Current Awareness – Page 506 – Legal News selected by the Inner Temple Library

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.’

Panopticon, 6th July 2022

Source: panopticonblog.com

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.’

BBC News, 5th July 2022

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

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

Posted July 6th, 2022 in computer programs, consultations, copyright, intellectual property, news by sally

‘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.’

City Law Forum, 29th June 2022

Source: blogs.city.ac.uk

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.’

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

Posted July 6th, 2022 in disability discrimination, disabled persons, equality, local government, news, taxis by sally

‘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.’

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

Posted July 6th, 2022 in bereavement, children, families, homicide, juries, Ministry of Justice, murder, news, race discrimination, racism, young offenders by sally

‘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”.’

BBC News, 6th July 2022

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

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.’

The Independent, 5th July 2022

Source: www.independent.co.uk

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.’

BBC News, 6th July 2022

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

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

Posted July 6th, 2022 in bills, charities, child abuse, children, government departments, internet, news, sexual grooming, sexual offences, statistics by sally

‘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.’

The Independent, 5th July 2022

Source: www.independent.co.uk

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.’

UK Constitutional Law Association, 5th July 2022

Source: ukconstitutionallaw.org

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.’

The Guardian, 5th July 2022

Source: www.theguardian.com

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.;

The Guardian, 5th July 2022

Source: www.theguardian.com

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).’

Law Society's Gazette, 4th July 2022

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

Woman kept in police cell for 36 hours after stillbirth due to suspicions she had ‘illegal abortion’ – The Independent

Posted July 5th, 2022 in abortion, birth, detention, news, police, post-traumatic stress disorder, public interest by sally

‘A woman was kept in police custody for 36 hours after having a stillbirth because of suspicions she had an abortion after the legal cut-off point, it has been claimed.’

The Independent, 5th July 2022

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Supreme Court to consider next week principle on planning conditions, dedication of highways and compensation – Local Government Lawyer

Posted July 5th, 2022 in compensation, news, planning, roads, Supreme Court by sally

‘The Supreme Court will next week (12 July) consider whether the principle enunciated by the Court of Appeal that a planning condition could not lawfully require the developer to dedicate land for public purposes without the payment of compensation, is correct in law.’

Local Government Lawyer, 4th July 2022

Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk

Litigant in person can sue law centre and barrister for negligence – Legal Futures

Posted July 5th, 2022 in barristers, law centres, limitations, litigants in person, negligence, news, sale of land, striking out by sally

‘A litigant in person is not statute-barred from suing a law centre and barrister for professional negligence, a High Court master has ruled.’

Legal Futures, 5th July 2022

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

Public inquiry findings due on police shooting of unarmed man in prison break – The Independent

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

‘The long-awaited findings of a public inquiry into the fatal police shooting of an unarmed man during a foiled prison break are due to be published on Tuesday.’

The Independent, 5th July 2022

Source: www.independent.co.uk

‘They saw me as calculating, not a child’: how adultification leads to black children being treated as criminals – The Guardian

Posted July 5th, 2022 in children, minorities, news, police, police interviews, race discrimination, racism, victims by sally

‘The police strip-search at school of Child Q caused outrage. But experts say it is just one example of how black children are perceived as more mature – and culpable – than white peers.’

The Guardian, 5th July 2022

Source: www.theguardian.com

Firm ordered to pay wasted costs over lack of authority to act – Legal Futures

Posted July 5th, 2022 in company directors, costs, law firms, news, professional conduct, Solicitors Regulation Authority, wasted costs orders by sally

‘A law firm has been ordered to pay wasted costs of £7,920 for not satisfying itself that the director of a company in deadlock with the other director had the authority to give it instructions.’

Legal Futures, 5th July 2022

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

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