‘Society must stop “failing” women by assuming rape victims are lying, a campaigner who helped shape the Government’s landmark review of serious sexual offences has said.’
The Independent, 15th June 2022
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Organisations and their leaders will increasingly face the financial and reputational consequences of climate change inaction, believes Alice Garton, director of global legal strategy at the Foundation for International Law for the Environment (FILE).’
Mills & Reeve, 10th June 2022
Source: www.mills-reeve.com
‘The UK government has said it expects to outline its plans for reform to data protection law this month.’
OUT-LAW.com, 14th June 2022
Source: www.pinsentmasons.com
‘The first deportation flight of migrants to Rwanda was cancelled at the last minute on Tuesday night following interventions from the European Court of Human Rights.’
The Independent, 15th June 2022
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘The Northern Ireland Protocol is part of the Withdrawal Agreement, designed to set out the legal parameters of the withdrawal of the UK from the EU. The Government proposes to introduce legislation to unilaterally change the Protocol. On the face of it, this would appear to place the Government on the highway to a breach of international law. But are there any off-ramps which allow it to avoid this destination? This blog post examines one possible off-ramp, that this course of action is consistent with the Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties 1969.’
UK Constitutional Law Association, 13th June 2022
Source: ukconstitutionallaw.org
‘A police force has apologised to the family of a man who died in custody after taking heroin in his cell.’
BBC News, 15th June 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A former police constable has been jailed for 20 weeks after sending a string of racist WhatsApp memes, including images that mocked the death of George Floyd.’
The Guardian, 14th June 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Victims of one of Britain’s biggest banking frauds will each be offered £3m compensation packages, according to a source familiar with the proposed deal expected to be announced later this week.’
The Guardian, 13th June 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘An advert for betting firm Paddy Power has been banned for encouraging repetitive gambling, by showing it taking priority over family.’
BBC News, 14th June 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The Court of Appeal will this week (16 June) will this week consider the role of local authorities, under the Care Act 2014, in respect of facilitating holidays and recreation for people with care needs.’
Local Government Lawyer, 14th June 2022
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
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