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CMA probes Apple and Google dominance
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has initiated an investigation into the influence of Apple and Google’s mobile platforms on consumers and businesses. The CMA aims to assess whether these tech giants should be classified as having “strategic market status” under the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act (DMCC). Sarah Cardell, the CMA’s chief executive,…
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Watchdog doubts PM’s plans to widen terrorism laws
The Government’s independent reviewer of terrorism and state threat legislation has said Sir Keir Starmer’s plans to widen terrorism laws to include killers such as Axel Rudakubana risk overwhelming counterterrorism officers who would potentially have to investigate football hooligans and murderers like Lucy Letby alongside al-Qaeda suspects and hostile states. Jonathan Hall KC has been…
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Academics demand inquiry into pro-Palestine protest policing
Over 40 legal scholars have called for an independent inquiry into the Metropolitan Police’s handling of a pro-Palestine protest in London, labelling it “a disproportionate, unwarranted and dangerous assault on the right to assembly and protest.” The police arrested 77 individuals, citing safety concerns due to the protest’s proximity to a synagogue. The Palestine Solidarity…
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Teen workers take legal action against McDonald’s
Over 700 teenagers are suing McDonald’s, alleging harassment and discrimination in the workplace. Thomas Beale, Head of the Bullying & Harassment team at Bolt Burdon Kemp, condemned the fast-food giant for its “abhorrent abuse of power,” highlighting the lack of action taken despite previous claims of sexual harassment. Young employees reported being bullied, subjected to…
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Attorney General should be probed over conflicts of interest, Cabinet Secretary told
The shadow justice secretary has urged the Cabinet Secretary to investigate potential conflicts of interest the Attorney General may have in connection with his past clients. Robert Jenrick said that Lord Hermer’s refusal to reveal whether he had advised ministers on cases involving his past clients “risks undermining public confidence in the Attorney General’s Office…
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UK’s crackdown on climate protests condemned
Yasmine Ahmed, UK director of Human Rights Watch, has denounced the UK Government’s crackdown on climate protests, labelling it a “dangerous hypocrisy.” In the latest annual world report, HRW highlights that new laws criminalising protests undermine democratic rights. Ahmed said: “We’re at a stage where we’re talking about the … dangerous hypocrisy of what the…
