‘The Justice Committee has launched its first new inquiry of the Parliament, into reoffending in England and Wales. MPs on the newly appointed cross-party Committee, chaired by Labour MP Andy Slaughter, will examine the levels of reoffending in England and Wales.’
Each Other, 26th November 2024
Source: eachother.org.uk
‘With the second reading of Kim Leadbeater’s Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill fast approaching, debate persists as to whether limiting eligibility to terminally ill adults could be successfully challenged as discriminatory under Article 14 of the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) before the domestic courts and/or the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR). This blog post does not seek to rehash well-trodden ground in this respect (see here, here and here for posts that discuss it in detail). Rather, it seeks only to contribute a comparative lens which indicates a potential basis upon which the UK Government could justify limiting assisted dying to the terminally ill.’
UK Constitutional Law Association, 27th November 204
Source: ukconstitutionallaw.org
‘The proposed Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults Bill, which seeks to permit assisted dying under specific conditions, could have significant implications for medical practitioners.’
Kingsley Napley Regulatory Blog, 26th November 2024
Source: www.kingsleynapley.co.uk
‘MPs have backed plans to make it illegal for anyone currently aged 15 or younger to ever buy cigarettes in the UK.’
BBC News, 26th November 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The Lady Chief Justice yesterday complained to MPs about the government’s decisions to reduce the digitisation of civil justice and limit sitting days in the criminal courts.’
Legal Futures, 27th November 2024
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘A mother who kept her baby daughter hidden in a drawer for the first three years of her life has been jailed for seven years and six months for “extreme neglect”.’
BBC News, 26th November 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The Employment Appeal Tribunal has ordered a re-hearing of claims by an ex-employee against a local authority, after finding that most of the Employment Tribunal’s written reasons were copied from the council’s witness evidence or written submissions.’
Local Government Lawyer, 26th November 2024
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
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