Law Commission invited to review legislation on co-operatives and friendly societies – Law Commission

Posted June 21st, 2023 in company law, Law Commission, news by tracey

‘The Law Commission has today been invited by the Treasury to undertake two projects to review the legal frameworks governing co-operatives and community benefit societies, and friendly societies.’

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Law Commission, 16th June 2023

Source: www.lawcom.gov.uk

Police urged to use stop and search to save more lives – Home Office

‘Police leaders must make sure their officers are confident to use stop and search powers wherever necessary, to seize dangerous weapons and prevent knife crime.’

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Home Office, 20th June 2023

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News focus: How not to regulate artificial intelligence – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted June 21st, 2023 in artificial intelligence, consultations, EC law, news, regulations by tracey

‘The EU is adopting a prescriptive approach to policing artificial intelligence, aiming to “set the tone worldwide”. But lawyers point to the downsides of a detailed legal framework.’

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Law Society's Gazette, 18th June 2023

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

Manchester vape liquid firm fined after worker loses fingers and thumb – BBC News

Posted June 21st, 2023 in accidents, employment, fines, health & safety, industrial injuries, news by tracey

‘A vape liquid manufacturing company has been fined £180,000 after a worker lost two fingers and a thumb while clearing a blockage in a packaging machine.’

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BBC News, 20th June 2023

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Cardiff: Trampoline park owner sentenced over injuries – BBC News

‘The owner of an indoor trampoline park where four children broke their legs has been given a suspended sentence.’

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BBC News, 20th June 2023

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Chinese couple barred from UK over Communist party donation allegations – The Guardian

Posted June 21st, 2023 in China, immigration, news, political parties by tracey

‘A pair of wealthy Chinese nationals have been barred from entering the UK after the government accused them of being involved in making donations to British political figures on behalf of the Chinese Communist party.’

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The Guardian, 20th June 2023

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Windrush: Hundreds with chronic and mental illness sent back to Caribbean – BBC News

‘Hundreds of long-term sick and mentally ill people from the Windrush generation were sent back to the Caribbean in what has been described as a “historic injustice”, the BBC has found.’

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BBC News, 21st June 2023

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TikToker who stalked Chelsea star Mason Mount sentenced – BBC News

‘An influencer who bombarded Chelsea midfielder Mason Mount with messages has been given a suspended prison term.’

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BBC News, 20th June 2023

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Curbing protest disruption – Law Society’s Gazette

‘As many will have seen in the media, environmental activist group Insulate Britain (IB) has carried out London protests in a manner deliberately designed to cause serious disruption. These protest tactics have included activists deliberately blocking highways by sitting down in the road, and often gluing themselves to its surface and/or locking themselves to each other to make their removal more time-consuming. IB has repeatedly stated that these protests will continue until its demands are met.’

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Law Society's Gazette, 16th June 2023

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

Liberty launches judicial review challenge arguing protest law is “unjustified interference” with Parliamentary sovereignty – Local Government Lawyer

‘The National Council for Civil Liberties, also known as Liberty, is threatening a judicial review of the Home Secretary’s efforts to widen the circumstances in which the police can impose conditions on people organising or taking part in protests.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 19th June 2023

Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk

Driver of Croydon tram in fatal 2016 crash cleared by Old Bailey jury – The Guardian

Posted June 20th, 2023 in health & safety, news, railways, transport by sally

‘The driver in the Croydon tram crash that killed seven people has been found not guilty of failing to take reasonable care of his passengers.’

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The Guardian, 19th June 2023

Source: www.theguardian.com

Rape victims still being ‘failed’ two years after action promised – BBC News

Posted June 20th, 2023 in Crown Prosecution Service, news, police, prosecutions, rape, reports, victims by sally

‘Two years after the government’s end-to-end rape review for England and Wales, victims are still being failed, say women’s groups.’

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BBC News, 20th June 2023

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted June 19th, 2023 in law reports by michael

Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)

Hussain & Ors, R. v [2023] EWCA Crim 697 (16 June 2023)

High Court (Administrative Court)

Paczkowski v Regional Court of Szczecin, Poland [2023] EWHC 1489 (Admin) (19 June 2023)

Swalcliffe Park School, R (On the Application Of) v Workingham Borough Council & Anor [2023] EWHC 1451 (Admin) (16 June 2023)

Alexander, R (On the Application Of) v Eveleigh [2023] EWHC 1407 (Admin) (16 June 2023)

High Court (Chancery Division)

Aymes International Ltd v Nutrition 4u BV & Ors [2023] EWHC 1452 (Ch) (19 June 2023)

Lyndou & Anor v Lazarichev & Ors [2023] EWHC 1487 (Ch) (16 June 2023)

Newron Pharmaceuticals SpA v Comptroller-General of Patents, Trade Marks and Designs [2023] EWHC 1471 (Ch) (16 June 2023)

Virgin Media Ltd v NTL Pension Trustees II Ltd & Ors [2023] EWHC 1441 (Ch) (16 June 2023)

Jones & Ors v Jones (Re Estate of Daphne Penelope Jones) [2023] EWHC 1457 (Ch) (16 June 2023)

Vneshprombank LLC v Bedzhamov [2023] EWHC 1459 (Ch) (16 June 2023)

High Court (Commercial Court)

London International Exhibition Centre Plc v Royal & Sun Alliance Insurance Plc & Ors [2023] EWHC 1481 (Comm) (16 June 2023)

Astra Asset Management UK Ltd v Odin Automotive SARL [2023] EWHC 1465 (Comm) (16 June 2023)

High Court (King’s Bench Division)

University of Brighton v Persons Unknown Occupying Land (Rev1) [2023] EWHC 1485 (KB) (16 June 2023)

Brem v Clark & Anor [2023] EWHC 1358 (KB) (16 June 2023)

Waste Managed Ltd v Wilce & Ors [2023] EWHC 1456 (KB) (15 June 2023

High Court (Technology & Construction Court)

Denny v Babaee & Ors [2023] EWHC 1490 (TCC) (19 June 2023)

J & B Hopkins Ltd v A & V Building Solution Ltd [2023] EWHC 1483 (TCC) (16 June 2023)

Source: www.bailii.org

Recent Statutory Instruments – legislation.gov.uk

Posted June 19th, 2023 in legislation by michael

SI 2023/668 – The Justice and Security (Northern Ireland) Act 2007 (Extension of Duration of Non-jury Trial Provisions) Order 2023

SI 2023/666 – The Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) (Amendment) Regulations 2023

SI 2023/664 – The Scotland Act 2016 (Social Security) (Disability Living Allowance) (Amendment) Regulations 2023

SI 2023/665 – The Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2023

SI 2023/662 – The Civil Aviation (Investigation of Air Accidents and Incidents) (Guernsey) Order 2023

SI 2023/660 – The Little Crow Solar Park (Amendment) Order 2023

SI 2023/658 – The Restriction of the Use of Certain Hazardous Substances in Electrical and Electronic Equipment (Amendment) Regulations 2023

SI 2023/656 – The Libya (Sanctions) (Overseas Territories) (Amendment) Order 2023

SI 2023/655 – The Public Order Act 1986 (Serious Disruption to the Life of the Community) Regulations 2023

SI 2023/654 – The Redditch (Electoral Changes) Order 2023

SI 2023/653 – The Stevenage (Electoral Changes) Order 2023

SI 2023/652 – The Maidstone (Electoral Changes) Order 2023

SI 2023/651 – The Environmental Permitting (England and Wales) (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2023

SI 2023/644 – The Dunham Bridge (Revision of Tolls) Order 2023

SI 2023/640 – The Social Security (Income and Capital Disregards) (Amendment) Regulations 2023

SI 2023/627 – The Medical Devices (Amendment) (Great Britain) Regulations 2023

SI 2023/618 – The Customs (Northern Ireland: Repayment and Remission) (EU Exit) (Amendment) Regulations 2023

S! 2023/616 – The Republic of Belarus (Sanctions) (EU Exit) (Amendment) Regulations 2023

SI 2023/603 – The Care Quality Commission (Fees) (Reviews and Performance Assessments: Integrated Care System) Regulations 2023

SI 2023/602 – The Relationships and Sexuality Education (Northern Ireland) (Amendment) Regulations 2023

Source: www.legislation.gov.uk

Ex-judges “need guidance or regulation” on post-retirement work – Legal Futures

‘The Post Office’s use of two former senior judges in its defence of the sub-postmaster prosecutions indicates the need for guidance or regulation on what judges do in retirement, it has been argued.’

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Legal Futures, 19th June 2023

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

Getting it all wrong… LB Redbridge ‘dismal’ homelessness decisions – Nearly Legal

‘Ms UO and her 3 children, aged 11, 5 and 3, were homeless and had applied to LB Redbridge. The family had NASS accommodation in the Tottenham area since 2021, after NASS accommodation in Croydon and West Ham from 2019. Ms UO’s elder children were enrolled in school in Tottenham and the youngest in the nursery attached to the school. MS UO had connections in Redbridge herself. Following Ms UO’s grant of asylum in 2022, the NASS accommodation ceased. She applied to Redbridge. The application stressed how important the children’s school was to them. She then did not hear anything from Redbridge until the day before her eviction from the NASS accommodation.’

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Nearly Legal, 18th June 2023

Source: nearlylegal.co.uk

New Order Precedents Summarise Privacy Restrictions for Readers – Transparency Project

Posted June 19th, 2023 in children, confidentiality, families, family courts, news, privacy by sally

‘Most Family Court orders have some sort of confidentiality warning on them these days, especially in cases about children. Typically they warn that the names of the children and family members must not be published.’

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Transparency Project, 18th June 2023

Source: transparencyproject.org.uk

Most magistrates courts in England and Wales have accessibility failings – The Guardian

‘Three-quarters of magistrates courts in England and Wales are inadequately accessible for people with disabilities, with a lack of ramps, inaccessible toilets and non-functioning hearing loops all featuring as failings.’

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The Guardian, 19th June 2023

Source: www.theguardian.com

MR: Regulators and courts need to control use of ChatGPT in litigation – Legal Futures

‘Legal regulators and the courts may need to control “whether and in what circumstances and for what purposes” lawyers can use artificial intelligence (AI) systems like ChatGPT in litigation, the Master of the Rolls has said.’

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Legal Futures, 19th June 2023

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

Online safety bill: changes urged to allow access to social media data – The Guardian

‘Online safety experts will struggle to sound the alarm about harmful content if landmark legislation does not allow independent researchers to access data from social media platforms, campaigners have warned.’

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The Guardian, 19th June 2023

Source: www.theguardian.com