Trainee PC who made rape joke banned from police – BBC News
‘A trainee police officer who joked about raping a colleague has been told he would have been sacked had he not already resigned.’
BBC News, 5th November 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Day: 5 November 2024
Employment Rights Bill: An Overview – 12 King’s Bench Walk
‘The Employment Rights Bill, introduced to Parliament on 10 October 2024, is said to be the first phase of delivering Labour’s 2Plan to Make Work Pay” and follows the Government’s manifesto commitment to introduce (draft) legislation within the first 100 days of coming to office.’
12 King’s Bench Walk, 4th November 2024
Source: 12kbwemploymentlaw.wordpress.com
AK on Shipping, Monthly, Issue 8 – 4-5 Gray’s Inn Square
‘This month’s issue reviews the summaries of two cases decided in May 2024: (i) MUR Shipping BV v RTI Ltd [2024] UKSC 18 and (ii) Great Lakes Reinsurance (UK) Plc v RAV Bahamas Ltd [2024] UKPC 11.’
4-5 Gray’s Inn Square, 4th November 2024
Source: www.4-5.co.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Supreme Court
JR222, Re Application for Judicial Review (Northern Ireland) [2024] UKSC 35 (30 October 2024)
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Malik v Malik [2024] EWCA Civ 1323 (04 November 2024)
Meta Platforms Inc & Ors v Gormsen [2024] EWCA Civ 1322 (01 November 2024)
R (Child Abduction: Parent’s Refusal to Accompany) (Rev1) [2024] EWCA Civ 1296 (30 October 2024)
R & C (Adoption or Fostering) [2024] EWCA Civ 1302 (30 October 2024)
M (Children: Findings of Fact) [2024] EWCA Civ 1290 (29 October 2024)
Parsdome Holdings Ltd v Plastic Energy Global SL [2024] EWCA Civ 1293 (29 October 2024)
Haycocks v ADP RPO UK Ltd [2024] EWCA Civ 1291 (29 October 2024)
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
Hanna & Anor v Rex [2024] EWCA Crim 1315 (04 November 2024)
AEB & Ors, R. v [2024] EWCA Crim 1320 (01 November 2024)
High Court (Administrative Court)
Veres v Pecs Regional Court Hungary [2024] EWHC 2790 (Admin) (04 November 2024)
Jipa v Hunedoara County Court (Romania) [2024] EWHC 2785 (Admin) (01 November 2024)
Kubik v Polish Judicial Authority [2024] EWHC 2772 (Admin) (31 October 2024)
Werndl v District Court In Krakow, Poland [2024] EWHC 2771 (Admin) (31 October 2024)
Orsos v Tribunal of Pecs Hungary (Rev1) [2024] EWHC 2766 (Admin) (31 October 2024)
District Court of Bratislava (Slovakia) v Soltes [2024] EWHC 2754 (Admin) (30 October 2024)
Milewska v Regional Court of Bialystok, Poland [2024] EWHC 2760 (Admin) (30 October 2024)
High Court (Commercial Court)
NMC Health Plc v Ernst & Young LLP (No. 1) [2024] EWHC 2792 (Comm) (01 November 2024)
NMC Health Plc v Ernst & Young LLP (No. 2) [2024] EWHC 2793 (Comm) (01 November 2024)
NMC Health Plc v Ernst & Young LLP (No. 3) [2024] EWHC 2794 (Comm) (01 November 2024)
Capgemini UK PLC v Dassault Systemes UK Ltd [2024] EWHC 2728 (Comm) (01 November 2024)
SATA Internacional – Azores Airline SA v Hi Fly Ltd [2024] EWHC 2762 (Comm) (31 October 2024)
SIA Investment Industry v Pardus Wealth Ltd [2024] EWHC 2774 (Comm) (31 October 2024)
Corfield v Howard [2024] EWHC 2727 (Comm) (30 October 2024)
Source: www.bailii.org
Stevie Martin: The Decriminalisation and Regulation of Assisted Suicide in England and Wales: Acknowledging and Addressing the Slippery Slope Argument – UK Constitutional Law Association
‘The introduction of Kim Leadbeater’s Private Member’s Bill which will, if enacted, legalise assisted suicide for “Terminally Ill Adults” in England and Wales has, unsurprisingly, drawn significant commentary from many quarters, including some legal academics and practitioners. This is despite the fact that, as yet, Leadbeater’s Bill has not been published.’
UK Constitutional Law Association, 5th November 2024
Source: ukconstitutionallaw.org
A case-study in witness credibility: Deakin-Stephenson v Behar & Anor [2024] EWHC 2338 (KB) – Quarterly Medical Law Review
‘A case-study in witness credibility: Deakin-Stephenson v Behar & Anor [2024] EWHC 2338 (KB).’
Quarterly Medical Law Review , 28th October 2024
Source: 1corqmlr.com
Law firms treating AML training as “tick-box exercise” – Legal Futures
‘Many law firms treat anti-money laundering (AML) training as a “tick-box exercise”, the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has found.’
Legal Futures, 5th November 2024
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
Professional bodies should regulate legal AI, say lawyers – Law Society’s Gazette
‘More than two thirds of lawyers say that professional bodies such as the Law Society should take responsibility for regulating the use of artificial intelligence in law – though 18% say that the government should have a role too. The findings emerge from the 2024 Future of Professionals report by legal information giant Thomson Reuters, published today.’
Law Society's Gazette, 4th November 2024
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Smoking to be banned outside schools and hospitals in England, but pubs get reprieve – The Guardian
‘Smoking is set to be banned outside schools and hospitals in England as part of a crackdown on one of the UK’s biggest killers and its most common cause of cancer.’
The Guardian, 5th November 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
Coroner says lack of beds putting patients at risk – BBC News
‘A coroner has said action could have been taken to prevent the death of a 76-year-old man from Norfolk.’
BBC News, 5th November 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Our husbands were killed by the new asbestos’ – BBC News
‘The widows of two stonemasons who died from a lung condition contracted during their work have warned of the dangers of “new asbestos”. Paul Gray and Stuart Johnson, who worked for the same stone production companies in Bradford and Leeds, were diagnosed with silicosis caused by silica dust. Law firm Irwin Mitchell, which secured settlements for their families after their deaths in 2019 and 2021, has claimed that West Yorkshire is a hotspot for exposure to the dangerous mineral.’
BBC News, 4th November 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
