Domestic abuse: Swansea man jailed for murdering partner – BBC News

Posted May 18th, 2021 in domestic violence, murder, news, sentencing by sally

‘A man has been jailed for life for battering his partner to death in a “ferocious and merciless” attack.’

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BBC News, 17th May 2021

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Extortionist visa application fees caused “colossal interference” with Windrush victim’s right to family life – EIN Blog

Posted May 18th, 2021 in families, fees, human rights, immigration, news, visas by sally

‘Mrs Lynda Mahabir came to the UK as a baby aged two months in 1969. She lived in the UK until 1977 but was forcibly removed by her father to Trinidad in 1977. The Home Office’s failure to document her lawful immigration status meant that she was unable to return to the UK for 41 years, when she was finally granted leave to remain pursuant to the Windrush scheme in 2018. However, the Home Office demanded £22,909 in application fees from her husband and five children (including two minors) and refused to consider their entry visa applications under the Windrush scheme. But the family did not have the £22,909 to pay the Home Office. Sitting as a Deputy High Court Judge, Mr Tim Smith held that the SSHD committed “a colossal interference” in Mrs Mahabir’s right to family life because she either had to forego the remedies the executive had put in place with the express intention of remedying the injustice suffered by her and others like her, or else she had to break up the family. Notably, she broke up the family, hoping that it was only temporary, but in the process she suffered the “colossal interference” with her right to family life identified by Lord Wilson in R (Quila) v SSHD [2012] 1 AC 621. The court noted that by 2018 heartbreaking accounts of the Windrush scandal were reported in the media. The plight of Windrush victims was well known indeed, and these events marked a racist epoch in British history.’

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EIN Blog, 17th May 2021

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Babes in Wood: Killer’s ex-partner delays justice with lie – BBC News

Posted May 18th, 2021 in murder, news, perjury, perverting the course of justice by sally

‘The “Babes in the Wood” murders of nine-year-old schoolgirls Karen Hadaway and Nicola Fellows cast a shadow over a Brighton estate for decades, but the fight for justice didn’t end with Russell Bishop’s conviction in 2018. It is now known his ex-partner Jennifer Johnson lied to keep him out of jail.’

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BBC News, 18th May 2021

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Court rejects appeal from solicitor struck off for gross overcharging – Legal Futures

Posted May 18th, 2021 in costs, disciplinary procedures, executors, news, remuneration, solicitors by sally

‘The High Court has rejected an appeal from a solicitor struck off after charging an estate where he was sole executor over eight times the reasonable remuneration to which he was entitled under the will.’

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Legal Futures, 18th May 2021

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University lecturer jailed for sex assault on student – BBC News

Posted May 18th, 2021 in assault, guilty pleas, news, sentencing, sexual offences by sally

‘A university lecturer has been jailed for sexually assaulting a student as she walked home from a pub.’

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BBC News, 18th May 2021

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Divisional Court hands down key ruling on interaction of diplomatic immunity and child protection – Local Government Lawyer

Posted May 18th, 2021 in care orders, children, diplomats, human rights, immunity, local government, news by sally

‘The Divisional Court has rejected an application by a council concerned about the welfare of children of a diplomat for a declaration that the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations (VCDR) breaches Articles 3 or 6 of the European Convention on Human Rights.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 17th May 2021

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High Court upholds judgment on law firms’ unpaid fees – Legal Futures

Posted May 18th, 2021 in default judgments, fees, law firms, news by sally

‘The High Court has rejected a challenge to a judgment in default obtained by two law firms whose retainers were terminated by a Swiss company, leaving Carpmaels & Raynsford with unpaid fees of €201,000 (£172,000) and Collyer Bristow with £320,000.’

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Legal Futures, 18th May 2021

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Jonathan Plummer: PCSO jailed over indecent images of children – BBC News

‘A police community support officer has been jailed for making, possessing and distributing indecent images of children.’

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BBC News, 17th May 2021

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