‘Judges at the Supreme Court are to consider how women are defined in law in a landmark case brought by Scottish campaigners. It is the culmination of a long-running legal dispute which started with a relatively niche piece of legislation at the Scottish Parliament, but which could have big UK-wide implications.’
BBC News, 25th November 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Britain’s financial sector watchdog is “incompetent at best, dishonest at worst”, according to a damning report by MPs and Lords which called for a big shake-up.’
The Guardian, 26th November 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Sir Keir Starmer has pledged to make spiking a drink a specific criminal offence as he demanded joint action from police and hospitality chiefs to crack down on violence against women and girls (VAWG).’
The Independent, 25th November 2024
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Under Section 1(1) of the Infanticide Act 1938 a woman may be charged with infanticide or raise it as a defence to murder under Section 1(2). It is a significant piece of legislation that can only be committed by a woman against her biological child which must be under 12 months old, and arises in circumstances where she is accused of causing the death of the infant by wilful act or omission at a time when the “the balance of her mind was disturbed by reason of her not having fully recovered from the effect of giving birth to the child or by reason of the effect of lactation consequent upon the birth of the child.”’
Doughty Street Chambers, 11th October 2024
Source: insights.doughtystreet.co.uk
‘There is a good reason why the constitutional convention requiring the monarch to exercise his prerogative powers on the advice of his government is known as the “Cardinal Convention”: it is ‘the most fundamental’ constitutional convention relating to the monarchy – something King Charles is finding out when it comes to slavery reparations.’
UK Constitutional Law Association, 21st November 2024
Source: ukconstitutionallaw.org
‘MPs are to summon Elon Musk to testify about X’s role in spreading disinformation, in a parliamentary inquiry into the UK riots and the rise of false and harmful AI content, the Guardian has learned.’
The Guardian, 20th November 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘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
‘The law defines domestic abuse as abusive behaviour by one person towards another, where both people are aged 16 or over. This age limit has come under scrutiny following the murder of 15-year-old Holly Newton by her ex-boyfriend. In a victim impact statement to court, Holly’s mother, Micala Trussler, described Holly’s murder as “a classic case of domestic abuse”, but said the law prevented her from calling it domestic abuse due to Holly’s age. This Insight looks at the statutory definition of domestic abuse and how it applies to teenage relationships.’
House of Commons Library, 19th November 2024
Source: commonslibrary.parliament.uk
‘A roundup of football law news and decisions from October 2024.’
Football Law, 4th November 2024
Source: www.footballlaw.co.uk
‘Employers in the UK who use artificial intelligence (AI) tools for recruitment need to pay attention to their data protection obligations and have oversight of the AI provider’s data protection compliance process, a recent report by the UK’s data protection regulator has urged.’
OUT-LAW.com, 19th November 2024
Source: www.pinsentmasons.com
‘Major technology providers could face broad new disclosure duties, including obligations to notify regulators of planned technology change projects, resourcing challenges, and of evolving cyber incidents or outages in their infancy, under new rules being introduced in UK financial services.’
OUT-LAW.com, 19th November 2024
Source: www.pinsentmasons.com
‘Rules that govern takeover bids for many UK businesses are to be narrowed in scope in a move experts said will better align with the expectation of shareholders. The changes to the Takeover Code take effect from 3 February 2025.’
OUT-LAW.com, 19th November 2024
Source: www.pinsentmasons.com
‘An application for judicial review of Gwynedd Council’s implementation of new rules aimed at curbing second homes and short-term holiday lets has been dismissed by a High Court judge.’
Local Government Lawyer, 18th November 2024
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘The Court of Appeal has rejected a father’s appeal against care and placement orders made in respect of his daughter, finding that while his subsequent diagnosis of autistic spectrum disorder (ASD) may have had a “bearing” on some of the risks identified in the case, the majority and the most serious identified risks were not linked to ASD.’
Local Government Lawyer, 18th November 2024
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘A High Court judge has rejected a judicial review claim over a decision by a school governing body’s disciplinary panel not to reinstate a teenage boy to his school following a permanent exclusion, which occurred as a result of “persistent breaches” of the school’s behaviour policy.’
Local Government Lawyer, 19th November 2024
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘A tribunal has more than halved the fees charged by a leading law firm for advice on the forced sale of a property affected by HS2.’
Legal Futures, 19th November 2024
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘Today the Law Commission has published its first consultation paper considering how the right to renew business tenancies, set out in Part 2 of the Landlord and Tenant Act 1954 (and which is called “security of tenure”), is working and whether it meets the needs of business tenants and landlords. The Commission would like to hear from businesses, landlords, their representative bodies and advisors, and anyone else affected by the legislation.’
Law Commission, 19th November 2024
Source: lawcom.gov.uk
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