‘Rose-Marie Drury, Principal Associate, Mills & Reeve LLP analyses the news and case law relating to financial remedies and divorce during August 2019.’
Family Law Week, 6th September 2019
Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk
‘The idea of constitutional hardball was introduced to the world by Mark Tushnet. The sport is played when political actors decide the stakes are so high that any lawful action is justified, no matter how constitutionally problematic: hardball stays within the confines of the law, but runs against the spirit, and sometimes the conventions, of the constitution.’
Oxford Human Rights Hub, 31st August 2019
Source: ohrh.law.ox.ac.uk
‘UK immigration reform is imminent. The Government’s 2018 White Paper proposals for a new immigration system appear to be here to stay and a no deal Brexit looks more likely than ever.’
Garden Court Chambers, 22nd August 2019
Source: www.gardencourtchambers.co.uk
‘The new justice secretary has been heavily criticised after suggesting that suspected criminals of “good character” should be granted anonymity before charge.’
The Independent, 1st August 2019
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘MPs have urged the government to learn the lessons of previous major IT projects and move cautiously with the development on online courts.’
Legal Futures, 19th July 2019
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘Police forces must stop using facial recognition technology until a legal framework for its use is set up, MPs have said.’
The Independent, 19th July 2019
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Bill could make it illegal for a Boris Johnson administration to prorogue parliament.’
The Guardian, 17th July 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The government’s landmark Domestic Abuse Bill will be introduced in Parliament today, signalling a major step forward in transforming the response to this crime.’
Home Office, 16th July 2019
Source: www.gov.uk/home-office
‘The Supreme Court’s recent clarification of the ‘serious harm’ threshold for defamation claims has been welcomed by newspapers as a victory for free speech. In fact, it is more likely to mean escalating costs and uncertainty for claimants and defendants alike.’
Law Society's Gazette, 8th July 2019
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘The Courts and Tribunals (Online Procedure) Bill had its first reading in the House of Commons yesterday after the government added further protection for those unable or willing to use online processes.’
Legal Futures, 4th July 2019
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘A new law could lead to a ‘spike’ in divorces, but the rate is ultimately like to “remain much the same”, the justice secretary has said.’
BBC News, 25th June 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘People found guilty of the worst cases of animal cruelty will face up to five years in prison under a new law proposed for England and Wales.’
BBC News, 26th June 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A law protecting allergy sufferers will be introduced following the death of Natasha Ednan-Laperouse.’
BBC News, 25th June 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Former Lord Chief Justice (LCJ) Lord Judge yesterday defeated government efforts to limit the extent to which future holders of the post will have a veto over the work of the online procedure rule committee (OPRC).’
Legal Futures, 25th June 2019
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘The government is set to give the Lord Chief Justice the power of veto over what areas of law are moved into an online court system, it has emerged.’
Legal Futures, 18th June 2019
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘Divorcing couples will soon no longer have to make allegations about each other’s conduct, after a landmark bill was introduced by Justice Secretary David Gauke today (13 June 2019).’
Ministry of Justice, 13th June 2019
Source: www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-justice
‘The government has no intention of making court processes exclusively online and so there is no need to give way to demands to guarantee this in primary legislation, peers were told this week.’
Legal Futures, 12th June 2019
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘A panel of experts will review how the family courts protect children and parents in cases of domestic abuse and other serious offences, Ministers announced today (Tuesday 21 May).’
Ministry of Justice, 21st May 2019
Source: www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-justice
‘The Sentencing (Pre-consolidation Amendment) Bill has been introduced into Parliament. This short technical Bill is necessary to pave the way for the main Sentencing Code Bill to be introduced as a consolidation Bill. Once passed, the Sentencing Code will introduce a “clean sweep” of the old sentencing law so that anyone convicted once the Code is in force would automatically be sentenced under the current law.’
Law Commission, 23rd May 2019
Source: www.lawcom.gov.uk/
‘A bill which aims to protect women’s jobs when they return to work after giving birth will have little impact, a pregnancy rights campaigner says.’
BBC News, 22nd May 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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