforcement; and (3) to enhance consumer rights and enforcement. This post focusses on the first of these.’
Competition Bulletin, 17th May 2023
Source: competitionbulletin.com
Man jailed for Suffolk murder of wife and 12-year-old daughter – The Guardian
‘A man who murdered his wife and their 12-year-old daughter has been jailed for life and told he will probably die in prison.’
The Guardian, 17th May 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
Bell v HM Coroner for South Yorkshire (Eastern District) – Inquests and Inquiries Law Blog
‘In this post, Alex Carington considers a recent unsuccessful application under s. 13 of the Coroner’s Act 1988 in light of new evidence to quash an inquest in 1992 into the death of a woman who stepped into the path of an oncoming train where an open verdict was reached.’
Inquests and Inquiries Law Blog, 16th May 2023
Source: inquestsandinquirieslawblog.com
Greggs challenges ban on 5am chicken goujons – Law Society’s Gazette
‘A court appeal by Greggs will see the bakery chain challenge a London council’s decision to refuse it a licence to sell hot food 24 hours a day.’
Law Society's Gazette, 16th May 2023
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
UK ringleaders jailed over scam providing fake passports for criminals – The Guardian
‘The ringleaders of a gang that specialised in supplying fake passports to high-level criminals allowing them to evade arrest and identification have been jailed.’
The Guardian, 16th May 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Volatile’ cryptocurrency trading should be regulated as gambling, says treasury committee – The Independent
‘Consumer cryptocurrency trading should be regulated as gambling, the treasury committee has urged.’
The Independent, 17th May 2023
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Changes to the Law of Treasure – The Institute of Art & Law
‘One might say that if the law of Treasure has slumbered throughout most of its long history it has now had a rude awakening. Its obscure origins in Anglo-Norman common law had nothing to do with preserving items of cultural interest and probably everything to do with a source of revenue for the Crown, albeit in the past it must have been a very modest and haphazard privilege. In the nineteenth century one can at least trace a growing awareness that it could play a significant role in preserving objects of interest from the past. Nevertheless, as late as 1981 the Court of Appeal was still wrestling with the issue of how high a content of gold or silver was required to bring coins within the scope of the old law of Treasure Trove. The 1996 Act was the first attempt to offer a detailed statutory definition and, just as importantly, for the first time set out a statutory Code of Practice to guide the practical application of the new law.’
The Institute of Art & Law, 14th April 2023
Source: ial.uk.com
High Court clarifies effect of change of law during ongoing group litigation orders – OUT-LAW.com
‘A new ruling by the High Court in London has made clear that, in some circumstances, decisions in a test case might not apply to all claimants in a group litigation order (GLO).’
OUT-LAW.com, 16th May 2023
Source: www.pinsentmasons.com
Man banned from talking about sex to women in public – The Independent
‘A 34-year-old man has been banned from making sexual comments in public to any woman in England and Wales.’
The Independent, 16th May 2023
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Pair jailed for 3D-printed sub-machine gun plot – BBC News
‘Two men have been jailed for making sub-machine guns using a 3D printer.’
BBC News, 16th May 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Air pollution transparency rules among EU laws to be scrapped by UK – The Guardian
‘Laws to ensure the government is transparent about how they plan to reduce harmful air pollution are among those to be scrapped in the EU retained law bill.’
The Guardian, 16th May 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
