The Weekly Update - 1st July 2022
Here is a round-up of some of the top legal stories from the past week:
The Criminal Bar Association went on strike to protest legal aid cuts. Link.
The Solicitors Regulation Authority has been given extra powers to fine members of the profession for misconduct. Link.
The Northern Ireland Protocol Bill moved forward in Parliament where arguments based on the doctrine of necessity persisted. Link.
A mother, stepfather and a teenager have been given life sentences for murdering five-year-old Logan Mwangi and dumping his body in a river. Link.
Magic Circle firm Clifford Chance has been accused of incompetence for the way it handled a payment to Société Générale in gold bullion. Link.
The Law Societies of the UK are closing their Brussels office due to a lack of work following Brexit. Link.
A study has shown that women in the legal profession are sceptical about the possibility of pay equality. Link.
The Metropolitan Police and five other forces has been placed in special measure because of institutional failings. Link.
Victims of the Post Office Scandal have been awarded additional compensation by the government. Link.
The Charity Commission is investigating a charity set up in honour of Captain Sir Tom Moore after concerns were raised. Link.
Many provisions in the controversial Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act came into force. Link.
A new judicial review will call to account failures by the Met to investigate three lockdown gatherings attended by Boris Johnson. Link.
The UK’s COVID Inquiry got underway. Link.
The European Court of Human Rights has decided that two Britons captured by Russian forces in Ukraine should not face the death penalty. Link.