‘A witness statement verified by a statement of truth made by a prospective claimant before the commencement of proceedings can give rise to contempt, the Court of Appeal has ruled.’
Litigation Futures, 11th November 2019
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
‘A new report has called for reform of the process by which schools permanently exclude students after suggesting that school teachers have an inconsistent understanding of their Equality Act duties and that Independent Review Panels (IRPs) lack the power to remedy unlawful exclusions.’
Local Government Lawyer, 8th November 2019
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘NHS trusts must ensure that pregnant inmates in prisons across the country are cared for by specialist midwives, the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) has urged.’
Rights Info, 12th November 2019
Source: rightsinfo.org
‘Lady Hale, president of the Supreme Court, has called on the courts to learn lessons from the tribunal service in improving the diversity of judges.’
Legal Futures, 12th November 2019
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘The Liberal Democrats are launching a legal challenge against ITV over its decision to exclude their leader from the channel’s election debate.’
BBC News, 11th November 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Much may have changed in the political world since the Coalition Government introduced its controversial ‘bedroom tax’, but the legal fall-out from the policy continues. The European Court of Human Rights has delivered its verdict on the compatibility of the scheme with the prohibition on discrimination set out in Article 14 of the European Convention on Human Rights. The Strasbourg Court has found that the policy discriminated unlawfully against women at risk of domestic violence.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 12th November 2019
Source: ukhumanrightsblog.com
‘A lorry driver has been jailed for 18 months after smashing into a queue of stationary traffic.’
BBC News, 11th November 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
High Court (Administrative Court)
Raqeeb, R (On the Application Of) v Begum & Anor [2019] EWHC 2976 (Admin) (11 November 2019)
Court (Chancery Division)
Airways Pension Scheme Trustee Ltd v Fielder & Anor [2019] EWHC 3032 (Ch) (11 November 2019
Vance & Anor v Collerton & Anor [2019] EWHC 2866 (Ch) (08 November 2019)
High Court (Commercial Court)
Aviva Insurance Ltd v Oliver [2019] EWHC 2824 (Comm) (11 November 2019)
Source: www.bailii.org
‘Employers paying for an employee to speak to a lawyer about settling a dismissal dispute need to stump up significantly more than £500 for proper legal advice, the Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has ruled.’
Litigation Futures, 12th November 2019
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
‘Conservative plans to water down the Human Rights Act – to prevent prosecutions of soldiers accused of murders in Northern Ireland – will make the UK a pariah, the party has been warned.’
The Independent, 11th November 2019
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A man who smuggled 60 guns hidden in his car into the UK has been jailed for nine years.’
BBC News, 11th November 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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