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‘A former National Crime Agency (NCA) officer who used his work device to access, view and download indecent images of children, and child sexual abuse material, has today been jailed.’
Crown Prosecution Service, 2nd August 2024
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
‘A highly anticipated decision by the Civil Procedure Rule Committee (CPRC) on non-party access to court documents in England and Wales has been postponed following a large volume of responses to a consultation on its proposed plans.’
OUT-LAW.com, 31st July 2024
Source: www.pinsentmasons.com
‘Tax deductions were not available for professional fees incurred by an investment company once a decision to sell a business it held had been made, because they were expenses of a capital nature even though they are accepted to have been expenses of management, the UK’s highest court has ruled.’
OUT-LAW.com, 31st July 2024
Source: www.pinsentmasons.com
‘In an important recent judgment, the UK Supreme Court has rewritten the post-Brexit rules on application of EU case law in the UK courts, so that they apply retrospectively in proceedings in respect of pre-Brexit events.’
OUT-LAW.com, 29th July 2024
Source: www.pinsentmasons.com
‘With the rising popularity of wellness apps – including those for tracking menstrual cycle, sleep and physical activity – it has become critical that providers of such technology should consider both legal and regulatory compliance and their ethical obligations, legal experts have said.’
OUT-LAW.com, 24th July 2024
Source: www.pinsentmasons.com
‘The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is updating its guidance on competition-related administrative penalties, to reflect the enforcer’s expanded fining powers under the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024 (DMCCA).’
OUT-LAW.com, 22nd July 2024
Source: www.pinsentmasons.com
‘New legislation will give employees greater protections, but the government must consider the implications of any new rights to ensure they do not cut across employers’ regulatory or other obligations, experts have said.’
OUT-LAW.com, 19th July 2024
Source: www.pinsentmasons.com
‘Employers in the UK should pay close attention to the risk assessment approach and business-specific preventative steps proposed by the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC), which is in the process of changing its guidance on preventing workplace sexual harassment, experts have said.’
OUT-LAW.com, 12th July 2024
Source: www.pinsentmasons.com
‘Construction companies have been urged to review their health and safety policies after new data showed most workplace fatalities in the UK occur in the sector.’
OUT-LAW.com, 9th July 2024
Source: www.pinsentmasons.com
‘Businesses should be able to enforce English court rulings more easily in other countries in future after the UK ratified an international treaty on the cross-border enforcement of judgments.’
OUT-LAW.com, 4th July 2024
Source: www.pinsentmasons.com
‘Research has highlighted the significant risks AI use can place on the integrity of exams and assessment in universities and other higher education institutions, an expert has said.’
OUT-LAW.com, 1st July 2024
Source: www.pinsentmasons.com
‘Two recent decisions of the UK Pensions Ombudsman (PO) place the onus on the scheme member to use providers’ online systems correctly and to switch to alternative means of communication when those systems are unavailable.’
OUT-LAW.com, 28th June 2024
Source: www.pinsentmasons.com
‘A recent UK Upper Tribunal decision is a useful reminder of the “orthodox” approach that should be taken to determine whether there has been a single or multiple supply of goods or services for the purposes of VAT exemption, an expert has said.’
OUT-LAW.com, 24th June 2024
Source: www.pinsentmasons.com
‘Human resources professionals, recruiters and business leaders should be aware of the crucial role language in job advertisements can play in attracting a diverse pool of applicants, and that while artificial intelligence (AI) can expedite the drafting process, human oversight remains essential.’
OUT-LAW.com, 24th June 2024
Source: www.pinsentmasons.com
‘Two recent High Court decisions considered how the legal doctrines of dishonest assistance in a breach of trust and unjust enrichment can be applied in the context of a bank or e-money institution receiving payments that have been procured by fraud.’
OUT-LAW.com, 24th June 2024
Source: www.pinsentmasons.com
‘When deciding whether to grant planning consent for development, the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) should consider the downstream, indirect greenhouse gas emissions effects of the development in some cases, the UK Supreme Court has ruled, demonstrating a significant development for environmental law.’
OUT-LAW.com, 20th June 2024
Source: www.pinsentmasons.com
‘A recent UK Upper Tribunal decision reaffirms the principles governing the application of double tax conventions and provides clarity on the interpretation of treaty provisions aimed at preventing tax avoidance, an expert has said.’
OUT-LAW.com, 19th June 2024
Source: www.pinsentmasons.com
‘Recently published UK government guidance provides employers, particularly those operating in UK territorial waters, with important clarification on the issue of which seamen and offshore workers require a work visa and which do not, an expert has said.’
OUT-LAW.com, 17th June 2024
Source: www.pinsentmasons.com
‘More than a quarter of SME law firms (27%) have not yet embraced the Solicitors Qualiying Exam (SQE), and nearly a half are not offering solicitor apprenticeships, research has found.’
Legal Futures, 18th June 2024
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
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