Recent Statutory Instruments – legislation.gov.uk

Posted March 21st, 2023 in legislation by tracey

SI 2023/344 – The Register of Overseas Entities (Disclosure and Dispositions) Regulations 2023

SI 2023/340 – The Social Security Benefits Up-rating Regulations 2023

SI 2023/338 – The Pensions Increase (Review) Order 2023

Source: www.legislation.gov.uk

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted March 21st, 2023 in law reports by tracey

High Court (Chancery Division)

Heslop v Heslop & Anor [2023] EWHC 544 (Ch) (20 March 2023)

Aston Risk Management Ltd v Jones & Ors (Rev1) [2023] EWHC 603 (Ch) (20 March 2023)

Taylor v The Whitehall Partnership Ltd & Anor [2023] EWHC 596 (Ch) (17 March 2023)

Source: www.bailii.org

Building safety registration deadline of 1 October 2023 set – OUT-LAW.com

Posted March 21st, 2023 in building law, health & safety, news, notification by tracey

‘Building owners or leaseholders with responsibility for repair and maintenance of the building’s structure and external walls will be liable for a criminal offence if they fail to register occupied “higher-risk buildings” in England between 6 April and 1 October 2023.’

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OUT-LAW.com, 20th March 2023

Source: www.pinsentmasons.com

Councils “all too often” failing in duties to prevent homelessness, says Ombudsman – Local Government Lawyer

Posted March 21st, 2023 in homelessness, local government, news, ombudsmen, reports by tracey

‘The Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman (LGSCO) has said that vulnerable people are facing homelessness because some councils are “still not getting it right”, in a report marking five years since the introduction of the Homelessness Reduction Act.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 21st March 2023

Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk

Conveyancers fined £33,000 for complaints and accounts breaches – Legal Futures

Posted March 21st, 2023 in accounts, complaints, conveyancing, fines, news by tracey

‘A large firm of licensed conveyancers and its senior partners have been reprimanded and fined £33,000 after a Covid-related work surge overwhelmed its ability to handle complaints.’

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Legal Futures, 21st March 2023

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

Research Briefing: Prohibition of tobacco displays in shops – House of Commons Library

Posted March 21st, 2023 in advertising, children, health, news, smoking, young persons by tracey

‘This briefing considers the scope and extent of the prohibition of tobacco displays in shops and the treatment of specialist tobacconists. It also considers recent calls for tighter regulation of the display of vaping products (e-cigarettes and e-liquids) in shops of all sizes to protect children and young people.’

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House of Commons Library, 20th March 2023

Source: commonslibrary.parliament.uk

Sir Geoffrey Vos, Master of the Rolls and Head of Civil Justice, reflects on 25 years of the Civil Justice Council – Courts and Tribunals Judiciary

Posted March 21st, 2023 in Civil Justice Council, civil procedure rules, news by tracey

‘Sir Geoffrey Vos, Master of the Rolls and Head of Civil Justice, reflects on 25 years of the Civil Justice Council.’

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Courts and Tribunals Judiciary, 20th March 2023

Source: www.judiciary.uk

Time is ‘opportune’ for new review of divorce law – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted March 21st, 2023 in divorce, financial provision, Law Commission, news by tracey

‘Family lawyers will have to wait at least another two years to see any potential reforms of “out of date” laws governing financial provision on divorce, the government has revealed. One year after members of the House of Lords were told the government would look at the law governing financial provision “within a matter of weeks” after no-fault divorce reforms came into force last April, they were told a review to be conducted by the Law Commission will be announced shortly.’

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Law Society's Gazette, 20th March 2023

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

Danish far-right leader banned from UK over threat to burn Quran in Wakefield – BBC News

Posted March 21st, 2023 in hate crime, immigration, Islam, news by tracey

‘A Danish far-right politician has been barred from the UK after threatening to burn a copy of the Quran in Wakefield.’

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BBC News, 20th March 2023

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

West Lane Hospital: Mental health care ‘chaotic and unsafe’ – BBC News

Posted March 21st, 2023 in hospitals, mental health, news, reports, self-harm, young persons by tracey

‘A mental health unit criticised over the deaths of three teenagers was “chaotic and unsafe”, a report found.’

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BBC News, 21st March 2023

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Trust fined for failures in care of dementia patient who died after absconding – The Independent

Posted March 21st, 2023 in accidents, elderly, fines, hospitals, mental health, news by tracey

‘An NHS trust has been fined for a “catalogue of failures” which saw a dementia patient abscond from a hospital three times and die after hitting his head on concrete.’

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The Independent, 20th March 2023

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Experts cast doubt on Braverman’s hopes of ECHR rule change on Rwanda – The Guardian

‘Legal experts have cast doubt on the UK’s claims of “possible reforms” to European court of human rights procedures that stopped an asylum seeker from being deported to Rwanda last year.’

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The Guardian, 20th March 2023

Source: www.theguardian.com

Met Police: Women and children failed by ‘boys’ club’, review finds – BBC News

‘Women and children have been failed by the Metropolitan Police, with racism, misogyny, and homophobia at the heart of the force, a blistering review says. Baroness Casey says a “boys’ club” culture is rife and the force could be dismantled if it does not improve.’

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BBC News, 21st March 2023

Source: www.bbc.co.uk