Speech by the Master of the Rolls: Are rights sufficiently human in the age of the machine? – Courts and Tribunals Judiciary

Posted December 2nd, 2024 in artificial intelligence, climate change, human rights, judges, news, speeches by tracey

‘Speech by the Master of the Rolls: Are rights sufficiently human in the age of the machine?.’

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Courts and Tribunals Judiciary, 27th November 2024

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Enacting Just and Equal Laws: the Mayflower 400 Lecture by the Lady Chief Justice – Courts and Tribunals Judiciary

Posted December 2nd, 2024 in human rights, judges, legal history, news, speeches by tracey

‘Baroness Carr of Walton-on-the-Hill, the Lady Chief Justice of England and Wales, delivered the 2024 Mayflower 400 Lecture at the University of Plymouth on Thursday 28 November.’

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Courts and Tribunals Judiciary, 29th November 2024

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CoA rejects late claim in spite of its merits – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted December 2nd, 2024 in appeals, case management, damages, news, striking out, time limits by tracey

‘The Court of Appeal has ruled that a litigant who missed a deadline should not have been granted leniency merely because she appeared to have a strong case.’

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Law Society's Gazette, 2nd December 2024

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

Women not appealing conviction ‘because they fear rocking the boat’ – Law Society’s Gazette

‘Women are less likely than men to appeal their convictions because they fear “rocking the boat” and doing anything that could increase their sentence, the Criminal Cases Review Commission has revealed.’

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Law Society's Gazette, 2nd December 2024

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Child Maintenance and Mortgage Payments – New Guidance: LM v SSWP & NM [2024] UKUT 259 (AAC) – Financial Remedies Journal

‘What happens if the Child Maintenance Service (CMS) has determined that a non-resident parent (NRP) is required to pay child maintenance to the parent-with-care (PWC), but payments are also being made towards the mortgage secured on the property in which PWC still lives with the qualifying child/children (QC)? Does it matter if the property is jointly owned by NRP and PWC? Will those mortgage payments reduce the amount of child maintenance?’

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Financial Remedies Journal, 29th November 2024

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Shared parental leave ‘failing working families’ – BBC News

Posted December 2nd, 2024 in children, employment, equality, families, maternity leave, news, paternity leave by tracey

‘A decade on from the introduction of a landmark scheme aimed at helping new parents share childcare, campaigners say shared parental leave is failing the working families it was designed to help.’

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BBC News, 2nd December 2024

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New deadlines set for fixing dangerous cladding – BBC News

‘Plans to speed up the removal of unsafe cladding, including target dates for making buildings safe and tougher penalties for refusing to act, have been announced by ministers.’

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BBC News, 2nd December 2024

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Watchdog ‘appalled’ by use of restraint on autistic children at London school – The Guardian

‘The children’s commissioner for England has called for an urgent review of the use of restraint and “calming rooms” after leaked CCTV footage showed autistic children being pushed into a padded space where they were left distressed, self-harming and sitting in vomit.’

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The Guardian, 27th November 2024

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Many unable to access eVisas to prove right to be in UK, Home Office admits – The Guardian

Posted December 2nd, 2024 in computer programs, government departments, human rights, immigration, news, visas by tracey

‘The Home Office has admitted that many people who have the right to live and work in the UK cannot access their eVisas and provide proof that they are allowed to be in the country.’

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The Guardian, 1st December 2024

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Resentencing of prisoners trapped under indefinite jail terms not ‘adequately explored’, committee warns – The Independent

‘The government has been urged to reconsider resentencing thousands of prisoners trapped under abolished indefinite jail terms.’

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The Independent, 29th November 2024

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Rupert Grint asked to pay more than £1.8m after losing tax battle – The Independent

Posted December 2nd, 2024 in appeals, capital gains tax, HM Revenue & Customs, income tax, news, taxation by tracey

‘Former Harry Potter actor Rupert Grint must pay more than £1.8m in tax after losing a legal battle with HM Revenue and Customs. Grint, who played Ron Weasley in the franchise, was ordered to pay the sum in 2019 after HMRC launched an investigation into his tax return from the 2011-12 tax year.’

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The Independent, 30th November 2024

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Assisted dying bill passes after vote paving the way for historic change – The Independent

Posted November 29th, 2024 in assisted suicide, bills, government departments, health, news, parliament, suicide by michael

‘After five hours of intense and heartfelt debate, in which some members of parliament were brought to tears, the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill was passed in the House of Commons with 330 voting in favour and 275 against.’

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The Independent, 29th November 2024

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Assisted dying bill will not be adopted as government bill if it passes vote – The Guardian

Posted November 29th, 2024 in assisted suicide, bills, government departments, news, parliament, suicide by michael

‘Civil servants and ministers will begin work on implementing the assisted dying bill if it passes its first stage in parliament on Friday, but the Guardian understands it will not be adopted as a government bill.’

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The Guardian, 28th November 2024

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Legal aid fees to rise by 10% for immigration and housing after lawyer action – The Guardian

‘Ministers are to announce a 10% increase in legal aid fees for immigration and housing work after action by lawyers who warned that the failure to increase rates has led to a paralysis in the system.’

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The Guardian, 29th November 2024

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Environment Agency issues closure notice for landfill at heart of long-running odours dispute – Local Government Lawyer

Posted November 29th, 2024 in complaints, enforcement, environmental health, local government, news, waste by michael

‘A landfill site that is the subject of a legal challenge from Newcastle Under Lyme Council for emitting odorous gasses has been hit with a closure order from the Environment Agency.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 29th November 2024

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Migration: How many people come to the UK and how have rules changed? – BBC News

Posted November 29th, 2024 in asylum, brexit, government departments, immigration, news, statistics, visas by michael

‘Net migration – the number of people coming to the UK, minus the number leaving – was 728,000 in the year to June 2024. The provisional figures are from the Office for National Statistics (ONS)’

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BBC News, 28th November 2024

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Price of tattoos ‘will rise’ as new safety rules begin – BBC News

Posted November 29th, 2024 in artistic works, health & safety, licensing, news, Wales by michael

‘The Welsh government rules mean practitioners will have to meet stricter hygiene and safety standards in order to be given a licence, which they’ll have to renew every three years.’

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BBC News, 28th November 2024

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City regulator offers to water down ‘name and shame’ rules after pressure – The Guardian

Posted November 29th, 2024 in disclosure, financial services ombudsman, news by michael

‘The City regulator has bowed to pressure over plans to “name and shame” some companies it investigates, offering watered-down proposals that would give firms 10 days’ notice and consider the “potential negative impact” of revealing the identities of companies under inspection.’

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The Guardian, 28th November 2024

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Police given misconduct notices over girl’s M5 death – BBC News

‘Two police officers have been served with misconduct notices after a 17-year-old girl died after fleeing a police vehicle, the watchdog has announced.’

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BBC News, 28th November 2024

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Ex-soldier Daniel Khalife guilty of spying for Iran after admitting prison escape – The Independent

Posted November 29th, 2024 in armed forces, escape from custody, explosives, intelligence services, Iran, news, spying by michael

‘Former soldier Daniel Khalife has been found guilty of spying for Iran, but cleared of carrying out a bomb hoax.’

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The Independent, 28th November 2024

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