Employment law brief – New Law Journal
‘Ian Smith examines the recent cases that have been driving employment law.’
New Law Journal, 18th November 2016
Source: www.newlawjournal.co.uk
Month: November 2016
Orgreave files reveal concern trial collapse could warrant inquiry – The Guardian
‘Home Office files, including a 1985 memo to Margaret Thatcher, released after public inquiry ruled out last month.’
The Guardian, 21st November 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
In residence – New Law Journal
‘Tamsin Cox & Julia Petrenko examine a useful authority for freeholders of residential buildings in relation to Airbnb.’
New Law Journal, 18th November 2016
Source: www.newlawjournal.co.uk
AI app that replaces lawyers “could be used in divorce cases” – Legal Futures
‘The technology behind an artificial intelligence (AI) app developed to help businesspeople draft confidentiality agreements will be extended to other commercial and consumer products such as wills, and may in time be suitable for family law cases, according to its creator.’
Legal Futures, 22nd November 2016
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
Home Office ordered to review policy on torture survivors – The Guardian
‘Hundreds of asylum seekers who are detained in UK immigration centres could be released after a high court judge ordered the government to review its policy on incarcerated torture survivors.’
The Guardian, 21st November 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Jeff King and Nick Barber: In Defence of Miller – UK Constitutional Law Association
‘Miller v Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union has stimulated quite a bit of debate. Some criticism of the decision has been well-informed and thoughtful, whilst some of it has been, to put it charitably, less worthy of engagement. In this post we respond to what we view as the strongest arguments against Miller, taking account of the Government’s written case for appeal. We discussed the reasoning used in the case in an earlier post written with Tom Hickman, and will not repeat that explanation here. This post assumes knowledge of that earlier piece, which was written with the lay reader in mind. The present piece, more legally detailed, is necessitated by the quite subtle replies to the argument in that original post and to the judgment in Miller.’
UK Constitutional Law Association, 22nd November 2016
Source: www.ukconstitutionallaw.org
Hospitals may require patients to show passports for NHS treatment – The Guardian
‘Patients could be told to bring two forms of identification including a passport to hospital to prove they are eligible for free treatment under new rules to stop so-called health tourism.’
The Guardian, 21st November 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
CBA chairman on solicitor-advocates: “The label matters less than the content of the bottle” – Legal Futures
‘The chairman of the Criminal Bar Association (CBA) yesterday tried to cool emotions after former Lord Chancellor Michael Gove’s criticism of solicitor-advocates, saying that “the label matters less than the content of the bottle”.’
Legal Futures, 22nd November 2016
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
Child sex abuse inquiry receives letters from four senior lawyers – The Guardian
‘The Commons home affairs committee is to hold talks on the future direction of the independent inquiry into child sex abuse after receiving letters detailing the concerns of four senior lawyers who have quit the inquest.’
The Guardian, 21st November 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Council fined £250k after workers suffered following vibration exposure – Local Government Lawyer
‘A district council has been fined £250,000 after a number of its workers were found to be suffering from ill-health relating to vibration exposure.’
Local Government Lawyer, 21st November 2016
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
It’s time to decriminalize drugs, commission report says – The Guardian
‘World leaders called for the decriminalization of drugs on Monday, in a report released by a commission that includes the former UN secretary-general Kofi Annan and former presidents of Colombia, Mexico and Brazil.’
The Guardian, 21st November 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Is new employment law really necessary to protect the gig workers? – The Independent
‘Significant number of the self-employed are neither enjoying the advantages of self-employment nor benefiting from the rights associated with employment.’
The Independent, 21st November 2016
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Parents fear transgender children will be taken away after court ruling – The Guardian
‘Parents of transgender children fear their ex-partners will sue them for custody of their children after the high court ruled that a seven-year-old child who identified as transgender should be removed from the care of their mother.’
The Guardian, 22nd November 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
War medal fakers should face criminal charges, say MPs – BBC News
‘Impostors who wear military medals they are not entitled to should be liable to criminal charges, MPs say.’
BBC News, 22nd November 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
UK’s top judge unveils plan to make supreme court more diverse – The Guardian
‘The UK’s most senior judge, Lord Neuberger, has announced he will retire next summer and signalled the launch of a judicial appointments process that could – through offering flexible working practices – improve diversity on the supreme court bench.’
The Guardian, 21st November 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Why the bikini photographs of Princess Beatrice fell foul of Ipso – The Guardian
‘Regulator censures Mail Online for ‘a gratuitous and invasive’ focus on the princess’s body, which ‘represented a serious intrusion into her privacy’.’
The Guardian, 21st November 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Fewer prison officers and more assaults: how UK prison staffing has changed – The Guardian
‘This week’s walkouts by prison officers were in protest at staff shortages and escalating violence – and the data shows that the ratio of staff to offenders has indeed dropped in the last few years.’
The Guardian, 18th November 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Supreme Court’s most senior judge urged to stand down from Article 50 legal hearing over wife’s anti-Brexit Twitter posts – Daily Telegraph
‘The Supreme Court’s most senior judge has been urged to stand down from a crucial legal hearing on Britain’s withdrawal from the European Union after it emerged his wife had posted a series of anti-Brexit tweets.’
Daily Telegraph, 18th November 2016
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
