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Dudley mum’s legal fight over autistic son’s conviction – BBC News

Posted January 10th, 2022 in appeals, autism, deportation, disability discrimination, disabled persons, imprisonment, Jamaica, joint enterprise, miscarriage of justice, news, robbery, sentencing by sally

‘The mother of an autistic man jailed for robbery says she is fighting to clear his name after the justice system failed to understand his disability. Joan Martin said 23-year-old Osime Brown’s autism meant he was incapable of committing the offence, and claims he was not given fair process. She is working with lawyers, who allege institutional discrimination, to overturn a “miscarriage of justice”.’

BBC News, 10th January 2022

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

‘Gay cake’ row: man loses seven-year battle against Belfast bakery – The Guardian

Posted January 10th, 2022 in appeals, Christianity, equality, food, freedom of expression, homosexuality, human rights, news, Northern Ireland, references to European Court, sexual orientation discrimination by sally

‘ECHR says Gareth Lee’s case against bakery that refused to make cake with ‘support gay marriage’ message is inadmissible.’

The Guardian, 6th January 2022

Source: www.theguardian.com

Venues must have anti-terror measures under government plans – BBC News

Posted January 10th, 2022 in consultations, government departments, news, statutory duty, terrorism by sally

‘Venues would have a legal duty to put in place security measures to protect the public from terror attacks under government plans. It comes in the wake of the 2017 Manchester Arena bombing, when 22 people were killed as they left an Ariana Grande concert. Home Secretary Priti Patel will set out the proposals on Monday, following an 18-week consultation.’

BBC News, 9th January 2022

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Ashers ‘gay cake’ case: European court rules case inadmissible – BBC News

Posted January 7th, 2022 in appeals, Christianity, food, homosexuality, human rights, news, Northern Ireland, references to European Court, sexual orientation discrimination by michael

‘A gay rights activist has lost a seven-year discrimination dispute over a cake order as the European Court of Human Rights ruled his case inadmissible.’

BBC News, 6th January 2022

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

London borough’s housing allocation policy in breach of Equality Act, Ombudsman finds – Local Government Lawyer

Posted January 7th, 2022 in children, disability discrimination, disabled persons, equality, families, housing, local government, London, news, ombudsmen by sally

‘A mother of two disabled children has successfully brought a complaint against Greenwich Council after a Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman investigation found the local authority’s social housing allocation policy disadvantaged the family.’

Local Government Lawyer, 6th January 2022

Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk

Children: Public Law Update (Winter 2022) – Family Law Week

Posted January 7th, 2022 in appeals, care orders, children, coronavirus, costs, disabled persons, families, family courts, fostering, local government, news, third parties, vaccination by sally

‘John Tughan QC of 4PB considers recent judgments that public law child lawyers need to know about.’

Family Law Week, 7th January 2022

Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk

Domestic abuse victims in England and Wales to be given more time to report assaults – Ministry of Justice

Posted January 7th, 2022 in bills, breastfeeding, criminal justice, domestic violence, government departments, news, time limits, victims, voyeurism by sally

‘Under the changes, victims of domestic abuse will be allowed more time to report incidents of common assault or battery against them. Currently, prosecutions must commence within six months of the offence.’

Ministry of Justice, 4th January 2022

Source: www.gov.uk

Judge slashes QC’s £110k brief fee for case that settled before trial – Legal Futures

Posted January 7th, 2022 in accidents, barristers, costs, fees, news, personal injuries, sport by sally

‘A costs judge has slashed the £110,000 brief fee sought by a claimant when his case settled nearly three weeks ahead of trial and before the QC had started preparing for it.’

Legal Futures, 7th January 2022

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

Home Office to introduce scientific methods for assessing the age of asylum seekers – Home Office

Posted January 7th, 2022 in asylum, children, government departments, immigration, news by sally

‘The Home Secretary has announced that the Home Office is establishing a new Scientific Advisory Committee to provide advice on ways of checking how old an asylum seeker is.’

Home Office, 5th January 2022

Source: www.gov.uk

Road rage driver who rammed moped jailed after pillion passenger’s death – The Independent

Posted January 7th, 2022 in dangerous driving, homicide, imprisonment, news, sentencing by sally

‘A car driver in a rage who chased a moped through the streets before ramming the vehicle and fatally injuring its pillion passenger has been jailed.’

The Independent, 6th January 2022

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Man handed life sentence for attacking girlfriend and killing her unborn baby – The Independent

Posted January 7th, 2022 in assault, children, domestic violence, families, grievous bodily harm, homicide, imprisonment, news, perverting the course of justice, pregnancy, sentencing by sally

‘A man has been handed a life sentence for attacking his girlfriend and killing her unborn child.’

The Independent, 6th January 2022

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Salford police chase: Banned driver jailed for dangerous driving – BBC News

Posted January 7th, 2022 in dangerous driving, imprisonment, news, sentencing, theft by sally

‘A banned driver who sped at up to 100mph (161km/h) in a stolen car while being pursued by police has been jailed.’

BBC News, 7th January 2022

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

New scheme aims to resettle 20,000 Afghans in UK – BBC News

Posted January 7th, 2022 in Afghanistan, asylum, government departments, immigration, news, refugees by sally

‘The government has launched a new scheme to help 20,000 Afghans fleeing their country to resettle in the UK.’

BBC News, 6th January 2022

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Van driver who hid £16.5m of drugs in catering supplies jailed for 10 years – The Independent

Posted January 7th, 2022 in drug offences, drug trafficking, imprisonment, news, offensive weapons, sentencing by sally

‘A van driver who attempted to smuggle £16.5 million worth of heroin and cocaine by hiding it within catering supplies has been jailed for 10 years.’

The Independent, 6th January 2022

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Television producer cleared of deliberately causing car to crash into his bike – The Independent

Posted January 7th, 2022 in accidents, dangerous driving, news, personal injuries by sally

‘A television producer has been cleared of deliberately causing a car to crash into the back of his bike in a case described as “unique and bizarre” by his celebrity lawyer.’

The Independent, 6th January 2022

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Colston Four acquittal raises doubts about 10-year jail term proposal – The Guardian

Posted January 7th, 2022 in bills, criminal damage, criminal justice, demonstrations, freedom of expression, imprisonment, news, sentencing by sally

‘The acquittal of the Colston Four raises questions about new laws imposing 10-year jail terms for the toppling of statues, legal experts have said.’

The Guardian, 6th January 2022

Source: www.theguardian.com

UK faces legal action for approving firm accused of using forced labour as PPE supplier – The Guardian

Posted January 7th, 2022 in forced labour, government departments, judicial review, news, public procurement by sally

‘The UK government is facing legal action over its decision to keep using a Malaysian company accused of using forced labour as a supplier of personal protective equipment (PPE) to the NHS.’

The Guardian, 6th January 2022

Source: www.theguardian.com

Nationality and Borders Bill: Why is it causing protests? – BBC news

Posted January 7th, 2022 in bills, citizenship, demonstrations, government departments, human rights, immigration, international law, news by sally

‘Terrorists, war criminals, spies – that’s who the government says it’s targeting as part of a shake-up of immigration law. Under the Nationality and Borders Bill being debated in the House of Lords, if the British government wants to remove someone’s citizenship it will no longer need to tell them.’

BBC News, 7th January 2022

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Hillsborough Law would ‘level scales of justice’, says mayor – BBC News

Posted January 7th, 2022 in bereavement, criminal justice, families, government departments, inquests, news, police, statutory duty, unlawful killing by sally

‘A Hillsborough Law is needed to ensure fairer treatment for bereaved families, Liverpool City Region’s mayor has said.
Steve Rotheram and Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham said the government needs to “level the scales of justice”.
They are calling for measures recommended in a 2017 report, based on the experiences of Hillsborough families, to be enshrined in law.’

BBC News, 7th January 2022

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Karolina Szopa: Condemning the Persecuted: Nationality and Borders Bill (2021) and Its Compatibility with International Law – UK Constitutional Law Association

Posted January 6th, 2022 in bills, immigration, international law, news, treaties by sally

‘In light of the ongoing migration issues, the UK’s government set out to reform the immigration system to make it fairer and more efficient, while aiming to tackle people smuggling and prevent unsafe routes to asylum. The Nationality and Borders Bill 2021, currently awaiting a second reading in the House of Lords, was introduced in July 2021 as a potential solution.’

UK Constitutional Law Association, 6th January 2022

Source: ukconstitutionallaw.org

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