Jason Lawrance appeals against vasectomy lie rape convictions – BBC News
‘A man found guilty of rape after lying about having had a vasectomy is appealing against the convictions.’
BBC News, 19th September 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Category: consent
No 10 request for user data from government website sparks alarm – The Guardian
Posted September 11th, 2019 in brexit, consent, data protection, government departments, human rights, internet, news, privacy by tracey
‘Data privacy campaign groups and Labour have expressed alarm after it emerged Downing Street has ordered departments to centralise the collection and analysis of user information from the government’s main public information website ahead of Brexit.’
The Guardian, 10th September 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
Court rejects bid to stop Muslim family representing sick girl – The Guardian
Posted September 6th, 2019 in children, consent, Islam, litigation friends, medical treatment, news by tracey
‘An NHS trust has been criticised for arguing that the family of a seriously ill five-year-old girl are incapable of acting in her best interests because of their Islamic religious beliefs.’
The Guardian, 6th September 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
Giving birth and the Court of Protection – Transparency Project
Posted September 3rd, 2019 in birth, consent, Court of Protection, health, learning difficulties, news, pregnancy by sally
‘Every year, there are a handful of applications to the Court of Protection to authorise delivery a baby by caesarean section against the wishes of the mother, or where the mother is unable to express a preference due to significant mental impairment. Since the case of FG in 2014 (NHS Trust & Ors v FG [2014] EWCOP 30), the guidance given to medical practitioners has been that a court application is required where a c-section is proposed but the merits are finely balanced or will involve more than transient forcible restraint; where there is a serious dispute about the patient’s best interests; or where there is a real risk that the proposed treatment constitutes a deprivation of the patient’s liberty.’
Transparency Project, 2nd September 2019
Source: www.transparencyproject.org.uk
Court of Appeal highlights value of early neutral evaluation – Litigation Futures
Posted August 21st, 2019 in appeals, civil procedure rules, consent, costs, financial dispute resolution, news, wills by sally
‘Requiring parties to submit to early neutral evaluation (ENE) against their will is “not an obstruction to or constraint on” their access to the court, the Court of Appeal has ruled.’
Litigation Futures, 21st August 2019
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
Court “does not need consent of all parties” to order ENE – Litigation Futures
‘A court has the power to order early neutral evaluation (ENE) even though one party has not consented to it, the Court of Appeal has ruled.’
Litigation Futures, 9th August 2019
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
Capacity and sexual relations – trying to make it personal – Local Government Lawyer
‘Alex Ruck Keene analyses the latest Court of Protection ruling on capacity and sexual relations.’
Local Government Lawyer, 19th July 2019
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Capacity to consent to sexual relations: obscurity illuminated? – Transparency Project
Posted July 24th, 2019 in consent, Court of Protection, disabled persons, families, human rights, learning difficulties, local government, media, news, privacy by sally
‘The intimate life of a woman, who is known to the public only by the initials NB, is the subject of a case in the Court of Protection which attracted headlines earlier this year. A further judgment has recently been published, following an interim judgment published in May.’
Transparency Project, 23rd July 2019
Source: www.transparencyproject.org.uk
Woman must have chemotherapy despite wanting to die, judge rules – The Independent
‘A woman with a brain tumour should have chemotherapy despite “wanting to die”, a judge has decided.’
The Independent, 17th July 2019
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Tafida Raqeeb: Parents of five-year-old girl in coma launch legal challenge to decision to allow her to die – The Independent
‘The parents of a seriously ill five-year-old girl have launched a legal challenge after doctors decided she should be allowed to die.’
The Independent, 16th July 2019
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Re AB: Termination of pregnancy – Law & Religion UK
Posted July 15th, 2019 in abortion, consent, Court of Protection, learning difficulties, news by tracey
‘Re AB [2019] EWCOP 26, [2019] EWCA Civ 1215[1]. The recent case of Re AB has been widely reported. In it, Lieven J held in the Court of Protection that an NHS Trust was permitted to perform an abortion on a 24-year-old woman. The Court of Appeal overturned that decision. The case created headlines around the world, shining a spotlight on the work of the Court of Protection and the difficult decisions that it has to make on a daily basis.’
Law & Religion UK, 15th July 2019
Source: www.lawandreligionuk.com
CPS cancels meeting on rape victims’ phone data due to legal action – The Guardian
Posted July 8th, 2019 in consent, consultations, Crown Prosecution Service, data protection, investigatory powers, news, police, proportionality, rape, sex discrimination, sexual offences, telecommunications, victims, women by sally
‘Police chiefs and prosecutors have been accused of treating a coalition of women’s groups with contempt after cancelling a meeting to discuss concerns over requests to hand over mobile phone records in rape investigations.’
The Guardian, 6th July 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
High Court rules baby can be given blood without mother’s consent – BBC News
Posted July 5th, 2019 in blood products, children, consent, medical treatment, news, parental rights by sally
‘A High Court judge has ruled that a “gravely ill” baby should have a blood transfusion, even though his mother does not consent on religious grounds.’
BBC News, 4th July 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Revenge porn and ‘cyber-flashing’ laws go under review – The Guardian
Posted June 26th, 2019 in anonymity, consent, consultations, criminal justice, harassment, internet, malicious communications, news, pornography, privacy, prosecutions, sexual offences by sally
‘Victims of revenge porn may be given automatic anonymity in court under a government-initiated review of online harassment that could recommend criminalising “cyber-flashing” and “deepfake” images.’
The Guardian, 26th June 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
Appeal court overturns forced abortion ruling – The Guardian
‘A court ruling that a woman with learning disabilities must have an abortion against her wishes has been overturned on appeal.’
The Guardian, 24th June 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
Data collection leads to discrimination and self-censorship, MPs told – The Guardian
Posted June 20th, 2019 in consent, data protection, freedom of expression, human rights, inquiries, internet, news, privacy by tracey
‘Widespread data collection practices lead to self-censorship and discrimination even though most users are not fully aware of how much their privacy is being infringed, a parliamentary committee has been warned.’
The Guardian, 19th June 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
Legal challenge launched against decision not to prosecute man who filmed woman naked – The Independent
Posted June 18th, 2019 in consent, criminal justice, Crown Prosecution Service, judicial review, news, privacy, prosecutions, rape, sexual offences, statistics, video recordings, voyeurism by tracey
‘Campaigners have launched a judicial review to challenge the decision not to prosecute a man who secretly filmed a sleeping naked woman.’
The Independent, 18th June 2019
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Universities urged to hire staff to investigate sexual harassment – The Guardian
Posted June 14th, 2019 in consent, harassment, hate crime, news, pilot schemes, reports, sexual offences, universities by sally
‘Universities should hire specialist staff to investigate hate crimes and sexual harassment against their students, according to a report commissioned by the higher education regulator for England.’
The Guardian, 12th June 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
Blood products and Jehovah’s Witnesses: DE – Law and Religion UK
Posted May 31st, 2019 in autism, blood products, consent, Court of Protection, learning difficulties, news by tracey
‘In Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust v DE [2019] EWCOP 19, DE was a 49-year-old woman who suffered from autism and mild learning difficulties: she and her mother were Jehovah’s Witnesses [3]. In April 2019, DE broke her leg, and the medical evidence was that she needed surgery and that there was a risk that she would require blood transfusion or blood products during the operation [4]. If she did not have the operation, her mobility would be impaired [5] and the need for an operation was urgent.’
Law and Religion UK, 29th May 2019
Source: www.lawandreligionuk.com
Withdrawal of life support: minimally conscious patients – UK Human Rights Blog
‘A Clinical Commissioning Group v P (by her litigation friend the Official Solicitor) and TD [2019] EWCOP 18. The lesson to be learned from this case is to be careful of the hands into which you may fall, should you become incapacitated and end up in a vegetative or minimally conscious state.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 30th May 2019
Source: ukhumanrightsblog.com
