Recent Statutory Instruments – legislation.gov.uk

Posted May 1st, 2019 in legislation by tracey

The Air Quality (Taxis and Private Hire Vehicles Database) (England and Wales) Regulations 2019

The Legal Aid (Financial Resources and Contribution Orders) (Amendment) Regulations 2019

The Marine Licensing (Exempted Activities) (Amendment) Order 2019

The Value Added Tax (Section 55A) (Specified Services and Excepted Supplies) Order 2019

The Disabled Persons (Badges for Motor Vehicles) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2019

The Civil Courts (Amendment) Order 2019

Source: www.legislation.gov.uk

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted May 1st, 2019 in law reports by tracey

High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)

Hanbury & Anor v Hugh James Solicitors (a firm) [2019] EWHC 1074 (QB) (30 April 2019)

Lackey v Mallorca Mega Resorts SL & Anor [2019] EWHC 1028 (QB) (30 April 2019)

Source: www.bailii.org

No necessity to arrest where person voluntarily attended police station – UK Police Law Blog

Posted May 1st, 2019 in appeals, detention, harassment, investigatory powers, news, police, reasons by tracey

‘Every police officer knows they must have a reasonable suspicion that a person has committed an offence in order to arrest them. But that is only half of what is required. The second element is that they must have a reasonable belief in the necessity for the person’s arrest. The recent decision of Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police v MR [2019] EWHC 888 (QB) is one of a number of recent cases where appellate judgments have sought to tighten-up what the police must show in order to prove necessity.’

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UK Police Law Blog, 30th April 2019

Source: ukpolicelawblog.com

Straining the Alphabet Soup: Part 1 — Anonymity orders in Personal Injury proceedings – UK Human Rights Blog

‘Amendments to CPR r.39.2; new Guidance issued by the Master of the Rolls; and a recent High Court decision refusing anonymity to a claimant prompt this review of anonymity orders in personal injury proceedings.’

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UK Human Rights Blog, 30th April 2019

Source: ukhumanrightsblog.com

Leading firm held liable for asbestos case blunder – Legal Futures

‘The High Court has ordered Cardiff-based Hugh James to pay six-figure damages to the family of an asbestos victim for professional negligence in abandoning their personal injury claim.’

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Legal Futures, 1st May 2019

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

Address by Mr Justice Mostyn to the Hong Kong Family Law Association – Courts and Tribunals Judiciary

Posted May 1st, 2019 in families, family courts, judges, judiciary, speeches by tracey

‘An analysis of the exercise of judicial discretion in the Family Law sphere. Address by Mr Justice Mostyn to the Hong Kong Family Law Association, British Consulate-General, Hong Kong 25 April 2019.’

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Courts and Tribunals Judiciary, 26th April 2019

Source: www.judiciary.uk

‘Fresh eyes’ no explanation for late amendment, rules High Court – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted May 1st, 2019 in amendments, news, reasons by tracey

‘A High Court judge has refused a party permission to make significant amendments to their claim on the eve of the case coming to trial.’

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Law Society's Gazette, 30th April 2019

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

Private Lives and Public Sorrows – Family Law Week

‘Hazel Wright, Partner with Hunters Solicitors, highlights three cases which have emphasised the usefulness to family lawyers of the Human Rights Act.’

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Family Law Week, 30th April 2019

Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk

Gosport hospital scandal: Families of victims furious at lack of immediate charges after 21-year fight for justice – The Independent

‘Families whose loved ones were killed in Gosport War Memorial Hospital have expressed their fury at the prospect of enduring a further wait that could last years to learn whether criminal charges are to be brought.’

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The Independent, 30th April 2019

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Iraqi who brought baby to UK wins reprieve from deportation – The Guardian

‘A man who brought his baby niece to Britain in the back of his car from a French refugee camp after she sustained serious burns has had his deportation halted at the last minute by the Home Office.’

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The Guardian, 30th April 2019

Source: www.theguardian.com

Man jailed for helping American friend dump father in UK car park so he could get free treatment on NHS – The Independent

‘A “fantasist” who claimed to be in the elite military unit has been jailed for two and a half years for his part in a plot to abandon a dementia-suffering Californian pensioner in rural England.’

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The Independent, 30th April 2019

Source: www.independent.co.uk

NHS maternity services in special measures at two Welsh hospitals – The Guardian

‘Maternity services at two NHS hospitals in south Wales have been put into special measures after a report found a series of failings that may have put the lives of women and babies at risk.’

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The Guardian, 30th April 2019

Source: www.theguardian.com

Crimes are going unsolved because forensic science services are in crisis, a damning Lords report warns – Daily Telegraph

‘Serious crimes are going unsolved and innocent people are being wrongly convicted due to a “crisis” in the forensic science industry in England and Wales, a damning report has found.’

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Daily Telegraph, 1st May 2019

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

‘I was raped’ by police officer ex-husband – BBC News

Posted May 1st, 2019 in domestic violence, news, ombudsmen, police, rape, sexual offences, statistics by tracey

‘Police officers and staff accused of domestic abuse are a third less likely to be convicted than the general public, figures from 37 forces suggest.’

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BBC News, 1st May 2019

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Alex Hepburn: Cricketer jailed for five years for rape of woman – BBC News

Posted May 1st, 2019 in news, rape, sentencing, sexual offences, sport by tracey

‘A “foul sexist” cricketer has been jailed for raping a sleeping woman.’

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BBC News, 30th April 2019

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Home Office faces investigation over Windrush scandal from equalities watchdog – The Independent

‘The Home Office has been referred to the equalities watchdog over the Windrush scandal and the wider “hostile environment”. More than 80 MPs from six political parties have called on the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) to investigate whether the department unlawfully discriminated against the Windrush generation and continues to discriminate against ethnic minority Britons as a “direct result” of its immigration policies.’

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The Independent, 1st May 2019

Source: www.independent.co.uk