28/05/2024 – Current Awareness

‘The High Court has rejected a challenge to the lease by a London borough of part of a park to Tottenham Hotspur FC for a women’s and girls’ football academy. Matt Hutchings KC explains why.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 24th May 2024

Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk

Limitation in public contracts challenges – Local Government Lawyer

Posted May 28th, 2024 in contracting out, limitations, news, public procurement, regulations by tracey

‘The High Court has handed down an important judgment, providing extensive guidance on the correct interpretation and application of a number of aspects of the rules governing limitation in respect of challenges to the award of public contracts under the Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (“the PCR”). Joseph Barrett KC examines the ruling.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 24th May 2024

Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk

DCOs and the need for development – Local Government Lawyer

Posted May 28th, 2024 in airports, judicial review, news, planning by tracey

‘The Court of Appeal recently refused an appeal against a High Court’s decision to dismiss a judicial review of the grant of development consent for Manston Airport. Barristers at Francis Taylor Building analyse the ruling.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 24th May 2024

Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk

Nicholas Kilford: Interpreting The Devolution Statutes – UK Constitutional Law Association

Posted May 28th, 2024 in devolution, news, statutory interpretation by tracey

‘Throughout the life of devolution, the courts appear to have diverged on how to properly determine the scope and limits of devolved lawmaking power, and the extent to which norms and principles not expressly contained in the text of the devolution statutes can usefully sculpt or inform those statutes’ interpretation.’

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UK Constitutional Law Association, 28th May 2024

Source: ukconstitutionallaw.org

Operation Stovewood: Rotherham taxi driver guilty of raping two young girls – Crown Prosecution Service

Posted May 28th, 2024 in child abuse, news, rape, sexual offences, taxis by tracey

‘A former taxi driver has been found guilty of committing child sex offences against two underage girls during the 2000s.’

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Crown Prosecution Service, 24th May 2024

Source: www.cps.gov.uk

Banking fraudster sentenced – Crown Prosecution Service

Posted May 28th, 2024 in banking, loans, news, pensions, sentencing by tracey

‘A banking fraudster has been sentenced for making fake applications to banks and a pension company to obtain loans, banking, and pension facilities, totalling around £178,000 in potential losses.’

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Crown Prosecution Service, 24th May 2024

Source: www.cps.gov.uk

BSB launches Anti-Racist Strategy for 2024-27 for its people – Bar Standards Board

Posted May 28th, 2024 in barristers, news, racism by tracey

‘Following on from the publication of its Anti-Racist Statement in 2020, the BSB has now launched its Anti-Racist Strategy covering the period 2024-2027. This new Strategy sets our internal commitment to anti-racism in how the BSB operates with its people, outlining how we intend to lead by example by setting and meeting high standards in our own approach.’

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Bar Standards Board, 22nd May 2024

Source: www.barstandardsboard.org.uk

Man fails in bid to end French civil partnership in England – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted May 28th, 2024 in choice of forum, civil partnerships, divorce, France, jurisdiction, news by tracey

‘A man born in England has lost his bid to have the Family Court here oversee the dissolution of his French civil partnership.’

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Law Society's Gazette, 24th May 2024

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

Joey Barton calling Jeremy Vine a ‘bike nonce’ was defamatory, judge rules – The Guardian

Posted May 28th, 2024 in defamation, internet, media, news by tracey

‘The former footballer and manager Joey Barton calling the broadcaster Jeremy Vine a “bike nonce” on social media was defamatory, a high court judge has ruled.’

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The Guardian, 24th May 2024

Source: www.theguardian.com

Coroner raises concerns after university student’s death – BBC News

Posted May 28th, 2024 in inquests, mental health, news, suicide, universities by tracey

‘A coroner has raised concerns about a student accommodation service and the mental health care given to an 18-year-old student who died at the University of Leicester.’

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BBC News, 27th May 2024

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Jade’s Law passed to limit rights of killer parents – BBC News

Posted May 28th, 2024 in bills, children, domestic violence, murder, news, parental rights, sentencing by tracey

‘A law campaigned for by the parents of murdered Jade Ward has become one of the last passed by this parliament.’

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BBC News, 24th May 2024

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Mother who beat her toddler with bamboo cane before shaking him to death jailed for murder – The Independent

Posted May 28th, 2024 in child cruelty, domestic violence, murder, news, sentencing by tracey

‘A mother who beat her three-year-old son with a bamboo cane and immersed him in scalding water before shaking him to death has been jailed for his murder.’

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The Independent, 25th May 2024

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Hundreds of children under 10 subject to stop and search in England and Wales – The Guardian

Posted May 28th, 2024 in children, news, police, statistics, stop and search by tracey

‘Hundreds of children under 10 faced stop and search by police last year, including some who were strip-searched, the Observer can reveal.’

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The Guardian, 25th May 2024

Source: www.theguardian.com

Post Office scandal: Police to deploy 80 detectives for criminal inquiry – The Guardian

Posted May 28th, 2024 in computer programs, Crown Prosecution Service, false accounting, news, perjury, perverting the course of justice, police, postal service, prosecutions, theft by tracey

‘Police are planning to deploy 80 detectives for their criminal inquiry into the Post Office scandal, the Guardian has learned, but victims will face a long wait to discover if charges will follow.’

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The Guardian, 27th May 2024

Source: www.theguardian.com

Nurse who abused mental health patients struck off – BBC News

Posted May 28th, 2024 in disciplinary procedures, mental health, news, nurses, Wales by tracey

‘A “callous” and “cruel” nurse who physically abused vulnerable patients on a mental health unit in north Wales has been struck off.’

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BBC News, 24th May 2024

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Woman left with stoma after traumatic birth – BBC News

Posted May 28th, 2024 in birth, damages, news, personal injuries, post-traumatic stress disorder, Wales by tracey

‘A woman has been awarded more than £500,000 in compensation after childbirth left her with a permanent stoma and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).’

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BBC News, 24th May 2024

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Rotherham child abuse gang leader handed 12-year sentence for rape of another girl – The Independent

Posted May 28th, 2024 in child abuse, gangs, news, rape, sentencing, sexual offences by tracey

‘A gang leader sentenced for sexually exploiting children in Rotherham has been convicted of another rape after a new victim came forward. Mohammed Imran Ali Akhtar, 42, who was already serving 23 years for child sex abuse crimes, was handed a 12-year prison term on Friday.’

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The Independent, 26th May 2024

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Revealed: Dozens of Metropolitan Police officers still in force despite vetting being revoked – The Independent

Posted May 28th, 2024 in London, news, police, sexual offences, vetting by tracey

‘Dozens of Metropolitan Police officers remain in the force after having their vetting withdrawn, The Independent can reveal.’

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The Independent, 27th May 2024

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Deaf man awarded £50,000 damages after mistreatment by jobcentre officials – The Guardian

Posted May 28th, 2024 in damages, disability discrimination, disabled persons, employment tribunals, government departments, news by tracey

‘A profoundly deaf man has been awarded £50,000 damages after a judge ruled he was subjected to a “character assassination” by hostile jobcentre officials, who refused to provide him with specialist help to find work.’

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The Guardian, 28th May 2024

Source: www.theguardian.com