Day: 21 September 2017
Abuse inquiry ‘should hear more evidence from Cyril Smith complainants’ – The Guardian
‘More alleged victims of the former Liberal MP Cyril Smith and officials who investigated him should be allowed to testify at the child sexual abuse inquiry, a preliminary hearing has been told.’
The Guardian, 20th September 2017
Source: www.theguardian.com
Ministers to tighten disqualification criteria for councillors and mayors – Local Government Lawyer
‘Individuals who are given an anti-social behaviour injunction or a criminal behaviour order or who are added to the sex offenders’ register will no longer be able to be a councillor or elected mayor, under reforms put out to consultation this week.’
Local Government Lawyer, 20th September 2017
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Rashan Charles’s family criticise Met for refusing to suspend police officer – The Guardian
‘The Metropolitan police have been criticised by the family of Rashan Charles for ignoring the advice of the police watchdog and refusing to suspend the officer involved in his death.’
The Guardian, 20th September 2017
Source: www.theguardian.com
Third party arbitration funding here to stay, says expert, as major report published – OUT-LAW.com
‘Dispute resolution bodies must develop an understanding of the issues raised by third party funding as the role it plays in international arbitration continues to grow.’
OUT-LAW.com, 21st September 2017
Source: www.out-law.com
Scandal of British troops cleared of Iraq death 14 years ago now facing fresh inquiry – Daily Telegraph
‘British troops finally cleared of wrongdoing over the death of an Iraqi civilian 14 years ago face the “insanity” of a fresh inquiry ordered by the Ministry of Defence, The Telegraph can disclose.’
Daily Telegraph, 20th September 2017
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Mental health trust pays damages over man’s death in tower block fire – The Guardian
‘A mental health trust has paid out damages over the case of a man with bipolar disorder and a history of lighting fires who was trapped in a blaze at his cluttered tower block flat.’
The Guardian, 20th September 2017
Source: www.theguardian.com
Ofsted reports on the inspection of services for children living with domestic abuse – Family Law
‘Ofsted, the Care Quality Commission, HM Inspectorate of Constabulary, and HM Inspectorate of Probation have published a report examining the multi-agency response to children living with domestic abuse, along with inspections of local area services.’
Family Law, 20th September 2017
Source: www.familylaw.co.uk
Surge in work for the county courts includes rise in personal injury claims – Litigation Futures
‘There was a big increase in all kinds of work at the county courts in the first quarter of this year, according to new figures from the Ministry of Justice (MoJ).’
Litigation Futures, 21st September 2017
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
Do You Have a Right Not to be Expelled From School? – RightsInfo
‘If you’re a conscientious and polite pupil, the chances are you’ve never even thought you could get expelled from your school. However, just when is a school allowed to show you the door?’
RightsInfo, 20th September 2017
Source: rightsinfo.org
UK pensions scheme calls on FCA to limit pensions freedoms – OUT-LAW.com
‘The UK’s state-backed pensions scheme, the National Employment Savings Trust (NEST), has asked for limits to be put on pensions freedoms to protect its members from losing retirement savings.’
OUT-LAW.com, 20th September 2017
Source: www.out-law.com
Right-to-die cases do not need to go to court, judge rules – Daily Telegraph
‘A judge has made a landmark ruling that legal permission will no longer be required by a court before life-supporting treatment is withdrawn from patients suffering from severely debilitating illnesses, lawyers say.’
Daily Telegraph, 21st September 2017
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Children’s evidence and ABE interviews Children’s evidence – Family Law
‘In Wolverhampton City Council v JA & Ors [2017] EWFC 62, Keehan J dealt with a care case which involved allegations of sexual abuse of two young girls. They were aged 13 (X) and 12 (Y) at the time of his judgment. The proceedings are continuing. There were a variety of allegations against the children’s father and two male friends of the mother dating back nearly ten years.’
Family Law, 20th September 2017
Source: www.familylaw.co.uk
Dangerous cycling law review after death crash – BBC News
‘The government is launching a review into whether a new law is needed to tackle dangerous cycling.’
BBC News, 21st September 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
IPCC: police had series of chances to help man who died after arrest – The Guardian
‘Police missed a string of opportunities to help a young man with mental health problems who died after he was restrained by officers, locked up in a van on a hot night and then left naked in a cell, a watchdog has said.’
The Guardian, 21st September 2017
Source: www.theguardian.com
