The killing of Fiona Holm: why was the life and death of this much-loved mother so overlooked? – The Guardian

Posted January 16th, 2025 in domestic violence, missing persons, murder, news by sally

‘More than 170,000 people go missing in the UK each year – and Holm was one of them. She was adored by her family, who say she was let down again and again by the state, the police and the media.’

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The Guardian, 16th January 2025

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Over-zealous barristers employing “ethically questionable” tactics – Legal Futures

Posted January 16th, 2025 in barristers, news, professional conduct, standards by sally

‘Barristers may “sometimes allow their zeal to advance a client’s interests to embrace tactics which are ethically questionable”, the Bar Standards Board (BSB) said yesterday.’

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Legal Futures, 16th January 2025

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Government to appeal river pollution ruling – Local Government Lawyer

Posted January 16th, 2025 in appeals, fisheries, news, pollution, water by sally

‘Environment Secretary Steve Reed has appealed against a judicial review decision reached last year when Pickering Fishery Association successfully argued that the Environment Agency had failed in its legal duties to protect a former trout stream damaged by sewage pollution and runoff from fish farms.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 15th January 2025

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UK copyright reform ‘could expose AI developers to mass claims’ – OUT-LAW.com

Posted January 16th, 2025 in artificial intelligence, class actions, copyright, disclosure, news by sally

‘Plans to force AI developers to disclose what content they use to train their AI models could support a new wave of mass claims litigation by content creators, an expert in intellectual property law has said.’

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OUT-LAW.com, 15th January 2025

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Andrew Malkinson says miscarriage of justice watchdog should be ‘dissolved’ – The Guardian

Posted January 16th, 2025 in Criminal Cases Review Commission, miscarriage of justice, news, rape by sally

‘Andrew Malkinson has said the miscarriage of justice watchdog needs to be “completely dissolved” as it has become “infected with a culture of denial”.’

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The Guardian, 15th January 2025

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A review on causation in the Coroner’s Court – St John’s Chambers

Posted January 16th, 2025 in causation, chambers articles, coroners, inquests, news by sally

‘At the recent inquest touching the death of Steve Dymond, HM Area Coroner Jason Pegg concluded there was no clear and reliable causal connection between Mr Dymond’s unfortunate death and his recent appearance on the ITV Jeremy Kyle Show. It was concluded that whilst “possible” the experience added to his distress it was not “probable”, reiterating the often-nuanced complexities of causation in the Coroner’s court.’

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St John's Chambers, 2nd December 2024

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The Court of Protection and deprivation of liberty of those under 18 – Mental Capacity Law and Policy

‘The President of the Family Division has set out public-facing Practice Guidance (January 2025) for cases transitioning from the National DOL List (“NDL”) to the Court of Protection. The Practice Guidance is based on the internal guidance used by judiciary and court staff with respect to such cases, which was referred to in the October 2023 NDL national listing protocol guidance.’

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Mental Capacity Law and Policy, 13th January 2025

Source: www.mentalcapacitylawandpolicy.org.uk

Gabriel Tan and Lewis Graham: One Year On From Imam v Croydon: Mandatory orders, judicial psychology and judicial review – UK Constitutional Law Association

Posted January 16th, 2025 in homelessness, housing, judicial review, local government, news, Supreme Court by sally

‘It is a well-understood principle that a judicial review court traditionally forbears from granting coercive orders against public authorities on grounds of mutual institutional trust, and constitutional reasons relating to the separation of powers. This is particularly so in the case of mandatory orders: whilst section 31(1) of the Senior Courts Act 1981 allows judges to grant such orders, when doing so they take the underlying decision out of the hands out of the public authority which has the democratic imprimatur to take such a decision. There has therefore, traditionally, been a particular reticence to grant mandatory orders in judicial review cases.’

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UK Constitutional Law Association, 16th January 2025

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Manchester 21-year-old’s conviction quashed after rap video evidence refuted – The Guardian

‘An aspiring law student who addressed MPs in parliament has had his conviction for being part of a violent conspiracy quashed after new evidence showing he was wrongfully identified in a drill music video.’

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The Guardian, 15th January 2025

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