Lord Reed, Donoghue v Stevenson – Supreme Court
‘Lord Reed, Donoghue v Stevenson – 90th Anniversary Conference.’
Supreme Court, 6th June 2022
Source: www.supremecourt.uk
ICO fines “World’s largest facial network” – Local Government Lawyer
‘The Information Commissioner’s Office has issued a Monetary Penalty Notice of £7,552,800 to Clearview AI Inc for breaches of the UK GDPR. Ibrahim Hasan looks at the background to the case.’
Local Government Lawyer, 10th June 2022
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
COVID-19 and return-to-work refusers – Local Government Lawyer
‘Adele Shortman analyses the first significant COVID dismissal case to be heard in the Employment Appeal Tribunal.’
Local Government Lawyer, 10th June 2022
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Priti Patel outlaws dangerous tunnelling protests – Home Office”
‘Dangerous tunnelling by protesters will be banned under a new law announced by the Home Secretary today (Tuesday 7 June), as the government acts to end the serious disruption and risk to life this guerrilla protest tactic poses.’
Home Office, 7th June 2022
Source: www.gov.uk
Organised criminal gang jailed for impersonating police officers to defraud victims of over £400,000 – Crown Prosecution Service
‘An organised criminal gang who pretended to be police officers and preyed on elderly victims in a fraud involving more than £400,000 were jailed today (10 June 2022).’
Crown Prosecution Service, 10th June 2022
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
Speech by the Master of the Rolls: CiARB Roebuck lecture – Courts and Tribunals Judiciary
‘The Master of the Rolls, Sir Geoffrey Vos, gave the CiARB Roebuck lecture on Wednesday (8 June 2022). He set out how an integrated digital justice system can be created using common ‘data standards’ governed by the Online Procedure Rule Committee. The lecture explains how this common and consistent approach.’
Courts and Tribunals Judiciary , 10th June 2022
Source: www.judiciary.uk
Law Commission sets out options to Government for reforming how companies are convicted of criminal offences – Law Commission
‘The Law Commission has today published its options for the Government for how it can improve the law to ensure that corporations are effectively held to account for committing serious crimes.’
Law Commission, 10th June 2022
Source: www.lawcom.gov.uk
Judge to deliver ruling on future of boy in life-support treatment fight – The Independent
‘A judge is preparing to deliver a ruling on the future of a 12-year-old boy at the centre of a High Court life-support treatment dispute after suffering brain damage.’
The Independent, 13th June 2022
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Questions over use of ‘psychological experts’ in parental alienation cases – The Guardian
‘Mothers are having their children taken away by court-appointed “psychological experts” who are unregulated and do not have the necessary qualifications, the Association of Clinical Psychologists UK has warned.’
The Guardian, 12th June 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
Research Briefing: Leasehold high-rise flats: Who pays for fire safety work? – House of Commons Library
‘This briefing considers debate about responsibility for paying for fire safety works on blocks of flats in the wake of the Grenfell Tower fire. It covers provisions in the Building Safety Act 2022.’
House of Commons Library, 9th June 2022
Source: commonslibrary.parliament.uk
Gymnastics abuse: Eloise Jotischky becomes first to win a civil case against British Gymnastics – BBC News
‘A former elite acrobatic gymnast has become the first to win a civil case against British Gymnastics for the abuse she experienced in the sport.’
BBC News, 12th June 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
AI raises ‘challenges’ with existing product liability law, study finds – OUT-LAW.com
‘UK product liability laws need to be updated to address the use of artificial intelligence (AI), an expert has said.’
OUT-LAW.com, 8th June 2022
Source: www.pinsentmasons.com
‘Monster’ neighbour jailed for at least 37 years for Gloucestershire murder – The Guardian
‘A “monster” who murdered one neighbour and seriously wounded two others in a “spree of planned violence” after they took legal action to try to curtail his 12-year campaign of extreme harassment has been jailed for at least 37 years.’
The Guardian, 9th June 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
Sarah Everard: Three attendees fined over unofficial vigil – BBC News
‘Three people have been fined for breaking Covid laws by attending a vigil for Sarah Everard.’
BBC News, 9th June 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Anti-money laundering proposals ‘uninspired and insipid’, say MPs – The Guardian
‘Law Commission proposals to make directors more accountable for economic crimes at the companies they oversee have been condemned as a “thundering disappointment”.’
The Guardian, 10th June 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
Supreme Court to rule next week on appellate courts, proportionality assessments and care orders – Local Government Lawyer
‘The Supreme Court will next week (15 June) hand down its ruling on whether, when an appellate court reviews a first instance decision concerning the proportionality of orders made under the courts’ obligations under the Human Rights Act 1998, it is necessary for the appellate court to undertake its own proportionality assessment of that decision.’
Local Government Lawyer, 9th June 2022
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
