Author: sally

New Judgment: R (On the application of Day) v Shropshire Council [2023] UKSC 8 – UKSC Blog

Posted March 6th, 2023 in appeals, consultations, judicial review, local government, news, planning, Supreme Court by sally

‘Land which is subject to a statutory trust in favour of the public is held by a local authority for the purpose of the public’s enjoyment. In order for local authorities to dispose of this type of land they must comply with statutory consultation requirements. The issue raised by this appeal is what happens to the public’s rights to use this type of land when the local authority disposes of the land but fails to comply with the statutory requirements.’

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UKSC Blog, 1st March 2023

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Equalities watchdog criticises councils for leaving adults receiving social care “in the dark” about how to challenge decisions – Local Government Lawyer

Posted March 6th, 2023 in equality, Equality and Human Rights Commission, inquiries, local government, news, social services by sally

‘Adults receiving social care in England and Wales are being failed if they try to challenge decisions made by local authorities, the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has claimed.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 2nd March 2023

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Court bid to protect against ‘ghost landlords’ fails – BBC News

Posted March 3rd, 2023 in appeals, houses in multiple occupation, housing, landlord & tenant, news, rent, repairs, Supreme Court by sally

‘A legal bid to protect tenants from so called “ghost landlords” has failed, in a move that could have significant implications for people looking to claim their rent back if they live in bad conditions.’

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BBC News, 2nd March 2023

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Case Preview: R (on the application of Palmer) v Northern Derbyshire Magistrates Court and Anor – UKSC Blog

Posted March 3rd, 2023 in administrators, appeals, company directors, company law, employment, insolvency, news, redundancy, Supreme Court, trade unions by sally

‘In this post, Ingrida Jakuseva, a paralegal within the Litigation and Arbitration department at CMS, previews the decision awaited from the Supreme Court in R (on the application of Palmer) v Northern Derbyshire Magistrates Court and Anor. The application for permission to appeal will be heard by the Supreme Court on 8 March 2023.’

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UKSC Blog, 1st March 2023

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Jurors trying Insulate Britain protesters fail to reach verdict – The Guardian

Posted March 3rd, 2023 in climate change, demonstrations, environmental protection, juries, news, nuisance, retrials by sally

‘Three climate protesters who stopped traffic to bring rush hour chaos to the City of London face a possible retrial.’

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The Guardian, 2nd March 2023

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The Environmental Minimum with Dr Stefan Theil – Law Pod UK

Posted March 3rd, 2023 in climate change, environmental protection, human rights, news by sally

‘In this episode, Lucy McCann speaks to Dr Stefan Theil, the John Thornley Fellow and Director of Studies in Law at Sidney Sussex College, University of Cambridge, about what role the law can play in tackling the climate crisis.’

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Law Pod UK, 1st March 2023

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Family wins settlement in claim over teacher’s asbestos cancer death – The Guardian

Posted March 3rd, 2023 in asbestos, bereavement, cancer, compensation, families, health & safety, news, teachers by sally

‘The family of a teacher who died of cancer due to asbestos exposure at her school has won a settlement, prompting warnings that staff and pupils remain at risk in older buildings.’

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The Guardian, 3rd March 2023

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Plans for gas drilling in Surrey Hills to face judicial review – The Guardian

Posted March 3rd, 2023 in energy, government departments, inquiries, judicial review, miners, news, planning by sally

‘Plans to drill for gas in the Surrey Hills will be put under judicial review and could be stopped, after local campaigners took the government to the high court.’

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The Guardian, 2nd March 2023

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Blackpool murder: Four jailed for ‘almost animalistic’ street attack – BBC News

Posted March 3rd, 2023 in homicide, imprisonment, murder, news, sentencing by sally

‘Two men and two women who chased and stabbed a man in a “vicious, frenzied attack” have been jailed for life.’

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BBC News, 2nd March 2023

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Pedestrian jailed for manslaughter after causing cyclist to fall in front of car – The Guardian

Posted March 3rd, 2023 in accidents, bicycles, homicide, imprisonment, news, sentencing by sally

‘A pedestrian who shouted and waved her arm aggressively at a cyclist on the pavement, causing her to fall into the path of an oncoming car, has been jailed for three years for manslaughter.’

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The Guardian, 2nd March 2023

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Why thousands of people who thought they were British could lose their citizenship – EIN Blog

Posted March 1st, 2023 in brexit, children, citizenship, EC law, families, government departments, immigration, interpretation, news by sally

‘Confusion has arisen around the British government’s own understanding of its citizenship laws, following a judgment by the UK’s high court. In a ruling handed down on January 20 2023, in the case of Roehrig v Secretary of State for the Home Department, Mr Justice Eyre determined that the restrictive approach applied by the Home Office since 2000 to how the children of EU nationals automatically acquire citizenship is the correct interpretation of the law.’

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EIN Blog, 28th February 2023

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City law firms using diversity schemes for “reputation laundering” – Legal Futures

Posted March 1st, 2023 in diversity, equality, law firms, news, solicitors by sally

‘The efforts of City law firms to become more diverse and inclusive are a form of “reputation laundering”, offering only the “illusion of change”, an academic and diversity specialist has argued.’

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Legal Futures, 1st March 2023

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Hundreds of UK sex offenders went missing, figures show – BBC News

Posted March 1st, 2023 in government departments, names, news, police, sexual offences, statistics by sally

‘Hundreds of sex offenders across the UK slipped off the radar of police in a three-year period, the BBC can reveal.’

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BBC News, 1st March 2023

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Court of Appeal quashes planning permission for only having consideration of part of site – Local Government Lawyer

Posted March 1st, 2023 in appeals, environmental protection, interpretation, local government, news, planning by sally

‘Maidstone Borough Council will have to reconsider a planning application after the Court of Appeal found the local authority misinterpreted its own planning policy on brownfield developments.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 27th February 2023

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Surrogacy, IVF and equality: JR176(2)’s application for judicial review – UK Human Rights Blog

Posted March 1st, 2023 in equality, gender, homosexuality, human rights, judicial review, news, sex discrimination, sexual orientation discrimination, surrogacy by sally

‘Two men are in a relationship and want to have a child. They approach a female friend who is happy to be their surrogate. She has previously had a voluntary sterilisation procedure, so she would need in-vitro fertilisation (IVF) using a donor egg (a procedure known as gestational surrogacy), to help her friends realise their wishes. This is where they all encounter a problem: voluntary sterilisation makes the woman ineligible for publicly funded IVF.’

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UK Human Rights Blog, 28th February 2023

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Leila Borrington: Woman guilty of killing three-year-old stepson – BBC News

Posted March 1st, 2023 in autism, causing death of children or vulnerable adults, child cruelty, children, disabled persons, families, homicide, news by sally

‘A woman has been found guilty of the manslaughter of her three-year-old stepson but acquitted of his murder.’

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BBC News, February 2023

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Election court awards costs against petitioner in ‘dates bribe’ case – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted March 1st, 2023 in bribery, costs, elections, local government, news, political parties by sally

‘A rare sitting of the Election Court has agreed to withdraw a petition for a council election to be declared void after receiving “conclusive evidence” that the petitioner handed packets of dates to potential voters.’

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Law Society's Gazette, 28th February 2023

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Judge jails fake NHS psychiatrist and criticises ‘abject failure of scrutiny’ – The Guardian

Posted March 1st, 2023 in doctors, fraud, hospitals, imprisonment, news, psychiatrists, sentencing by sally

‘A bogus psychiatrist who practised in the NHS for 22 years with a fake degree has been jailed, as a judge criticised medical authorities for an “abject failure of scrutiny”.’

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The Guardian, 28th February 2023

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Defendant given 12-month community order and ordered to pay council costs after housing fraud guilty plea – Local Government Lawyer

Posted February 28th, 2023 in community service, fraud, guilty pleas, housing, news, sentencing by sally

‘A 46-year-old nurse has been sentenced to a 12-month community order and told to contribute to Reigate and Banstead Borough Council’s costs after pleading guilty to housing fraud.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 27th February 2023

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Asylum seeker plans legal challenge to Home Office questionnaire – The Guardian

Posted February 28th, 2023 in asylum, government departments, news, race discrimination by sally

‘A Sudanese asylum seeker is planning a legal challenge to a new Home Office questionnaire that is being circulated to 12,000 asylum seekers to speed up their claims.’

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The Guardian, 27th February 2023

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