31/05/2023 – Current Awareness

Nearly 70% of rape victims drop out of investigations in England and Wales – The Guardian

Posted May 31st, 2023 in criminal justice, Crown Prosecution Service, government departments, news, police, prosecutions, rape, sexual offences, victims by sally

‘Nearly 70% of rape survivors dropped out of the justice system in the fourth quarter of last year, according to official government data.’

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The Guardian, 30th May 2023

Source: www.theguardian.com

Watchdog bans alcohol ads featuring rapper ArrDee – The Independent

Posted May 31st, 2023 in advertising, alcohol abuse, complaints, news, ombudsmen, young persons by sally

‘Ads for alcohol brand Litty Liquor have been banned for featuring the under-25-year-old rapper ArrDee and encouraging excessive and irresponsible drinking.’

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The Independent, 31st May 2023

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Enhancing consumer rights – the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill – Mills & Reeve

Posted May 31st, 2023 in bills, competition, consumer protection, dispute resolution, news by sally

‘This briefing is part of a series that is taking a closer look at the government’s draft Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill (“the Bill”) which was introduced into Parliament on 25 April 2023. This is an important and far-reaching Bill which will see wide ranging reforms to competition and consumer protection laws.’

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Mills & Reeve, 30th May 2023

Source: www.mills-reeve.com

Ad watchdog takes action against tax repayment agents – The Independent

Posted May 31st, 2023 in advertising, HM Revenue & Customs, news, ombudsmen, taxation by sally

‘Ads for three tax agents have been banned for exaggerating refunds, being unclear about fees and failing to mention that clients were signing over rights to a cut of potential repayments from previous years.’

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The Independent, 30th May 2023

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Illegal streaming gang jailed for selling cut-price Premier League subscriptions – The Guardian

Posted May 31st, 2023 in conspiracy, fraud, imprisonment, internet, media, money laundering, news, sentencing, sport by sally

‘Five members of an illegal streaming gang have been jailed for a total of more than 30 years for offering cheap subscriptions for Premier League games to tens of thousands of customers.’

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The Guardian, 30th May 2023

Source: www.theguardian.com

Shared Ownership and Right to Manage – Nearly Legal

Posted May 31st, 2023 in appeals, landlord & tenant, leases, news by sally

‘This was the Court of Appeal judgment on a an appeal related to (but not from) the Upper Tribunal decision in Avon Ground Rents Ltd v Canary Gateway (Block A) RTM Company Ltd & Anor (2020) UKUT 358 (LC) (Our note here). At issue – and it is nice to have a Court of Appeal matter that is simply on a single point of law – was whether shared ownership leases where the lessee has a less than 100% share were long leases, and so qualifying tenants for the purposes of section 76 Commonhold and Leasehold Reform Act 2002.’

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Nearly Legal, 30th May 2023

Source: nearlylegal.co.uk

Judicial review challenge settled in “sleeping councillor” planning case – Local Government Lawyer

Posted May 31st, 2023 in judicial review, local government, news, planning, professional conduct by sally

‘Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council has settled a judicial review challenge over a decision which saw the council’s planning committee rescind a planning refusal because the applicant claimed a councillor appeared to be asleep during the meeting.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 30th May 2023

Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk

Brothel boss trafficked sex workers around the UK – The Independent

Posted May 31st, 2023 in imprisonment, news, prostitution, sentencing, sex establishments, sexual offences, trafficking in human beings by sally

‘A brothel keeper who arranged for women to be trafficked around the UK as prostitutes has been jailed – after being snared by text messages advertising his services.’

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The Independent, 30th May 2023

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Police officer found guilty of more than 100 child sex abuse offences – Daily Telegraph

Posted May 31st, 2023 in abuse of position of trust, child abuse, children, indecent photographs of children, news, police, professional conduct, sexual offences by sally

‘A police officer has pleaded guilty to more than 100 charges of inciting children to engage in sexual activity online.’

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Daily Telegraph, 30th May 2023

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Met police put spit hood on 90-year-old woman and pointed Taser at her – The Guardian

Posted May 31st, 2023 in disciplinary procedures, elderly, firearms, news, police, professional conduct, restraint by sally

‘A 90-year-old black woman was handcuffed and had a spit hood placed over her head and a Taser pointed at her by the Metropolitan police.’

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The Guardian, 30th May 2023

Source: www.theguardian.com

High Court gives green light to further grounds for challenge in ULEZ expansion judicial review – Local Government Lawyer

Posted May 31st, 2023 in appeals, consultations, health, judicial review, local government, London, news, pollution, roads by sally

‘The High Court has allowed further grounds in the judicial review claim lodged by a coalition of London councils in opposition to the proposed expansion of the Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ).’

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Local Government Lawyer, 30th May 2023

Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk