Police volunteers and staff powers consultation launched – Home Office
‘Home Secretary announces proposals for extra powers for police staff and volunteers.’
Home Office, 9th September 2015
Source: www.gov.uk/home-office
Category: volunteers
No Duty of Care Owed to Extremely Reckless Friend Using Dangerous Machinery: Ford v Silverstone (2015) (QBD) – Zenith PI Blog
‘A Defendant did not owe a duty of care to a Claimant who, while helping him clear the grounds of the property, had of his own accord, attempted to unblock a wood chipper while the engine was on and lost three of his fingers.’
Zenith PI Blog, 5th February 2015
Source: www.zenith.wordpress.com
Good Samaritan Law – BBC Unreliable Evidence
‘Clive Anderson and guests ask why Britain, unlike many other countries in the world, has no general law which requires people to behave like good Samaritans, punishing those who fail to help others in trouble.’
BBC Unreliable Evidence, 14th January 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
New laws to support Good Samaritans move forward – Ministry of Justice
‘Law changes designed to support Good Samaritans and community heroes yesterday moved a step forward.’
Ministry of Justice, 21st October 2014
Source: www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-justice
Queen’s Speech: Good deeds ‘to be backed by law’ – BBC News
‘Extra legal protection is to be given to people carrying out good deeds, volunteering or planning local events who end up being involved in liability claims, the government has announced.’
BBC News, 2nd June 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Unpaid intern who sued Sony awarded £4,600
“An intern at Sony has reached a £4,600 settlement with the company after suing for unpaid wages.”
The Independent, 2nd September 2013
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Student solicitors step into the breach – The Guardian
“Following dramatic cuts to legal aid, universities are seeing increased demand for their free law clinics.”
The Guardian, 8th April 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Legal aid cuts: why law students are coming to the rescue – The Guardian
“We get the chance to work with real clients, and they get our help for free, says a volunteer.”
The Guardian, 8th April 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Parents ‘treated like felons on remand’ by school CRB checks – Daily Telegraph
“Thousands of parents are still being forced to undergo ‘suspicious and hostile’ criminal record checks to volunteer in schools despite Coalition reforms designed to introduce common sense into the child protection system, according to research.”
Daily Telegraph, 24th February 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Back-to-work scheme breached laws, says Court of Appeal – BBC News
“The government’s back-to-work schemes have suffered a setback after Appeal Court
judges agreed with a university graduate’s claim that unpaid schemes were
legally flawed.”
BBC News, 12th February 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Judgment expected on government’s unpaid work schemes – The Guardian
“The court of appeal will on Tuesday judge whether government employment schemes constitute forced labour and if tens of thousands of unemployed people will still be entitled to compensation after being wrongly sanctioned by the Department of Work and Pensions.”
The Guardian, 12th February 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Volunteers’ status under anti discrimination law: where to now? – Cloisters
“Judgment in the case of X v. Mid Sussex CAB was handed down by the Supreme Court 12th December 2012, in which it was held that volunteers (unpaid workers) qualify for protection from discrimination under the employment provisions of European or domestic anti discrimination law. The principle disagreement between the parties (a volunteer legal advisor and a CAB) was about the proper interpretation of Article 3 of the Framework Directive, which underlies the relevant legislation. The Appellant had argued that certain volunteers in certain situations do fall within scope – namely those whose volunteer activities closely resemble paid work. The CAB argued that no volunteers fall within the legislation, irrespective of the nature of the work that they do. In dismissing the appeal, the Court held that the law in this area was sufficiently free from doubt, such that there was no need to refer any questions to the CJEU.”
Full story (PDF)
Cloisters, December 2012
Source: www.cloisters.com
Community justice: The power of the panel – BBC News
“John Gallagher describes a neighbour dispute which had run for seven years and descended into an anti-social behaviour case.
It was finally brought to an end in a guildhall in South Somerset through a community justice panel.”
BBC News, 20th October 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Government may be in breach of EU copyright laws over volunteer-run libraries’ royalty payment commitments, authors’ body claims – OUT-LAW.com
“The Government may have failed to abide by EU copyright laws if volunteer-run libraries are not required to pay authors royalties when they loan out books, the Society of Authors (SoA) has claimed.”
OUT-LAW.com, 24th July 2012
Source: www.out-law.com
Government outlines plans for fast-track justice – The Guardian
“‘Flash incarceration’ of offenders who breach court orders, widespread naming online of those convicted, more witnesses giving evidence via videolink and Sunday court sittings are among measures outlined in government plans to speed up justice.”
The Guardian, 13th July 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Lawyers decry government plans for ‘flexible courts’ to speed up justice – The Guardian
“Plans to overhaul the court system to hold evening and weekend hearings, first introduced at the height of last summer’s riots and now being deployed for the Olympics, have met strong opposition from lawyers being forced to work longer hours.”
The Guardian, 9th July 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Surrey library volunteer decision ruled unlawful by High Court – BBC News
“Surrey County Council’s decision to run 10 libraries by volunteers in a move to keep its 52 libraries open has been ruled unlawful by the High Court.”
BBC News, 3rd April 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
High court should seize chance to curb government’s workfare programme – The Guardian
“It may not be slave labour, but forcing people to work for free could breach human rights laws.”
The Guardian, 30th March 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Court halts Surrey library volunteers plan – BBC News
“Campaigners have won a High Court injunction stopping Surrey County Council from replacing paid staff at 10 libraries with volunteers.”
BBC News, 21st January 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Unpaid website intern celebrates court victory – The Guardian
“Keri Hudson should be happy about her recent victory. She is one of the first interns in the UK to take on their employer and win the right to be recognised as a paid worker. In January, after six weeks of interning without pay for the online review site My Village, Hudson, 21, resigned in disgust.”
The Guardian, 23rd May 2011
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
