In these conjoined appeals the question for the Supreme Court concerned indirect discrimination. This is where an employer puts a provision in place for all employees but the overall effect is particularly disadvantageous for certain groups with protected characteristics. Essop was required to pass a
A new lecture on murder in criminal law is now available on YouTube, description below: The definition of murder comes from Sir Edward Coke in Institutes of the Lawes of England (1628): “Murder is when a man of sound memory, and of the age of
There isn’t really a legal spin on this story (unless you take note that changes to the law are possible as a result of social pressure!) but I certainly enjoyed it and wanted to share. Students at Isca Academy in Exeter were not allowed to
Data protection law is currently regulated in the UK by way of the Data Protection Act 1998 but that is set to change after it was announced in the Queen’s Speech that there will be a new Act. The new law will not only update
In the spring of 1998 a huge step was taken in the Northern Ireland peace process as the Good Friday Agreement was signed by the governments of the United Kingdom and Ireland as well a number of political parties based in Northern Ireland. In fact
After reviewing Barclays Bank’s reaction to the 2008 financial crisis the Serious Fraud Office has charged the bank and four former directors with fraud-related offences. When the bank was in real trouble and was attempting to avoid a taxpayer bailout, billions of pounds were raised
When AB was prosecuted for having sexual intercourse with an underage girl he wanted to rely on the defence that he reasonably believed the girl to be 16. When he was denied this opportunity because of previous criminal charges, AB claimed that this was in
The forthcoming session of Parliament will last for two years as it was announced that there will be no Queen’s speech in 2018. The move was justified in anticipation of a swathe of Brexit legislation that will be brought forth before the UK formally withdraws
There is a new lecture available on the subject of fraud in criminal law. You can find the full description below: Fraud and other related offences such as bribery are covered in statute law but before getting into this it is useful to go over
The devastating fire that engulfed Grenfell Tower in Kensington last week was both tragic and disturbing. With fifty-eight people now missing and presumed dead thoughts begin to turn to the aftermath. On Thursday the prime minister announced that there will be a full public enquiry