The Guardian Employment law’s ‘case of the year’ will assess claim by 19 drivers that they are not technically self-employed The case involving Uber is part of a growing drive for workers’ rights for self-employed people in the UK’s ‘gig economy’. Photograph: Eric Risberg/AP Uber is facing a legal challenge from drivers who say that…
The Law Gazette The UK legal profession has led international expressions of concern about the threat to the rule of law in Turkey in the aftermath of the attempted military coup. According to the Turkish judiciary, 2,745 judges and prosecutors have been dismissed since the coup attempt on Saturday.Profession condemns threat to rule of law…
The Guardian Lawyers representing a British citizen bringing the case claim article 50 can only be triggered if authorised by parliament The lawyers say David Cameron’s resignation speech made it clear the government considers it in the prime minister’s power to trigger article 50. Photograph: Oli Scarff/AFP/Getty Images The first legal challenge aimed at preventing…
The Independent MP says Government can’t make such a big decision without parliamentary approval Dominic Grieve said Theresa May should not be rushed into triggering Article 50 BBC The UK’s former attorney general has said the Government would need Parliament’s approval to trigger Article 50. Dominic Grieve said it is “extremely farfetched” to believe the Government…
The Independent Migrants from outside Europe who have lived in the UK for more than five years will have to prove they will be paid the new minimum threshold in order to stay in the country Theresa May is facing calls to rethink the “discriminatory” new earnings threshold of £35,000 for non-EU migrants that could starve…
The Guardian Committee says £100bn is being laundered each year and its chairman says system for tackling problem is ‘futile and impotent’ A street in Kensington, west London. The committee said properties in the capital were a major route for money laundering. Photograph: Alamy Government attempts to stop the UK property market being exploited…
The Guardian Force becomes first in the country to adopt a separate category for misogynistic incidents in attempt to tackle sexist abuse Unwanted physical approaches in the street can be reported to Nottinghamshire police as a hate crime. Photograph: Alamy Uninvited sexual advances and unwanted verbal contact with a woman, including catcalling or wolf-whistling in…
The Guardian James Brokenshire says post-Brexit system won’t definitely be styled on Australian model, as promised by Vote Leave Brokenshire is a close ally of Theresa May and has been tipped as her potential successor as home secretary. Photograph: Peter Macdiarmid/Getty Images Britain’s new immigration system will not necessarily be modelled on the Australian-style points-based…
The Independent Co-creator Philip Kolvin QC says parliament is ‘the guardian of our democracy’ Anti-Brexit demonstrators protest outside Parliament PA More than 1,000 lawyers have signed a letter addressed to Prime Minister David Cameron saying the EU referendum result is merely “advisory” and not legally binding. Arguing the vote for Brexit, which was opposed by world…
The Independent The overall number of people arrested on suspicion of terrorism-related offences has dropped, but continues to rise marginally for women A record number of suspected female terrorists have been arrested in the UK in the past year, government figures have shown. The official figures, released by the Home Office, show 36 female terror…
