Ex-Rochdale footballer jailed for 24 years for child rapes – BBC News
‘A footballer has been jailed for 24 years for “gruesome” sex attacks on six victims as young as seven.’
BBC News, 27th September 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Patisserie Valerie auditors fined £2.3m over ‘serious lack of competence’ – The Guardian
‘The auditor of Patisserie Valerie has been fined £2.3m and accused of a “serious lack of competence” over its role in the accounting scandal that led to the collapse of the cafe chain.’
The Guardian, 27th September 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
Conversion therapy delay frustrates campaigners – BBC News
‘A public consultation into a proposed ban on so-called conversion therapy has been delayed by at least a month, until possibly the end of October.’
BBC News, 25th September 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Judge issues protest warning as Paralympian jailed for plane stunt – The Guardian
‘A British Paralympic gold medallist has been jailed for a year for glueing himself to the roof of a passenger jet in an Extinction Rebellion protest – the first custodial sentence for any action linked to the group.’
The Guardian, 24th September 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
Bringing it all back home: TUPE reform after Brexit – by Charles Wynn-Evans – UK Labour Law
‘Despite the concerns expressed by many commentators ahead of Brexit about the possibility of significant deregulatory reform of employment protection legislation once the United Kingdom left the EU, precious little has been heard subsequently in this regard in terms of specific proposals other than a brief flurry of speculation earlier this year about potential reform of working time, rest break and holiday entitlement provisions. This culminated in the Government’s confirmation that a review of workers’ rights would not be proceeding and its statement, in explaining the failure to include the promised Employment Bill in the most recent Queen’s Speech, that it is “unequivocal in its commitment to protect and enhance workers’ rights as we build back better from the pandemic….”’
UK Labour Law, 22nd September 2021
Source: uklabourlawblog.com
‘Restless’ Raab sworn in as lord chancellor – Law Society’s Gazette
‘New justice secretary Dominic Raab has pledged to safeguard judicial independence after being sworn in as lord chancellor in a ceremony at the Royal Courts of Justice yesterday.’
Law Society's Gazette, 24th September 2021
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Jonathan Morgan: In Praise of Flexibility: Clause 1 of the Judicial Review and Courts Bill (2021) – UK Constitutional Law Association
‘Much has been written about the government’s judicial review reform project, which has led from IRAL to a further round of government consultation, culminating in the Judicial Review and Courts Bill.’
UK Constitutional Law Association, 23rd September 2021
Source: ukconstitutionallaw.org
New Judgment: R (on the application of TN (Vietnam)) v Secretary of State for the Home Department and another [2021] UKSC 41 – UKSC Blog
‘The Supreme Court unanimously dismissed this appeal concerning the effect of structural unfairness in the Fast Track Procedure 2005 on individual appeal determinations.’
UKSC Blog, 22nd September 2021
Source: ukscblog.com
Seven out of 10 win benefits challenges at tribunal – BBC News
‘Seven out of ten people who appealed in court against a decision to deny them disability benefits were successful, analysis shows.’
BBC News, 24th September 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Will The Online Safety Bill Impact Your Rights? – Each Other
‘The internet is an untamed beast with sparse rules and regulations, so comprehensive moderation – whether desirable or not – seems an impossible task. Nonetheless, it is one with which the UK government is currently attempting to grapple.’
Each Other, 23rd September 2021
Source: eachother.org.uk
Fear of more baby deaths as ministers stand firm on jailing pregnant women – The Guardian
‘Experts have warned that more babies could die in prison owing to the government’s expansion of female prison places and ministers’ refusal to grant multiple requests to end the incarceration of pregnant women.’
The Guardian, 23rd September 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
New Judgment: R (on the application of TN (Vietnam)) v Secretary of State for the Home Department and another [2021] UKSC 41 – EIN Blog
‘The Supreme Court unanimously dismissed this appeal concerning the effect of structural unfairness in the Fast Track Procedure 2005 on individual appeal determinations.’
EIN Blog, 22nd September 2021
Source: www.ein.org.uk
Dawn Sturgess: Patel considers public inquiry into Novichok death – BBC News
‘The government is considering whether to hold a full public inquiry into the death of Dawn Sturgess from the nerve agent Novichok in Wiltshire in 2018.’
BBC News, 23rd September 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Banks must treat victims of scams more fairly, says UK complaints body – The Guardian
‘Banks need to do more to treat people fairly when they are the victim of scams, according to the UK financial sector’s official complaints body, which is finding in the customer’s favour in three-quarters of such cases.’
The Guardian, 24th September 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
Woman with Down’s loses abortion law fight – BBC News
‘A woman with Down’s syndrome has lost her High Court challenge over a law that allows abortion up to birth for a foetus with the condition.’
BBC News, 23rd September 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
