Day: 28 August 2020

Home Office wrong to refer to ‘activist lawyers’, top official admits – The Guardian

Posted August 28th, 2020 in asylum, barristers, complaints, deportation, government departments, immigration, legal profession, news, solicitors by sally

‘The most senior civil servant at the Home Office has conceded that officials should not have used the phrase “activist lawyers” in a promotional video posted on Twitter, although the tweet remains online.’

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The Guardian, 27th August 2020

Source: www.theguardian.com

New instructions surge past pre-lockdown levels – Legal Futures

Posted August 28th, 2020 in coronavirus, legal profession, legal services, news, statistics by sally

‘Legal activity has bounced back to 130% of pre-Covid levels with conveyancing continuing to rise steadily and several other practice areas also buoyant, new figures have shown.’

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Legal Futures, 28th August 2020

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

Man jailed for attempted murder of cousin in Hertfordshire field – BBC News

Posted August 28th, 2020 in attempted murder, families, imprisonment, news, sentencing by sally

‘A man who stabbed his cousin 27 times before he fled when she played dead has been jailed for attempted murder.’

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BBC News, 27th August 2020

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Littering unpunished by many councils in England and Wales – The Guardian

Posted August 28th, 2020 in fines, litter, local government, news, statistics by sally

‘Most councils issue less than one fine a week to litterers, according to data obtained via freedom of information rules, with one in six issuing no fines at all across a year.’

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The Guardian, 27th August 2020

Source: www.theguardian.com

Recent Statutory Instruments – legislation.gov.uk

Posted August 28th, 2020 in legislation by tracey

The National Health Service (General Medical Services Contracts and Personal Medical Services Agreements) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2020

The Health Protection (Coronavirus) (Restrictions on Holding of Gatherings and Amendment) (England) Regulations 2020

The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Wearing of Face Coverings in a Relevant Place and on Public Transport) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2020

Source: www.legislation.gov.uk

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted August 28th, 2020 in law reports by tracey

High Court (Administrative Court)

Saptelei v Judecatoria Hunedoara, Romania [2020] EWHC 2341 (Admin) (25 August 2020)

Trybek v Regional Court In Kielce, Poland [2020] EWHC 2343 (Admin) (25 August 2020)

Ostrowski v Polish Judicial Authority [2020] EWHC 2342 (Admin) (25 August 2020)

Dmitrijev v Lithuanian Judicial Authority [2020] EWHC 2340 (Admin) (25 August 2020)

Rubak v Circuit Court In Warsaw, Poland [2020] EWHC 2333 (Admin) (25 August 2020)

Niedzwiedz v The Regional Court In Poznan, Poland [2020] EWHC 2337 (Admin) (25 August 2020)

High Court (Chancery Division)

Malik v Hussain Jr & Ors [2020] EWHC 2334 (Ch) (28 August 2020)

Source: www.bailii.org