“The sentencing of Mick and Mairead Philpott, who killed their six children in a house fire, has been adjourned until Thursday.”
The Guardian, 3rd April 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The parents accused of killing six children in a house fire have been convicted of their manslaughter.”
The Guardian, 2nd April 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Anger over delays that will see bereaved families have to wait more than two years for investigations into Hillsborough to be concluded have prompted campaigners to abandon a meeting with the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC) planned this week.”
The Independent, 31st March 2013
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“A conman has been jailed for a minimum 40 years and told he will never be paroled after the cold-blooded murder of his parents to collect his £230,000 inheritance.”
The Guardian, 28th March 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The Court of Protection has ruled that a 64-year-old woman who disappeared for months after she ran away with a neighbour and subsequently suffered a massive stroke should not be reunited with her family despite their fervent wish to see her again.”
The Independent, 27th March 2013
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“A bigamist who has been married to four different women has avoided jail after
insisting that his extended family were financially dependent upon him.”
Daily Telegraph, 27th March 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Swift v Secretary of State for Justice [2013] EWCA Civ 193; [2013] WLR (D) 118
“The exclusion of a person, cohabiting for less than two years with another who had subsequently died, from the classes of family members entitled to claim damages for loss of dependency under the Fatal Accidents Act 1976, as amended, was a proportionate means of pursuing the legitimate legislative aim of confining the right to recovery to those who had relationships of some degree of permanence and dependence. Accordingly, section 1(3)(b) of the 1976 Act, as substituted by section 3(1) of the Administration of Justice Act 1982, was not incompatible with article 14, in conjunction with article 8, of the Convention for the Protection of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms, and the choice made by the legislature was not manifestly without foundation and was one Parliament was entitled to make. And even if the section amounted to an interference with the right to respect for family life in breach of article 8.1, the interference was justified under article 8.2.”
WLR Daily, 18th March 2013
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
“Jan Ellis, chartered accountant, of Ellis Foster LLP, a firm which specialises in advising family lawyers on tax-related family law issues, explains the budget changes of most relevance to practitioners.”
Family Law Week, 20th March 2013
Source: www.familylawweek.com
“The immigration detention of a third country national family member of an European Union national pending removal following a conviction from the host member state, pursuant to regulation 24(1) of the Immigration (European Economic Area) Regulations 2006, fell within the scope of EU law so as to afford the detained third country national protective rights under EU law. Regulation 24(1) was compatible with EU law, and detention thereunder pending a decision to deport not prohibited, provided the conditions in article 27(1) and (2) of the Parliament and Council Directive 2004/38/EC were satisfied.”
WLR Daily, 15th March 2013
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
“Swift v. Secretary of State for Justice, Court of Appeal, 18 February 2013. Ms Swift lost her live-in partner in an accident at work caused by negligence. She was pregnant with her partner’s child, but had only been living with him for 6 months. Had she been with him for 2 years, she could have claimed damages for his death under section 1(3) of the Fatal Accidents Act – set out at [1] of the CA judgment. She would then have been a ‘dependant’ as defined under the FAA. So she argued that her rights under Articles 8 (family) and 14 (discrimination) of the ECHR were not properly respected by the law governing damages for the death of a relative – there was no justification for this stark cut-off – 1 year 11 months no claim, 2 years a claim. The judge refused to grant a declaration of incompatibility between the ECHR and the Fatal Accidents Act, and the Court of Appeal has just upheld his decision.”
UK Human Rights Blog, 18th March 2013
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
“Jacqui Thomas, barrister of 37 Park Square Chambers, Leeds, considers the implications of the recent Tower Hamlets judgment for the cost of kinship care.”
Family Law Week, 17th March 2013
Source: www.familylawweek.com
“What is it like if your brother or son is convicted of murder when you are convinced they are innocent? We meet three women who have fought for years to prove their loved ones’ innocence.”
The Guardian, 16th March 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Family Mediation Council’s Professional Practice Consultants Conference 2013, speech by Lord McNally, 14th March 2013.”
Ministry of Justice, 14th March 2013
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
“Dominic Raab MP has tabled an amendment to the Crime and Courts Bill which if passed would stop foreign criminals from using Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights (the right respect for private and family life) to prevent their deportation. The amendment has significant support.”
UK Human Rights Blog, 12th March 2013
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
“A ‘violent’ man who coerced his mother into changing her will to leave him nearly all of her £350,000 fortune is facing a £110,000 legal bill after a judge set aside the will because of his ‘forceful’ nature.”
Daily Telegraph, 12th March 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“The family of the nurse who apparently took her own life after answering the Duchess of Cambridge hoax call has been denied legal aid for her inquest, The Independent can disclose.”
The Independent, 7th March 2013
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Supporting bereaved families during an inquest will be at the heart of the new coroner system in England and Wales, Justice Minister Helen Grant said today.”
Ministry of Justice, 1st March 2013
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
“Supporting bereaved families during an inquest will be at the heart of the new coroner system.”
Ministry of Justice, 1st March 2013
Source: www.justice.gov.uk
“Abuses connected with undercover police activities show that an urgent review is
needed of laws covering such work in England and Wales, MPs have said.”
BBC News, 1st March 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Some solicitors are failing to advise divorcees to settle courtroom battles before costs rise out of control because of the ’emotional rawness’ of those involved, according to the legal ombudsman.”
The Guardian, 28th February 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
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