The role of the courts regarding assimilated law from October 2024 – EU Relations Law

Posted June 12th, 2024 in brexit, chambers articles, courts, EC law, news by sally

‘In this post, Jack Williams of Monckton Chambers provides an update on section 6 of the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Act 2023 concerning the role of courts in interpreting and departing from assimilated case law.’

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EU Relations Law, 11th June 2024

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Council defends High Court challenge from care home operators – Local Government Lawyer

Posted June 12th, 2024 in care homes, fees, judicial review, local government, news by sally

‘Northumberland County Council has successfully defended a legal challenge brought by an unincorporated association of care home operators regarding the weekly fees paid by the local authority to care home operators.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 11th June 2024

Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk

UK system for wrongful conviction payouts is lawful, European court rules – The Guardian

‘Most victims of miscarriages of justice will still be denied compensation in Britain after the European court of human rights ruled the government’s test for payouts was lawful.’

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The Guardian, 11th June 2024

Source: www.theguardian.com

BSB allows university to restart Bar training course – Legal Futures

Posted June 12th, 2024 in barristers, examinations, legal education, news, universities by sally

‘Hertfordshire University can start taking Bar training course students from September again, after the Bar Standards Board reinstated its authorisation.’

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Legal Futures, 12th June 2024

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

Infected Blood Inquiry: key findings – Mills & Reeve

‘In the first of a series of articles on the Infected Blood Inquiry, we set out key elements relating to patient safety more widely.’

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Mills & Reeve, 10th June 2024

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Gary Glitter ordered to pay more than £500,000 to woman he abused – BBC News

Posted June 12th, 2024 in child abuse, children, damages, news, rape, sentencing, sexual offences, victims by sally

‘The paedophile former pop star Gary Glitter has been ordered by a high court judge to pay more than £500,000 in damages to one of the women he abused.’

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BBC News, 11th June 2024

Source: www.theguardian.com

Teenage gang jailed over killing of ‘loved’ father – BBC News

Posted June 12th, 2024 in gangs, imprisonment, murder, news, sentencing, young offenders by sally

‘Five teenagers – including 16-year-old twins – have been jailed for killing a man in a planned attack.’

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BBC News, 11th June 2024

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Sixteen years for stealing a flower pot: the film about the IPP jail sentence ‘designed to bury you alive’ – The Guardian

‘Britain’s Forgotten Prisoners is a devastating documentary about the ‘public protection’ sentences that can amount to whole-of-life terms for relatively minor offences. Film-maker Martin Read explains his seven-year quest for justice.’

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The Guardian,12th June 2024

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Campaigners issue judicial review challenge over closure of two “vital” children’s centres in Hackney – Local Government Lawyer

Posted June 11th, 2024 in children, consultations, education, judicial review, local government, news by sally

‘A group of parents have issued a judicial review challenge to the proposed closure of two children’s centres in Hackney, arguing that the council’s consultation process was “unfair and unlawful”.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 10th June 2024

Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk

GenAI helps lawyers overcome ‘blank page syndrome’ – Legal Futures

Posted June 11th, 2024 in artificial intelligence, drafting, law firms, news, reports by sally

‘Three-quarters of lawyers agree that using generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) helps them “get to a first draft quicker”, according to a report on trials run by a leading City law firm.’

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Legal Futures, 11th June 2024

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

Vulnerable children locked up and ‘gravely damaged by the state’, former top family judge warns – The Guardian

‘Vulnerable children with complex needs are being locked away in unregulated placements and are being “gravely damaged by the state” while their parents are driven to despair, according to England and Wales’s former top family judge. Sir James Munby terms the lack of provision of safe and therapeutic homes “a shocking moral failure”.’

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The Guardian, 9th June 2024

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Council asks for permanent injunction to stop protests outside UK oil terminal – The Guardian

‘A council is trying to extend a controversial injunction against “persons unknown” to stop any future protests outside an oil terminal operated by Shell UK.’

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The Guardian, 10th June 2024

Source: www.theguardian.com

Rally official jailed for ‘sickening’ child abuse – BBC News

Posted June 11th, 2024 in child abuse, news, sentencing, sexual grooming by sally

‘A rally driving official who committed “sickening” non-recent sex offences against a teenage girl in Lincolnshire has been jailed.’

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BBC News, 10th June 2024

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Corrupt border officer jailed for aiding drugs gang – BBC News

‘A corrupt Border Force officer who allowed a car carrying drugs through a ferry terminal has been jailed for two years.’

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BBC News, 11th June 2024

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Jamaican man in UK for 38 years must wait another 10 to apply for citizenship – The Guardian

Posted June 11th, 2024 in citizenship, colonies, government departments, immigration, news by sally

‘A Jamaican man in his 60s who arrived in the UK at the age of 23 has been granted leave to remain after four decades of struggling to secure his immigration status. But he will not be able to apply for British citizenship for another decade.’

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The Guardian, 11th June 2024

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Genetic testing company 23andMe investigated over hack that hit 7m users – The Guardian

Posted June 11th, 2024 in data protection, genetic testing, health, news by sally

‘The California genetic testing company 23andMe faces investigations by the data watchdogs of the UK and Canada over a security breach affecting nearly 7 million people last October.’

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The Guardian, 11th June 2024

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Two 12-year-old boys who murdered stranger with machete are ‘UK’s youngest knife killers’ – The Independent

Posted June 11th, 2024 in children, murder, news, offensive weapons, young offenders by sally

‘Two 12-year-old boys who used a machete to mercilessly stab an “utterly defenceless” teenager have been found guilty of murder. On Monday, jurors unanimously convicted the youths, who are believed to be the youngest defendants convicted of murder in Britain since Robert Thompson and Jon Venables, both aged 11, were found guilty in 1993 of killing two-year-old James Bulger.

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The Independent, 10th June 2024

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Revocation of sponsor licence without providing a meaningful opportunity to respond is unlawful – EIN Blog

‘R (New Hope Care Ltd) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2024] EWHC 1270 (Admin) (24 May 2024). In these judicial review proceedings, David Pievsky KC held that the SSHD’s decision to revoke New Hope Care Ltd’s sponsor licence without first providing it a meaningful opportunity to respond was unlawful. It was inconsistent with published policy, contrary to legitimate expectation, and procedurally unfair at common law. New Hope Care is a large business which provides care services to individuals in need.’

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EIN Blog, 10th June 2024

Source: www.ein.org.uk

Suitability, reports in Family proceedings, and termination of existing accommodation – Nearly Legal

‘Querino v Cambridge City Council (Rev1) (2024) EWCA Civ 314. This was a second appeal to the court of appeal from a s.204 appeal of a decision on suitability of accommodation offered to Mr Querino in discharge of homeless duty.’

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Nearly Legal, 9th June 2024

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Homelessness eligibility and the Withdrawal Agreement – two (contradictory) appeals – Nearly Legal

‘C v Oldham Council: Hynek v LB Islington. Central London County Court 24 May 2024. These are two s.204 appeals which address the effect of the Withdrawal Agreement (The Agreement of the Withdrawal of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland from the European Union,) on eligibility for housing assistance/homeless duties.’

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Nearly Legal, 9th June 2024

Source: nearlylegal.co.uk