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Babes out of the Forest – NearlyLegal

Posted February 4th, 2015 in carers, children, employment, families, homelessness, housing, local government, medical treatment, mental health, news, school children by sally

‘The out of borough temporary accommodation position continues to get worse, with increasing numbers of homeless shipped out of borough (and for London councils, often out of London). London Councils (pace Nzolameso v Westminster CC ) have put the DCLG ‘Supplementary Guidance on the homelessness changes in the Localism Act 2011 and on the Homelessness (Suitability of Accommodation) (England) Order 2012‘ at naught.’

NearlyLegal, 2nd February 2015

Source: www.nearlylegal.co.uk

McCarthy and EU family permits – Free Movement

Posted January 29th, 2015 in EC law, families, freedom of movement, immigration, news, visas by sally

‘Last last year the Court of Justice of the European Union handed down judgment in the case of McCarthy v United Kingdom C-202/13. In some ways it is a very straightforward case: the UK is not permitted to require residence card holding family members of EEA nationals to apply for yet further documentation in the form of an entry permit.’

Free Movement, 29th January 2015

Source: www.freemovement.org.uk

Family of woman killed by ex-partner loses battle to sue police for negligence – The Guardian

Posted January 29th, 2015 in appeals, domestic violence, families, immunity, murder, negligence, news, police, Supreme Court by sally

‘A family has lost its battle in the supreme court for the right to sue police for negligence over the death of a young mother killed by her ex-boyfriend in fit of jealous rage.’

The Guardian, 28th January 2015

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Julian Cole family hit out at IPCC over police brutality allegations – The Guardian

Posted January 27th, 2015 in assault, complaints, crime, families, misfeasance in public office, news, police, public order by sally

‘The family of a 21-year-old athlete left with a broken neck after he was detained by police 20 months ago have spoken publicly for the first time, complaining they are no clearer about what happened.’

The Guardian, 26th January 2015

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Parents face court over term-time break after schools split on permission – The Guardian

Posted January 23rd, 2015 in education, families, fines, holidays, local government, news, school children by sally

‘A Rotherham couple have fallen foul of a government crackdown on term-time holidays after they applied for permission to take their two children on a family trip and were told that their daughter’s school had approved the request but their son’s had turned it down.’

The Guardian, 22nd January 2015

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Jason Wilkes jailed over daughter’s MDMA drug death – BBC News

Posted January 21st, 2015 in delay, drug abuse, drug offences, families, homicide, medical treatment, news, sentencing, young persons by sally

‘A father who supplied his teenage daughter with the drug MDMA and delayed getting medical treatment when she became ill has been jailed for five years and four months for killing her.’

BBC News, 20th January 2015

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Rejection of visit visa to attend funeral: analysis – Free Movement

Posted January 21st, 2015 in accidents, bereavement, children, documents, evidence, families, freedom of movement, human rights, news, road traffic, visas, Zimbabwe by sally

‘In the news today we can see that an Entry Clearance Officer has rejected an application for a visit visa for two grandparents who wish to travel to the UK to attend the funeral of their 5 year old grandchild, tragically killed in a car accident before Christmas. The family is devastated, obviously. The issue was raised at Prime Minister’s Questions by the local MP and a review was promised. The Immigration Minister, James Broken-shire, has very swiftly conducted the review and the refusal has been maintained. He says his decision has been taken “on the full facts of the case”.’

Free Movement, 20th January 2015

Source: www.freemovement.org.uk

Death certificate changes urged by top pathologist – BBC News

Posted January 21st, 2015 in community service, coroners, doctors, documents, families, inquiries, murder, news by sally

‘It is “incomprehensible” that the death certificates system has not been reformed since the conviction of Harold Shipman, a leading pathologist says.’

BBC News, 21st January 2015

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

7/7 widow Louise Gray jailed for stealing son’s compensation – BBC News

Posted January 20th, 2015 in compensation, families, news, sentencing, theft by sally

‘The widow of a victim of the 7/7 London bombings has been jailed for stealing £43,000 from her son’s compensation.’

BBC News, 19th January 2015

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Legal aid cuts hit divided families as contact centres close down – The Guardian

Posted January 19th, 2015 in budgets, children, families, legal aid, news by tracey

‘Child contact centres, where children meet their separated parents who cannot agree access rights, are disappearing as legal aid cuts take effect.The National Association for Child Contact Centres (NACCC) says 40 centres have closed in the last 18 months across England and Wales – and the pace of closures is accelerating. It says that, because it can no longer obtain legal aid, the number of parents accessing the family courts to resolve their problems has halved. As a result they are not receiving advice from solicitors who are likely to refer them to the centres.’

The Guardian, 17th January 2015

Source: www.guardian.co.uk

Stop in the Name of Love! The New EU Regulation 606/2013 on Protection Measures – Family Law Week

Posted January 16th, 2015 in children, confidentiality, EC law, families, harassment, injunctions, news by sally

‘Sarah Lucy Cooper, barrister of Thomas More Chambers, explains the details and effect of this recently implemented EU personal protection law.’

Family Law Week, 15th January 2015

Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk

Unrepresented parents in family cases: are errors going unnoticed? – Halsbury’s Law Exchange

Posted January 14th, 2015 in children, delay, families, family courts, litigants in person, news by tracey

‘Is a lack of legal representation in family cases increasing the likelihood of procedural errors going unnoticed? The judgment in Re P (A Child) suggests that there is a pressing need for change by the courts and judiciary.’

Halsbury’s Law Exchange, 14th January 2015

Source: www.halsburyslawexchange.co.uk

Toddler who survived abortion is ‘little miracle’ – Daily Telegraph

Posted January 14th, 2015 in abortion, children, custody, families, health, medical treatment, news, pregnancy by tracey

‘A baby boy who survived a late abortion carried out because his mother’s life was in danger has been described as a “little miracle” by a judge.

Details of the boy’s survival emerged in a Family Court judgment which concluded that the boy should live with his father’s family as his mother said she was unable to look after him.’

Daily Telegraph, 13th January 2015

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Woman sues own family after they refused to accept her when she changed sex – Daily Telegraph

Posted January 14th, 2015 in families, financial dispute resolution, news, small businesses by tracey

‘A woman has won a bitter legal battle with her own family who refused to accept her new identity after she changed sex.’

Daily Telegraph, 14th January 2015

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Wellers’ child privacy case: Peers urged to change law – BBC News

Posted January 7th, 2015 in children, families, media, news, photography, privacy by tracey

‘Parliament has been urged to make it illegal to publish photos of children without their parents’ consent. It follows a campaign by the wife of the rock star Paul Weller, who won a high court battle last year over unpixelated photos of their children published by a newspaper website.’

BBC News, 6th January 2015

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

How to make family hearings fair – UK Human Rights Blog

Posted January 6th, 2015 in children, cross-examination, families, human rights, legal representation, litigants in person, news, sexual offences, trials by sally

‘This case raises a very stark problem. A father wants to see his children aged 5 and 4. The mother has an elder daughter, Y, aged 17. Y told her teacher that the father sexually abused her. The truth or otherwise of this allegation is relevant to whether there should be contact between father and his children.’

UK Human Rights Blog, 5th January 2015

Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com

Leslie Gadsby, paranoid schizophrenic who murdered his parents, was ‘failed’ by mental health services – The Independent

Posted December 17th, 2014 in families, homicide, mental health, news, reports by sally

‘A man with paranoid schizophrenia who killed both his parents in separate attacks was let down by mental health services in Liverpool, a report has concluded.’

The Independent, 16th December 2014

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Grandmother poisons sister’s artichokes in bitter feud – Daily Telegraph

Posted December 17th, 2014 in costs, criminal damage, families, food, news by sally

‘Gillian Leeden ordered to pay sister Lyndsey Glassett compensation after being found guilty of targeting Jerusalem artichokes with weed killer in Broxbourne, Hertfordshire.’

Daily Telegraph, 17th December 2014

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

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