‘The criminal offence of blasphemy is dead. It was unceremoniously abolished by section 79(1) of the Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008. My colleague Norman Doe and I wrote a piece entitled ‘The Strange Death of Blasphemy’, which looked at events leading up to its abolition. The offence is now long dead.’
Law & Religion UK, 21st November 2024
Source: lawandreligionuk.com
‘Sarah Hutchinson summarises recent Family Division rulings on an application by a father for a boy subject to a care order to be circumcised, and an application by an NHS for permission for NG feeding and restraint in respect of a 12-year old girl with anorexia nervosa.’
Local Government Lawyer, 20th November 2024
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘On 9th October 2024 Cafcass published a new policy document that outlines what actions ‘practitioners’ (Family Court Advisers and Guardians) and their managers should undertake when working with children and adults who have experienced domestic abuse. The policy is a direct response to the 2020 Harm Panel report and it sets out a clear intention of further protecting child and adult victims of domestic abuse.’
Becket Chambers, 31st October 2024
Source: becket-chambers.co.uk
‘The concept of holding corporate entities accountable for their failure to prevent fraud has been debated for some time. We previously wrote in detail about the process which ultimately led to the introduction into law last autumn of a new corporate criminal offence. Section 199 of the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 (ECCTA) sits alongside the UK’s existing laws on fraud and corruption and is intended to make it easier to hold organisations to account by creating an offence of failing to prevent fraud committed by employees, or other ‘associated persons’, which may benefit the organisation.’
Kingsley Napley Criminal Law Blog, 12th November 2024
Source: www.kingsleynapley.co.uk
‘New Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) and Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) guidance sets out the regulators’ expectations on interpreting key concepts relevant to change in control.’
OUT-LAW.com, 11th November 2024
Source: www.pinsentmasons.com
‘Today we’ve published guidance that will provide organisations with important advice on the new corporate criminal offence of ‘failure to prevent fraud’, helping make sure they are taking action to prevent fraud.’
Home Office, 6th November 2024
Source: www.gov.uk
‘Online service providers in scope of the UK’s Online Safety Act (OSA) should get ahead and prepare to conduct an illegal content risk assessment to ensure they do not fall foul of Ofcom’s enforcement powers, an expert has said.’
OUT-LAW.com, 5th November 2024
Source: www.pinsentmasons.com
‘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.’
Local Government Lawyer, 30th November 2024
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘Labour peer Waheed Alli has been found to have committed four breaches of Lords rules over his declarations in the register of interests.’
The Independent, 23rd October 2024
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Family Court Advisors and Children’s Guardians will no longer use language such as ‘claims’ or ‘alleges’ in reports to court, using instead the words of children and adults who are victims of domestic abuse, in line with a new Domestic Abuse Practice Policy published by Cafcass.’
Local Government Lawyer, 11th October 2024
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘The UK advertising watchdog has cracked down on marketing campaigns by telecoms companies including BT, EE, Virgin Media and O2 for misleading consumers about price rises added to their bills during their contracts.’
The Guardian, 9th October 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A “Hillsborough law” will be introduced in Parliament before the next anniversary of the 1989 football stadium tragedy, Sir Keir Starmer has confirmed.’
BBC News, 24th September 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The official payment watchdog has considerably scaled back proposed rules designed to force banks and payment companies to refund fraud victims.’
BBC News, 4th September 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘An advert for the takeaway delivery service Just Eat that featured a McDonald’s burger has been banned for not taking sufficient care to ensure that it was not aimed at children under 16.’
The Guardian, 21st August 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The latest batch of guidance on the Procurement Act 2023 (the Act) released by the Cabinet Office includes the eagerly awaited guidance on frameworks. Dr Steven Brunning looks at the key considerations.’
Local Government Lawyer, 16th August 2024
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘A child was strip-searched every 14 hours by police in England and Wales, new data has revealed, with the youngest aged just eight years old.’
The Independent , 19th August 2024
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘The Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) has made an overseas funder’s compliance with key parts of the Association of Litigation Funders’ code of conduct a condition of granting a collective proceedings order.’
Legal Futures, 7th August 2024
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘In the third of this “Remind me about” series, Oliver Hilton of Radcliffe Chambers looks at tPR’s moral hazard powers. The “Remind me about” series is aimed as a training tool and as an update for busy practitioners.’
Pensions Barrister, 25th July 2024
Source: www.pensionsbarrister.com
‘LLG, CIPFA and SOLACE have this week published the Code of Practice on Good Governance for Local Authority Statutory Officers. Philip McCourt explains its purpose.’
Local Government Lawyer, 19th July 2024
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
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