Coronavirus: Walsall dad fined for son flouting lockdown – BBC News
‘A father has been fined by police after his son persistently flouted the coronavirus lockdown rules.’
BBC News, 7th April 2020
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Gethin Thomas: Back to the Wellbeing of Future Generations Bill – UK Constitutional Law Association
‘On 24 March 2020, the Wellbeing of Future Generations Bill 2020 was introduced into the House of Commons, for its first reading, by Caroline Lucas MP. The Bill had been introduced into the House of Lords on 21 October 2019, by Baroness Jenny Jones, on behalf of Lord John Bird (who is best known as the founder of Big Issue). Whilst the Bill is not supported by the Government, it has garnered cross party support, and the Bill’s co-sponsors are drawn from all of the major UK political parties.’
UK Constitutional Law Association, 7th April 2020
Source: ukconstitutionallaw.org
UK lawyers inundated by divorced parents arguing over lockdown custody – The Guardian
‘Lawyers have been inundated with inquiries from divorced parents arguing about where their children should stay during the lockdown, with some trying to get their former partners sent to jail for breaking existing custody arrangements.’
The Guardian, 7th April 2020
Source: www.theguardian.com
What’s in an appeal? – Nearly Legal
‘What can be addressed in a section 204 Housing Act 1996 appeal of a review decision? What is the scope of the jurisdiction? This second appeal provides answers, albeit in a rather phyrric way.’
Nearly Legal, 6th April 2020
Source: nearlylegal.co.uk
Inquests into deaths in custody during the COVID-19 pandemic – UK Human Rights Blog
‘Following the sad news of the first death in custody from COVID-19, a question arises: what are likely to be the issues at inquests into the deaths in custody from COVID-19?’
UK Human Rights Blog, 6th April 2020
Source: ukhumanrightsblog.com
Lockdown: A Response to Professor King — Robert Craig – UK Human Rights Blog
‘This post analyses the legal provisions that accompany some of the restrictions on movement of individuals announced by the Government. The movement restrictions themselves are vital to the protection of life in the current crisis and must be adhered to by all persons. The current Government guidance setting out these and other restrictions can be found here. Legal scrutiny of the associated regulations is warranted but should not be taken to question the undeniable imperative to follow that guidance.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 6th April 2020
Source: ukhumanrightsblog.com
Vicarious liability — the new boundary dispute – UK Human Rights Blog
‘In the Christian Brothers case Lord Phillips of famously declared that “the law of vicarious liability is on the move”. The recent decision of the Supreme Court in Barclays Bank v. Various Claimants [2020] UKSC 13 has brought that movement to a juddering halt. The question posed by the appeal was a simple one. Is it possible to be vicariously liable for the acts of a self-employed ‘independent contractor’? The answer the Court gave in this case was ‘no’.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 3rd April 2020
Source: ukhumanrightsblog.com
Corporate failure to prevent abuses – Law Society’s Gazette
‘While debate rumbles on over the extension of ‘failure to prevent’ offences into the broad spectrum of financial crime, including fraud and money laundering, some have called for their introduction into an altogether different sphere: human rights.’
Law Society's Gazette, 6th April 2020
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Supreme Court holds hospital liable for commercial surrogacy — William Edis QC – UK Human Rights Blog
‘The Supreme Court has held that a defendant hospital trust must pay for the cost of a commercial surrogacy arrangement abroad despite such arrangements being unlawful in the UK.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 3rd April 2020
Source: ukhumanrightsblog.com
Company must disclose documents held by subsidiaries – Litigation Futures
‘A company must disclose documents held by its subsidiaries and which it controls, the High Court has ruled, in a case handled under the disclosure pilot.’
Litigation Futures, 6th April 2020
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
Junior solicitor who lied about lost documents struck off – Legal Futures
‘A junior solicitor at the Solicitors Regulation Authority’s (SRA) external advisers Capsticks lied about losing documents she was working on while acting for the regulator in a data protection case.’
Legal Futures, 6th April 2020
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
Institute of Licensing issues protocol for licence applications and hearings under Licensing Act 2003 during COVID-19 pandemic – Local Government Lawyer
‘The Institute of Licensing has published a Protocol designed to assist licensing authorities in complying with their obligations and duties under the Licensing Act 2003 during this emergency period.’
Local Government Lawyer, 3rd April 2020
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
New Judgment: WM Morrison Supermarkets plc v Various Claimants [2020] UKSC 12 – UKSC Blog
‘This appeal concerns the circumstances in which an employer is vicariously liable for wrongs committed by its employees, and also whether vicarious liability may arise for breaches by an employee of duties imposed by the Data Protection Act 1998.’
UKSC Blog, 1st April 2020
Source: ukscblog.com
Ex-detective who preyed on women given suspended sentence to care for son – The Guardian
‘A former detective constable who admitted inappropriate contact with women he met in the course of his duties has been given a suspended sentence after a judge heard that no one else could care for his one-year-old child during the coronavirus lockdown.’
The Guardian, 6th April 2020
Source: www.theguardian.com
Tribunal rejects SRA deal with flight delay solicitor – Legal Futures
‘The Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal (SDT) has taken the unusual step of rejecting an agreement between the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) and a solicitor who broke the rules through his involvement with flight delay compensation claims.’
Legal Futures, 7th April 2020
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
Judge upholds acceptance of ‘mistaken’ £0 part 36 offer – Litigation Futures
‘A claimant who issued proceedings after the defendant accepted a part 36 offer for £0 – which he said had been made by mistake – has had his claim struck out for abuse of process.’
Litigation Futures, 7th April 2020
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
Council launches judicial review over government decision not to renew city-wide landlord licensing scheme – Local Government
‘Liverpool City Council has launched a judicial review challenge of the government’s decision not to renew its landlord licensing scheme.’
Local Government Lawyer, 6th April 2020
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
New guidance on domestic violence injunctions – Legal Aid Handbook
‘On 3 April 2020, the government issued the guidance ‘Applying for a domestic violence (Family Law Act) injunction for unrepresented applicants’.’
Legal Aid Handbook, 6th April 2020
Source: legalaidhandbook.com
How Does Keir Starmer’s Shadow Cabinet Stack Up On Human Rights? – Each Other
‘Sir Keir Starmer has been elected leader of the Labour Party and has assembled his shadow cabinet.’
Each Other, 6th April 2020
Source: eachother.org.uk
