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31 October 2013
Issue: 7582 / Categories: Legal News
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Prisoners’ votes?

Solicitors to appear before Parliamentary Joint Committee

Solicitors specialising in prisoner rights were this week due to appear before the Parliamentary Joint Committee on the Draft Prisoner Voting Bill. Representatives from Leigh Day Solicitors and Taylor & Kelly Solicitors are among those giving evidence on the motivation of prisoners bringing legal cases on voting, and how the British media conflates the European Court of Human Rights with the European Court of Justice. Last week, the Supreme Court dismissed appeals from prisoners challenging the blanket ban on voting, in Chester v Justice Secretary [2013] UKSC 63.

Issue: 7582 / Categories: Legal News
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MOVERS & SHAKERS

DAC Beachcroft—Clare Dewar

DAC Beachcroft—Clare Dewar

DAC Beachcroft strengthens Scottish real estate capabilitywith partner appointment

Womble Bond Dickinson—Brendan Ryan

Womble Bond Dickinson—Brendan Ryan

Womble Bond Dickinson appoints Brendan Ryan as partner in Public Law Projects team

Parklane Plowden Chambers—five appointments

Parklane Plowden Chambers—five appointments

Parklane Plowden Chambers welcomes five new barristers

NEWS
A time-restricted bank tax, a ‘roadmap to fiscal devolution’, extension to parental leave, entrepreneur’s relief and a giveaway on energy bills for households are the headlines in Chancellor of the Exchequer John Healey’s 2026 Autumn Budget
A Court of Appeal judge has lamented the ‘very concerning’ state of the law on employee inventor compensation after a chemist’s case took five-and-a-half years to reach court, eventually being listed for a 37-day trial next year
The Law Society has emphasised that responsibility remains human, in a practice note on artificial intelligence (AI)
Respect orders, which enable police, councils, housing associations, transport networks and other authorities to take enforcement action against anti-social behaviour, have come into force across England and Wales
The Land Registry has launched two consultations aimed at making its information more publicly accessible, ‘Restructuring HM Land Registry fees’, and ‘Future of access to HM Land Registry information’
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