Charlie Elphicke: Ex-MP jailed for sex assaults on women – BBC News
‘Ex-Conservative MP Charlie Elphicke has been jailed for two years for sexually assaulting two women.’
BBC News, 15th September 2020
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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Care home business in South Wales fined £432k for fire safety failings – Local Government Lawyer
‘A residential care home business in Cardiff has been fined more than £430,000 for serious fire safety failings, following a prosecution brought by South Wales Fire and Rescue Service.’
Local Government Lawyer, 14th September 2020
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Judge refuses to let claimant abandon “unfavourable” joint expert – Litigation Futures
‘A High Court judge has upheld a decision not to allow a claimant in a noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL) case to rely on a different expert because a joint expert produced an unfavourable report.’
Litigation Futures, 15th September
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
Women hit by state pension age rise are ‘sick with anxiety’ ahead of Court of Appeal judgment – The Independent
‘Women hit by the state pension age rise are “sick with anxiety” as they wait for their Court of Appeal judgment to be handed down on Tuesday.’
The Independent, 14th September 2020
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Maximum jail term for attacking emergency workers to be double – The Guardian
‘Increase to two years is among series of sentencing reforms announced by Ministry of Justice.’
The Guardian, 15th September 2020
Source: www.theguardian.com
Tribunal awards 10 UK homecare workers £10,000 each in back pay – The Guardian
‘Ruling says travel and waiting time between cases should be treated as working time.’
The Guardian, 15th September 2020
Source: www.theguardian.com
Independent Case Review published – Oxford Diocese – Law & Religion UK
‘On 12th December 2018, the Diocese of Oxford announced the establishment of an Independent Case Review of the diocesan safeguarding response to allegations of spiritual abuse in the case of the Revd Tim Davis. On 11 September 2020, the Diocese of Oxford published the Review’s findings, a summary of which is reproduced below.’
Law & Religion UK, 11th September 2020
Source: www.lawandreligionuk.com
Data protection representative actions consultation opened – OUT-LAW.com
‘The UK government is considering whether to allow non-profit organisations to make data protection regulatory complaints and bring court claims on behalf of individuals without their consent.’
OUT-LAW.com, 14th September 2020
Source: www.pinsentmasons.com
Kenneth Armstrong: Can the UK Breach the Withdrawal Agreement and Get Away With It? – the United Kingdom Internal Market Bill – UK Constitutional Law Association
‘Can the UK Breach the Withdrawal Agreement and Get Away With It? – the United Kingdom Internal Market Bill.’
UK Constitutional Law Association, 9th September 2020
Source: ukconstitutionallaw.org
High Court rejects challenge to foreign in-house lawyers’ privilege – Legal Futures
‘Legal advice privilege extends to communications with foreign lawyers working in-house even if they are not recognised or regulated as “professional lawyers”, the High Court has ruled.’
Legal Futures, 14th September 2020
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
Nationwide Organised Crime Gang sentenced – Crown Prosecution Service
‘Eighteen members of a gang who ran a county lines drugs operation stretching from north Wales and Merseyside as far as Anglesey, Cornwall and Scotland have been sentenced to a total of nearly 147 years’ imprisonment, with individual sentences ranging from 4 to 21 years at Mold Crown Court.’
Crown Prosecution Service , 11th September 2020
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
Coronavirus: Illegal house party host fined £10k apologises – BBC News
‘A student who was fined £10,000 for an illegal house party of more than 50 people has apologised.’
BBC News, 13th September 2020
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Drivers who kill others could receive life sentences under new laws – BBC News
‘Drivers who kill others after speeding, racing or using a phone could receive life sentences under new legislation.’
BBC News, 14th September 2020
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Stop and search: Ministers launch consultation on extending powers for known knife offenders – The Independent
‘Ministers have launched a consultation to give police greater powers to stop and search individuals with prior knife convictions.’
The Independent, 14th September 2020
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Olivia Burt’s family ‘disappointed’ with CPS decision – BBC News
‘The parents of a student who died when a barrier collapsed outside a nightclub say they are “deeply disappointed” no-one will face criminal prosecution.’
BBC News, 14th September 2020
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Moral rights: why should developers care? – Practical Law: Construction Blog
‘Question: What do the Oslo Picasso murals “The Seagull” and the “The Fishermen” and the Dutch De View Jaargetijden have in common? Answer: They both have been subject to recent high cost, high profile litigation that dragged on for years and which concerned moral rights.’
Practical Law: Construction Blog, 9th September 2020
Homelessness application: Interim relief, suitability and housing benefit – Local Government Lawyer
‘Clare Cullen considers a recent High Court decision to adjourn a case considering the suitability of interim accommodation where further information was required.’
Local Government Lawyer, 11th September 2020
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
