Lord Leggatt The Free Sea – Supreme Court
‘Address at the Opening Ceremony for the Advanced LLM Programme, University of Leiden, September 2024.’
Supreme Court, 11th October 2024
Source: www.supremecourt.uk
Government issues statutory guidance for local authorities on kinship care – Local Government Lawyer
‘The Department for Education has published statutory guidance for local authorities and their staff, setting out how councils should support children in kinship care and kinship carers.’
Local Government Lawyer, 14th October 2024
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Mother fleeing domestic abuse placed in unsuitable mixed-sex accommodation by council, Ombudsman finds – Local Government Lawyer
‘The Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman has found that the London Borough of Tower Hamlets failed to consider the impact of placing a vulnerable family with a history of PTSD from domestic abuse in mixed-sex shared accommodation.’
Local Government Lawyer, 14th October 2024
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
High Court judge gives reasons for granting councils five-year injunction over Just Stop Oil protests – Local Government Lawyer
‘The High Court has granted Thurrock Council and Essex County Council a five-year injunction subject to yearly review against persons unknown in response to protest activity by Just Stop Oil.’
Local Government Lawyer, 15th October 2024
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
ICO reprimands law firm after client data ends up on dark web – Legal Futures
‘A law firm that was hacked and had sensitive client data published on the dark web has been reprimanded by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO).’
Legal Futures, 14th October 2024
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
High Court orders City litigators to name source of “forged” report – Legal Futures
‘The High Court has ordered a leading City litigation firm to name the source of a potentially forged report produced as part of an arbitration dispute between Russian oligarchs.’
Legal Futures, 15th October 2024
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
Online predator who used fake profiles to talk to children jailed – Crown Prosecution Service
‘A man who used fake online profiles to talk to children and request indecent images from them has been jailed today.’
Crown Prosecution Service, 14th October 2024
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
English coroner issues warning over death of woman trapped in ottoman bed – The Guardian
‘A coroner has warned that gas piston ottomans could present a risk to life, after a woman died when her bed collapsed on her, trapping her between the mattress and the base.’
The Guardian, 14th October 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
Hundreds of Afghan soldiers to be allowed to relocate to UK after U-turn – BBC News
‘The government says it is allowing some “eligible” Afghan special forces soldiers who fought alongside the British military to resettle in the UK, after they were previously rejected.’
BBC News, 14th October 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Fight begins to make mobile-free schools law – BBC News
‘Calls are growing to ban smartphones in schools in England by law, as education experts and unions back an MP’s attempt to push a new law through Parliament.’
BBC News, 15th October 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Calls for investigation of Uber Eats and Deliveroo after raid on Bristol caravan camp – The Guardian
‘Migrant workers living in a caravan encampment raided by immigration enforcement officers have accused the Home Office of targeting the victims of labour exploitation rather than companies profiting from the hidden economy.’
The Guardian, 12th October 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
Hundreds of Afghan soldiers to become eligible to live in UK after new information found – The Guardian
‘An estimated 500 elite Afghan soldiers who fought alongside the British are expected to become eligible to come to the UK after a previous decision rejecting their applications was overturned.’
The Guardian, 14th October 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
Homelessness, disability and reasonable preference under allocation schemes – Nearly Legal
‘RR, R (On the Application Of) v London Borough of Enfield (2024) EWHC 2501 (Admin). This was a judicial review challenge to LB Enfield’s allocation policy for priority on the housing register, on the basis that it discrimated against disabled applicants who had the full housing duty under Part VII Housing Act 1996, who were also disabled.’
Nearly Legal, 13th October 2024
Source: nearlylegal.co.uk
‘Good news’ as copyright and AI stand-off to end within months – OUT-LAW.com
‘The UK government is planning to end uncertainty around the use of copyright content as artificial intelligence (AI) training data in what appears to be good news for AI companies and creative industry stakeholders.’
OUT-LAW.com, 10th October 2024
Source: www.pinsentmasons.com
Lord Sales – Purpose in Statutory Interpretation – Supreme Court
Lord Sales – Purpose in Statutory Interpretation, Oxford University and University of Notre Dame Seminar on Public Law Theory, 19 September 2024
Supreme Court, 19th September 2024
Source: www.supremecourt.uk
Lord Reed – Asset Recovery and the Rule of Law – Supreme Court
Lord Reed – Asset Recovery and the Rule of Law, Caribbean Judicial Civil Recovery Conference, Miami 3 September 2024
Supreme Court, 3rd September 2024
Source: www.supremecourt.uk
Law Commission seeks views on disabled children’s social care law – Law Commission
‘Today the Law Commission publishes a consultation paper on disabled children’s social care law and whether it meets the needs of disabled children and their families.’
Law Commission, 8th October 2024
Source: lawcom.gov.uk
Speech by the Master of the Rolls: AI and the GDPR – Courts and Tribunals Judiciary
‘Speech by the Master of the Rolls: AI and the GDPR, Irish Law Society Industry Event, Wednesday 09 October 2024.’
Courts and Tribunals Judiciary, 11th October 2024
Source: www.judiciary.uk
Firm sanctioned by ICO after hackers steal clients’ personal details – Law Society’s Gazette
‘A Hampshire law firm has been reprimanded by the data watchdog after hackers were able to access client details because of insufficient security measures.’
Law Society's Gazette, 14th October 2024
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
