‘Employee monitoring and surveillance can be a thorny issue. Some monitoring of employee activity may be required for reasons of security or to protect an employer’s resources from abuse. However, while an employer may justify a monitoring measure on the basis of economic imperative, it could also be viewed by its employees, the public or the courts as unjustified snooping.’
The 36 Group, 12th March 2020
Source: 36group.co.uk
‘The inquest into the self-inflicted death of Dean George in HMP Swansea concluded yesterday, with the jury identifying multiple critical failures that contributed to his death on 10 April 2016.’
Garden Court Chambers, 17th March 2020
Source: www.gardencourtchambers.co.uk
‘The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has today outlined a significant relaxation of its rules for law students and trainees to allow their assessment to go online.’
Legal Futures, 25th March 2020
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘Anyone continuing to break coronavirus lockdown rules will be breaking the law and faces arrest.’
BBC News, 26th March 2020
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The number of outstanding crown court cases in England and Wales has reached the highest level for two years, figures show, amid growing concerns about pressures on the criminal justice system caused by the Covid-19 crisis.’
The Guardian, 26th March 2020
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A “grossly negligent” salaried partner has been suspended for a year after $2.2m in escrow monies belonging to the other party in a deal was “dissipated in a series of unauthorised transactions”.’
Legal Futures, 27th March 2020
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘Couriers transporting Covid-19 samples across London are taking legal action against their employer over claims they are being denied hand sanitiser and face masks.’
Each Other, 26th March 2020
Source: eachother.org.uk
‘Anyone who coughs on key workers as a threat amid the coronavirus crisis will face serious criminal charges.’
BBC News, 26th March 2020
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The UK’s privacy watchdog has said the government can use personal data from people’s mobile phones to track and monitor behaviour if it helps fight the spread of coronavirus.’
The Guardian, 27th March 2020
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘MPs will no longer automatically get a vote on any future plans to redraw constituency boundaries.’
The Guardian, 26th March 2020
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The Upper Tribunal has allowed in part an appeal over civil penalties of £236,000 imposed on each of two defendants for housing offences, reducing the total amount to be paid to £174,000.’
Local Government Lawyer, 25th March 2020
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘A Family Court case has highlighted a “virtually insoluble dilemma” between diplomatic immunity and child protection, leading Mr Justice Mostyn to call for an amendment to the 1961 Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations.’
Local Government Lawyer, 26th March 2020
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘There has been a rise in domestic abuse incidents directly related to the coronavirus outbreak, according to a police leader.’
The Guardian, 26th March 2020
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The High Court yesterday adjourned an upcoming trial, saying that the guidance on the coronavirus pandemic did not allow it to take place on the papers.’
Litigation Futures, 26th March 2020
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
‘The government has urged home buyers and renters to delay moving to a new house if possible during the coronavirus lockdown and said there must be social distancing if they cannot.’
Legal Futures, 26th March 2020
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘A police force has defended using a drone camera to shame people into not driving into a national park during the lockdown, while another force said it was introducing roadblocks to stop drivers heading to tourist hotspots.’
The Guardian, 26th March 2020
Source: www.theguardian.com
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