The Weekly Update - 25th February 2022
Here is a round-up of some of the top legal stories from the past week:
As Russia launched an invasion of Ukraine, we considered the legal options for a Ukrainian government in exile. Link.
Charges against four men were dropped in relation to the murder of black rights campaigner Sasha Johnson. Link.
COVID restrictions in England have been scrapped with the rest of the UK due to follow in the coming weeks. Link.
A UK law firm has become the first to accept payments in the form of cryptocurrency. Link.
A number of law firms made the Top 100 list of the most LGBTQ+-friendly employers. Link.
The government announced plans to scrap the Vagrancy Act which allows the police to arrest and fine rough sleepers. Link.
While their decision cannot prevent passage of the bill, both Scotland and Wales have refused consent for the government’s Nationality and Borders Bill.
TV and radio personality, Adrian Chiles, has won a £1.7 million tax case against HMRC. Link.
The campaign group Women For Refugee Women are set to launch a case against the Home Office over the Derwentside Detention Centre. Link.