Wide LPC attainment gap based on provider and ethnicity – Legal Futures

‘The disparity between the best and worst legal practice course (LPC) providers has continued to grow, with only 23% of students passing at one institution.’

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Legal Futures, 26th March 2021

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

Children: Public Law Update (March 2021) – Family Law Week

‘John Tughan QC of 4PB considers the latest judgments that Public law child lawyers need to know about.’

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Family Law Week, 24th March 2021

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BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted March 26th, 2021 in law reports by tracey

Court of Appeal (Civil Division)

Secretary of State for the Home Department v Starkey [2021] EWCA Civ 421 (26 March 2021)

City of London v Various Leaseholders of Great Arthur House [2021] EWCA Civ 431 (25 March 2021)

Newman v Southampton City Council & Ors [2021] EWCA Civ 437 (25 March 2021)

Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)

Beere & Anor, R. v [2021] EWCA Crim 432 (25 March 2021)

High Court (Administrative Court)

Kind, R (On the Application Of) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2021] EWHC 710 (Admin) (26 March 2021)

London Borough of Hackney v Secretary of State for Housing Communities And Local Government & Ors [2021] EWHC 720 (Admin) (25 March 2021)

High Court (Chancery Division)

GW Pharmaceuticals PLC, Re (Part 26 of the Companies Act 2006) [2021] EWHC 716 (Ch) (25 March 2021)

Brake & Anor v Guy & Ors [2021] EWHC 671 (Ch) (25 March 2021)

Brake & Anor v Guy & Ors (Preliminary Issue) [2021] EWHC 670 (Ch) (25 March 2021)

Financial Conduct Authority v 24hr Trading Academy Ltd & Anor [2021] EWHC 648 (Ch) (25 March 2021)

High Court (Commercial Court)

VTB Bank (PJSC) v Mejlumyan [2021] EWHC 718 (Comm) (25 March 2021)

High Court (Patents Court)

Facebook Ireland Ltd v Voxer IP LLC [2021] EWHC 657 (Pat) (19 March 2021)

Source: www.bailii.org

New Statutory Instruments – legislation.gov.uk

Posted March 26th, 2021 in legislation by tracey

The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Restrictions) (Steps) (England) Regulations 2021

The Public Health (Coronavirus) (Protection from Eviction) (England) (No. 2) (Amendment) Regulations 2021

The Community Infrastructure Levy (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2021

The Value Added Tax (Section 55A) (Specified Goods and Services and Excepted Supplies) (Amendment) Order 2021

The Renewable Heat Incentive Scheme (Temporary Modification) Regulations 2021

The Representation of the People (Proxy Vote Applications) (Coronavirus) Regulations 2021

The Police and Crime Commissioner Elections (Local Returning Officers’ and Police Area Returning Officers’ Charges) Order 2021

The Customs (Tariff etc.) (Amendment) Regulations 2021

The Corporate Insolvency and Governance Act 2020 (Coronavirus) (Extension of the Relevant Period) Regulations 2021

The Energy Performance of Buildings (England and Wales) (Amendment) Regulations 2021

The Direct Payments to Farmers (Reductions and Simplifications) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2021

The Agriculture (Financial Assistance) Regulations 2021

The Non-Domestic Rating (Designated Area) Regulations 2021

The Valuation for Rating (Coronavirus) (England) Regulations 2021

The Vegetable and Ornamental Plant Propagating Material and Fodder Plant Seed (Amendment) Regulations 2021

The Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing (Amendment) (High-Risk Countries) Regulations 2021

The Education (Coronavirus) (School Teachers’ Qualifications, Induction, Inspection Arrangements, Etc) (Amendment) Regulations 2021

The Spring Traps Approval (Variation) (England) (No. 2) Order 2021

Source: www.legislation.gov.uk

Home Office still has no agreements with other countries for deportations central to new immigration plan – The Independent

Posted March 26th, 2021 in asylum, brexit, deportation, EC law, government departments, immigration, news, refugees by tracey

‘Britain still has no way of deporting refugees from the UK to other countries, the Home Office has confirmed – despite this being a key component of its asylum overhaul announced on Wednesday. Priti Patel has unveiled new measures that will see refugees who arrive in Britain via unauthorised routes denied an automatic right to asylum and instead regularly reassessed for removal to safe countries they passed through, which are usually in the EU.’

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The Independent, 25th March 2021

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Domestic abuse: Women ‘could die in unregulated refuges’ – BBC News

Posted March 26th, 2021 in bills, domestic violence, housing, landlord & tenant, local government, news, women by tracey

‘Domestic abuse support groups have warned that women will be unsafe if unregulated refuges are allowed to continue offering accommodation. One organisation said “women could die” if the practice does not stop. They fear the government’s Domestic Abuse Bill could see private landlords offering rooms for vulnerable women fleeing violence.’

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BBC News, 26th March 2021

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Johnny Depp loses bid to overturn High Court libel ruling that he assaulted Amber Heard – The Independent

Posted March 26th, 2021 in appeals, deceit, defamation, divorce, domestic violence, evidence, media, news by tracey

‘Johnny Depp has lost a bid to overturn a damning High Court ruling which concluded he assaulted his ex-wife Amber Heard and left her in “fear for her life”.’

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The Independent, 25th March 2021

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Prophet Muhammad cartoon sparks Batley Grammar School protest – BBC News

Posted March 26th, 2021 in complaints, demonstrations, Islam, news, school children, teachers by tracey

‘A teacher who showed pupils an “inappropriate” cartoon of the Prophet Muhammad – sparking protests outside a school – has been suspended.’

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BBC News, 25th March 2021

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Two members of Freshwater Five lose appeal against drugs convictions – The Guardian

‘Two members of the Freshwater Five convicted more than a decade ago of attempting to smuggle £53m of cocaine into the UK have lost an appeal against their convictions.’

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The Guardian, 25th March 2021

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Extreme lockdown laws extended for a further six months despite major Tory revolt – The Independent

‘Draconian lockdown laws imposed one year ago have been extended for a further six months, despite a major Tory revolt.
The Coronavirus Act – granting powers over everything from school closures and public gatherings to the detention of infected people – was renewed by MPs, by 484 votes to 76.’

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The Independent, 25th March 2021

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Senior army officer convicted of £48,000 Dorset boarding school fee fraud – The Guardian

Posted March 26th, 2021 in armed forces, courts martial, families, fraud, news, school children by tracey

‘A senior army officer has been found guilty of dishonestly claiming almost £50,000 in allowances to pay for his children’s boarding school fees. Maj Gen Nick Welch, who is believed to be the most senior officer to face court martial since 1815, was convicted of fraud following a four-week trial at Bulford military court in Wiltshire. He is due to be sentenced on Friday.’

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The Guardian, 25th March 2021

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Brexit: UK lost ‘significant’ access to EU policing data under deal, report warns – BBC News

Posted March 26th, 2021 in brexit, data protection, news, police by tracey

‘Britain has lost “significant” access to EU policing data under the Brexit deal negotiated at the end of last year, a House of Lords report has said. It also concluded that post-Brexit law enforcement arrangements are “complex” and “untested”.’

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BBC News, 26th March 2021

Source: www.bbc.co.uk