27/07/2021 – Current Awareness

Inevitability as the New Discrimination Defence: UK Supreme Court Mangles Indirect Discrimination Analysis While Finding the Two-Child Limit Lawful – Oxford Human Rights Hub

Posted July 27th, 2021 in appeals, benefits, children, equality, families, government departments, human rights, limitations, news, sex discrimination, Supreme Court by sally

‘The UK Supreme Court has delivered its long-awaited judgment in R (on the application of SC, CB and 8 children) (Appellants) v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions and others (Respondents) on the two-child rule (in the Welfare Reform and Work Act 2016) limiting key subsistence benefits to two children per household, and it wastes no opportunity to disappoint.’

Oxford Human Rights Hub, 26th July 2021

Source: ohrh.law.ox.ac.uk

More needs to be done to ensure remote hearings are fair and work smoothly, say family professionals – Local Government Lawyer

Posted July 27th, 2021 in consultations, coronavirus, families, family courts, legal representation, litigants in person, local government, news, remote hearings, statistics by sally

‘Nearly two thirds of professionals responding to the latest Nuffield Family Justice Observatory (NFJO) rapid consultation feel that more needs to be done to ensure that remote hearings are fair and work smoothly.’

Local Government Lawyer, 26th July 2021

Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk

Man found guilty of murdering daughter, 17, missing since last July – The Guardian

Posted July 27th, 2021 in child abuse, children, families, murder, news, perverting the course of justice, sexual offences by sally

‘A man has been found guilty of murdering his 17-year-old daughter, who went missing last July and whose body has never been found.’

The Guardian, 26th July 2021

Source: www.theguardian.com

Technology and innovation “step-change” in last year but barriers persist – Legal Futures

Posted July 27th, 2021 in computer programs, coronavirus, internet, law firms, legal services, news, solicitors, statistics by sally

‘The past year has seen a “step change” in the adoption of legal technology and innovation, in part as a result of Covid-19, a major piece of new research has found.’

Legal Futures, 27th July 2021

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

Stockwell Six: Fourth member of group to appeal against conviction – BBC News

Posted July 27th, 2021 in appeals, corruption, Criminal Cases Review Commission, miscarriage of justice, news, police, professional conduct, robbery by sally

‘A fourth member of the so-called Stockwell Six, who were “fitted up” by a corrupt police officer, is mounting an appeal against his conviction.’

BBC News, 26th July 2021

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Fifty-two prisoners in close supervision units ‘that may amount to torture’ – The Guardian

Posted July 27th, 2021 in human rights, imprisonment, Ministry of Justice, news, prisons, statistics, torture, United Nations by sally

‘Fifty-two people are being held in prison units in England and Wales in conditions that a UN human rights expert has said may amount to torture, the Guardian has learned.’

The Guardian, 26th July 2021

Source: www.theguardian.com

Two teenage boys guilty of murder of Oliver Stephens, 13 – The Guardian

Posted July 27th, 2021 in children, homicide, internet, murder, news, perverting the course of justice, young offenders by sally

‘Two 14-year-old boys who “ambushed” a 13-year-old and stabbed him to death after a dispute on social media have been found guilty of his murder.’

The Guardian, 26th July 2021

Source: www.theguardian.com

When complaints must be referred to the Independent Office of Police Conduct – UK Police Law Blog

Posted July 27th, 2021 in bias, chambers articles, complaints, news, ombudsmen, police, professional conduct by sally

‘In R (Rose) v Chief Constable of Greater Manchester Police [2021] EWHC 875 (Admin), a businessman successfully challenged a decision not to refer his complaint to the Independent Office of Police Conduct (IOPC) under the mandatory referral criteria. The High Court concluded that the chief constable had failed to review the conduct alleged and consider whether, if substantiated, it would constitute serious corruption as defined in the (then) Independent Complaints Commission (IPCC) Statutory Guidance on the handling of complaints. Instead, he had performed an assessment of the merits which had rendered the decision not to refer the complaint unlawful. The case makes clear that complaints engaging the mandatory criteria, especially that of “serious corruption”, must be referred to the IOPC.’

UK Police Law Blog, 26th July 2021

Source: ukpolicelawblog.com

Court of Protection Newsletter – Spire Barristers

Posted July 27th, 2021 in chambers articles, Court of Protection, news by sally

‘Welcome to the latest issue of Spire Barristers’ Public Law Newsletter covering news from around the web, practice updates and case reviews in Court of Protection and Public Law matters.’

Spire Barristers, 13th July 2021

Source: spirebarristers.co.uk

Should We Have The Right To Housing? – Each Other

Posted July 27th, 2021 in coronavirus, housing, human rights, landlord & tenant, news, statistics by sally

‘In our new Visions of Human Rights series – we look at issues and social concerns that we currently don’t have the right to – but ones that charities and activists are asking to be reconsidered. During the pandemic, the spaces we have been confined to or unable to move from were under the spotlight like never before. Today Hannah Shewan Stevens looks at whether we should have the right to housing.’

Each Other, 26th July 2021

Source: eachother.org.uk

Defensive Advising Strategies 2: Know Your Client – Wilberforce Chambers

Posted July 27th, 2021 in barristers, chambers articles, codes of practice, conflict of interest, financial dispute resolution, legal profession, legal services, money laundering, news, solicitors by sally

‘With a history in the world of financial services regulation, “know your customer/client” or “KYC” is a cornerstone of professional practice. What does it mean for legal professionals? In this instalment of my series on defensive advising strategies, I consider three aspects of KYC which are particularly relevant to lawyers, with an emphasis on the interface between solicitors and other professionals and the barristers they instruct. This perspective is based on my own experience as a practitioner and raises issues which crop up relatively frequently.’

Wilberforce Chambers, 22nd July 2021

Source: www.wilberforce.co.uk

‘Complete removal of hope’: an inmate on life in a close supervision centre – The Guardian

Posted July 27th, 2021 in attempted murder, imprisonment, joint ventures, mental health, murder, news, prisons, sentencing, suicide, wounding by sally

‘Case study: Kevan Thakrar says the high suicide and self-harm rates in CSCs are no surprise.’

The Guardian, 26th July 2021

Source: www.theguardian.com

Maintained school wins High Court challenge over refusal by Education Secretary to revoke academy order – Local Government Lawyer

Posted July 27th, 2021 in government departments, judicial review, local government, news, school children, teachers by sally

‘The governing body of a primary school in Walsall has won a High Court challenge over the Secretary of State for Education’s refusal to revoke an academy order.’

Local Government Lawyer, 26th July 2021

Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk

Tara Hanlon jailed for over £5m money laundering offences – BBC News

Posted July 27th, 2021 in imprisonment, money laundering, national crime agency, news, sentencing by sally

‘A woman has been jailed for 34 months after being found at Heathrow Airport with five suitcases stuffed with nearly £2m in cash.’

BBC News, 26th July 2021

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Activists lose legal bid to stop £27bn roads plan for England – The Guardian

Posted July 27th, 2021 in appeals, climate change, environmental health, environmental protection, government departments, judicial review, news, roads, transport by sally

‘Campaigners have lost a legal challenge to the government’s £27bn roadbuilding programme after the high court dismissed their application for a judicial review.’

The Guardian, 26th July 2021

Source: www.theguardian.com

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