‘A young woman with learning difficulties was “deliberately targeted” for a sham marriage to bolster a man’s immigration case, a High Court judge has ruled.’
The Independent, 3rd December 2013
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A sex offender should be jailed for allegedly defying the orders of a court to stay away from a former girlfriend who has a learning disability, a judge was told yesterday.’
The Independent, 29th November 2013
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Compensation will be paid to 19 families of vulnerable people who were abused at the Winterbourne View private hospital, near Bristol.’
BBC News, 27th November 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A Local Authority v SY [2013] EWHC 3485 COP (12 November 2013].
A judge in the Court of Protection has ruled that a man who had “exploited and took advantage” of a young woman for the purpose of seeking to bolster his immigration appeal had engaged in an invalid marriage ceremony.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 25th November 2013
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
“A teenager accused of planning a ‘Columbine-style’ attack on his former school will face a re-trial after an Old Bailey jury were unable to reach verdicts on two terrorism charges.”
The Independent, 20th November 2013
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Information for magistrates, district judges and court staff. This information pack, produced by the Prison Reform Trust, will also be of considerable assistance to defence and prosecution lawyers.”
CrimeLine, 13th November 2013
Source: www.crimeline.info
“A High Court Judge has hit out at the ‘astonishing’ cost of a six year legal battle in the Court of Protection which ended today after all parties agreed a woman should stay in care.”
The Independent, 11th October 2013
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“A high court judge has for the first time sanctioned the sterilisation of a man because it is ‘in his best interests. ‘ ”
The Guardian, 16th August 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A High Court judge is due to give her decision on whether to allow the first sterilisation of a man because it is ‘in his best interests.’ ”
BBC News, 16th August 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A High Court judge has rejected claims that a council unlawfully decided to introduce a ‘maximum expenditure policy’ on funding for adult care packages where people choose to live in the community.”
Local Government Lawyer, 12th August 2013
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
“A woman with severe learning difficulties who has refused to undergo medical examinations for a possible cancer of the uterus will be sedated and forcibly treated, a High Court judge ruled today.”
The Independent, 6th August 2013
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“A man with learning difficulties could become the first in the country to have a vasectomy on the orders of a judge in a case lawyers insist is ‘not covered by a shadow of eugenics’.”
Daily Telegraph, 2nd August 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“An NHS trust is fighting a court battle to sterilise a man with moderate learning difficulties.”
Daily Telegraph, 30th July 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“A lack of experience in dealing with people with learning disabilities means lawyers often struggle to provide this vulnerable client group with the specialist support they need, according to new research published today.”
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Legal Services Board, 29th July 2013
Source: www.legalservicesboard.org.uk
“Lawyers struggle to provide people with learning disabilities with the specialist support they need, according to new research published today.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 29th July 2013
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
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