The Prisons and Probation Ombudsman published an investigation report outlining a recent rise in infant deaths in prison cells.
UK New Law Requires School Food To Be Correctly Labelled With Allergens
The Key Legal Issues Ahead Of China's Olympic And Paralympic Games In 2022
At every major sporting event, there is a wider range of legal issues to consider that touch upon all aspects of the event from corporate and commercial through to regulatory and disciplinary matters. Parties to these issues include the organisers, rights-holders, governing bodies, teams, and athletes. The Olympic and Paralympic Games that will be hosted in China in 2022 will be no different.
Murder at the Old Bailey!
New Policing Bill – The Biggest Threat to Homelessness in 200 Years?
The ongoing confrontation between Cairo and Addis Ababa
Being flexible in unprecedented times - Singapore’s e-signature policy
Compulsory Licensing: A solution to the COVID-19 vaccine patent debate?
The implications behind the largest ever hydroelectric dam to be built!
Trade War: Titans Tussle on Tech
The use of Lethal Injection for the death penalty in the USA and its ethical and legal implications
Many words can be employed to fit the description of Donald Trump’s last days in office. The contempt he had demonstrated for national institutions, the electoral process and Joe Biden, his lack of grace in defeat, his inflammatory rhetoric… We equally observed his ruthless step-up of federal executions.
Unlawful Discrimination! Corona-Virus Act Large £10,000 Fixed Penalty Notices (FPNs)
This article will examine the issue of widespread unlawful discrimination in the use of Covid-19 Fixed Penalty Notices in breach of Articles 7, 8, and 14 of the European Convention on Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms and some of the damaging findings before then exploring some of the suggested solutions advanced by the Committee.
H&M crisis: President Xi orders his forces to “show no mercy” in ethnic cleansing of China’s Xinjiang Uighur Muslims (PART 2)
H&M crisis: President Xi orders his forces to “show no mercy” in ethnic cleansing of China’s Xinjiang Uighur Muslims (PART 1)
UK Detention policies in breach of Human Rights Law
An investigation into a death at an immigration detention centre has led to a landmark ruling that the current policy is ‘legally deficient’ and should no longer be enforced. [1]From the controversy surrounding the Windrush scandal to the new points-based immigration system, the UK’s immigration policies have long been under public scrutiny. The new policies and firm line with regards to deportation is part of the government’s new strategy to curb illegal migration and attract the best EU and non-EU citizens, who can make a contribution to this country’s economic growth
A Step Forward in the LIBOR Transition
Surge in M&A activity in the Fashion Industry
Diversity and Inclusion: A Regulatory Matter of Compliance
It was in February 2021 that Green Park, a recruitment and consultancy agency, published the findings from the Green Park Business Leaders 2021 index, with one of the headline statements concluding that only “10 of the 297 people in the top three roles of FTSE 100 companies have ethnic minority backgrounds.”
The Increase of Self-Harm within Female prisoners in England and Wales
Due to the pandemic, female prisoners are limited to spending their time confined to their cells. The number of self-harm incidents in the women’s prison estate in England and Wales increased by 8% to 12,443 in the year to September, differentiated with the last 12 months, while on a trimestral basis the number of incidents rose by 24%. [1]
Does clicking a link in a web page to an authorized copyright work constitute copyright infringement? Court of Appeal Rules
The Court of Appeal ruled on hyperlinking in the case of Warner & Sony v Tunein by stating that the Defendant, Tunein, infringed the right to communicate a copyright work to the public by allowing its users to access around 70, 000 music stations all around the world broadcast using its online platform ‘TuneIn Radio”. Post Brexit when the decisions of the CJEU are no longer binding on English Courts, the Court of Appeal, in this particular case, continued to follow the jurisprudence developed by the CJEU.