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New Acts – legislation.gov.uk

Posted May 4th, 2021 in aircraft, animals, children, drug abuse, education, fire, health & safety, legislation, libraries, prisons, rates, sentencing by tracey

2021 c. 24 – Fire Safety Act 2021

2021 c. 21 – Animal Welfare (Sentencing) Act 2021

2021 c. 20 – Education (Guidance about Costs of School Uniforms) Act 2021

2021 c. 19 – Botulinum Toxin and Cosmetic Fillers (Children) Act 2021

2021 c. 18 – Prisons (Substance Testing) Act 2021

2021 c. 16 – Education and Training (Welfare of Children) Act 2021

2021 c. 15 – British Library Board (Power to Borrow) Act 2021

2021 c. 13 – Non-Domestic Rating (Public Lavatories) Act 2021

2021 c. 12 – Air Traffic Management and Unmanned Aircraft Act 2021

2021 c. 10 – Trade Act 2021

Source: www.legislation.gov.uk

Disqualification undertakings and second chances—the correct approach to sections 8A and 17 of the Company Directors Disqualification Act 1986 (Ahmed v Secretary of State for Business, Enterprise and Industrial Strategy) – 4 New Square

Posted April 9th, 2021 in alcohol abuse, alcoholism, chambers articles, company directors, drug abuse, news by sally

‘Restructuring & Insolvency analysis: The court held that a disqualified director’s rehabilitation from drug and alcohol addiction did not amount to “special circumstances” for the purposes of the court’s discretion to discharge a disqualification undertaking under section 8A of the Company Directors Disqualification Act 1986 (CDDA 1986). The decision provides important guidance on the relationship between CDDA 1986, ss 8A and 17, the latter under which a disqualified director can obtain permission to act.’

4 New Square, 24th March 2021

Source: www.4newsquare.com

Family, Drug and Alcohol Court launched to cover Birmingham and Solihull – Local Government Lawyer

Posted March 4th, 2021 in alcohol abuse, courts, drug abuse, family courts, news by sally

‘The UK’s 12th Family, Drug and Alcohol Court (FDAC) – covering the Birmingham and Solihull areas – will hold its first hearings early this month.’

Local Government Lawyer, 3rd March 2021

Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk

Police boss wants to trial giving cannabis to prisoners – The Independent

Posted March 1st, 2021 in drug abuse, drug offences, medicines, news, police, prisons, statistics by tracey

‘Prisoners should be given cannabis to help deal with addiction problems and tackle violence, according to a police and crime commissioner (PCC) in Wales.’

The Independent, 28th February 2021

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Husband who murdered wife and pensioner sentenced to life as judge dismisses ‘insanity’ defence – Daily Telegraph

Posted January 26th, 2021 in defences, domestic violence, drug abuse, insanity, murder, news, sentencing by sally

‘A man who murdered his wife and a pensioner during a “psychotic episode” has been jailed for life.’

Daily Telegraph, 25th January 2021

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Joy Morgan: Murdered student ‘may have been given drugs without knowing’ – BBC News

Posted January 21st, 2021 in drug abuse, inquests, murder, news, sentencing by sally

‘A student murdered by a fellow church member may have been given drugs without her knowing, an inquest heard.’

BBC News, 20th January 2021

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Public school boy jailed after being caught trying to swallow 50 packets of cocaine and heroin – Daily Telegraph

Posted December 7th, 2020 in drug abuse, drug offences, drug trafficking, imprisonment, news, sentencing by sally

‘A former public schoolboy and professional rugby player was in jail last night (Sun) after trying to swallow 50 packets of crack cocaine and heroin.’

Daily Telegraph, 6th December 2020

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Killer drug GHB ‘should be reclassified’, says official report – BBC News

Posted November 20th, 2020 in bereavement, drug abuse, families, homosexuality, murder, news, rape, sexual offences by sally

‘A drug that was weaponised by the UK’s most prolific rapist and the serial killer Stephen Port should be reclassified, says an official report.’

BBC News, 20th November 2020

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

R v Broughton Clarifying Causation in Gross Negligence Manslaughter – 2 Hare Court

Posted November 17th, 2020 in causation, drug abuse, evidence, expert witnesses, homicide, negligence, news by sally

‘In 2017 a 24-year-old woman, Louella Fletcher Michie, died at the Bestival Music Festival, having taken 2-CP, a Class A drug, supplied by her boyfriend, the appellant.’

2 Hare Court, November 2020

Source: www.2harecourt.com

Philip Tarver jailed for decapitating mum – BBC News

Posted October 9th, 2020 in drug abuse, families, imprisonment, mental health, murder, news, sentencing, threatening behaviour by sally

‘A man who decapitated his mother before putting her head in a freezer has been jailed.’

BBC News, 8th October 2020

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Rapper Ceon Broughton wins appeal against manslaughter conviction following festival death of Louella Fletcher-Michie – Garden Court Chambers

Posted August 28th, 2020 in appeals, causation, chambers articles, criminal justice, drug abuse, drug offences, expert witnesses, homicide, negligence, news, standard of proof by sally

‘Ceon Broughton, a rapper jailed over the death of his partner Louella Fletcher-Michie from a drug overdose at Bestival has won his appeal against his manslaughter conviction. Broughton’s conviction in 2019 and seven-year prison sentence for manslaughter was quashed on 18 August 2020 by the Court of Appeal. The appeal was heard before The Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales Lord Burnett, Mr Justice Sweeney and Mr Justice Murray.’

Garden Court Chambers, 18th August 2020

Source: www.gardencourtchambers.co.uk

Mother and grandparents win appeal over interim care orders – Local Government Lawyer

Posted August 26th, 2020 in appeals, care orders, children, coronavirus, domestic violence, drug abuse, families, local government, news, remote hearings by sally

‘The Court of Appeal has allowed an appeal by a mother and the maternal grandparents against interim care orders made in respect of three children, saying the transcript of the hearing before the recorder “demonstrates once again the difficulties facing courts required to conduct hearings remotely because of the restrictions imposed as a result of the pandemic”.’

Local Government Lawyer, 24th August 2020

Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk

Driver jailed for head-on crash with cyclists in Bargoed – BBC News

Posted August 25th, 2020 in bicycles, dangerous driving, drug abuse, news, sentencing by sally

‘A driver who ploughed head-on into four cyclists at 60mph has been jailed for two years and eight months.’

BBC News, 24th August 2020

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Court overturns man’s conviction for girlfriend’s Bestival drug death – The Guardian

Posted August 19th, 2020 in appeals, criminal justice, drug abuse, expert witnesses, homicide, juries, negligence, news, standard of proof by sally

‘The rapper Ceon Broughton has had his conviction for the manslaughter of his girlfriend overturned by the court of appeal.’

The Guardian, 18th August 2020

Source: www.theguardian.com

UK judge rules against Johnny Depp over ‘drugs texts’ in libel case – The Guardian

Posted June 30th, 2020 in defamation, disclosure, domestic violence, drug abuse, evidence, news by sally

‘Johnny Depp has breached an order in a libel case by failing to disclose texts that apparently show him trying to obtain drugs, the high court has ruled.’

The Guardian, 29th June 2020

Source: www.theguardian.com

A Local Authority v The Mother and others [2020] EWHC 1233 (Fam) by Ned Sproston – Broadway House Chambers

Posted June 4th, 2020 in adjournment, care orders, coronavirus, drug abuse, news by sally

‘What can we take away from the judgment in this recent Covid-19 related remote hearing case?’

Broadway House Chambers, 29th May 2020

Source: broadwayhouse.co.uk

Separation REALLY is the last resort – Garden Court Chambers

Posted May 12th, 2020 in care orders, children, disabled persons, domestic violence, drug abuse, local government, news by sally

‘In this case, the local authority successfully applied for an interim care order as a result of the mother’s longstanding drug addiction (which had led to the need for one leg to be amputated and the use of a wheelchair), her chaotic lifestyle, and domestic abuse concerns. The child was placed with her mother in a residential unit.’

Garden Court Chambers, 27th April 2020

Source: www.gardencourtchambers.co.uk

‘Lacklustre’ response to suicides at London jail despite warnings, report finds – The Independent

Posted March 13th, 2020 in drug abuse, news, ombudsmen, prisons, standards, statistics, suicide by tracey

‘A prison in London has shown a “lacklustre” response to self-inflicted deaths despite major warnings that it must improve and widespread concerns over failures across the penal estate to respond to inmate suicides.’

The Independent, 12th March 2020

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Court of Appeal rejects appeal by council over ruling reuniting mother and child in different residential unit – Local Government Lawyer

Posted March 2nd, 2020 in appeals, care orders, children, drug abuse, families, fostering, housing, local government, news by sally

‘A local authority has failed in an appeal over a judge’s decision that a mother and child should be reunited in a different residential unit.’

Local Government Lawyer, 28th February 2020

Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk

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