‘A new policy designed to remove judges from office if they have been long absent from work due to ill health would be unconstitutional, a support network for judges has told the government.’
Law Society's Gazette, 20th October 2022
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘Every day, judges and magistrates preside over cases coming before them in court and, if an offender is found guilty, they use sentencing guidelines to determine what the appropriate sentence should be. But what if the offender committed more than one offence? What happens then? Do the courts work out the sentence for each individual offence and then add them together? The simple answer is usually no.’
Sentencing Council, 5th October 2022
Source: www.sentencingcouncil.org.uk
‘The Law Commission of England and Wales has today unveiled new proposals to update the Arbitration Act 1996, to ensure that the UK continues to be the foremost destination for international arbitration.’
Law Commission, 22nd October 2022
Source: www.lawcom.gov.uk
‘Politicians are calling for the suspension of a Home Office review into the pathology at the original Hillsborough inquests, after it emerged the victims’ families had not been consulted.’
The Independent, 6th October 2022
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A new property right that recognises an individual or entity’s control over “data objects” should be established in law in England and Wales, the Law Commission has said.’
OUT-LAW.com, 3rd October 2022
Source: www.pinsentmasons.com
‘Arbitration agreements requiring that the arbitrator be a “commercial man” or otherwise specifying a protected characteristic will be unenforceable under Law Commission proposals published today.’
Legal Futures, 22nd September 2022
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘This briefing paper provides an outline of the current regulation of estate agents. It also looks at past market studies and consultations and considers in detail recent government proposals to tighten regulation.’
House of Commons Library , 5th September 2022
Source: commonslibrary.parliament.uk
‘A consultation has been launched which could determine whether public sexual harassment could become a criminal offence in the UK.’
Each Other, 23rd August 2022
Source: eachother.org.uk
‘In 2007, the Mental Capacity Act 2005 introduced Lasting Powers of Attorney (LPAs) which for the first time allowed a donor to appoint an attorney to make decisions both about their property and financial affairs, but also about their health and welfare.’
Legal Futures, 17th August 2022
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘A judicial review challenge of Lambeth Council’s planning approval of a plan that would demolish part of a 1970s estate will be heard in November, making it the fourth judicial review application concerning the estate in seven years.’
Local Government Lawyer, 12th August 2022
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘The Sentencing Council is consulting on updated sentencing guidelines for offenders convicted of child cruelty offences, including causing or allowing death or serious injury, or neglect in England and Wales.’
Family Law, 11th August 2022
Source: www.familylaw.co.uk
‘Disciplinary panels hearing cases of judicial misconduct will have lay majorities, the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) and the judiciary have decided, as part of a major overhaul of the system.’
Legal Futures, 9th August 2022
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘Doctors’ representatives in clinical negligence cases have claimed that average costs far outstrip the compensation secured for cases worth less than £25,000.’
Law Society's Gazette, 5th August 2022
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘The Law Commission of England and Wales has published new proposals to reform the law relating to digital assets.’
Law Commission, 28th July 2022
Source: www.lawcom.gov.uk
‘The Deputy Prime Minister Dominic Raab has today (20 July 2022) set out a package of measures that take aim at so-called “Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation” (SLAPPs).’
Ministry of Justice, 20th July 2022
Source: www.gov.uk
‘The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has suggested that people defending themselves from strategic lawsuits against public participation (SLAPPs) could be protected by a £5,000 costs cap.’
Legal Futures, 22nd July 2022
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘New data protection laws proposed by the UK government are intended to promote data-driven innovation and reduce some of the burdens organisations have come to associate with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).’
OUT-LAW.com, 20th July 2022
Source: www.pinsentmasons.com
‘New licensing measures are being introduced in parts of Leicester to help tackle rogue landlords, the city council said.’
BBC News, 13th July 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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