‘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
‘This commons library briefing paper introduces a series on police powers.’
House of Commons Library, 21st October 2021
Source: commonslibrary.parliament.uk
‘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
‘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
‘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
‘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
‘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 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
‘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
‘The attorney general has defended the government’s decision to reform judicial review, telling public law specialists that cases such as the Article 50 and prorogation challenges have introduced ‘uncertainty’ into the constitutional balance between parliament, government and the courts.’
Law Society's Gazette, 19th October 2021
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘Medical professionals and religious leaders have warned peers against backing a fresh attempt to relax the law on assisted dying.’
BBC News, 21st October 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘In January 2010 the respondent and their husband were on holiday in Egypt. They stayed at the Four Seasons Hotel Cairo at Nile Plaza. On 3 January 2010, they went on a guided driving tour booked through the hotel. The vehicle they were travelling in during the tour crashed, killing the respondent’s husband and seriously injuring the respondent.’
UKSC Blog, 20th October 2021
Source: ukscblog.com
‘North Yorkshire County Council has been criticised by the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman after a family’s care bill leapt from hundreds to thousands of pounds a month without notice.’
Local Government Lawyer, 21st October 2021
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘The UK government’s Election Bill containing controversial Voter ID provisions is progressing with haste through parliament this month, despite significant alarm over its potential impact. Whilst the government claims the bill will increase ballot security, all evidence points to these proposals being harmful to voter access and electoral integrity as the US experience demonstrates.’
Oxford Human Rights Hub, 18th October 2021
Source: ohrh.law.ox.ac.uk
‘The backlog of cases in criminal courts in England and Wales is likely to be a pervasive issue for several years, severely affecting victims, witnesses and defendants, the National Audit Office has said.’
The Guardian, 22nd October 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A disputed adoption case has highlighted the problems of reliance on a Mackenzie Friend rather than a solicitor in proceedings, a Family Division judge has suggested.’
Local Government Lawyer, 22nd October 2021
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘The UK government has published several draft regulations designed to give parliamentarians a better idea of how the Building Safety Bill will be implemented.’
OUT-LAW.com, 21st October 2021
Source: www.pinsentmasons.com
‘The Court of Appeal has recently ruled on the legality of a fostering agency’s requirement that potential carers must be Christians. Natasha Isaac examines the case.’
Local Government Lawyer, 22nd October 2021
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘On the day residents of Dale Farm, then one of the largest unauthorised Traveller sites in Europe, were due to be evicted a decade ago, pupils at the nearby primary school were handed special stones they could squeeze as they walked into their morning assembly. The teachers wanted to remind everyone that the school remained a safe and welcoming place.’
The Guardian, 21st October 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
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