Prince Harry settles rest of Mirror Group phone-hacking claims – The Guardian

Posted February 9th, 2024 in costs, damages, interception, media, news, privacy, royal family, telecommunications by michael

‘The Duke of Sussex has settled the remaining parts of his phone-hacking claim against the publisher of the Daily Mirror, the high court has heard.’

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The Guardian, 9th February 2024

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Shahrar Ali wins ‘gender critical’ court battle against Green Party – BBC News

‘The Green Party discriminated against former deputy leader Dr Shahrar Ali during a row over his gender critical beliefs, a court has ruled.’

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BBC News, 9th February 2024

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Husband jailed for killing wife in car fire – BBC News

Posted February 9th, 2024 in domestic violence, families, imprisonment, married persons, murder, news, sentencing by michael

‘An 80-year-old man who killed his wife in a “uniquely savage” car fire has been given a life sentence with a minimum of 21 years and eight months.’

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BBC News, 9th February 2024

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Calls for review of ‘lenient’ sentence of man who left partner to die – The Guardian

Posted February 9th, 2024 in alcohol abuse, alcoholism, families, homicide, negligence, news, sentencing by michael

‘A man who avoided jail over the gross negligence manslaughter of his partner, who died after a scalding bath, should have his “unduly lenient” sentence reviewed, campaigners have said.’

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The Guardian, 8th February 2024

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UK home secretary apologises over unlawful detention of Bahraini activist – The Guardian

Posted February 9th, 2024 in asylum, compensation, detention, government departments, human rights, immigration, news by michael

‘The home secretary, James Cleverly, has apologised and arranged for compensation to be paid to a human rights activist after officials unlawfully detained him at Gatwick airport on his return to the UK from a UN meeting in Switzerland.’

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The Guardian, 8th February 2024

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One in nine child victims blamed by Met for their own abuse, watchdog finds – The Independent

‘Vulnerable children – who were often victims of abuse, neglect or sexual exploitation – were described as “making poor choices” in concerning language used by Metropolitan Police officers, according to damning report from the police watchdog, which also concluded that 12 in every 100 children were in some way blamed for their abuse.’

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The Independent, 9th February 2024

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Italian man removed from UK despite post-Brexit Home Office certificate – The Guardian

Posted February 9th, 2024 in brexit, coronavirus, deportation, government departments, immigration, news by michael

‘An Italian man has been removed from the UK despite holding a Home Office certificate explicitly stating he has a right to travel in and out of the country while officials process his application to live and work in the country post-Brexit.’

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The Guardian, 8th February 2024

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Council of Europe calls on UK not to process asylum claims in Rwanda – The Guardian

Posted February 8th, 2024 in asylum, detention, human rights, news, reports, Rwanda by tracey

‘Europe’s leading anti-torture watchdog has called on the government to process asylum claims in the UK rather than sending people to Rwanda because of the risk they may be exposed to human rights abuses there.’

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The Guardian, 8th February 2024

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Recent Statutory Instruments – legislation.gov.uk

Posted February 8th, 2024 in legislation by tracey

SI 2024/134 – The Independent System Operator and Planner Transfer Scheme Compensation (Amendment) Regulations 2024

SI 2024/133 – The Finance Act 2009, Sections 101 and 102 (Electronic Sales Suppression) (Appointed Day) Order 2024

SI 2024/128 – The Value Added Tax (Distance Selling) (Amendments) Regulations 2024

SI 2024/125 – The Independent System Operator and Planner Transfer Scheme Compensation Regulations 2024

SI 2024/132 – The Combined Authorities (Mayors) Filling of Vacancies Order 2017 (Amendment) Regulations 2024

SI 2024/131 – The Combined Authorities (Mayoral Elections) Order 2017 (Amendment) Regulations 2024

SI 2024/127 – The Railways (Revocation and Consequential Provision) Regulations 2024

Source: www.legislation.gov.uk

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted February 8th, 2024 in law reports by tracey

Supreme Court

Hilland, Re Application for Judicial Review (Northern Ireland) (Rev1) [2024] UKSC 4 (07 February 2024)

Court of Appeal (Civil Division)

Crafts Group LLC v M/S Indeutsch International & Anor [2024] EWCA Civ 87 (08 February 2024)

YM (Care Proceedings) (Clarification of Reasons) [2024] EWCA Civ 71 (08 February 2024)

Brown v Commissioners for His Majesty’s Revenue & Customs [2024] EWCA Civ 92 (08 February 2024)

Michael Wilson & Partners Ltd v Emmott & Ors (Rev1) [2024] EWCA Civ 86 (07 February 2024)

Zhou & Ors, R (On the Application Of) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2024] EWCA Civ 81 (07 February 2024)

Dawson, R (On the Application Of) v Crown Court Sitting at Preston [2024] EWCA Civ 75 (06 February 2024)

Yalcin v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2024] EWCA Civ 74 (06 February 2024)

High Court (Administrative Court)

Ibrahim v General Medical Council [2024] EWHC 131 (Admin) (07 February 2024)

Juul v Chief Constable of Dyfed-Powys Police & Anor [2024] EWHC 193 (Admin) (07 February 2024)

Professional Standards Authority for Health and Social Care v General Dental Council & Anor [2024] EWHC 243 (Admin) (07 February 2024)

High Court (Chancery Division)

Thom Browne Inc & Anor v Adidas AG & Ors [2024] EWHC 257 (Ch) (08 February 2024)

Brown v Competition and Markets Authority (Re NRLB Ltd – Brown and Mason Group Ltd – Company Directors Disqualification Act 1986) [2024] EWHC 206 (Ch) (08 February 2024)

High Court (Family Division)

Collardeau v Fuchs & Anor [2024] EWHC 256 (Fam) (08 February 2024)

Griffiths v Kniveton & Anor [2024] EWHC 199 (Fam) (02 February 2024)

High Court (King’s Bench Division)

Buckinghamshire Council v Barrett & Ors (No. 2: Costs) [2024] EWHC 254 (KB) (07 February 2024)

Ignite International Brands (UK) Ltd & Anor v Inpero Ltd & Anor [2024] EWHC 220 (KB) (07 February 2024)

Stage v Government of the Commonwealth of Australia [2024] EWHC 245 (KB) (07 February 2024)

Wintermute Trading Ltd v Terraform Labs Pte Ltd [2024] EWHC 141 (KB) (07 February 2024)

Pattinson v Winsor [2024] EWHC 230 (KB) (06 February 2024)

Al-Balhaa & Anor v RMG Residential Management Group Ltd [2024] EWHC 229 (KB) (06 February 2024)

Source: www.bailii.org

Claimant wins appeal over lawfulness of housing needs assessment while care proceedings ongoing – Local Government Lawyer

Posted February 8th, 2024 in children, disabled persons, housing, judicial review, local government, news by sally

‘The Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead has lost a High Court judicial review case over whether it correctly assessed the housing needs of a family with two children who have severe disabilities.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 8th February 2024

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Masked protesters could soon face arrest, says Home Office – The Guardian

Posted February 8th, 2024 in demonstrations, identification, news, police, public order by tracey

‘Protesters who wear masks could face arrest, up to a month in jail and a £1,000 fine under proposed measures that human rights campaigners claim are pandering to “culture war nonsense”.’

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The Guardian, 8th February 2024

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Police and Crime Commissioner functions – Home Office

Posted February 8th, 2024 in crime, local government, news, police by tracey

‘The government has laid legislation in Parliament to transfer the Police and Crime Commissioner functions to the West Midlands and South Yorkshire mayors.’

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Home Office, 8th February 2024

Source: www.gov.uk

Freedom of expression and offensive political Emails: an important assertion of a fundamental right – UK Human Rights Blog

Posted February 8th, 2024 in electronic mail, freedom of expression, malicious communications, news by tracey

‘In a significant ruling, the Court of Appeal has quashed the conviction of the appellant for an offence contrary to Section 1 of the Malicious Communications Act 1988 based on an email written to local councillors in a political dispute. In R v Casserly [2024] EWCA Crim 25, The Court gave guidance on – and placed emphasis on the importance of – directing juries on the right to free speech under Article 10 ECHR. The appeal considered the interaction between s 1 of the Malicious Communications Act 1988 and Article 10.’

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UK Human Rights Blog, 8th February 2024

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UK AI copyright code initiative abandoned – OUT-LAW.com

Posted February 8th, 2024 in artificial intelligence, codes of practice, copyright, news by tracey

‘The UK government has abandoned plans to broker an industry-led agreement on a new AI copyright code of practice, a voluntary framework the government hoped would strike a balance between AI developers’ desire to access quality data to train their AI models and content creators’ right to control – and commercialise – access to their copyrighted works’

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OUT-LAW.com, 7th February 2024

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Law group’s redundant workers awarded £570k by tribunal – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted February 8th, 2024 in compensation, consultations, employment tribunals, news, redundancy by tracey

‘Dozens of former Metamorph staff laid off when the group went under are collectively entitled to £570,000 in compensation, a tribunal has ruled.’

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Law Society's Gazette, 7th February 2024

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

Tenant sues landlord claiming UK flat was sublet as he was stranded abroad – The Guardian

Posted February 8th, 2024 in coronavirus, fraud, housing, landlord & tenant, news by tracey

‘A social housing tenant is suing his landlord for £1m in damages, alleging that a housing officer illegally sublet his home when he was stranded abroad at the start of the Covid pandemic in 2020.’

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The Guardian, 8th February 2024

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Primodos patients ‘betrayed’ after being left out of health scandals redress report – The Guardian

‘Campaigners have accused the UK government of betraying them after a review of redress for victims of health scandals excluded families who may have been affected by the hormone pregnancy test Primodos.’

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The guardian, 7th February 2024

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Portsmouth sports coach jailed after filming boys in changing rooms – BBC News

Posted February 8th, 2024 in guilty pleas, indecent photographs of children, news, sentencing, voyeurism by tracey

‘A former sports coach who secretly filmed children getting dressed at swimming pools has been jailed.’

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BBC News, 8th February 2024

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Talking Pensions Ep13 – Talking Perspective – Pensions Barrister

Posted February 8th, 2024 in news, pensions, podcasts by sally

‘To celebrate Pensions Barrister’s tie-in with Pespective, this month’s podcast (recorded in November 2023) features Raf Shergold, the Managing Director of Perspective. Paul talks to Raf about the history, development and future of the premier online pensions law resource.’

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Pensions Barrister, 8th February 2024

Source: www.pensionsbarrister.com