Inquiry – ‘Positions of Trust’ within faith settings – Law & Religion UK

Posted August 16th, 2019 in child abuse, Christianity, clergy, inquiries, news, parliament, sexual offences by tracey

‘On 15 August, the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Safeguarding in Faith Settings issued a call for evidence for its second Inquiry on whether there should be a change in legislation relating to “Positions of Trust” within faith settings.’

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Law & Religion UK, 15th August 2019

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CofE commissions review into Smyth case – Law & Religion UK

Posted August 16th, 2019 in child abuse, Church of England, news by tracey

‘The Church of England has published the following Press Release announcing that its National Safeguarding Team has commissioned Keith Makin to undertake a review into the Church’s handling of allegations relating to the conduct of the late John Smyth QC.’

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Law & Religion UK, 13th August 2019

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Homeowners beware – adjudication can catch you out – Practical Law: Construction Blog

‘For the litigators among you, it is also summer recess in the courts, which means there is often very little new to write about. Therefore, I was quite pleased to see Waksman J’s judgment in ICCT Ltd v Sylvein Pinto, which dates from earlier in the year but only recently became available. If you are unfamiliar with this judgment, it is certainly a case of “homeowners beware”.’

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Practical Law: Construction Blog, 14th August 2019

Source: constructionblog.practicallaw.com

BAILII: Recent Dcisions

Posted August 16th, 2019 in law reports by tracey

High Court (Administrative Court)

Mendes, R (On the Application Of) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2019] EWHC 2233 (Admin) (15 August 2019)

High Court (Chancery Division)

York House (Chelsea) Ltd v Thompson & Anor [2019] EWHC 2203 (Ch) (15 August 2019)

Source: www.bailii.org

Report on special guardianship orders urges changes in mindset, regulations and protocols – Local Government Lawyer

Posted August 16th, 2019 in carers, children, guardianship, news, reports by tracey

‘The Nuffield Family Justice Observatory has called for major changes to special guardianship orders (SGOs) to ensure that family members who become carers have direct experience beforehand of looking after the child concerned. Its research review was undertaken in response to the Court of Appeal’s call for authoritative, evidence-based guidance for the use of SGOs.’

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Local Government Lawyer,16th August 2019

Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk

All but one of nine new High Court judges were at Oxbridge – Litigation Futures

Posted August 16th, 2019 in judicial appointments commission, judiciary, news, universities by tracey

‘Nine new High Court judges have been named this week, all but one of whom attended Oxford or Cambridge universities. The Judicial Appointments Commission said that, following an open competition launched in November 2018, it received 64 applications and made 17 recommendations for appointment in June 2019. The exercise was open to practitioners with or without previous judicial experience, but all of these appointments have it.’

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Litigation Futures, 16th August 2019

Source: www.litigationfutures.com

Legal Ombudsman pilots use of formal mediation – Legal Futures

Posted August 16th, 2019 in dispute resolution, legal ombudsman, news, pilot schemes by tracey

‘The Legal Ombudsman (LeO) is running a “proof of concept” pilot as it decides whether to introduce formal mediation as another route to settling dispute between lawyers and their clients.’

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Legal Futures, 16th August 2019

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

A lesson from the fellow in Iannello – Family Law

Posted August 16th, 2019 in divorce, financial provision, news, remuneration by tracey

‘Following the Australian decision of Iannello and Iannello (No.3) [2018] FCCA 3752 Sarah Basso and Rachel Roberts look at the approach of England and in respect of orders in matrimonial proceedings directing a party to make a payment of their bonus to their (former) spouse.’

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Family Law, 15th August 2019

Source: www.familylaw.co.uk

New inquest opens into 1960s killing of 14-year-old Elsie Frost – The Guardian

Posted August 16th, 2019 in inquests, murder, news, prosecutions by tracey

‘A coroner has paid tribute to the brother of a teenage girl who was fatally stabbed in the 1960s as he opened a fresh inquest into her death.’

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The Guardian, 15th August 2019

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North Wales Police ‘failed to protect’ woman killed by ex-partner – BBC News

Posted August 16th, 2019 in domestic violence, murder, news, police, Wales by tracey

‘Police failed to adequately protect a woman who was later killed by her ex-partner, an investigation has found.’

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BBC News, 16th August 2019

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Cost of outside legal advice doubles at 42 councils – BBC News

Posted August 16th, 2019 in budgets, contracting out, legal services, local government, news by tracey

‘A doubling of spending on outside legal advice by more than 40 local councils has been labelled “ridiculous” by people fighting funding cuts. Figures from 270 of the 408 councils asked by the BBC showed £322m was spent last year on in-house legal teams and £142m on external legal services.’

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BBC News, 16th August 2019

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Company boss fined £1,000 for knocking over cyclist in Mercedes then driving away – The Independent

‘The owner of an exclusive company that recruits household staff for wealthy clients has been fined nearly £1,000 for knocking over a cyclist and driving away.’

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The Independent, 15th August 2019

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Manchester police have ‘massive backlog’ of uncharged suspects due to IT issue – The Guardian

Posted August 16th, 2019 in computer programs, criminal records, news, police by tracey

‘Police in Greater Manchester have been unable to charge many suspects since the introduction of a new £27m computer system, leading to a massive backlog, lawyers have claimed.’

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The Guardian, 15th August 2019

Source: www.theguardian.com