Protesting and Arresting: Extinction Rebellion threatens legal action after ban on protest
Extinction Rebellion threatens judicial review of the police’s ban on their protest.
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October 17, 2019
An Everlasting Power of Attorney?: Record levels of court action over lasting power of attorney
According to data collected by Nockolds Solicitors, 721 applications were made to censure or remove attorneys in England and Wales in 2018/19 after an increase in people acting with power of attorney on behalf of vulnerable people.
October 16, 2019
Amazon’s Hopes for Rekognition: Amazon to pitch its facial recognition technology regulation to lawmakers
In September 2019, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos unveiled the tech giant’s plans to develop its own draft legislation to regulate facial recognition technology. Amazon hopes to pitch this to lawmakers and for them to adopt its as many of its suggestions as possible.
October 10, 2019
Ministry of Injustice?: Chair of the Society of Black Lawyers sues the Ministry of Justice for racial discrimination
Peter Herbert, the chair of the Society of Black Lawyers, is suing the Ministry of Justice for racial discrimination. This raises long-standing concerns about the judiciary’s composition and will potentially trigger more substantive discourse on diversity in the legal profession.
October 4, 2019
Marching into Unchartered Territory: Glasgow City Council promise to “push the law” in order to protect the public
Recent violent protests in Glasgow have prompted the Glasgow City Council to reconsider if the laws protecting citizens go far enough.
September 23, 2019
The Human Cost of Brexit: How the post-Brexit human rights regime will impact the legal market
A potential post-Brexit scrapping of the Human Rights Act (HRA) and the establishment of a UK Bill of Rights will have a far-reaching impact on the relationship of the legal marketplace with human rights.
September 3, 2019
Make America Equal Again: US legal profession lags on race and gender equality
New studies have revealed that lawyers in the USA suffer more gender and racial inequality than in the UK and Wales.
August 23, 2019
Saving Face: Facebook loses facial recognition appeal
Facebook’s appeal against a class action case has been thrown out by a US federal appeals court in San Francisco. The lawsuit could go on to cost Facebook billions of dollars if they are found to have fallen foul of Illinois’ Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA).
August 22, 2019
Not-So High Flyers: Hong Kong airport cancels flights due to protests
Thousands of anti-government protesters staged a mass sit-in at Hong Kong Airport, one of the world’s busiest transport hubs, in criticism of an extradition bill and police violence.
August 22, 2019
The Not Going Home Office: Home Office refuses to end indefinite detention of immigrants
The Home Office has rejected new advice published in a report by the Joint Committee on Human Rights that proposes a 28-day limit on immigration detention to prevent the current system from being “slow, unfair and expensive”.
August 19, 2019