‘ A cyclist who left a nine-year-old girl with life-threatening injuries after knocking her down on a pedestrian crossing is facing jail. Philip Benwell, 38, was charged with causing grievous bodily harm to Leila Crofts by “wanton and furious” cycling under the 1861 Offences Against the Person Act.’
Daily Telegraph, 26th November 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Ian Watkins, singer of Welsh rock band Lostprophets, has pleaded guilty to a series of “depraved” child sex offences including attempted rape of a baby.’
BBC News, 26th November 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A judge has warned that the Internet cannot be used as a “babysitter” as he sentenced a 12-year-old for raping his younger sister after watching porn at school.’
Daily Telegraph, 26th November 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘ “Shocking” sexual violence is being carried out by children against other children as young as 11, according to an official report. The Office of the Children’s Commissioner for England said the perpetrators could be 12 or 13, and rape is seen as “normal and inevitable” in some areas, especially among gangs.’
BBC News, 26th November 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Hurzat v Hounslow LBC (2013) CA (Civ Div) 21 November 2013. What is the relationship between Housing Act 1996 Part VII and Children Act 2004? Does the duty under s.11 Children Act to safeguard and promote the welfare of children have a bearing on decisions on intentional homelessness under Housing Act 1996? While this case provides a partial answer, it was not, I think, a great case on the facts for testing the interplay of the Acts.’
NearlyLegal, 24th November 2013
Source: www.nearlylegal.co.uk/blog/
‘This was an an application for permission to appeal a judicial review decision on the interrelation of s.17 Children Act 1989, s.11 Children Act 2004 and the Housing Act 1996 parts 6 and 7.’
NearlyLegal, 24th November 2013
Source: www.nearlylegal.co.uk/blog/
In re C (A Child): [2013] EWCA Civ 1412; [2013] WLR (D) 449
‘The Court of Appeal gave guidance as to the proper approach to be adopted in family proceedings when considering a without notice application for a prohibited steps order and the making of a contact order.’
WLR Daily, 21st November 2013
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
‘Radical reforms to the way children and adult sex abuse victims give evidence in court have been floated by the former Lord Chief Justice.
Lord Judge, who stepped down as England and Wales’ most senior judge at the end of September, said there could be a “powerful case” to end the way in which rape and other sex crimes victims currently give evidence.’
Daily Telegraph, 21st November 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“A midwife who left a baby face down in a stationery cupboard was guilty of failing to provide appropriate clinical care, a tribunal has ruled.”
BBC News, 19th November 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“On 9th June 2010, Lewis Pierce, a 9 year old schoolboy at the time, was playing with his younger brother George in their school playground. There was a metal water fountain fixed to the external wall of the school which could be accessed from the playground. In the course of play George sprayed his elder brother with water from the fountain, causing Lewis to swing a punch at George. George was able to evade the punch but as a result Lewis connected with the water fountain, causing lacerations to his right thumb and damage to his tendons. Lewis made a good recovery from the injuries sustained.”
Zenith Chambers, 28th October 2013
Source: www.zenithchambers.co.uk
“Andrew Pack, care lawyer with Brighton and Hove City Council, considers the options for local authorities in the wake of the Court of Appeal’s landmark judgment in W (A Child) v Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council [2013] EWCA Civ 1227.”
Family Law Week, 17th November 2013
Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk
“Two trials reveal how girl’s reports of sexual contact with older men were not passed on by social care and health professionals.”
The Guardian, 8th November 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“In this case the claimant was a failed asylum seeker. She had arrived in the UK at the age of 16. When she turned 18, the local authority continued to support her accommodation and education under section 23C of the Children Act 1989. This imposes after-care duties towards ‘former relevant children’, including by subsection (4) financial assistance in connection with education or training ‘to the extent that [her] welfare and [her] educational or training needs require it’. ”
Education Law Blog, 27th October 2013
Source: www.education11kbw.com
“A man who murdered his girlfriend’s young daughter when he was supposed to be looking after her has been ordered to serve at least 20 years in jail.”
BBC News, 6th November 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A serious case review into the death of Chelsea Clark found examples of substandard care from mental health staff, social and community services workers and the police.”
Daily Telegraph, 5th November 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“In this case the President of the Family Division, Sir James Munby, considered an application for a contra mundum injunction by Staffordshire County Council. He emphasised that the only proper purpose of such an injunction was to protect the child and refused to make an order in the wide terms sought by the Council. As a result, he allowed the publication of video footage and photographs of a baby being removed from its parents.”
UK Human Rights Blog, 5th November 2013
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
“A man has been jailed for shaking his 10 week-old daughter to death because she would not stop crying.”
BBC News, 4th November 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The law has a neutral view of religious belief, the president of the Family Division said today, stressing the secular nature of the judges’ job.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 29th October 2013
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
“John Tughan, barrister, of 4 Paper Buildings reviews important recent cases of which all public law practitioners ought to be aware.”
Family Law Week, 25th October 2013
Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk
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