Colonel Gaddafi aide cannot challenge PC Yvonne Fletcher ruling – BBC News

Posted July 7th, 2022 in appeals, homicide, joint liability, Libya, news, police by sally

‘A former aide to ex-Libyan leader Colonel Gaddafi has lost a bid to challenge a judge’s conclusion he was jointly responsible for the killing of police officer Yvonne Fletcher in 1984.’

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BBC News, 6th July 2022

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Breaxit: Cereals, food standards and child obesity – UK Human Rights Blog

Posted July 7th, 2022 in children, food, health, news, obesity, regulations by sally

‘Kellogg’s – one of the main players in the breakfast market – relies on agreements with retailers to place its products in parts of stores (e.g. near the checkout, in a queuing area, at the end of an aisle) which maximise sales and to promote its products on the retailers’ websites.’

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UK Human Rights Blog, 6th July 2022

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Grandmother secures fresh hearing after Court of Appeal finds process that led to placement order deficient – Local Government Lawyer

Posted July 7th, 2022 in appeals, fostering, grandparents, news, placement orders by sally

‘An appeal from the Family Court at Liverpool must be allowed even though it would leave a boy aged two in a foster placement where he has already spent all his life, the Court of Appeal has ruled.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 7th July 2022

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High Court criticises SDT for “sweeping anonymity orders” – Local Government Lawyer

Posted July 7th, 2022 in anonymity, disciplinary procedures, news, solicitors, third parties by sally

‘A High Court judge has criticised the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal (SDT) for taking it upon itself to issue “sweeping anonymity orders” in respect of all the third parties in a case about a solicitor’s social media posts.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 7th July 2022

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Maya Forstater was discriminated against over gender-critical beliefs, tribunal rules – The Guardian

‘A researcher who lost her job at a thinktank after tweeting that transgender women could not change their biological sex has won her claim that she was unfairly discriminated against because of her gender-critical beliefs.’

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The Guardian, 6th July 2022

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Government Looks To Re-Criminalise Rough Sleeping In Levelling Up Bill – Each Other

Posted July 7th, 2022 in bills, homelessness, human rights, news, repeals, vagrancy by sally

‘The government has proposed replacing previously repealed legislation that makes begging and rough sleeping a criminal offence. The move comes after parliament scrapped the Vagrancy Act, a 200-year-old law that criminalised sleeping rough and begging in England and Wales. The Act was repealed through an amendment to the Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act (PCSCA) in April.’

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Each Other, 7th July 2022

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Online Safety Bill: first indications of Ofcom’s regulatory approach – Panopticon

Posted July 7th, 2022 in bills, consultations, consumer protection, internet, news by sally

‘Ofcom has today published its “roadmap to regulation” if and when the Online Safety Bill becomes law, together with a “call for evidence” for the first phase of online safety regulation. Both are premised on the current version of the Online Safety Bill, which is acknowledged to be subject to alteration as the legislation goes through the Parliamentary process.’

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Panopticon, 6th July 2022

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Criminal reforms target ‘deepfake’ and nonconsensual pornographic imagery – The Guardian

‘Secretly videoing or taking photographs of people under their clothes or sharing “deepfake” pornography without consent could lead to prison sentences of up to three years, under recommendations by the Law Commission of England and Wales.’

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The Guardian, 7th July 2022

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Danny Humble: Teenagers guilty over Cramlington killing – BBC News

Posted July 6th, 2022 in homicide, murder, news, young offenders by sally

‘A teenager has been found guilty of murder and four others of manslaughter after they killed a man in a 15-second attack.’

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BBC News, 5th July 2022

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The UK Intellectual Property Office’s Consultation on Computer-Generated Works – City Law Forum

‘The UK Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 contains an odd section concerning ‘computer-generated works’. Section 9(2) of the Act states that when a work has no ‘human author’ and is generated by a computer, the work ought to be protected by copyright for 50 years, with the copyright owned by the person who made the necessary ‘arrangements’ for the work’s generation.’

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City Law Forum, 29th June 2022

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Anurag Deb and Nicholas Kilford: The UK Internal Market Act: Devolution Minimalism and the Competence Smoke Screen – UK Constitutional Law Association

Posted July 6th, 2022 in constitutional law, devolution, devolution issues, news, Scotland by sally

‘The UK’s territorial constitution is, at present, under a great deal of pressure. Those familiar with one force unsettling the devolution framework — the attempts to override the Northern Ireland Protocol — will no doubt recall the legislation that first countenanced a similar approach: the UK Internal Market Act 2020 (UKIMA). This piece of legislation is, however, once again causing its own stir, this time in the form of a clash between Scottish and UK ministers over gene-editing regulations.’

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UK Constitutional Law Association, 4th July 2022

Source: ukconstitutionallaw.org

Major change to taxi and private hire vehicle accessibility legislation comes into force – Local Government Lawyer

‘The Taxis and Private Hire Vehicles (Disabled Persons) Act 2022 – described as “the most significant change to taxi accessibility legislation since the Equality Act was introduced 12 years ago” – has come into force.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 5th July 2022

Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk

Dea-John Reid killing: I got no justice at trial, says mother – BBC News

‘The mother of a black teenager fatally stabbed by a white boy says if the roles were reversed her son “would have gone down for murder”.’

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BBC News, 6th July 2022

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Millions in UK do not know the meaning of coercive control – The Independent

Posted July 6th, 2022 in coercive & controlling behaviour, domestic violence, news by sally

‘Millions in the UK have no understanding of the meaning of coercive control despite the fact the offence is illegal, according to a new study.’

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The Independent, 5th July 2022

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Men’s dog walk ban after hare coursing conviction – BBC News

Posted July 6th, 2022 in animal cruelty, animals, dogs, fines, hunting, news by sally

‘Two men have been banned from taking a dog for a walk anywhere in England and Wales after being convicted of hare coursing.’

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BBC News, 6th July 2022

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Warning of ‘tsunami of online child abuse’ as figures show grooming cases rise – The Independent

‘A “tsunami” of online child abuse is taking place in the UK, the NSPCC has said as it published data showing a more than 80% rise in online grooming crimes being recorded by police over the last four years.’

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The Independent, 5th July 2022

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Iain Jamieson: Effect of the Bill of Rights upon the meaning of Convention Rights under the Scotland Act – UK Constitutional Law Association

Posted July 6th, 2022 in brexit, constitutional law, devolution issues, human rights, news, Scotland by sally

‘The relationship between the Scotland Act 1998 (“the SA”), Convention rights and the Human Rights Act 1998 (“the HRA”) is well known.’

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UK Constitutional Law Association, 5th July 2022

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Oldham doctor who killed woman in botched procedure jailed for three years – The Guardian

Posted July 6th, 2022 in doctors, hospitals, imprisonment, negligence, news, sentencing, unlawful killing by sally

‘A doctor who carried out a botched procedure that led to the death of a woman has been jailed for three years.’

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The Guardian, 5th July 2022

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Jermaine Baker lawfully shot dead by Met officer, inquiry rules – The Guardian

Posted July 5th, 2022 in firearms, inquiries, news, police by sally

‘A Metropolitan police firearms officer lawfully shot Jermaine Baker dead in December 2015, an official inquiry has found.;

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The Guardian, 5th July 2022

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Baby loss: Legalising leave within the profession – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted July 5th, 2022 in birth, maternity leave, news, paternity leave, pregnancy, sick leave, solicitors by sally

‘Miscarriage is not an illness and should not be allocated as ‘sick leave.’ The statistics speak for themselves: 1 in 8 pregnancies results in miscarriage, 1 in 90 pregnancies are ectopic and 1 in every 200 births in England is a still birth (death occurring after 24 weeks of pregnancy).’

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Law Society's Gazette, 4th July 2022

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk