12/03/2024 – Current Awareness

‘Ullah v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2024] EWCA Civ 201 (06 March 2024). In a case raising an elementary issue of procedural fairness, the Court of Appeal allowed the appeal of Mr Ullah—a Pakistani national—against the UT’s erroneous decision to dismiss his appeal reversing the FTT’s first instance decision to allow his appeal from the SSHD’s decision to make an order to deprive him of British citizenship.’

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EIN Blog, 12th March 2024

Source: www.ein.org.uk

Judge in Court of Protection declines request for judicial visit due to risk of “unconscious bias” – Local Government Lawyer

Posted March 12th, 2024 in autism, bias, Court of Protection, judiciary, news, practice directions by tracey

‘A judge sitting in the Court of Protection has declined to meet the applicant in advance of a capacity hearing, over concerns that a judicial visit “may influence decision making” and cause unfairness to the parties.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 12th March 2024

Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk

Revised litigation funding agreements piling up at Court of Appeal – Legal Futures

Posted March 12th, 2024 in agreements, appeals, champerty, competition, news by tracey

‘The Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) has granted permission for another rewritten litigation funding agreement (LFA) to go before the Court of Appeal.’

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Legal Futures, 12th March 2024

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

Credit hire firm “voluntarily assumed” risk of claimants being dishonest – Legal Futures

Posted March 12th, 2024 in accidents, costs, insurance, news, personal injuries, road traffic by tracey

‘A High Court judge has refused to overturn a non-party costs order (NPCO) against a credit hire company, saying the firm “voluntarily assumed the risk” of the claimants turning out to be dishonest.’

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Legal Futures, 12th March 2024

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

SRA warns solicitors over ‘deepfake’ clients and vendor fraud – Legal Futures

Posted March 12th, 2024 in artificial intelligence, fraud, impersonation, money laundering, news, solicitors, Solicitors Regulation Authority, terrorism by tracey

‘The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has warned lawyers who rely on video calls to identify clients of the risks posed by “deepfake” technology.’

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Legal Futures, 12th March 2024

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

International agreement to fight fraud secured – Home Office

Posted March 12th, 2024 in crime prevention, enforcement, fraud, international relations, news by tracey

‘The Home Secretary has secured a new agreement with world leaders to tackle fraud.’

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Home Office, 11th March 2024

Source: www.gov.uk

SDT dismisses case against Dentons as SRA left with costs bill – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted March 12th, 2024 in costs, disciplinary procedures, law firms, money laundering, news, solicitors, Solicitors Regulation Authority by tracey

‘The solicitors’ regulator has suffered a major setback with its prosecution of the world’s biggest firm amounting effectively to nothing.’

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Law Society's Gazette, 11th March 2024

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

Detectorist hid rare coins bought on eBay in field – BBC News

Posted March 12th, 2024 in coinage, fraud, news, treasure by tracey

‘A metal detectorist who pretended he had found medieval silver Crusader coins in a field in Herefordshire has been cleared of fraud by false representation.’

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BBC News, 11th March 2024

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Rape and sexual harassment reported by foreign care workers across UK – The Guardian

Posted March 12th, 2024 in care workers, harassment, news, rape, sexual offences, visas by tracey

‘Multiple cases of abuse and exploitation have been documented, but many staff feel “powerless to complain” for fear of losing the right to work in the country.’

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The Guardian, 12th March 2024

Source: www.theguardian.com

Mayor-PCC merger legal bid: How did we get here? – BBC News

Posted March 12th, 2024 in crime, judicial review, local government, mergers, ministers' powers and duties, news, police by tracey

‘An application for a legal review into a plan to merge the roles of West Midlands mayor and police and crime commissioner (PCC) is due to be heard in court.’

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BBC News, 12th March 2024

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Prisoners could be released up to two months early to ease overcrowding – BBC News

Posted March 12th, 2024 in early release, news, prisons, statistics by tracey

‘Some prisoners could be released up to two months early to relieve overcrowding in jails in England and Wales, the justice secretary has said.’

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BBC News, 12th March 2024

Source: www.bbc.co.uk