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22 November 2007
Issue: 7298 / Categories: Legal News , Human rights
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BANGLE WRANGLE

In brief

A Sikh schoolgirl is suing her school for excluding her for wearing a small religious bangle—despite previous House of Lords’ rulings that Sikh children could wear items representing their faith, including a turban, to school. Human rights group Liberty is acting for 14-year-old Sarika Singh in her action which arose after she was forced to have isolated school lessons for nearly two months before being excluded from the school for wearing the Kara as a sign of her faith. Liberty will argue that the governing body of Aberdare School is breaching the Race Relations Act 1976, the Equality Act 2006 and the Human Rights Act 1998.

Issue: 7298 / Categories: Legal News , Human rights
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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Clarke Willmott—Alexia Haines & Kelsey Wells

Clarke Willmott—Alexia Haines & Kelsey Wells

Clarke Willmott strengthens Birmingham private client team with double appointment

NLJ Career Profile: Hugo Plowman, Mishcon de Reya

NLJ Career Profile: Hugo Plowman, Mishcon de Reya

From global fraud cases to fishing off-grid, Mishcon de Reya’s chair of dispute resolution Hugo Plowman discusses mentors, management switching off

Maguire Family Law—Jennifer Hudec, Ciara Florey, Alice Ferguson & Ruth Wynn

Maguire Family Law—Jennifer Hudec, Ciara Florey, Alice Ferguson & Ruth Wynn

Maguire Family Law announces partner promotion and new hires amid a record year for enquiries

NEWS
Defendants who make unsupported complaints about their lawyers risk losing legal aid while confiscation proceedings continue without representation
Lawyers advising Russian clients face different sanctions restrictions across the UK, EU and US, despite their shared objective of increasing pressure on Russia
Artificial intelligence does not demand a wholesale rewrite of liability law, argues an article challenging claims that new technology has created an accountability gap
Restrictions on workplace non-disclosure agreements could make settlements slower, more complex and more expensive when reforms expected in 2027 take effect
Private prosecutors face closer scrutiny under Crown Prosecution Service guidance designed to strengthen accountability and consistency when intervention is requested
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