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21 July 2020
Issue: 7896 / Categories: Legal News , Human rights , Discrimination
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Racial inequalities under scrutiny

A parliamentary committee is investigating the lack of progress on resolving racial inequalities in the protection of human rights in the UK
The Joint Committee on Human Rights will look into concerns in this area including: the disproportionate number of young black men searched and in custody; immigration, as highlighted by the Windrush scandal; health, and higher mortality rates for black women; and democracy, highlighted by significant numbers of black people not registered to vote.

Submissions can be made anonymously or confidentially (meaning it won’t be published at all), if preferred. Send to https://bit.ly/2CpJwyD by 11 September.

Issue: 7896 / Categories: Legal News , Human rights , Discrimination
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MOVERS & SHAKERS

Weightmans—Jason Slatcher

Weightmans—Jason Slatcher

Weightmans appoint new Chief Technology Officer

Mishcon de Reya—trainees

Mishcon de Reya—trainees

Mishcon de Reya announces trainee retention rate of 86%

Sackers—Charlotte Adams & Fraser Sutton

Sackers—Charlotte Adams & Fraser Sutton

Sackers welcomes two new Graduate Solicitor Apprentices

NEWS
LexisNexis is delighted to announce the launch of the LexisNexis Legal Awards 2027, celebrating outstanding achievement, innovation and impact across the legal profession
The Legal Services Board (LSB) is to take further enforcement action against the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA), setting additional performance targets and ‘intensifying’ its oversight, it has said
Regulators missed several opportunities to intervene in PM Law Group before it collapsed, an independent review by City firm Jenner & Block has found
An employer’s vicarious liability for the alleged torts of an employee cannot be transferred by TUPE, the Court of Appeal has confirmed
Tiered fees of up to £1,500 for Legal Ombudsman (LeO) cases could leave firms with little option but to pay out, lawyers have warned
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