New law raises minimum marriage age to 18 in England and Wales – BBC News
‘The legal age of marriage and civil partnerships has been raised to 18 in England and Wales.’
BBC News, 26th April 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Insulate Britain members disrupt trial by gluing hands to court furniture – The Guardian
‘Three members of Insulate Britain have disrupted a magistrates court trial, gluing their hands to court furniture and paying tribute to the environmental activist who died after setting himself on fire outside the US supreme court.’
The Guardian, 26th April 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
Helen Anderson: Boyfriend jailed for mother-of-four’s murder – BBC News
‘A man has been jailed for life for the murder of a mother-of-four whose body was found in undergrowth by a roadside.’
BBC News, 26th April 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
The “unduly harsh” test considered further by Court of Appeal – EIN Blog
‘The question of how to determine whether or not the deportation of a foreign national convicted of criminal offending is a disproportionate interference in the family life that they may share with their partner or child has been explored in a series of cases, including the leading decisions of KO (Nigeria) (Appellant) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2018] UKSC 53 and HA (Iraq) [2020] EWCA Civ 1176 and has been discussed in detail on the UK Human Rights blog here, here and here.’
EIN Blog, 26th April 2022
Source: www.ein.org.uk
Doctors could soon face action over ‘misleading’ social media posts – The Guardian
‘Doctors who share “misleading” information on social media could face regulatory action, according to planned new guidelines.’
The Guardian, 26th April 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
FCA finalises ‘comply or explain’ diversity rules for listed companies – OUT-LAW.com
‘The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has finalised rules requiring UK listed companies to set out in their annual reports whether they have met board diversity targets.’
OUT-LAW.com, 26th April 2022
Source: www.pinsentmasons.com
Kellogg’s launches legal challenge against new Government food rules – The Independent
‘Kellogg’s is mounting a legal challenge against new Government rules that would stop some of the company’s cereals being prominently displayed in food stores.’
The Independent, 27th April 2022
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Donald Wood jailed for sending threatening letters to MPs – BBC News
‘A man who sent threatening letters to three Labour MPs before fleeing to Morocco has been jailed for 21 months.’
BBC News, 26th April 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
MPs lament “missed opportunities” of court reform programme – Legal Futures
‘The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) and HM Courts and Tribunals Service (HMCTS) have “missed opportunities to swiftly deliver an ambitious court reform programme”, MPs on the justice select committee say today.’
Legal Futures, 27th April 2022
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
No-fault evictions: 200,000 renters in England served notices in three years – The Guardian
‘More than 200,000 private renters in England have been served eviction notices without doing anything wrong in the three years since the government first promised to ban the practice, housing campaigners have claimed.’
The Guardian, 26th April 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
Social workers failed to act quickly to protect neglected toddler, inquiry says – The Guardian
‘Social workers failed to act to protect a vulnerable toddler less than three weeks before she was hospitalised with a broken arm, despite warnings that she was neglected and at risk of harm, an inquiry report has concluded.’
The Guardian, 26th April 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
Legal regulators “need to do more” in dealing with SLAPPs – Legal Futures
‘The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA), Bar Standards Board and other legal regulators need to do more to deal with SLAPPs – strategic lawsuits against public participation – because they are undermining the profession’s reputation, a report has argued.’
Legal Futures, 26th April 2022
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
Upper Tribunal ruling reveals eight cases where contempt applications made to First-Tier Tribunal over alleged failure to comply with earlier FTT freedom of information decisions – Local Government Lawyer
‘A recent Upper Tribunal ruling has revealed the existence of eight cases where the First-tier Tribunal (General Regulatory Chamber) (Information Rights) joined the Information Commissioner as a respondent to contempt applications made in respect of alleged failures by a party to meet obligations imposed on it by earlier FTT decisions, it has emerged.’
Local Government Lawyer, 25th April 2022
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Legal challenge sees decision to close hospital over staffing issues quashed – Local Government Lawyer
‘An NHS Trust has conceded, following a judicial review challenge, that its decision to close a hospital over staffing issues partly attributed to pandemic pressures was unlawful.’
Local Government Lawyer, 25th April 2022
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Children between three and six ‘victims of self-generated child sexual abuse’ – The Guardian
‘Children as young as between three and six years old are becoming the latest victims in a growing trend of self-generated child sexual abuse, a report from an internet safety watchdog has said.’
The Guardian, 26th April 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
Pension fraudsters jailed after £13m scam – BBC News
‘Two fraudsters have been jailed for their part in a series of scams in which 245 people lost millions of pounds in pension savings.’
BBC News, 23rd April 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
M1 crash: Drink-drive mum jailed over deaths of children – BBC News
‘A mother who killed two of her children when she crashed into a lorry while drink-driving has been jailed for more than four years.’
BBC News, 25th April 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
