Lucy Letby murder convictions: what did the expert panel find? – The Guardian

Posted February 5th, 2025 in children, evidence, hospitals, murder, news, nurses, reports by sally

‘Group concludes babies died due to natural causes or errors in medical care, saying there was no evidence of deliberate harm.’

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The Guardian, 4th February 2025

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UK court shuts door on ‘second medical use’ SPCs – OUT-LAW.com

Posted February 5th, 2025 in EC law, medicines, news, patents by sally

‘Pharmaceutical companies cannot obtain UK supplementary protection certificates (SPCs) for medicinal products for which a second medical use has been found where those products have already been the subject of a marketing authorisation issued by regulators, the Court of Appeal in England and Wales has confirmed.’

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OUT-LAW.com, 4th February 2025

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High Court refuses application for deprivation of liberty order regarding disabled 15-year-old subject to care order – Local Government Lawyer

‘A judge has refused an application by a local authority for a declaration from the High Court that it is lawful and in the best interests of a 15-year-old boy with “profound enduring disabilities”, who is the subject of a care order, to be deprived of his liberty.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 4th February 2025

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Carr floats formal mediation council for civil and commercial work – Legal Futures

Posted February 5th, 2025 in dispute resolution, international courts, lectures, news, rule of law, treaties by sally

‘The Lady Chief Justice has suggested that a new mediation council should be set up for civil and commercial matters to bolster England and Wales’s status as a leading international mediation centre”.’

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Legal Futures, 5th February 2025

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High Court approves merger of schemes in winding-up – Pensions Barrister

Posted February 5th, 2025 in mergers, news, pensions, winding up by sally

‘In Arcadia Group Pension Trust Ltd v Smith [2025] EWHC 11 (Ch), Master Marsh (sitting in retirement) has approved the merger of the Staff and Executive Schemes of Arcadia Group, both of which were in winding-up after the principal employer went into administration and then into liquidation. The need to seek the Court’s approval arose because of the proposed exercise of the amendment power of the Staff Scheme during the winding-up. The Master was satisfied that the amendment power was wide enough to enable it to be exercised. The power expressly provided that it continued until the scheme had been wound up and that it could be exercised by the trustee without the need for principal employer consent where the employer was in liquidation. There was accordingly no scope to imply any fetter on the use of its operation in the circumstances of the case. The Master was also satisfied that the merger was a proper exercise of the power, even though adding members of the Executive Scheme to the Staff Scheme would enable the members of the former scheme to benefit from the surplus in the latter scheme.’

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Pensions Barrister, 3rd February 2025

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‘Watershed moment’ as three-year time limit on child rape claims scrapped in England and Wales – The Guardian

Posted February 5th, 2025 in child abuse, children, limitations, news, rape by sally

‘Hundreds of child rape survivors, including those targeted by grooming gangs, are expected to pursue their abusers in the courts after ministers scrapped a three-year time limit on compensation claims.’

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The Guardian, 5th February 2025

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Autonomy and assisted dying / suicide – an important judicial light shed from an unexpected corner – Mental Capacity Law and Policy

Posted February 5th, 2025 in assisted suicide, bills, consent, electronic commerce, gambling, news by sally

‘Individual decision-making and its complexities was very much in the spotlight this week in the context of the oral evidence sessions held by the Public Bill Committee considering the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill. The decision of Collins Rice in ‘RTM’ v Bonne Terre Ltd [2025] EWHC 111 (KB), handed down on 23 January 2025, is an important reminder of just how complex the idea of autonomy is in real life.’

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Mental Capacity Law and Policy, 2nd February 2025

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‘Basic lack of decency’ driving self-harm in women’s prisons, report says – The Guardian

Posted February 5th, 2025 in criminal justice, news, prisons, statistics, women by sally

‘Women in prison are resorting to self-harm because of “astonishing gaps” in basic services including strict time limits when contacting their children and bans from using washing machines for dirty underwear, according to a watchdog’s report.’

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The Guardian, 5th February 2025

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Immigration rules keep changing, and the confusion can cause real problems for migrants – EIN Blog

Posted February 5th, 2025 in computer programs, documents, government departments, immigration, news by sally

‘A nationwide plan to digitise immigration documents recently came into force. Since January 1, millions of foreign nationals who live in the UK must now use digital-only status documents, as all biometric residence permits expired at the end of 2024.’

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EIN Blog, 3rd February 2025

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Man jailed for trying to kill PC with scissors – BBC News

Posted February 5th, 2025 in attempted murder, imprisonment, news, police, sentencing by sally

‘A man has been jailed for 30 years for trying to kill a police officer by stabbing him in the head with a pair of scissors.’

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BBC News, 4th February 2025

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Thousands to sue Johnson & Johnson in UK over alleged talc link to cancer – The Guardian

Posted February 5th, 2025 in asbestos, cancer, class actions, health & safety, news by sally

‘Lawyers representing 3,500 claimants are preparing to sue the pharmaceutical firm Johnson & Johnson (J&J) over alleged links between talcum powder and cancer, in what is expected to be one of the largest pharmaceutical product group actions in English and Welsh legal history.’

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The Guardian, 4th February 2025

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