23/05/2024 – Current Awareness

Bournemouth man guilty of murdering lodger and cutting up body – BBC News

Posted May 23rd, 2024 in drug abuse, murder, news, perverting the course of justice, preventing lawful & decent burial by sally

‘A man has been found guilty of murdering his lodger before scattering his severed body parts in packages and a suitcase.’

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BBC News, 22nd May 2024

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Grenfell bereaved and survivors must wait until 2027 for suspects to face trial – The Guardian

Posted May 23rd, 2024 in bereavement, delay, fire, homicide, inquiries, news, perverting the course of justice, trials by sally

‘The bereaved and survivors of Grenfell Tower must wait until at least 2027 – a decade after the blaze that killed 72 people – before those suspected of being responsible for the disaster could face criminal trials, it has emerged.’

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The Guardian, 22nd May 2024

Source: www.theguardian.com

Litigation funding supports the public interest, major research finds – Legal Futures

Posted May 23rd, 2024 in champerty, civil justice, news, public interest, reports by sally

‘Litigation funding supports the public interest and access to justice but will remain niche in aiding consumers, according to major research which identified 44 cases in the last five years.’

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Legal Futures, 23rd May 2024

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

Challenging FOS decisions: the Options case – Pensions Barrister

Posted May 23rd, 2024 in financial advice, judicial review, news, ombudsmen by sally

‘Paul Newman KC discusses Options UK Personal Pensions LLP v Financial Services Ombudsman Ltd, in which the Court of Appeal dismissed a judicial review claim brought by a SIPP provider challenging a decision by FOS that the provider had breached its duty to carry out proper due diligence in respect of an unsuitable pension investment.’

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Pensions Barrister, 23rd May 2024

Source: www.pensionsbarrister.com

‘Missed opportunities’ to prevent paedophile’s murder – BBC News

Posted May 23rd, 2024 in murder, news, ombudsmen, prisons, reports by sally

‘The murder of a paedophile at HMP Full Sutton could have been avoided if reports on his killers’ cannibalistic fantasies had been acted upon, a report has found.’

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BBC News, 22nd May 2024

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Kate Roughley jailed for 14 years over death of baby at Stockport nursery – The Guardian

Posted May 23rd, 2024 in causing death of children or vulnerable adults, child abuse, homicide, news, sentencing by sally

‘A “callous” nursery worker has been jailed for 14 years for killing a nine-month-old girl who was strapped face down to a beanbag for more than 90 minutes.’

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The Guardian, 22nd May 2024

Source: www.theguardian.com

Disabled benefit claimants may have been mistreated – BBC News

Posted May 23rd, 2024 in benefits, disabled persons, equality, news, social security by sally

‘The government is being investigated by the equalities watchdog over claims that its treatment of disabled benefits claimants may have broken the law.’

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BBC News, 22nd May 2024

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Landlord who breached injunction preventing harassment of council staff handed suspended sentence and £75k costs order – Local Government Lawyer

Posted May 23rd, 2024 in costs, harassment, injunctions, landlord & tenant, local government, news, sentencing, suspended sentences by sally

‘A landlord in Kent has been sentenced to six months in prison, suspended for three years, and ordered to pay £75,000 in costs after being found in contempt of court.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 22nd May 2023

Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk