Category: news

Windrush scandal: Tories vote to block release of secret documents as they launch review – The Independent

Posted May 3rd, 2018 in citizenship, disclosure, documents, government departments, immigration, news by sally

‘The Conservatives have blocked attempts to force the government to release internal documents relating to the Windrush scandal. The House of Commons voted down the proposal after the Tories ordered their MPs to oppose it. Labour had tried to use an archaic parliamentary procedure to force the government to hand over the files, which they said would reveal how much ministers knew about the problems facing Windrush generation immigrants.’

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The Independent, 2nd May 2018

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Diane Abbott: Sentence over racially abusive letter – BBC News

Posted May 3rd, 2018 in community service, malicious communications, news, racism, sentencing by sally

‘A pensioner who sent a racially abusive letter to MP Diane Abbott has been given a 12-month community order.’

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BBC News, 2nd May 2018

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Notorious Manchester criminal sexually groomed young boys – BBC News

Posted May 3rd, 2018 in child abuse, news, rape, sentencing, sexual offences by sally

‘A criminal who used his notoriety to groom young boys for sex has been jailed for a further 11 years.’

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BBC news, 2nd May 2018

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Universities which ‘no-platform’ controversial speakers will face Government intervention – Daily Telegraph

Posted May 3rd, 2018 in freedom of expression, news, universities by sally

‘Universities which “no-platform” controversial speakers will face a Government intervention for the first time in 30 years, the higher education minister will say today.’

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Daily Telegraph, 3rd May 2018

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Brook House: Use of force against immigration detainees more than doubles in a year, watchdog finds – The Independent

Posted May 3rd, 2018 in detention, immigration, news, reports, self-harm by sally

‘Use of force against people in one of the UK’s largest immigration detention centres has soared by more than 160 per cent in two years, a watchdog report has revealed.’

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The Independent, 2nd May 2018

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Important public interest matters to be aired in Paradise Papers trial, says judge – The Guardian

Posted May 3rd, 2018 in BBC, disclosure, documents, law firms, media, news, public interest by sally

‘Important matters of public interest are likely to be aired in a trial that has been brought against the Guardian and the BBC for their reporting of the Paradise Papers investigation, a senior judge has said.’

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The Guardian, 2nd May 2018

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ECHR Articles 9 and 14 – Local Government Law

Posted May 2nd, 2018 in burials and cremation, coroners, delay, equality, human rights, inquests, islamic law, Judaism, judicial review, news, religious discrimination by sally

‘In R (Adath Yisroel Burial Society) v Senior Coroner for Inner North London (2018) EWHC 969 (Admin) a Divisional Court (Singh LJ and Whipple J) observed (paragraph 94) that in Eweida v UK the ECtHR emphasized the importance of the rights set out in Article 9, and stated that there are several things of importance to note about the terms of Article 9.’

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Local Government Law, 1st May 2018

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Unitary patent and Unified Patent Court reforms: state of play May 2018 – OUT-LAW.com

Posted May 2nd, 2018 in courts, EC law, news, patents, treaties by sally

‘The UK’s recent ratification of the Unified Patent Court (UPC) Agreement marked an important step towards a new system of unitary patent protection becoming operational. The process has been lengthy and complex and is not over yet.’

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OUT-LAW.com, 1st May 2018

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Court of Appeal confirms limited scope for re-opening permission decisions – OUT-LAW.com

Posted May 2nd, 2018 in appeals, civil procedure rules, judicial review, news, planning by sally

‘The Court of Appeal has refused to re-open a permission to appeal decision in a planning case following an oral hearing, after originally refusing permission to appeal in response to a paper application.’

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OUT-LAW.com, 2nd May 2018

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Court of appeal finds arbitrator in Deepwater Horizon case not biased – Practical Law: Construction Blog

Posted May 2nd, 2018 in appeals, arbitration, bias, news by sally

‘Section 33 of the Arbitration Act 1996 imposes a duty on arbitrators to “act fairly and impartially as between the parties” and section 24(1)(a) provides that the court has the power to remove an arbitrator if circumstances exist that “give rise to justifiable doubts as to his impartiality”. This week I’m looking at the Court of Appeal’s decision in Halliburton Company v Chubb Bermuda Insurance Ltd and others, where the court had to decide whether an arbitrator should be removed under section 24 in circumstances where he had accepted multiple appointments in overlapping cases without telling the parties’

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Practical Law: Construction Blog, 1st May 2018

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Coroner defeated over controversial ‘cab-rank’ burial policy – UK Human Rights Blog

Posted May 2nd, 2018 in burials and cremation, coroners, delay, equality, human rights, inquests, islamic law, Judaism, judicial review, news, religious discrimination by sally

‘The Divisional Court has ruled that the Senior Coroner for Inner North London acted unlawfully in adopting a policy that resulted in Jewish and Muslim families facing delays in the burials of family members, contrary to their religious beliefs. The policy was held to amount to an unlawful fetter upon her discretion, and also to be irrational, to breach Articles 9 and 14 of the ECHR and to amount to indirect discrimination contrary to the Equality Act 2010 (“EQA”).’

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UK Human Rights Blog, 1st May 2018

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Cosmetics store and owner ordered to pay £60k over skin lightening products – Local Government Lawyer

Posted May 2nd, 2018 in fines, health & safety, news by sally

‘A hair and cosmetics store has been hit with what is thought to be a record fine in London for breaching cosmetics regulations by illegally selling dangerous skin lightening products.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 1st May 2018

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Reject data contracts with solicitor firms, bar told – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted May 2nd, 2018 in barristers, contracts, data protection, law firms, news by sally

‘Self-employed barristers have been advised not to sign contracts drawn up by law firms attempting to comply with data protection legislation coming into force this month. The contracts, required by Article 28 of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), provide “data controllers” with guarantees that “data processors” working for them will protect the rights of data subjects – in this case, clients.’

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Law Society's Gazette, 2nd May 2018

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Ofcom to investigate Trinity Mirror deal to buy Express and Star – The Guardian

Posted May 2nd, 2018 in competition, media, mergers, news by sally

‘Trinity Mirror’s £200m deal to buy the Express and Star newspapers is to be investigated by media regulator Ofcom over issues including plurality and the editorial independence of Richard Desmond’s titles.’

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The Guardian, 1st May 2018

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Ministers back down on tax haven company registers – BBC News

Posted May 2nd, 2018 in bills, news, tax avoidance by sally

‘The government has agreed to calls for new measures aimed at increasing transparency in offshore tax havens.’

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BBC News, 1st May 2018

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Abortion death after ‘repeated failures’ at Ealing clinic – BBC News

Posted May 2nd, 2018 in abortion, doctors, health & safety, homicide, inquests, news, nurses by sally

‘A woman who died hours after having an abortion was let down by the “repeated failures” of medics, an inquest found.’

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BBC News, 1st May 2018

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Modern slavery strategy ‘yet to result in coherent action’, MPs find – The Independent

Posted May 2nd, 2018 in forced labour, news, select committees, trafficking in human beings by sally

‘Modern slavery is not fully understood by the government and it has no idea if its crackdown is working, MPs have said, while warning that Brexit could worsen the situation.
The Public Accounts Committee concluded that “good intentions have yet to result in coherent action” against the crimes, with no measure of success for a nationwide strategy and inconsistency between regional police forces.’

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The Independent, 2nd May 2018

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Joshua Probert jailed for ‘sextortion’ blackmail threats – BBC News

Posted May 2nd, 2018 in blackmail, internet, news, sentencing, sexual offences by sally

‘A university student who blackmailed young girls and women into performing “depraved” sex acts online has been jailed for 12 years.’

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BBC News, 1st May 2018

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Businessman illegally raised value of home by chopping down protected trees – Daily Telegraph

Posted May 2nd, 2018 in environmental protection, news, proceeds of crime, sale of land, trees by sally

‘A wealthy businessman illegally cut down 11 protected trees on his land to give himself a bigger back garden, a court has heard.’

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Daily Telegraph, 2nd May 2018

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Terminally ill man begins appeal against ban on assisted dying – The Independent

Posted May 2nd, 2018 in appeals, assisted suicide, news by sally

‘A terminally ill man has begun an Appeal Court challenge against a ban on assisted dying, arguing he should not be forced to endure a “distressing and undignified” death. Noel Conway, who says he feels “entombed” by his motor neurone disease, is fighting for the right to enlist medical professionals to end his life.’

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The Independent, 2nd May 2018

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