‘The Court of Appeal has allowed an appeal by a local authority and remitted for rehearing a case concerning findings of fact in care proceedings.’
Local Government Lawyer, 10th October 2023
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘A family judge was wrong to make an order preventing the reporting of a case, an appeal judgment has ruled in a significant step for the opening of proceedings to the press.’
Law Society's Gazette, 5th October 2023
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘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 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
‘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
‘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
‘The Appellant was Ms Habib. She brought a discrimination case against the Respondent, the nature of which was not really relevant to the decision of the EAT. Credibility was a key issue however. The Tribunal found that the way the Appellant gave evidence led them to believe that she was not always being truthful and that her recollection was sometimes unreliable. Her claims were dismissed.’
3PB, 4th September 2023
Source: www.3pb.co.uk
‘The High Court has rejected an appeal against a £20,000 fine imposed on a male law firm owner who said “mmm, I like what I see” to a young woman applying for a paralegal position.’
Legal Futures, 3rd October 2023
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘East Sussex County Council has submitted a request for permission to appeal a decision ordering it to pay school fees costs to the family of a young autistic boy.’
Local Government Lawyer, 29th September 2023
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘In 1991 Campbell, who has a mental impairment, received a life sentence for a crime he says he did not commit.’
The Guardian, 2nd October 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Five more former sub-postmasters have had convictions set aside after their cases were sent back to court by the Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC).’
Criminal Cases Review Commission, 28th September 2023
Source: ccrc.gov.uk
‘A former MP jailed for expenses fraud has lost a Court of Appeal bid to challenge his four-year prison sentence.’
The Independent, 26th September 2023
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Michael Mullin and Scarlet Taylor-Waller analyse an important Court of Appeal ruling in a case where a council offered accommodation in Walsall to an appellant who had lived all her life in London.’
Local Government Lawyer, 21st September 2023
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘The Court of Appeal recently considered the use of the inherent jurisdiction in a forced marriage case. Rhys Hadden analyses the ruling.’
Local Government Lawyer, 15th September 2023
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘A law firm’s former clients have lost their appeal against a decision that they owe outstanding fees to the non-lawyer who took assignment of their retainers.’
Legal Futures, 15th September 2023
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘The police watchdog has announced an investigation into Greater Manchester police’s handling of Andrew Malkinson’s case. Malkinson was exonerated in July of a rape for which he wrongly spent 17 years in prison after a DNA breakthrough. The court of appeal also ruled that disclosure failures by Greater Manchester police (GMP) rendered his conviction unsafe.’
The Guardian, 13th September 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A group that campaigns for the welfare of children in institutional settings has won an appeal that will require the Department for Education (DfE) to release analysis of incidents where children became looked after as a result of abuse or neglect.’
Local Government Lawyer, 14th September 2023
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘The Court of Appeal has settled the uncertainty around whether the ruling in Denton applies to applications to set aside a default judgment, writes Alastair Cantor.’
Local Government Lawyer, 8th September 2023
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
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