The Weekly Update - 24th June 2022
Here is a round-up of some of the top legal stories from the past week:
The government published its Bill of Rights Bill that, if passed, would replace the Human Rights Act. Link.
As strikes affected travel plans across the country, the Criminal Bar Association also voted to take industrial action. Link.
A fresh investigation by the IOPC will consider what role homophobia played in the Met’s handling of the killings of four young men. Link.
Two people have been charged in relation to a child organ-harvesting conspiracy. Link.
Proposals from the government seek to remove cookie consent pop-ups on websites. Link.
The bid to extradite Julian Assange to the U.S. continued to move forward. Link.
The Supreme Court will hear a Unionist challenge to the Northern Ireland Protocol. Link.
A decision by the High Court will allow a man to try for a baby using a surrogate and an embryo created with his late wife. Link.
A renewed bid for Scottish independence could face trouble in the Supreme Court. Link.
The war chests of litigation funders are growing to record levels. Link.
In important canine-related news, one of the UK’s top law firms has begun allowing lawyers to bring their dogs to work. Link.
An Australian law firm, LegalVision, has opened a new UK head office in Manchester. Link.