Grenfell bereaved and survivors bring multimillion pound case to high court – The Guardian

‘More than 800 bereaved and survivors from Grenfell Tower and 102 firefighters are seeking up to tens of millions of pounds in compensation from organisations involved in the disastrous refurbishment in a case that reaches the high court on Wednesday.’

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The Guardian, 6th July 2021

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Rape victims still face police phone trawl, says commissioner – BBC News

‘Proposals for England and Wales mean people who claim to have been raped will still face pressure to hand over their phones to police and prosecutors, says the victims’ commissioner.’

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BBC News, 17th July 2021

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Woman with Down’s syndrome takes Sajid Javid to court over abortion law – The Guardian

‘Allowing pregnancy terminations up to birth if the foetus has Down’s syndrome is discriminatory and stigmatises disabled people, the high court has heard.’

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The Guardian, 6th July 2021

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Reporting restrictions in end of life cases: anonymity for treating clinicians – UK Human Rights Blog

‘The focus of this judgment was on the jurisdiction, if any, that the High Court Family Division has to maintain a Reporting Restriction Order (‘RRO’) prohibiting the naming of any medical clinicians as being involved in the care and treatment of a child who had been the subject of “end of life” proceedings before the High Court prior to their death, and where an RRO had been made at that time preventing the identification of any of the treating clinicians and staff until further order.’

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UK Human Rights Blog, 6th July 2021

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‘Staggeringly high’ number of people with autism on UK Prevent scheme – The Guardian

Posted July 7th, 2021 in autism, news, ombudsmen, statistics, terrorism, young offenders by sally

‘A “staggeringly high” number of people with autism are referred to the government’s anti-radicalisation Prevent programme, a terror laws watchdog will say, calling for discussion about terrorism cases in which the disability features.’

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The Guardian, 7th July 2021

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‘Probation officers are the forgotten part of the criminal justice system’ – BBC News

Posted July 7th, 2021 in criminal justice, news, probation by sally

It’s a job that you don’t often see in police dramas and documentaries. Sam Gildersleeve wants to show you what it’s like being a probation officer in Chelmsford, Essex.

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BBC News, 6th July 2021

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Danyal Hussein found guilty of murdering two sisters in London park – The Guardian

Posted July 7th, 2021 in autism, families, internet, mental health, murder, news, young offenders by sally

‘A teenager has been convicted of the murder of two sisters in a London park last year whom he stabbed to death after coming through a government “deradicalisation” programme.’

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The Guardian, 6th July 2021

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“Powerful reasons” doctrine is no longer good law – EIN Blog

‘As to the seven year rule saga, the Court of Appeal has held that in a situation where a child whose parents had no entitlement to leave to remain in the UK applied for leave to remain pursuant to paragraph 276ADE(1)(iv) of the Immigration Rules on the basis that they had seven years’ continuous residence and it would not be reasonable to expect them to leave, the starting point is that it would be reasonable to expect them to leave with their parents. Overstayers “NA” and “SB” were a married couple and were Bangladeshi nationals whose children “YS” and “YA” were born in the UK. The family appealed against a decision of the Upper Tribunal upholding the SSHD’s refusal of their application for leave to remain in the UK. In April 2018 the family applied for leave to remain. YS had made his claim under paragraph 276ADE(1)(iv) on the basis that he had lived continuously in the UK for at least seven years and it would not be reasonable to expect him to leave. His parents and brother had no entitlement to remain under the rules but contended that their removal would interfere with their rights pursuant to article 8 of the ECHR. The decision-maker refused all four applications. In May 2019, FTTJ Bart-Smith dismissed the appeals and UTJ Stephen Smith subsequently found an error of law in the FTT’s decision but re-made it by again dismissing the appeal in November 2019.’

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EIN Blog, 6th July 2021

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BSB more likely to raise complaints against minority ethnic barristers – Legal Futures

‘Minority ethnic barristers remain more likely than their White counterparts to be subject to complaints raised by the Bar Standards Board (BSB), new research has shown.’

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Legal Futures, 7th July 2021

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The UK Has Seen An Increase in Anti-Semitic Hate Crime – Each Other

Posted July 7th, 2021 in hate crime, Judaism, news, racism, religious discrimination, statistics by sally

‘In recent months, there has been a spike in the number of anti-Semitic hate crimes reported in the UK, including a pair of incidents where a Jewish man was targeted twice in the space of an hour while travelling in London.’

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Each Other, 6th July 2021

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Brewdog Instagram ad banned for misleading health claims – BBC News

Posted July 7th, 2021 in advertising, complaints, health, news, ombudsmen by sally

‘The advertising watchdog, the ASA, has banned an advert by controversial brewer Brewdog for misleading claims.’

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BBC News, 6th July 2021

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UK’s Environment Agency faces legal fight over landfill fumes – The Guardian

Posted July 7th, 2021 in environmental health, government departments, health, news, waste by sally

‘A five-year-old boy from Staffordshire has begun legal action against the Environment Agency over fumes from a landfill site that a medical expert has said is shortening his life expectancy.’

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The Guardian, 6th July 2021

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Recent Statutory Instruments – legislation.gov.uk

Posted July 7th, 2021 in legislation by tracey

The Domestic Abuse Act 2021 (Commencement No. 1 and Saving Provisions) Regulations 2021

The Health Protection (Coronavirus, International Travel and Operator Liability) (England) (Amendment) (No. 5) Regulations 2021

The Gas Act 1986 and Electricity Act 1989 (Electronic Communications) Order 2021

The Finance Act 2021, Section 131 (Temporary Customs and Excise Approvals) (Appointed Day) Regulations 2021

Source: www.legislation.gov.uk

Posted July 7th, 2021 in law reports by tracey

Court of Appeal (Civil Division)

Marlborough Knightsbridge Management Ltd v Fivaz [2021] EWCA Civ 989 (06 July 2021)

A-M (A Child : 1980 Hague Convention) [2021] EWCA Civ 998 (06 July 2021)

Victorygame Ltd & Anor v Ahuja Investments Ltd [2021] EWCA Civ 993 (05 July 2021)

Capitol Park Leeds Plc & Anor v Global Radio Services Ltd [2021] EWCA Civ 995 (05 July 2021)

Algeilani v El Samawi [2021] EWCA Civ 997 (05 July 2021)

High Court (Administrative Court)

Gardiner v Hertsmere Borough Council [2021] EWHC 1875 (Admin) (06 July 2021)

HM Attorney General v Millinder [2021] EWHC 1865 (Admin) (06 July 2021)

AA (Sudan) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2021] EWHC 1869 (Admin) (06 July 2021)

DK, R (On the Application Of) v Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs [2021] EWHC 1845 (Admin) (05 July 2021)

Balaz v District Court of Zvolen (Slovakia) [2021] EWHC 1862 (Admin) (05 July 2021)

High Court (Chancery Division)

Tribe v Elborne Mitchell LLP [2021] EWHC 1863 (Ch) (06 July 2021)

Official Receiver v Deuss [2021] EWHC 1842 (Ch) (05 July 2021)

Pall Mall 3 Ltd v Network Rail & Anor [2021] EWHC 1835 (Ch) (05 July 2021)

Karunia Holdings Ltd v Creativityetc Ltd [2021] EWHC 1864 (Ch) (05 July 2021)

High Court (Commercial Court)

Province of Balochistan v Tethyan Copper Company Pty Ltd [2021] EWHC 1884 (Comm) (06 July 2021)

High Court (Family Division)

K & Ors v K [2021] EWHC 1846 (Fam) (05 July 2021)

Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council v C & Ors [2021] EWHC 1814 (Fam) (05 July 2021)

High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)

Credico Marketing Ltd & Anor v Lambert & Ors [2021] EWHC 1887 (QB) (06 July 2021)

GUH v KYT [2021] EWHC 1854 (QB) (05 July 2021)

London Borough of Lambeth v Grant & Ors (trespass – statutory common land – possession – judicial independence) [2021] EWHC 1857 (QB) (05 July 2021)

High Court (Technology and Construction Court)

Bop-Me Ltd v Secretary of State for Health and Social Care (Rev 1) [2021] EWHC 1817 (TCC) (05 July 2021)

Source: www.bailii.org