‘Police are far more likely to use a Taser electrical weapon against black people due to structural and institutional racism rather than the views of individual officers, a new report says.’
The Guardian, 13th December 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘As many readers will be aware, part of the Home Secretary’s recently announced “five-point plan” on immigration included a significant increase to the minimum income threshold for family visas under Appendix FM of the Immigration Rules.’
EIN Blog, 12th December 2023
Source: www.ein.org.uk
‘Generative AI could be a “potentially useful secondary tool” for judges to use in the course of their work, according to new guidance from the senior judiciary.’
Legal Futures, 13th December 2023
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘Brent Council has secured a £424,000 confiscation order against a landlord who rented out a large shed as five flats.’
Local Government Lawyer, 11th December 2023
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘Here’s our guide to scope of duty and limitation in a wide-ranging judgment handed down by the Technology and Construction Court. The decision in Lendlease Construction (Europe) Limited v Aecom Limited [2023] EWHC 2620 (TCC) provides a helpful review of these issues in the context of construction projects.’
Mills & Reeve, 12th December 2023
Source: www.mills-reeve.com
‘A children’s doctor who drank a can of strong lager on shift before being sent home after causing an “incident” has been found guilty of professional misconduct.’
The Independent, 11th December 2023
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Three people have been found guilty of murdering a vulnerable woman who was tortured, starved and “treated like a slave” over many months, reducing her to a “gaunt and skeletal” appearance.’
The Guardian, 11th December 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Campaigners will make a second High Court bid later to try to block a road tunnel project near Stonehenge.’
BBC News, 12th December 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘An independent complaints commission set up by British Gymnastics to hear abuse cases has been called “not fit for purpose” after it emerged that it had failed to ban a single coach over the past 18 months.’
The Guardian, 11th December 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A report published earlier this month by the Legal Services Board highlighted the ethical risks faced by today’s lawyers.’
Legal Futures, 12th December 2023
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘A High Court judge has dismissed a statutory review claim of the adoption of Waverly Borough Council’s Local Plan Part 2 over the claimants’ “hypercritical scrutiny” of a planning inspector’s report.’A High Court judge has dismissed a statutory review claim of the adoption of Waverly Borough Council’s Local Plan Part 2 over the claimants’ “hypercritical scrutiny” of a planning inspector’s report.’
Local Government Lawyer, 5th December 2023
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘Relatives of the 97 people killed at Hillsborough in 1989 will discover today how the government intends to respond to recommendations for widespread reform made in an official report six years ago into their experiences.’
The Guardian, 6th December 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A tenant said she and her family were left feeling “really vulnerable” after being charged unlawful fees totalling more than £10,000.’
BBC News, 6th December 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The Court of Appeal has held that by refusing Mr Ozmen—a Turkish national—leave to remain in the UK as a businessperson pursuant to the European Community Association Agreement (or “ECAA”) between the UK and Turkey, the first instance decision-maker, the administrative reviewer and even the judge conducting a judicial review had all fallen into error in rejecting Mr Ozmen’s proposal on the basis of a superficial search resulting in wrong factual information about the viability of one potential customer. That flaw had undermined the decision-making at all levels. It was also quite irrational to reject the entire application on the basis of an analysis of evidence about the viability of one customer where the overall scheme of the evidence about four potential customers showed that there was broad demand for Mr Ozmen’s services. Mr Ozmen appealed against the dismissal of his claim for judicial review of the SSHD’s refusal to grant him leave to remain in the UK as a businessperson under the ECAA. He had arrived in the UK having been granted leave to enter as a short-term student in December 2019 and in May 2020, he applied for leave to remain here as a business person. His plan was to work as a mobile barber in and around the town of Glossop (Derbyshire) and he had submitted a detailed proposal with his application. On 15 March 2021, his application was refused and his administrative review application was unsuccessful on 7 February 2022 and he was advised to leave the country.’
EIN Blog, 5th December 2023
Source: www.ein.org.uk
‘The issue of gas safety certificates has been revisited again in Van-Herpen v Green & Green (2023) County Court at Hastings, 4 December 2023, in which I acted for the Defendants. This time, the questions for the court were whether a Building Regulations Compliance Certificate (“BRCC”) from the installation of a boiler or a Gas Safety Certificate (“GSC”) arising out of a plumber’s visit some two months later had to be served for the section 21 notice to be valid.’
Nearly Legal, 5th December 2023
Source: nearlylegal.co.uk
‘A review of 302 domestic homicides recorded in a four-year period has found that the majority of those killed had been “hiding in plain sight”, having made contact with the police, health services and other public agencies before their death.’
The Guardian, 6th December 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Two-thirds of 115 bereaved families surveyed by Ipsos thought the fatal attack on their loved one had been very or fairly preventable.’
The Guardian, 5th December 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘An inquest into the death of a 39-year-old woman, who fell from the balcony of her third floor flat in west London after an epileptic seizure, has found that the failure of the local housing authority and a housing association to provide her with safe accommodation was a cause of her death.’
Local Government Lawyer, 4th December 2023
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘Under the Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992 (“TULRCA”), s. 146, workers are protected against detriments falling short of dismissal related to taking part in the activities of an independent trade union at an appropriate time. The scope of “trade union activities” in that provision has been interpreted as not including industrial action.’
UKSC Blog, 5th December 2023
Source: ukscblog.com
‘A senior doctor who won a record £3.2m payout says her boss tried to “break” her after she raised concerns about how Covid was being handled.’
BBC News, 5th December 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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