‘The trial of Lucy Letby was conducted amid levels of press secrecy for victims and witnesses rarely seen outside proceedings involving matters of national security.’
The Guardian, 18th August 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A comedian who has appeared on Channel 4’s 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown has been sentenced after being found with more than 35,000 indecent images of children.’
The Guardian, 17th August 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Medical neglect and “gross failures” by a mental health trust contributed to the suicide of a 12-year-old girl in a case that has highlighted national concerns about underfunding, a coroner has ruled.’
The Guardian, 17th August 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A man who subjected a young girl to a three-year “campaign of rape” has been jailed for over 19 years.’
BBC News, 15th August 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Ofsted has warned that “too often”, children subject to deprivation of liberty (DoL) orders are placed in illegal unregistered settings without external oversight.’
Local Government Lawyer, 15th August 2023
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘The parents of a three-month-old girl who was mauled to death by one of their husky dogs have been given suspended jail sentences.’
The Guardian, 14th August 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Elbhiri v Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. 9 December 2022. Central London County Court (Unreported – copy of judgment )
This is a s.204 appeal judgment that I have been sitting on for an inexcusably long time, ever since I was kindly sent the judgment. This is particularly inexcusable as it is a very interesting point at issue in this appeal. The brief background was that RBKC owed Ms Elbhiri the full housing duty following her homeless application. Ms E had been placed in temporary accommodation under s.193 Housing Act 1996. She then sought a review under s.202 of the suitability of the accommodation. The review upheld the suitability of the accommodation and Ms E brought a s.204 appeal.’
Nearly legal, 13th August 2023
Source: nearlylegal.co.uk
‘In this two-part article, Maya Sikand KC, Tom Stoate, and Ruby Peacock, explore two difficult questions arising from the inquest into the “harrowing circumstances” of the death of a baby, Aisha Cleary, at HMP Bronzefield. This first part seeks to answer the question: should coroners have jurisdiction to investigate stillbirths?’
UK Human Rights Blog, 11th August 2023
Source: ukhumanrightsblog.com
‘The Court of Appeal recently considered the approach to be taken to a claim for judicial review of a decision that SB was clearly and obviously an adult. Catherine Rowlands examines the judgment.’
Local Government Lawyer, 11th August 2023
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘The Court of Appeal has allowed an appeal by a mother and made supervision orders in place of care orders for all three of her children, who are placed at home.’
Local Government Lawyer, 8th August 2023
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘The mother of a girl murdered in 1992 says she is taking legal action against a police force over her 30-year wait for justice.’
BBC News, 9th August 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘In July 2022, the President of the Family Division launched the national deprivation of liberty court. Based at the Royal Courts of Justice, it deals with all new applications seeking authorisation to deprive children of their liberty under the inherent jurisdiction and will run for a 12-month pilot phase initially. Nuffield Family Justice Observatory was invited to collect and publish data on these applications.’
Family Law, 7th August 2023
Source: www.familylaw.co.uk
‘A man has been found guilty of a public order offence after protesting against a drag queen story-telling event for children at Tate Britain.’
The Guardian, 7th August 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A British man who tried to smuggle migrant children as young as 1 into the UK by hiding them behind boxes in his van has been jailed for 4 years.’
Home Office, 28th July 2023
Source: www.gov.uk
‘A convicted satanist and far-right extremist who was given a suspended sentence as a teenager has now been imprisoned after admitting further crimes including making an indecent photograph of a child.’
The Guardian, 3rd August 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘There has been some uncertainty over the correct approach to the issue of when findings of fact can be re-opened. This was as a direct result of the judgment of Mostyn J in Re RL.’
Becket Chambers, 3rd July 2023
Source: becket-chambers.co.uk
The Children’s Commissioner for England, Dame Rachel de Souza, is to ask care-experienced people for their views on whether care experience should be a ‘protected characteristic’ under the Equality Act 2010 – “like age, disability or religion currently are”.
Local Government Lawyer, 1st August 2023
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘The Claimant was a destitute asylum-seeker who was heavily pregnant and the mother of three young children.’
Garden Court Chambers, 31st July 2023
Source: www.gardencourtchambers.co.uk
‘A Court of Protection judge has determined that a man lacks capacity to make decisions about where he lives, his care, and his use of the internet and social media.’
Local Government Lawyer, 1st August 2023
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘Tens of thousands of children in England and Wales have been left in limbo by delays in the family court that have meant many waiting over a year for their future to be resolved.’
The Guardian, 1st August 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
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