‘A recent report by Manchester Metropolitan University, ‘The Mounting Cost of Injustice: Calculating the Economic Cost of Joint Enterprise’, reveals that £1.2bn of taxpayer money is spent annually to convict an average of 1,088 individuals under joint enterprise.’
Each Other, 19th February 2024
Source: eachother.org.uk
‘A paranoid schizophrenic who killed three pensioners will be allowed to continue his legal challenge over his treatment from authorities before the deaths, the Court of Appeal has ruled.’
The Independent, 20th February 2024
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Teachers in England face being banned if they fail to report evidence of children being subjected to sexual abuse under plans for new legislation announced by the home secretary, James Cleverly.’
The Guardian, 21st February 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal (SDT) yesterday upheld allegations that a solicitor published antisemitic and offensive posts on social media and also abused Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) staff.’
Legal Futures, 21st February 2024
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘The high court has dismissed a case urging the suspension of UK arms sales to Israel.’
The Guardian, 20th February 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘An in-depth, independent review into the death of a two-year-old boy and his dad will be held by the Lincolnshire Safeguarding Children Partnership.’
BBC News, 20th February 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Secretary of State for the Home Department v Okafor [2024] EWCA Civ 23 (23 January 2024). The Court of Appeal has held that UT Judge Grubb’s decision to allow the appeal of Mr Okafor, a Nigerian citizen against the refusal of his leave to enter the UK under the EU Settlement Scheme, notwithstanding his previous conviction for serious drug offences and subsequent related disclosure failures when applying for leave to enter, disclosed no error of law that justified or permitted interference. The judge had considered the cumulative effect of all relevant matters and had not erred in concluding that the individual’s overall conduct did not fall within the exception in R v Bouchereau (Case 30-77) [1978] QB 732 such as to justify his exclusion on the basis that it represented a “genuine, present and sufficiently serious threat affecting one of the fundamental interests of society” under regulation 27(5)(c) of the Immigration (European Economic Area) Regulations 2016. Moylan, Stuart-Smith and Snowden LJJ dismissed the SSHD’s appeal and upheld UT Judge Grubb’s decision to allow Mr Okafor’s appeal against the cancellation and refusal of his leave to enter the UK. Mr Okafor was married to a Swedish national who had been granted indefinite leave to remain in the UK in 2019. He was granted entry clearance under the EUSS in July 2020. On his arrival in the UK in September 2020 with an EUSS family permit, he was refused admission on public policy grounds. His permit was revoked and his leave to enter cancelled under paragraph 321B of the Immigration Rules.’
EIN Blog, 19th February 2024
Source: www.ein.org.uk
‘In a recent comment on the Government’s Rwanda Bill and on speculations about an unprecedented strike down by the Supreme Court, Professor Mark Elliott asked a question that has been on many UK public lawyers’ minds lately: “Are we headed for a constitutional crisis?” This question, to be sure, is not new. However, with a Government and Parliament increasingly willing to act with disregard for cardinal constitutional principles such as the rule of law and with certain judges’ growing outspokenness about their intention to resist further attacks on the country’s constitutional fundamentals, determining whether we are indeed in a constitutional crisis has gained great urgency. For if we are already in a crisis, then it may be necessary to take action to prevent the situation from spiralling out of control.’
UK Constitutional Law Association, 20th February 2024
Source: ukconstitutionallaw.org
‘A complaint by Brewdog about a BBC documentary that highlighted allegations of inappropriate behaviour against the beer giant’s chief executive has been rejected by Ofcom.’
BBC News, 19th February 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The Home Office has rejected changes proposed by the Law Commission almost five years ago, which would have introduced statutory guidance on the suspicious activity reports (SARs) made by professionals under the UK’s anti-money laundering regime (AML) regime.’
Legal Futures, 20th February 2024
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘The second moderator of a dark web forum for sharing indecent pictures of children to be jailed within a week has today received five years and four months in prison.’
Crown Prosecution Service, 19th February 2024
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
‘Campaigners have lost a High Court challenge over renewed plans to build a road tunnel near Stonehenge.’
The Independent, 19th February 2024
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A drug dealer caught with “party bags” containing canisters of laughing gas has become the first person to be jailed for possessing the drug since it was outlawed, the Crown Prosecution Service said.’
The Independent, 19th February 2024
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A man who piloted a boat in the English Channel has been found guilty of the manslaughter of four migrants who drowned when it ran into difficulty.’
BBC News, 19th February 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The UK infant formula market is under investigation after regulators said parents could be saving £500 in their baby’s first year.’
BBC News, 20th February 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A group of toilet cleaners and attendants for London’s most famous parks could be about to make legal history in the court of appeal by arguing that their outsourced contracts amounted to indirect race discrimination.’
The Guardian, 20th February 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘UK special forces have frustrated efforts by Afghan troops to gain sanctuary in Britain despite the fact that some of the Afghan soldiers could be witnesses to crimes allegedly committed by British units.’
The Independent, 19th February 2024
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘An inspector recently upheld an enforcement notice for a Lake District caravan. Stephanie Bruce-Smith explains why.’
Local Government Lawyer, 16th February 2024
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘Louise Thomson analyses a judgment containing valuable guidance on the use of intermediaries in the Family Court.’
Local Government Lawyer, 16th February 2024
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
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