UK guide on data transfer codes and certification anticipated – OUT-LAW.com

Posted June 3rd, 2021 in codes of practice, data protection, EC law, news by sally

‘New guidance on how businesses might use codes of conduct and certification schemes to demonstrate their compliance with rules governing international data transfers could be issued by the UK’s data protection authority in a matter of weeks, Out-Law has learned.’

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OUT-LAW.com, 2nd June 2021

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Council defeats Court of Appeal challenge over Elephant and Castle redevelopment – Local Government Lawyer

Posted June 3rd, 2021 in appeals, housing, local government, news, planning, ultra vires by sally

‘A local activist group has lost a challenge at the Court of Appeal to the London Borough of Southwark’s grant of planning permission for a major redevelopment of the Elephant and Castle area.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 2nd June 2021

Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk

Face mask rules: do they really violate personal liberty? – City Law Forum

Posted June 3rd, 2021 in coronavirus, demonstrations, news, regulations by sally

‘Several hundred people assembled in London’s Hyde Park in July 2020 to protest rules making face masks mandatory in shops and supermarkets to help control the spread of COVID-19. This was not an isolated event. Similar protests have occurred in many places around the world in reaction to the prospect of “mask mandates” – especially in the United States.’

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City Law Forum, 2nd June 2021

Source: blogs.city.ac.uk

Ex-reality TV stars’ ‘misleading’ debt ads banned – BBC News

Posted June 3rd, 2021 in advertising, complaints, consumer protection, debts, insolvency, internet, news by sally

‘Instagram posts by three reality TV stars promising that people in financial trouble could wipe out 85% of their debt have been banned.’

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BBC News, 2nd June 2021

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Plans to restrict judicial review weaken the rule of law, MPs warn – The Guardian

Posted June 3rd, 2021 in bills, consultations, judicial review, judiciary, news, rule of law by sally

‘Proposals to restrict judicial review are an affront to the principles of fairness and government accountability and should be dropped, a cross-party group of MPs and peers has said.’

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The Guardian, 2nd June 2021

Source: www.theguardian.com

Supreme Court clarifies law on tax ‘discovery’ assessments – OUT-LAW.com

Posted June 2nd, 2021 in appeals, HM Revenue & Customs, news, Supreme Court, taxation, time limits by sally

‘The UK Supreme Court has decided that disclosing information in the wrong box on a tax return but explaining it in the white space was not an inaccuracy, as the return had to be considered as a whole.’

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OUT-LAW.com, 1st June 2021

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Paolo Sandro: Do You Really Mean It? Ouster Clauses, Judicial Review Reform, and the UK Constitutionalism Paradox – UK Constitutional Law Association

‘The Conservative government’s response to the IRAL report has raised plenty of alarm bells from UK constitutional scholars. The widespread observation that the government’s judicial review reform plans appear to go well beyond what the Independent Panel recommended points to a more fundamental problem: that the government seems to proceed from a very partial understanding (at best) of the UK “constitution”.’

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UK Constitutional Law Association, 1st June 2021

Source: ukconstitutionallaw.org

Bournemouth Travelodge death: Man sentenced for killing hotel receptionist – BBC News

Posted June 2nd, 2021 in homicide, hospital orders, mental health, news, sentencing by sally

‘A man has been given an indefinite hospital order for the “brutal” killing of a hotel receptionist in Bournemouth.’

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BBC News, 1st June 2021

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Mark K Heatley: The Implications of the Hertfordshire County Council Case for Local Democracy – UK Constitutional Law Association

‘The High Court recently delivered its judgment in the case of Hertfordshire County Council v Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, finding that remote meetings of local councils could not continue after 7 May 2021. This article looks at the decision and considers its impact for future local democracy.’

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UK Constitutional Law Association, 2nd June 2021

Source: ukconstitutionallaw.org

Welwyn Garden City murder: Alex Staines jailed for life – BBC News

‘An abusive and controlling man who stabbed his former partner to death in her home while her three children were in the house has been jailed for life.’

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BBC News, 1st June 2021

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Officers accused of sexual abuse must face investigation, says police chief – The Guardian

‘All serving police officers accused of domestic or sexual abuse should face misconduct hearings as well as criminal investigations, according to the most senior police officer for domestic abuse in England and Wales.’

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The Guardian, 2nd June 2021

Source: www.theguardian.com

Digital forensics experts prone to bias, study shows – The Guardian

Posted June 1st, 2021 in bias, computer programs, evidence, expert witnesses, news by sally

‘Devices such as phones, laptops and flash drives are becoming increasingly central to police investigations, but the reliability of digital forensics experts’ evidence has been called into question.’

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The Guardian, 31st May 2021

Source: www.theguardian.com

Court of Appeal tells parties: Don’t ignore our suggestion to mediate – Litigation Futures

Posted June 1st, 2021 in appeals, contracts, dispute resolution, news by sally

‘The Court of Appeal has criticised the failure of parties to heed its “strong” encouragement to resolve their dispute by mediation.’

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Litigation Futures, 28th May 2021

Source: www.litigationfutures.com

Social media and the law: Could your next tweet get you in trouble? – BBC News

Posted June 1st, 2021 in defamation, internet, malicious communications, news by sally

‘Some people use Twitter to live tweet Love Island. Others use it to complain that their Deliveroo order arrived cold.’

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BBC News, 29th May 2021

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

“An end to greedy opportunism” – whiplash reforms finally go live – Legal Futures

Posted June 1st, 2021 in electronic filing, news, personal injuries, road traffic, small claims by sally

‘The Civil Liability Act reforms went live yesterday with the government promising an end to “greedy opportunism” while claimant representatives deemed it a “sad day for justice”.’

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Legal Futures, 1st June 2021

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

Eviction ban: A million are in fear of losing their homes, charity says – BBC News

Posted June 1st, 2021 in coronavirus, news, rent, repossession, stay of proceedings by sally

‘As England’s coronavirus eviction ban comes to an end on Monday, around a million households fear losing their homes, a charity says.’

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BBC News, 31st May 2021

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Refugee women and children ‘at risk of being abandoned’ in Home Office policy shift – The Guardian

Posted June 1st, 2021 in children, immigration, news, refugees, women by sally

‘Thousands of women and child refugees will be abandoned if the government’s New Plan for Immigration goes ahead, according to research.’

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The Guardian, 1st June 2021

Source: www.theguardian.com

Daniel Morgan: Report into murder to be released after agreement reached

‘A report into the unsolved murder of a private investigator killed in south London will be released next month.’

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BBC News, 28th May 2021

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Recent Statutory Instruments – legislation.gov.uk

Posted May 28th, 2021 in legislation by sally

The Phytosanitary Conditions (Amendment) Regulations 2021

The Chief Inspector of Education, Children’s Services and Skills Order 2021

The Magistrates’ Courts (Amendment No. 2) Rules 2021

The Town and Country Planning (Control of Advertisements) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2021

The Whiplash Injury Regulations 2021

The Plant Health etc. (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2021

The Air Quality (Legislative Functions) (Amendment) Regulations 2021

Source: www.legislation.gov.uk

Banning Order? Simples – Nearly Legal

“LB Camden v 1) Simple Properties Management Ltd 2) Mr MIguel Cabeo Cespedes. A banning order! One of – if we are being honest – far too few to date (even taking into account the time lag for relevant offences, prosecutions and applications). But one that can be heartily celebrated as thoroughly deserved, featuring as it does Simple Properties Management Ltd and its sole director, Miguel Cabeo Cespedes. We have come across SPM a few times in the past, as will become apparent, and sometimes it is a pleasure to see such acquaintances get their just deserts.”

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Nearly Legal, 26th May 2021

Source: nearlylegal.co.uk