‘The Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill had its first, purely formal, reading in the House of Commons on 16 October 2024, when it was presented by Kim Leadbeater MP. The important second reading is fixed for 29 November 2024.’
Transparency Project, 30th October 2024
Source: transparencyproject.org.uk
‘Kim Leadbeater has recently introduced a Private Member’s Bill in the House of Commons which seeks to legalise assisted suicide for the terminally ill. Despite its second reading being scheduled for 29 November, the text of the Bill is, somewhat remarkably given its significance, still to be published. Yet the outline of Leadbeater’s proposals has already become known. As such, I seek to offer here a legal analysis of some of the issues relating to legalising assisted suicide in the UK, and particular the idea that any law can be effectively limited to terminally ill adults.’
UK Constitutional Law Association, 30th October 2024
Source: ukconstitutionallaw.org
‘It seems somewhat apt, then, that the mandatory duty on employers to take reasonable steps to prevent sexual harassment in the workplace has come into force (the Preventative Duty)—just in time for this year’s Christmas parties. Employers have long been subject to a legal duty to provide a safe and supportive working environment for all staff but this new duty takes things further.’
Kingsley Napley Employment Law Blog, 30th October 2024
Source: www.kingsleynapley.co.uk
‘A teenager has been found guilty of murdering a mother who was shot in the head through her front door as she tried to shield her two children from a gang feud.’
The Guardian, 30th October 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘An ambulance worker who texted her friend saying “oppsie xx!” after trying to kill her boss with a hammer has been jailed for 20 years.’
The Independent, 30th October 2024
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘This week, a teenager accused of murdering three children in a knife attack at a Taylor Swift-themed holiday class in Southport has been charged with a terror offence and making a biological weapon.’
The Independent, 30th October 2024
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A bill which seeks to impose specific duties on employers to improve protections against violence and harassment, especially for women and girls, as part of their obligations to ensure workplace health safety and wellbeing is currently being considered by the UK parliament.’
OUT-LAW.com, 30th October 2024
Source: www.pinsentmasons.com%20
‘A Palestinian student who was stripped of her student visa after remarks she made about the Israel-Gaza war has won a human rights appeal against the Home Office’s decision.’
The Guardian, 30th October 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Dozens of divorce applications were wrongly approved due to a computer error, the high court has heard.’
The Guardian, 31st October 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Lloyds Banking Group has scrapped commission payments across its £15bn motor finance arm after a landmark ruling on car loan misselling, as industry and Treasury officials hold urgent talks amid fears of contagion across the wider financial sector.’
The Guardian, 30th October 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Should dismissals for disability-related absences be pleaded as direct discrimination? Robin Pickard examines a recent Employment Appeal Tribunal case involving a local authority.’
Local Government Lawyer, 30th October 2024
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘In his latest article Geoff Wild seeks to clarify when it is appropriate for members to declare interests (and when it is not) and what the consequences are of doing so.’
Local Government Lawyer, 30th November 2024
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘Mental health challenges are costing large law firms millions of pounds every year and reducing productivity by 19%, a report has indicated.’
Legal Futures, 30th October 2024
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘The solicitors’ regulator is to face unprecedented enforcement action under the Legal Services Act following the discovery of a catalogue of failures in its handling of the 2023 collapse of law firm Axiom Ince.’
Law Society's Gazette, 29th October 2024
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘The Carson McDowell review into the regulatory events leading up to the Solicitors Regulation Authority’s intervention into Axiom Ince culminates with four pages of recommendations.’
Law Society's Gazette, 29th October 2024
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘A former US Air Force pilot accused of kidnapping a nine-year-old girl outside Harrods and then sexually assaulting her has been found not guilty.’
BBC News, 29th October 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A 19-year-old robber has been jailed for life for the “torture” murder of a cannabis dealer for £30,000 of drugs in north London.’
BBC News, 29th October 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘An ambulance worker who texted a friend saying “I’ve smashed her head in. Oppsie!” after attacking her boss with a hammer in a row over shift patterns has been jailed for 20 years.’
The Guardian, 29th October 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Adodo v Tan [2024] EWCA Civ 1288 (28 October 2024)
Secretary of State for Justice v Sneddon [2024] EWCA Civ 1258 (28 October 2024)
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
Mundle, R. v [2024] EWCA Crim 1289 (24 October 2024)
High Court (Administrative Court)
General Medical Council & Anor v Dugboyele [2024] EWHC 2651 (Admin) (25 October 2024)
Polom v Regional Court In Bydgoszcz (Poland) [2024] EWHC 2708 (Admin) (25 October 2024)
AM, R. (On the Application Of) v Sheffield City Council [2024] EWHC 2670 (Admin) (24 October 2024)
OAM, R (On the Application Of) v Sheffield City Council [2024] EWHC 2671 (Admin) (24 October 2024)
SH, R (On the Application Of) v Sheffield City Council [2024] EWHC 2669 (Admin) (24 October 2024)
MS, R. (On the Application Of) v Kent County Council [2024] EWHC 2661 (Admin) (22 October 2024)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Allianz Funds Multi-Strategy Trust & Ors v Barclays Plc [2024] EWHC 2710 (Ch) (25 October 2024)
Malik v Messalti [2024] EWHC 2713 (Ch) (25 October 2024)
IPS Law LLP v Safe Harbour Equity Distressed Debt Fund 3 LP [2024] EWHC 2663 (Ch) (25 October 2024)
Harrington & Charles Trading Company Ltd & Ors v Mehta & Ors [2024] EWHC 2674 (Ch) (25 October 2024)
Digwood & Ors v Digwood [2024] EWHC 2729 (Ch) (24 October 2024)
A Company, Re [2024] EWHC 2656 (Ch) (21 October 2024)
Lane & Anor v Lane [2024] EWHC 2616 (Ch) (21 October 2024)
Kireeva v Zolotova & Anor [2024] EWHC 2705 (Ch) (21 October 2024)
Lightsource BP Renewable Energy Investments Holdings Ltd, RE [2024] EWHC 2648 (Ch) (21 October 2024)
Connell & Anor v Connell [2024] EWHC 2646 (Ch) (18 October 2024)
High Court (Commercial Court)
Source: www.bailii.org
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