Sleepwalking man cleared of sexually assaulting woman – BBC News
‘A man with a history of sleepwalking has been found not guilty by reason of insanity of sexually assaulting his friend’s girlfriend.’
BBC News, 20th August 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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VIP paedophile ring accuser Carl Beech lodges appeal – The Guardian
‘Carl Beech, the fantasist jailed over false claims of VIP child abuse that triggered a £2m Scotland Yard inquiry, is appealing against his conviction.’
The Guardian, 21st August 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
Criminal cases delayed across England and Wales as courts lie idle – The Guardian
‘Nearly half of all crown courts across England and Wales were left empty on Monday, a survey suggests, even though lawyers say they have never known the backlog of criminal cases to be so bad.’
The Guardian, 19th August 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
Stripping Jack Letts Of Citizenship Could Violate Human Rights Laws, Say Campaigners – Rights Info
‘Human rights groups Liberty and Amnesty International have criticised a “draconian” decision by the UK government to strip IS defector Jack Letts of his British citizenship, with one saying it could potentially be in breach of international human rights laws.’
Rights Info, 19th August 2019
Source: rightsinfo.org
Breach of PSED and consequences for possession – Nearly Legal
‘The Court of Appeal considers the effect of an admitted breach of the Public Sector Equality Duty under s.149 Equality Act 2010 on possession proceedings.’
Nearly Legal, 18th August 2019
Source: nearlylegal.co.uk
Solicitor jailed for 14 months for contempt – Legal Futures
‘A solicitor has been jailed for 14 months after being found guilty on four counts of contempt of court for breaching undertakings given to the court about missing client money.’
Legal Futures, 20th August 2019
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
Mend law and save tragic kids? – Transparency Project
‘It’s a common mistake for journalists (and others) to refer to the Children’s Act. Pedantic family lawyers bristle at this (it’s the Children Act). But pedantry aside, this error is often a clue that something has been written without much input from a lawyer. And so it seems with the Sunday Mirror’s various campaign pieces published today about the law on protecting children from violent parents, which feature far worse mistakes than punctuation.’
Transparency Project, 18th August 2019
Source: www.transparencyproject.org.uk
Parents win funding to mount legal challenge over school closure – The Guardian
‘Parents shocked by the sudden closure of a residential unit at a special needs school in Bristol, which resulted in children with severe and complex learning difficulties having to move out, have won legal aid funding to investigate a possible challenge to the lawfulness of the decision.’
The Guardian, 19th August 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
Woman detained unlawfully who suffered miscarriage granted £50,000 payout – Daily Telegraph
‘A woman who suffered a miscarriage while unlawfully detained has been granted a £50,000 payout from the Home Office.’
Daily Telegraph, 19th August 2019
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Stop and search: What are your rights? – BBC News
‘Boris Johnson has promised to expand stop and search powers.’
BBC News, 19th August 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Home Office names independent reviewer of Prevent programme – Local Government Lawyer
‘The Government has appointed Lord Carlile as the Independent Reviewer of the Prevent programme that is intended to safeguard vulnerable people from being drawn into terrorism.’
Local Government Lawyer, 19th August 2019
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Judge condemns “embarrassing” expert who used expletive – Litigation Futures
‘A High Court judge has taken to task an “embarrassing” medical expert who made “continual apologies” and used “an expletive” during his evidence.’
Litigation Futures, 20th August 2019
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
‘Authorities say my 15-year-old client is 27 and want to deport him’: my job as a legal aid lawyer – The Guardian
‘I go home each night worrying about my clients. I wonder who would know if something bad ever happened to them.’
The Guardian, 19th August 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
Father of Islamic State fighter fails in judicial review claim – UK Human Rights Blog
‘R (on the application of Abdullah Muhammad Rafiqul Islam) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2019] EWHC 2169 (Admin). In a case that was described as “the first such case to have come on for hearing before this court” and one that shares many similarities with the tabloid-grabbing story of Shamima Begum (discussed on the Blog here), Mr Justice Pepperall refused permission to bring judicial review proceedings on behalf of an Islamic State combatant whose citizenship had been revoked by the Home Secretary.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 19th August 2019
Source: ukhumanrightsblog.com
Jail for holiday sickness claims fraudster – Litigation Futures
‘A fraudster who drummed up false holiday sickness claims over several years has been jailed for 12 months.’
Litigation Futures, 19th August 2019
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
Court proceedings pack change “renders portal offer void” – Litigation Futures
‘A circuit judge has ruled that a failure in a portal case to include the same damages figure in the stage 3 court proceedings pack (CPP) as in the stage 2 settlement pack form renders the offer void.’
Litigation Futures, 19th August 2019
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
High Court: Silence in disciplinary proceedings can lead to adverse inferences – Legal Futures
‘Disciplinary proceedings are not a “criminal/civil hybrid” and tribunals may draw adverse inferences from respondents staying silent, the High Court has made clear.’
Legal Futures, 19th August 2019
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
Woman sentenced for faking terminal illness to con charity into paying for her wedding – Crown Prosecution Service
‘A woman who claimed she had terminal cancer so she could con a small charity into paying for a wedding ceremony has today been sentenced.’
Crown Prosecution Service, 16th August 2019
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
Man jailed for swallowing 67 cocaine wraps before flying from Brazil to Heathrow – Crown Prosecution Service
‘A man who swallowed 67 wraps of cocaine before taking a flight from Brazil to London has been jailed for four years.’
Crown Prosecution Service, 16th August 2019
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
