‘Each year, thousands of people in England and Wales are accused of crimes for which they are later acquitted. While their names may be cleared, they are often left emotionally and financially devastated – as Brian Buckle, who was wrongfully convicted of sexually abusing a child, discovered first-hand.’
BBC News, 6th October 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The BHI Inquiry has exposed the inexcusable and unconscionable dehumanising abuse of vulnerable people held in immigration detention by the Home Office. The Inquiry has found the safeguarding system in detention to be “dysfunctional”, resulting in a failure to protect detained people as intended. Vulnerable people were exposed to the risk of mistreatment and were subjected to actual harm; there were 19 incidents of credible breaches of Article 3 of the ECHR, which prohibits torture, inhuman and degrading treatment within a 5 month period.’
Garden Court Chambers, 19th September 2023
Source: www.gardencourtchambers.co.uk
‘The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has set out its position on the determination of ordinary residence disputes in light of the outcome of a recent landmark Supreme Court ruling.’
Local Government Lawyer, 6th October 2023
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘An Interim Payment (“IP”) is defined in CPR 25.1(1)(k) as a “payment by a defendant on account of any damages, debt or other sum (except costs) which the court may hold the defendant liable to pay”. In effect, it is a sum of money advanced to a claimant from the total pot of compensation they will get at the end of their Personal Injury (“PI”) claim. They are generally obtained in complex PI/clinical negligence claims involving substantial damages and sometimes an as yet uncertain prognosis.’
Pump Court Chambers, 15th September 2023
Source: www.pumpcourtchambers.com
‘In FamilyMart Holding v Ting Chuan [2023] UKPC 33 delivered simultaneously with the decision in Republic of Mozambique v Credit Suisse International [2023] UKHL, Lord Hodge delivered two important judgments on how to define and identify the “matters” which give rise to stay of legal proceedings in favour of arbitration (in England under Section 9 Arbitration Act 1996) and certain other related issues. In doing so, these Courts have dropped the overly “granular” approach adopted by English Courts recently and opted for a more nuanced and analytical approach favoured by the Australian courts. The legal analysis in the two decisions is more or less identical.’
Wilberforce Chambers, 25th September 2023
Source: www.wilberforce.co.uk
“Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG) matters are growing in importance for all organisations. Aside from the moral reasons putting these issues high on the agenda, an organisation’s ESG standing/rating can have a huge impact on its performance, as well as its ability to attract and retain talent, investors, customers and clients. ESG matters can also have potential legal and regulatory consequences.”
Kingsley Napley, 5th October 2023
Source: www.kingsleynapley.co.uk
‘The UK government’s plans to send asylum seekers to Rwanda had generated controversy even before the former home secretary Priti Patel signed a deal with the east African country in April last year sealing the deal. Ministers claimed the plan would deter people from making the dangerous journey across the Channel on small boats.’
The Guardian, 9th October 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The convictions of Michael Stone for the murders of Lin Russell and her daughter Megan are to be reviewed.’
BBC News, 8th October 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘In this judgment, Mr Justice Holgate addressed a challenge brought by the Marine Conservation Society (MCS), Richard Haward’s Oysters and Hugo Tagholm against the Government’s Storm Overflow Discharge Reduction Plan (the Plan).’
Garden Court Chambers, 15th September 2023
Source: www.gardencourtchambers.co.uk
‘In this episode, Paul talks to Jeff Highfield, former Head of Finance at the PPF and now chair of the Pensions Archive Trust, about the work of the trust in archiving material from private pension schemes.’
Pensions Barrister, 4th October 2023
Source: www.pensionsbarrister.com
‘A safeguarding review will take place into the death of Sara Sharif, it has been announced.’
BBC News, 4th October 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has updated its homicide guidance, specifically addressing mercy killings and failed suicide pacts, in order to increase transparency on “how prosecutors think and decide”.’
The Independent, 11th October 2023
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘More than 50,000 refugees in the UK could be made homeless by the end of the year unless ministers take urgent steps to support them as it clears the asylum backlog, the British Red Cross has warned.’
The Guardian, 5th October 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A police officer has been found guilty of raping a friend who accused him of abusing her “like an animal”.’
BBC News, 4th October 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Forthcoming changes to the basis of UK data protection law, although likely to be of minor practical impact, nevertheless represent an important shift in the lens through which domestic data protection legislation is viewed.’
OUT-LAW.com, 4th October 2023
Source: www.pinsentmasons.com
‘The Scottish Government is presently seeking judicial review of the UK Government’s decision to block Royal Assent for the Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill (GRRB) using s.35 of the Scotland Act 1998 (SA). The Court of Session’s decision, which may yet end up before the UK Supreme Court on appeal, is eagerly awaited, not least given the electricity of political debates over gender recognition and its reform in Scotland and elsewhere.’
UK Constitutional Law Association, 5th October 2023
Source: ukconstitutionallaw.org
‘Many UK workers could be entitled to thousands of pounds “unfairly” deducted from their pay after a supreme court decision, according to unions.’
The Guardian, 4th October 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A new Wills Act could permit electronic wills to be introduced “immediately”, rather than enabling the Lord Chancellor to introduce them by statutory instrument at some point in the future, the Law Commission has said.’
Legal Futures, 5th October 2023
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘Keeley Lengthorn of Taylor Rose MW speaks to host Imogen Robins about her awe inspiring campaign for statutory leave for baby loss under 24 weeks of pregnancy. Keeley talks frankly about her own experiences which led her to be a campaigner, and listeners should be trigger-warned in relation to baby loss. This is not family law, but it is law affecting families and Keeley’s honesty and tenacity makes this a must-listen.’
Pump Court Chambers, 1st September 2023
Source: www.pumpcourtchambers.com
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