‘Calls by the mother of a girl killed by a drink and drug driver to change the law over testing blood without consent to speed up police investigations has been backed by her local council.’
BBC News, 18th September 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Relatives of a roofer who suffered a brain injury after being punched in the head are waiting for a High Court judge to rule in a life-support treatment dispute.’
The Independent, 12th September 2023
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A hospital’s review of mesh operations by a surgeon who left dozens of patient in agony is now looking into another type of procedure he carried out.’
BBC News, 11th September 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The Supreme Court in Montgomery imposed (or perhaps clarified) a duty to ensure that any patient is aware of the material risks involved in any recommended treatment. They also extended the duty to obtain informed consent to informing the patient of “any reasonable alternative or variant treatments.”’
Gatehouse Chambers, 7th July 2023
Source: gatehouselaw.co.uk
‘An autistic man with “chronic” kidney disease should not be forced to undergo dialysis, despite the “potentially fatal consequence of not having it”, a judge has ruled.’
BBC News, 23rd August 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘In March 2021, the Court of Appeal handed down its now oft cited decision in Re HN [2021] EWCA Civ 448. That case is famous amongst family lawyers as the architect of the modern approach to umbrella allegations of coercive and controlling behaviour. The focus of this article however is on sexual abuse allegations, in particular those of rape.’
Park Square Barristers, 11th July 2023
Source: www.parksquarebarristers.co.uk
‘Two cases from the past year illustrate the importance of factual causation as an issue in litigation concerning consent to treatment and provide various reminders on points of practice that will be of interest to those working in the field of clinical negligence.’
QMLR, 18th July 2023
Source: 1corqmlr.com
‘The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has issued Surrey Police and Sussex Police with reprimands under its new approach to enforcement against the public sector, instead of imposing a £1m monetary penalty, after finding that some officers at both police forces were using an app that automatically recorded phone conversations.’
Local Government Lawyer, 19th April 2023
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘The making of an adoption order changes a child’s family law status and legal identity forever,1 and only in the most exceptional circumstances is an adoption order ever revoked; most likely, if at all, as a result of serious procedural unfairness or irregularity, or misrepresentation.2 It is a well-established legal principle that, therefore, all “realistic” options need to be explored before adoption is endorsed as a child’s care plan.3 That is no different when it comes to the voluntary relinquishment of a child for adoption, by both parents, or more likely, by one parent, the mother.’
Family Law, 13th April 2023
Source: www.familylaw.co.uk
‘Following the highly publicised trial and subsequent imprisonment of Stephen Bear, Fiona Clegg looks at the current position regarding disclosing private sexual photographs and films with intent to cause distress and the proposals for reform.’
Mountford Chambers, 16th March 2023
Source: www.mountfordchambers.com
‘This is the beguilingly simple opening to the judgment of Sir Julian Flaux C. in the case of Darwall and Darwall v. Dartmoor National Park Authority [2023] EWHC 35 (Ch), which was handed down on Friday, 13 of January 2023.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 30th March 2023
Source: ukhumanrightsblog.com
‘The reality TV personality Stephen Bear has been sentenced to 21 months in prison for sharing a private video of him having sex with his ex-girlfriend Georgia Harrison, in a judgment confirming that sharing intimate images without consent is a serious crime.’
The Guardian, 3rd March 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A new criminal offence of intentionally deceiving a person into engaging in sexual activity should be created to address confusion in the law around consent, legal experts and lawyers have said.’
The Guardian, 18th January 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A victim of county lines trafficking has won a landmark victory in the high court securing new protections against the Salvation Army handing over confidential information to the Home Office.’
The Guardian, 12th December 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The 22 year old patient in this case, X, was unconscious in intensive care during the course of this hearing, following a serious stroke. There was virtually no prospect that he would recover. This urgent application by X’s parents, out of hours, before Poole J was for a declaration that it would be lawful for a doctor to retrieve X’s sperm for storage after his death. The applicants also sought an order that X’s father V could sign the relevant consents under the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 1990 (“The 1990 Act”). The applicants did not seek any orders in respect of the use of X’s sperm once collected and stored. That was for another day.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 24th November 2022
Source: ukhumanrightsblog.com
‘Victims will be better protected from abusers who share intimate images without their consent, under a raft of changes to the law announced today (25 November 2022).’
Ministry of Justice, 25th November 2022
Source: www.gov.uk
‘The Government has today announced that it will implement Law Commission recommendations to strengthen the law to protect victims of intimate image abuse.’
Law Commission, 25th November 2022
Source: www.lawcom.gov.uk
‘Doctors can carry out a caesarean section on a heavily pregnant woman with mental health difficulties without her approval if needed, a judge has ruled.’
The Independent, 19th October 2022
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Bianca Jackson, Barrister at Coram Chambers considers the most important news and case law relating to Surrogacy Arrangements and Parental Orders.’
Family Law Week, 5th October 2022
Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk
‘A woman is suing the Crown Prosecution Service after it admitted her rape case should not have been dropped because of claims she had an episode of a rare sleep condition called sexsomnia.’
The Guardian, 5th October 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
