Watch out for the unintended ripples of the Supreme Court verdict September 25, 2019 There are times in the life of a nation when a single decision made by an authority can have ramifications well beyond the narrowness of the issue at hand. When the US Supreme Court decided in Roe versus Wade in 1973 that a pregnant woman should have the freedom to choose to have an abortion [...]
Legal groups urge UK to help female judges and legal professionals in Afghanistan August 19, 2021 At least 250 female judges in Afghanistan face a “perilous” future, legal groups have said while urging the UK government to offer asylum to female judges and other legal professionals in the country which has been control of by the Taliban. According to the Lawyer Monthly, the Bar Council, Bar Human Rights Committee and Law [...]
Supreme Court set to deliver verdict on parliament prorogation September 24, 2019 The UK Supreme Court is set to decide if Prime Minister Boris Johnson acted illegally when he suspended parliament for five weeks before Brexit. An adverse ruling for the PM could disrupt his plans for a “do or die” Brexit on 31 October, when he has vowed to take the UK out of the EU [...]
Prices of Uber rides climb as app seeks more drivers August 30, 2021 Uber rides have become more costly for consumers as the app has struggled to recruit enough drivers to match increasing demand. The average cost of a journey via the ride-hailing platform has risen by a third since April, from £9 to around £12, according to figures from market research company Edison. While the number of [...]
SFO closes investigation into Texan engineering company KBR’s UK subsidiary March 18, 2021 The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has closed its bribery and corruption investigation into KBR’s UK subsidiary after four years. In a statement today the SFO said: “The evidence in this case did not meet the evidential test as defined in the code for crown prosecutors.” KBR, a Texan engineering, procurement and construction company listed on [...]
Uber calls for ride-hailing rivals to offer cross-industry pension September 24, 2021 Seven months after a long-running legal battle between Uber and its UK drivers culminated in the Supreme Court ruling that its drivers are workers and not self-employed, Uber has from today begun rolling out its pension plan to its 70,000 people shuttlers. The ride-hailing app said its drivers would be auto-enrolled in a new scheme [...]
Supreme Court decision expected early next week September 19, 2019 The Supreme Court has said it will publish its ruling on Boris Johnson’s prorogation of parliament early next week, giving critics of the move hope that MPs could be back in work before October. The three-day hearing, which included a submission from former Prime Minister John Major, wrapped up this afternoon with a final call [...]
Asda faces ‘multimillion pound’ hit if supermarket loses equal pay claim March 25, 2021 Asda could be forced to make a “multimillion pound” payout if it loses an appeal on equal pay at the UK’s top court tomorrow. The supermarket is waiting for the Supreme Court’s judgement after it appealed against a ruling that workers in Asda stores – who are mainly female – could compare their pay with [...]
Glastonbury 2022: Protest and celebration as festival roars back June 27, 2022 It’s been an anxious three years for Glastonbury, but this weekend the most important and influential of the UK’s music festivals, and one of the most essential stages in the world, returned for the first time since 2019. Did it rain? Of course it did – but only a little bit. Late afternoon crowds on [...]
Gina Miller launches new True & Fair political party September 27, 2021 Anti-Brexit campaigner Gina Miller has announced plans to launch a new political party named True & Fair. Miller today confirmed that she has submitted an application to the Electoral Commission to register as a political party in England and Wales which she intends to lead. She said, “this Government needs to be held to account. Voters [...]