Defamation: judge backs publisher over article meaning – OUT-LAW.com

Posted March 6th, 2020 in defamation, interpretation, media, news by tracey

‘Associated Newspapers has won the first round of a legal battle with property owners over the meaning of an article published on Mail Online.’

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OUT-LAW.com, 6th March 2016

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Recent Statutory Instruments – legislation.gov.uk

Posted March 6th, 2020 in legislation by tracey

The Civil Service (Other Crown Servants) Pension Scheme (Amendment) Regulations 2020

The Public Service (Civil Servants and Others) Pensions (Amendment) Regulations 2020

The Superannuation (Admission to Schedule 1 to the Superannuation Act 1972) Order 2020

The Insolvency Act 1986 (Prescribed Part) (Amendment) Order 2020

The Social Security Revaluation of Earnings Factors Order 2020

The Environment Act 1995 (Commencement No. 26) Order 2020

Source: www.legislation.gov.uk

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted March 6th, 2020 in law reports by tracey

Court of Appeal (Civil Division)

C Spencer Ltd v M W High Tech Projects UK Limited [2020] EWCA Civ 331 (06 March 2020)

Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)

Ngoie v R [2020] EWCA Crim 292 (05 March 2020)

High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)

Norfolk Homes Ltd v North Norfolk District Council & Anor (Rev 1) [2020] EWHC 504 (QB) (05 March 2020)

Source: www.bailii.org.uk

The role of judicial review applications in the CIL regime – Local Government Lawyer

Posted March 6th, 2020 in appeals, dispute resolution, judicial review, local government, news, planning by tracey

‘A recent decision of Mr Justice Swift in the Planning Court will have a significant impact on the manner in which a Community Infrastructure Levy (“CIL”) is challenged and the stance taken by authorities in rebutting such challenges, writes Christopher Cant.’

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Local Government Lawyer , 6th March 2020

Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk

Two jailed for Grenfell Tower-related fraud – Metropolitan Police

Posted March 6th, 2020 in accidents, fire, fraud, housing, imprisonment, local government, news, sentencing by tracey

‘A couple who claimed to be living in the flat of a deceased Grenfell Tower resident at the time of the fire have been convicted of fraud.’

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Metropolitan Police, 5th March 2020

Source: www.cps.gov.uk

Yusuf Mohamed death: Pair sentenced for Shepherd’s Bush stabbing – BBC News

Posted March 6th, 2020 in homicide, imprisonment, murder, news, offensive weapons, sentencing by tracey

‘Two teenagers who “fist-bumped” each other after the apparently motiveless killing of a man have been sentenced.’

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BBC News, 5th March 2020

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Nottinghamshire teacher banned after vagina comment – BBC News

‘A newly-qualified teacher who admitted making a “stupid comment” about a pupil’s vagina has been banned from the profession.’

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BBC News, 6th March 2020

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Child slavery victims ‘falling through cracks’ as Home Office delays support promised four years ago – The Independent

‘The Home Office has been criticised for allowing thousands of child trafficking victims to “fall through the cracks” by failing to implement a policy designed to protect them for four years after it first pledged to do so.’

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The Independent, 5th March 2020

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Police to reform approach to search warrants following backlash to failed Operation Midland paedophile investigation – The Independent

‘Police are overhauling the way they handle search warrants following the botched Operation Midland investigation into what was wrongly thought to be a Westminster paedophile ring.’

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The Independent, 6th March 2020

Source: www.independent.co.uk

300 allegations of Tory Islamophobia sent to equality watchdog – The Guardian

‘A dossier of more than 300 allegations of Islamophobia in the Conservative party has been submitted to the Equalities and Human Rights Commission, increasing pressure on the watchdog to launch a formal investigation.’

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The Guardian, 5th March 2020

Source: www.theguardian.com

Serial rapist Joseph McCann could have been put back in prison weeks before rampage, report reveals – The Independent

Posted March 6th, 2020 in child abuse, news, parole, prisons, probation, rape, recidivists, sexual offences by tracey

‘A serial rapist who attacked a string of victims aged between 11 and 71 could have been jailed weeks before he started the rampage, a report has revealed.’

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The Independent, 5th March 2020

Source: www.independent.co.uk

UK freed 42 terrorists in year before law to detain extremists for longer – The Guardian

Posted March 6th, 2020 in news, parole, prisons, probation, proscribed organisations, statistics, terrorism by tracey

‘More than 40 convicted terrorists were released from prison in the year before emergency legislation was introduced to keep jailed extremists locked up for longer, figures reveal, while the number of far-right detainees has surged.’

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The Guardian, 5th March 2020

Source: www.theguardian.com

Calls for Sheikh Mohammed to face justice over family abduction – BBC News

Posted March 6th, 2020 in children, families, forced marriages, international law, kidnapping, news by tracey

‘Ministers, police and prosecutors are under pressure to bring the ruler of Dubai to justice after a UK judge ruled that he orchestrated the abduction of two of daughters – one from the streets of Cambridge.’

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BBC News, 5th March 2020

Source: www.theguardian.com