Covid: Legal action begins over quarantine hotel rules – BBC News
‘A law firm representing travellers is taking the government to court over the UK’s quarantine hotel policy.’
BBC News, 13th September 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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Human Rights for Working Prisoners – by Virginia Mantouvalou – UK Labour Law
‘A few days ago it was highlighted in the press that the Association of Independent Meat Suppliers was in discussions with the Ministry of Justice. The aim of these was to explore how prisoners could be used to cover labour shortages, one of the many reported effects of Brexit. The scheme under which this could be done is the “Release under Temporary License”, which permits certain categories of prisoners who are on day release to work. Another group of prisoners who could work in this context are those with long sentences that are coming towards the end of these and who are idle for years while in prison.’
UK Labour Law, 8th September 2021
Source: uklabourlawblog.com
Oldham man jailed for kidnapping woman from bus stop – BBC News
‘A man who kidnapped a woman from a bus stop and dragged her into nearby bushes has been jailed for life.’
BBC News, 9th September 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Judicial review applications have continued to fall in first half of 2021: Ministry of Justice – Local Government Lawyer
‘The number of judicial review applications received in the first half of 2021 was – at 1,200 – down 16% on the same period in 2020, government data has revealed.’
Local Government Lawyer, 8th September 2021
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
UK climate laws ‘falling short’ despite emissions reductions – Law Society’s Gazette
‘The UK’s “pioneering” climate laws have been more effective than legislative efforts elsewhere in the world – but are still failing to reduce emissions by an adequate amount, a campaigning legal group reports today.’
Law Society's Gazette, 7th September 2021
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Remote GP calls may have contributed to five deaths, says coroner – Daily Telegraph
‘Remote GP appointments may have been a contributing factor in the deaths of five people who did not see their doctor face to face, a coroner has concluded.’
Daily Telegraph, 10th September 2021
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Aileen McHarg and Alison L. Young: The Resilience of the (Old) British Constitution – UK Constitutional Law Association
‘In 2009, Vernon Bogdanor wrote about The New British Constitution. His thesis was that a decade of New Labour reforms had produced a shift in the nature of the constitution, from one based on parliamentary sovereignty, to one based on the “sovereignty of the constitution”. Since 2009, further constitutional reforms have been implemented by governments of various political stripes, apparently consolidating the legalisation of the constitution, and the dispersal of power from the institutions of central government to Parliament, the devolved institutions, and the courts. The New British Constitution appeared to be firmly established. Recent events, however, demonstrate the shaky foundations of this new constitutionalism, with a growing trend towards a weakening of both legal and political checks on Governmental power. This blog post draws attention to this worrying trend, focusing on three key examples. It is based on the findings of the first report of the Constitutional Monitoring Group (of which the authors are both members), established to provide a biannual barometer of the state of constitutional principles in the UK. The report raises concerns not just about the potential consequences of this trend, but of the piecemeal and rapid manner in which it is occurring, with some important constitutional changes appearing to happen under the radar.’
UK Constitutional Law Association, 8th September 2021
Source: ukconstitutionallaw.org
Lynette White murder: Cardiff Five are victims, chief says – BBC News
‘Members of the so-called “Cardiff Five” should be “recognised as victims”, a senior police officer has said.’
BBC News, 9th September 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Parental alienation in practice – Transparency Project
‘It is not uncommon to hear the phrase “parental alienation” in family courts in England and Wales. It is a term used to describe all manner of sins, ranging from minor parenting disputes to broad, unmitigated emotional and psychological harm to children. There has been much, and continues to be much, use of the phrase in discussions around the various issues facing the family courts and the appropriateness of the judicial remedies available to counteract it.’
Transparency Project, 7th September 2021
Source: www.transparencyproject.org.uk
Are children using the internet or is it using them? – the ICO’s age appropriate design code – Mills & Reeve
‘UK data privacy regulator, the ICO, has published the final version of its age appropriate design code (the Children’s code). This will already be familiar to those providing content intended for children, with refinement of the drafting following consultation with industry and users in 2019. But it reaches further than you might imagine, and it will be important for many organisations to assess and implement compliance in the 12 month transition period allowed for compliance.’
Mills & Reeve, 8th September 2021
Source: www.mills-reeve.com
Is The End of Online Parliamentary Debates A Human Rights Issue? – Each Other
‘The Government stopped remote working in Parliament in July, leaving some representatives locked out. Now, a cross-section of MPs are calling on the Leader of the House of Commons to reinstate it.’
Each Other, 8th September 2021
Source: eachother.org.uk
Man sentenced over racist post after Euro 2020 final – The Guardian
‘A man has been given a 14-week suspended sentence and must wear an electronic tag for 40 weeks over a racist comment directed towards black England footballers after the team’s defeat in the Euro 2020 final in July.’
The Guardian, 8th September 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
Local authority ordered to pay mother fleeing ex-partner £10k in compensation following data breach – Local Government Lawyer
‘Hampshire County Council should pay £10,000 in compensation after a mother who was fleeing her ex-partner had her address exposed in a data breach, Portsmouth Magistrates’ Court has ruled.’
Local Government Lawyer, 6th September 2021
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Sexual abuse in School – Adopting a zero-tolerance approach – 3 Hare Court
‘In April this year, thousands of anonymous reports were shared by students on Everyone’s Invited, a website which encourages young survivors of sexual abuse to share their stories. After these reports were received, Everyone’s Invited decided to name the schools implicated in these accounts. Of the 2,962 schools identified, 2,556 are secondary schools and 406 primary schools and 119 universities. To date, in excess of 51,000 testimonies have been shared on the site.’
3 Hare Court, 1st September 2021
Source: www.3harecourt.com
When a case is described finely balanced, how important are the children’s expressed wishes and feelings? Dorset Council v M & Ors (Removal : Balance of Harm) [2021] EWFC B43 – Transparency Project
‘Every case is fact specific but what makes cases like this interesting is seeing what it was that made the Judge’s decision fall on the opposite side of the line to the professionals when the decision is said to be “finely balanced” and “on a knife edge”.’
Transparency Project, 7th September 2021
Source: www.transparencyproject.org.uk
