Court of Appeal rejects claim over failure to reassess educational needs of 22-year-old disabled man – Local Government Lawyer

‘The Court of Appeal has upheld a High Court ruling that Welsh ministers and the quango Careers Wales did not act unreasonably when they decided not to reassess the educational and training needs of a young man with a learning disability.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 8th August 2019

Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk

High Court judge allows girl at risk of FGM to be taken on Egypt trip subject to safeguards – Local Government Lawyer

‘A girl at potential risk of female genial mutilation (FGM) may be taken on a trip to Egypt to visit her father but only in strictly controlled circumstances, a High Court judge has ruled.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 8th August 2019

Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk

Payments from discharged bankrupt ‘should not continue after second bankruptcy’ – OUT-LAW.com

Posted August 9th, 2019 in appeals, bankruptcy, debts, news, trustees in bankruptcy by tracey

‘A man does not have to continue making payments after he was discharged from a first bankruptcy and made bankrupt for a second time, the Court of Appeal in England has ruled.’

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OUT-LAW.com, 8th August 2019

Source: www.pinsentmasons.com

Recent Statutory Instruments – legislation.gov.uk

Posted August 9th, 2019 in legislation by tracey

The General Chiropractic Council (Constitution of the Statutory Committees) (Amendment) Rules Order of Council 2019

The General Optical Council (Committee Constitution) (Amendment) Rules Order of Council 2019

Source: www.legislation.gov.uk

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted August 9th, 2019 in law reports by tracey

High Court (Chancery Division)

Willers v Joyce & Ors [2019] EWHC 2183 (Ch) (08 August 2019)

Webster v Ashcroft [2019] EWHC 2174 (Ch) (08 August 2019)

Kaye & Anor v Oxford House (Wimbledon) Management Company Ltd & Ors [2019] EWHC 2181 (Ch) (08 August 2019)

High Court (Technology and Construction Court)

NUA Facades Ltd & Ors v Brady (t/a Terry Brady Developments Ltd) [2019] EWHC 2184 (TCC) (08 August 2019)

Source: www.bailii.org

“Too early” to say online court is the future, research warns – Legal Futures

Posted August 9th, 2019 in courts, electronic filing, HM Courts Service, internet, news by tracey

‘There is as yet “no clear answer” to the question of whether an online court will facilitate easier access to the court system, research has found.’

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Legal Futures, 9th August 2019

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

Passing the Brief: Martha Cover interviews Marcia Willis Stewart QC – Counsel

Posted August 9th, 2019 in barristers, inquests, news, racism, sex discrimination, sport by tracey

‘Martha Cover interviews the celebrated civil rights lawyer Marcia Willis Stewart QC whose egalitarian spirit pervades all her cases.’

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Counsel, August 2019

Source: www.counselmagazine.co.uk

Wise counsel: Lady Black – Counsel

Posted August 9th, 2019 in barristers, family courts, judges, news, Supreme Court by tracey

‘Running from the Bar (and back again), the dynamics between bench and counsel, and why family law is no poor relation. Sagacious yet self-effacing, the second-ever female Supreme Court judge agrees to a rare interview.’

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Counsel, August 2019

Source: www.counselmagazine.co.uk

Cannabis-based medicines blocked for routine use in NHS, as watchdogs demand evidence they are safe – Daily Telegraph

Posted August 9th, 2019 in health & safety, licensing, medicines, news, ombudsmen by tracey

‘Cannabis-based drugs controversially legalised by the government have been blocked by NHS watchdogs because there is insufficient evidence they are safe.’

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Daily Telegraph, 8th August 2019

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Immigration centre abuse inquiry must be held in public, court says – The Guardian

‘The Court of Appeal has rejected an application by the Home Office to conduct an inquiry into claims of systemic abuse at an immigration detention centre in private, rejecting the claims that public hearings would be prohibitively expensive.’

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The Guardian, 8th August 2019

Source: www.theguardian.com

Pro-Brexit war veteran jailed for Heidi Allen posts – BBC News

‘A pro-Brexit war veteran who menaced a Remain-supporting MP with “terrifying” online posts has been jailed.’

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BBC News, 8th August 2019

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Police told not to use fines in stalking cases after Shana Grice murder – The Guardian

‘Police officers have been told not to hand out fixed penalty notices in stalking and harassment cases after the teenager Shana Grice was fined for wasting police time before she was murdered.’

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The Guardian, 8th August 2019

Source: www.theguardian.com

Assistant chief constable smashed into oncoming car because she was trying to make hands free call to MP husband, court hears – Daily Telegraph

‘A senior police officer who smashed into an oncoming car while trying to make a hands-free phone call to her MP husband escaped a driving ban today.

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Daily Telegraph, 8th August 2019

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk