The Weekly Update - 1st April 2022
Here is a round-up of some of the top legal stories from the past week:
The partygate scandal returned to the headlines as the Metropolitan Police announced a first wave of fines for staff members. Link.
Barristers will continue to move towards a formal strike after the government response was said to betray “a wholesale failure to recognise the severity of the crisis”. Link.
The Transport Secretary announced a slate of new powers to protect maritime workers following the P&O Ferries mass redundancies. Those in the industry have criticised the plans as “unworkable”. Link.
The UK’s two Supreme Court representatives on Hong Kong’s Final Court of Appeal have resigned from that body citing concerns about political freedom. Link.
Sir Howard Morrison was appointed as an independent adviser to the Ukrainian Prosecutor General. Link.
New Russia sanctions targets the aircraft and ships of oligarchs. Link.
A report by the Justice and Home Affairs Committee suggested that the law is falling behind when it comes to the use of artificial intelligence in law enforcement. Link.
A law that would offer specialist support for black victims of domestic abuse is to be debated in the House of Commons. Link.
At a conference in London, the former Justice Secretary, Robert Buckland, criticised proposed reforms to the Human Rights Act. Link.
It seems that Jackie Weaver ‘did not have the authority’ after all. Link.