25/10/2021 – Current Awareness

Do Employers Discriminate Against People Without Degrees? – Each Other

Posted October 25th, 2021 in education, employment, equality, human rights, news, statistics, universities by tracey

‘In 1999, then Prime Minister Tony Blair pledged that by 2010 half of all under-30s should go on to university, with the aim, in part, of bettering their chances of securing rewarding and well-paid jobs. The target was first met in 2017/2018 and now nearly 60% of sixth form leavers progress on to a degree course. However, in the age of the pandemic, is university really the best route into employment from both a practical and human rights perspective?’

Each Other, 22nd October 2021

Source: eachother.org.uk

Payment notices: what genuine belief is needed to make a payment notice valid? – Practical Law: Construction Blog

Posted October 25th, 2021 in construction industry, cross-claims, dispute resolution, news by tracey

‘The genuine article? Does a valid payment notice need to set out the sum the payer genuinely considers due? The requirement that a valid payment notice must set out “the sum the payer considers due” is often at the centre of payment disputes. The recent decision in Downs Road Development LLP v Laxmanbhai Construction (UK) Ltd, provides a necessary clarification around what this actually means, confirming that a valid payment notice must set out the sum the payer genuinely considers due.’

Practical Law: Construction Blog, 20th October 2021

Source: constructionblog.practicallaw.com

Costs Order against Dental Expert who Showed a Flagrant, Reckless Disregard for his Duties to the Court – Ropewalk Clinical Negligence Blog

Posted October 25th, 2021 in chambers articles, costs, dentists, expert witnesses, negligence, news, third parties by tracey

‘Having blanked his screen and left the ongoing court proceedings to pick up his son from school, the Claimant’s expert witness in Robinson v (1) Liverpool University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (2) Mercier (County Court at Liverpool, 9 September 2021), Dr Mercier, was initially oblivious of the court’s direction that the Defendant trust would have 21 days to consider whether to pursue a third-party costs order (“TCPO”) against the expert.’

Ropewalk Clinical Negligence Blog, 19th October 2021

Source: www.ropewalk.co.uk

High Court: Differential standards on abortion time-limits do not breach the human rights of disabled persons – UK Human Rights Blog

Posted October 25th, 2021 in abortion, disability discrimination, disabled persons, equality, human rights, news, time limits by tracey

‘In Crowter & Ors, R (On the Application Of) v Secretary of State for Health And Social Care [2021] EWHC 2536 (Admin), the High Court considered the lawfulness of the provision in the Abortion Act 1967 which permits termination of a foetus after 24 weeks where there is a substantial risk that, if born, a child would be “seriously handicapped”.’

UK Human Rights Blog, 25th October 2021

Source: ukhumanrightsblog.com

Terrorism offences sentencing guidelines to be revised following legislation – Sentencing Council

Posted October 25th, 2021 in codes of practice, consultations, news, sentencing, terrorism by tracey

‘Plans to revise four sentencing guidelines for terrorism offences in England and Wales to reflect changes brought in by the Counter-Terrorism and Sentencing Act 2021, were published for consultation today by the Sentencing Council.’

Sentencing Council, 20th October 2021

Source: www.sentencingcouncil.org.uk

Mineral rights: mudstone in mid-Wales – Local Government Lawyer

Posted October 25th, 2021 in appeals, interpretation, local government, miners, news, Wales by tracey

‘Mark Wonnacott QC and Harriet Holmes examine an important Court of Appeal ruling on the law relating to mineral reservations.’

Local Government Lawyer, 22nd October 2021

Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk

Menopausal symptoms and disability – Local Government Lawyer

Posted October 25th, 2021 in appeals, disability discrimination, disabled persons, employment, employment tribunals, equality, local government, news, women by tracey

‘The Employment Appeal Tribunal has given its first ruling on menopausal symptoms and disability in a case involving a city council. Jog Hundle considers the judgment.’

Local Government Lawyer, 22nd October 2021

Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk

City giant to face trial over alleged conflicts of interest – Legal Futures

Posted October 25th, 2021 in banking, conflict of interest, fraud, law firms, news, professional conduct by tracey

‘City giant Hogan Lovells only achieved partial success in a bid for summary judgment over complaints that it had multiple conflicts of interest while acting for a Ukrainian tycoon.’

Legal Futures, 25th October 2021

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

UK’s strict gun laws strengthened with new medical arrangements – Home Office

Posted October 25th, 2021 in codes of practice, firearms, government departments, news, offensive weapons by tracey

‘New statutory guidance will tighten up existing laws on gun ownership and mean that medical information must be provided in order to obtain a licence.’

Home Office, 20th October 2021

Source: www.gov.uk

Research briefing: Regulation of fireworks – House of Commons Library

Posted October 25th, 2021 in explosives, news, parliament by tracey

‘There are strict rules in place in the UK regulating the sale, possession and use of fireworks. This Commons briefing paper provides an overview of the current legislative provisions regulating the supply and use of fireworks in England & Wales and (in the main) Scotland.’

House of Commons Library, 19th October 2021

Source: commonslibrary.parliament.uk

Research briefing: Police powers: an introduction – House of Commons Library

Posted October 25th, 2021 in crime prevention, criminal justice, investigatory powers, news, parliament, police by tracey

‘This commons library briefing paper introduces a series on police powers.’

House of Commons Library, 21st October 2021

Source: commonslibrary.parliament.uk

Should the right to justice override the principle of transparency? – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted October 25th, 2021 in anonymity, employment, employment tribunals, internet, news, reporting restrictions by tracey

‘Occasionally, a claimant at the employment tribunal will contact the Gazette in distress, after seeing reports of their case apparently plastered all over the internet. Many seem unaware of – and certainly unprepared for – the implications of open justice in the digital age.’

Law Society's Gazette, 25th October 2021

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

Neuberger ‘unconvinced’ by JR reform arguments – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted October 25th, 2021 in bills, government departments, judges, judicial review, news, parliament, prorogation, rule of law, Supreme Court by tracey

‘The former president of the Supreme Court has revealed that he is ‘unconvinced’ by a major argument used to justify the government’s controversial judicial review reforms.’

Law Society's Gazette, 22nd October 2021

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

Guarding Special Guardianship: the need for legal aid reform – Family Law week

Posted October 25th, 2021 in children, families, family courts, guardianship, legal aid, news by tracey

‘Jessica Johnston, Legal Adviser with Family Rights Group, explains a major challenge to prospective special guardians and how it might be overcome.’

Family Law Week, 21st October 2021

Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk

Jailing of most mothers for non-violent crimes should stop, says report – The Guardian

Posted October 25th, 2021 in children, criminal justice, families, imprisonment, Ministry of Justice, news, sentencing, statistics, women by tracey

‘The imprisonment of many mothers serving sentences for non-violent and relatively minor crimes should be ended and community women’s centres used instead, according to research that has found separation can increase the risk of children being exploited and cost hundreds of thousands of pounds for just a single case.’

The Guardian, 25th October 2021

Source: www.theguardian.com

Ofcom orders phone networks to block foreign scam calls – BBC News

Posted October 25th, 2021 in fraud, internet, news, telecommunications by tracey

‘Major phone networks have agreed to automatically block almost all internet calls coming from abroad if they pretend to be from UK numbers, Ofcom has confirmed.’

BBC News, 25th October 2021

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Young Hong Kongers who fled police brutality ‘languishing’ in UK asylum system due to arbitrary age cut-off – The Independent

Posted October 25th, 2021 in asylum, citizenship, government departments, Hong Kong, immigration, news, visas, young persons by tracey

‘Young Hong Kong nationals who fled police brutality are “languishing” in the UK asylum system because they are arbitrarily excluded from a Home Office settlement route due to their age.’

The Independent, 24th October 2021

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Frances Haugen to testify to MPs about Facebook and online harm – The Guardian

Posted October 25th, 2021 in bills, bullying, duty of care, fines, harassment, internet, news, whistleblowers by tracey

‘The Facebook whistleblower is to give evidence to MPs and peers scrutinising the online safety bill, amid calls for a toughening up of the landmark legislation.’

The Guardian, 25th October 2021

Source: www.theguardian.com

HMP Leeds death could have been prevented by information sharing – BBC News

Posted October 25th, 2021 in coroners, death in custody, inquests, law firms, mental health, news, prisons, solicitors, suicide by tracey

‘A prisoner may not have died if information was passed on about his suicidal thoughts, a coroner has said.’

BBC News, 24th October 2021

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

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