‘A “tsunami” of online child abuse is taking place in the UK, the NSPCC has said as it published data showing a more than 80% rise in online grooming crimes being recorded by police over the last four years.’
The Independent, 5th July 2022
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘The relationship between the Scotland Act 1998 (“the SA”), Convention rights and the Human Rights Act 1998 (“the HRA”) is well known.’
UK Constitutional Law Association, 5th July 2022
Source: ukconstitutionallaw.org
‘A doctor who carried out a botched procedure that led to the death of a woman has been jailed for three years.’
The Guardian, 5th July 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A Metropolitan police firearms officer lawfully shot Jermaine Baker dead in December 2015, an official inquiry has found.;
The Guardian, 5th July 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Miscarriage is not an illness and should not be allocated as ‘sick leave.’ The statistics speak for themselves: 1 in 8 pregnancies results in miscarriage, 1 in 90 pregnancies are ectopic and 1 in every 200 births in England is a still birth (death occurring after 24 weeks of pregnancy).’
Law Society's Gazette, 4th July 2022
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘A woman was kept in police custody for 36 hours after having a stillbirth because of suspicions she had an abortion after the legal cut-off point, it has been claimed.’
The Independent, 5th July 2022
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘The Supreme Court will next week (12 July) consider whether the principle enunciated by the Court of Appeal that a planning condition could not lawfully require the developer to dedicate land for public purposes without the payment of compensation, is correct in law.’
Local Government Lawyer, 4th July 2022
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘The long-awaited findings of a public inquiry into the fatal police shooting of an unarmed man during a foiled prison break are due to be published on Tuesday.’
The Independent, 5th July 2022
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘The police strip-search at school of Child Q caused outrage. But experts say it is just one example of how black children are perceived as more mature – and culpable – than white peers.’
The Guardian, 5th July 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A law firm has been ordered to pay wasted costs of £7,920 for not satisfying itself that the director of a company in deadlock with the other director had the authority to give it instructions.’
Legal Futures, 5th July 2022
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘A woman who was repeatedly raped as a child has demanded justice after a report found that the police and a council failed her.’
BBC News, 4th July 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Tech firms will be required to shield internet users from state-sponsored disinformation posing a threat to UK society and democracy, under changes to a landmark online safety bill.’
The Guardian, 4th July 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Dominic Raab has expressed doubts about including the right to an abortion in the forthcoming bill of rights, saying the matter was already “settled in UK law”.’
The Guardian, 29th June 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘If enacted in its present form the Bill of Rights Bill would compromise judicial independence, dilute ECHR rights protection, and undermine the principle of parliamentary democracy that it purports to protect. The Bill seeks to repeal the Human Rights Act 1998 (HRA 1998) in full and replace it with legislation which, according to a Government press release, will “ensure courts cannot interpret laws in ways that were never intended by Parliament”. It also seeks to inject a “healthy dose of common sense” into courts’ protection of Convention rights.’
Oxford Human Rights Hub, 27th June 2022
Source: ohrh.law.ox.ac.uk
‘Environment secretary George Eustice wants to tear up a key piece of European law that environmentalists say protects cherished habitats in the UK.’
The Guardian, 30th June 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘In R (Gorani) v HM Assistant Coroner for Inner West London [2022] EWHC1593 (QB), a Divisional Court comprising Macur LJ and Garnham J rejected on all grounds a wide-ranging challenge to the conduct of in inquest into a suicide. Of particular interest were the Court’s observations on the effect of a finding that the investigative duty under article 2, ECHR was engaged, and their clarification that a coroner does not need to hear submissions before refusing to make a ‘preventing future deaths’ report. That said, it is a broad and interesting judgment and deserves reading in full by those with an interest in coronial law.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 28th June 2022
Source: ukhumanrightsblog.com
‘The delayed public inquiry into the UK’s handling of the Covid-19 pandemic has been launched after Boris Johnson accepted calls to widen the terms of reference to consider its unequal impact on minority-ethnic people, on children and on mental health.’
The Guardian, 28th June 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
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