Disability-related absences and dismissal – Local Government Lawyer

‘Should dismissals for disability-related absences be pleaded as direct discrimination? Robin Pickard examines a recent Employment Appeal Tribunal case involving a local authority.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 30th October 2024

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Members’ interests, bias and pre-determination – Local Government Lawyer

Posted October 30th, 2024 in bias, codes of practice, conflict of interest, local government, news by tracey

‘In his latest article Geoff Wild seeks to clarify when it is appropriate for members to declare interests (and when it is not) and what the consequences are of doing so.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 30th November 2024

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Mental health challenges “costing large law firms millions” – Legal Futures

Posted October 30th, 2024 in employment, law firms, mental health, news, statistics by tracey

‘Mental health challenges are costing large law firms millions of pounds every year and reducing productivity by 19%, a report has indicated.’

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Legal Futures, 30th October 2024

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Axiom Ince: SRA faces enforcement action by LSB following damning report – Law Society’s Gazette

‘The solicitors’ regulator is to face unprecedented enforcement action under the Legal Services Act following the discovery of a catalogue of failures in its handling of the 2023 collapse of law firm Axiom Ince.’

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Law Society's Gazette, 29th October 2024

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Crown Prosecution Service launches Go Prosecute – a brand-new barrister development programme – Crown Prosecution Service

Posted October 30th, 2024 in barristers, Crown Prosecution Service, news, pilot schemes, prosecutions by tracey

‘Go Prosecute, a brand-new development programme for newly qualified barristers to gain invaluable prosecution experience, has been launched by the Crown Prosecution Service.’

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Crown Prosecution Service, 28th October 2024

Source: www.cps.gov.uk

Axiom Ince: What the independent review recommends – Law Society’s Gazette

‘The Carson McDowell review into the regulatory events leading up to the Solicitors Regulation Authority’s intervention into Axiom Ince culminates with four pages of recommendations.’

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Law Society's Gazette, 29th October 2024

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Pilot cleared of abducting girl, 9, outside Harrods – BBC News

‘A former US Air Force pilot accused of kidnapping a nine-year-old girl outside Harrods and then sexually assaulting her has been found not guilty.’

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BBC News, 29th October 2024

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Armed robber jailed for life for drug dealer death – BBC News

‘A 19-year-old robber has been jailed for life for the “torture” murder of a cannabis dealer for £30,000 of drugs in north London.’

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BBC News, 29th October 2024

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Ambulance worker jailed for hammer attack on boss in Greater Manchester – The Guardian

Posted October 30th, 2024 in attempted murder, grievous bodily harm, imprisonment, news, sentencing by tracey

‘An ambulance worker who texted a friend saying “I’ve smashed her head in. Oppsie!” after attacking her boss with a hammer in a row over shift patterns has been jailed for 20 years.’

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The Guardian, 29th October 2024

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