Katie Price drink-driving crash: Star given suspended jail term – BBC News
‘A judge told TV personality Katie Price she was lucky to avoid prison at her sentencing for a drink-driving crash.’
BBC News, 15th December 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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Man jailed after being filmed beating own pet Labrador with mallet – The Independent
‘A man has been jailed for 26 weeks after he was filmed beating his golden Labrador with a mallet in his backyard.’
The Independent, 15th December 2021
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Vicarious liability for sexual abuse again: Hugh Kennedy – Law & Religion UK
‘In Hugh Kennedy against (First) The Right Reverend Paul Bonnici, (Second) The Right Reverend James Warren Cuthbert Madden and (Third) Denis Alexander [2021] ScotCS CSOH 106, the pursuer brought an action for personal injury as a consequence of alleged sexual and physical abuse which, he averred, he had suffered while he was a boarder in the mid-1970s at Fort Augustus Boarding School. The school, which was run by a Benedictine community, had closed nearly 30 years ago, the trust associated with the community’s Abbey had been wound up some ten years ago and the then trustees may have been discharged. The trustees at the material time were all dead. The pursuer averred that, nevertheless, the then trustees had held indemnity insurance in respect of his claim and he sued the two surviving trustees for the purposes of meeting his claim from the trust estate comprised of the (presumed) right of indemnity under that insurance [1]. He claimed that the third defender, Denis Alexander, a monk and teacher at the school, had been his principal abuser and that he had also been abused by two lay teachers, both now dead [2]. In July 2021, Alexander had been convicted inter alia of lewd and libidinous conduct against the pursuer [4] and sentenced to four years and five months imprisonment.’
Law & Religion UK, 14th December 2021
Source: lawandreligionuk.com
David Fuller jailed for murder of two women and abuse of over 100 corpses – The Guardian
‘A man who murdered two women then used a hospital job to prey like a “vulture” on more than 100 dead women in a mortuary, whose bodies he sexually assaulted, has been told by a judge he will die in jail.’
The Guardian, 15th December 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
Kenneth A. Armstrong: From the Shadow of Hierarchy to the Shadow of Competition – Common Frameworks and the Disciplining of Divergence – UK Constitutional Law Association
‘This time last year, the controversial United Kingdom Internal Market Bill was ping-ponging between the Commons and Lords. A key point of contention concerned the relationship between the ‘market access’ principles now enshrined in the Act – the mutual recognition and non-discrimination principles – and future exercises of devolved rule-making. Should post-Brexit internal regulatory divergence be legally disciplined by a strong version of the mutual recognition principle or insulated from such forces? As I explained in a contribution to this blog a year ago, a partial answer can be found in Sections 10(2) and 18(3) of the Act which allows the Secretary of State, by regulations, to amend Schedule 1 (goods) and Schedule 2 (services) to exclude the outcome of a ‘common framework agreement’ from the scope of application of the market access principles. The aim of this new post is to consider how this power is likely to work in light of a written ministerial statement made on 9 December 2021 setting out the mechanism for its implementation.’
UK Constitutional Law Association, 15th December 2021
Source: ukconstitutionallaw.org
Sentence increased for ex-boyfriend who threw acid in junior doctor’s face – The Independent
‘A jealous ex-boyfriend who left a junior doctor with devastating injuries after hurling sulphuric acid in her face has had his jail sentence increased.’
The Independent, 15th December 2021
Source: www.independent.co.uk
New Judgment: R (on the application of Elan-Cane) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2021] UKSC 56 – UKSC Blog
‘The Supreme Court unanimously dismissed this appeal concerning whether the Court of Appeal was wrong in its conclusion that Her Majesty’s Passport Office’s policy does not unjustifiably breach articles 8 and 14 of the European Convention on Human Rights (“ECHR”).The policy in question holds that (i) an applicant for a passport must declare their gender/sex as being either male or female and (ii) a passport will only be issued bearing a male (“M”) or female (“F”) indicator in the gender/sex field on the face of the passport and will not be issued with an “unspecified” (“X”) gender marker.’
UKSC Blog, 15th December 2021
Source: ukscblog.com
Grenfell Tower survivors say criminal charges are taking too long – BBC News
‘Survivors of the Grenfell Tower fire have demanded charges against those responsible for the disaster.’
BBC News, 15th December 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Gender-neutral passports: Campaigner Christie Elan-Cane loses Supreme Court case – BBC News
‘A campaigner has lost a Supreme Court case challenging the government’s refusal to issue gender neutral passports.’
BBC News, 15th December 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Leasehold assortment – Nearly Legal
‘Some quick notes on leasehold related cases.’
Nearly Legal, 12th December 2021
Source: nearlylegal.co.uk
Appeal judges consider legal row over Silverdale ‘stink’ landfill site – The Independent
‘Appeal judges are considering a legal fight centred on a landfill site which locals say gives off noxious gases and stinks.’
The Independent, 14th December 2021
Source: www.independent.co.uk
High Court makes “first” compulsory ADR order in commercial case – Legal Futures
‘A High Court master has made the first ever order for compulsory alternative dispute resolution (ADR) in commercial litigation, according to a City litigator.’
Legal Futures, 15th December 2021
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
Plan to reform Human Rights Act – Ministry of Justice
‘The Human Rights Act will be revised under plans unveiled by the Justice Secretary Dominic Raab today (14 December).’
Ministry of Justice, 14th December 2021
Source: www.gov.uk
Violent men who harm women warned that police are increasing action against them – National Police Chiefs’ Council
‘Police in England and Wales will take wide-ranging action to deliver a fundamental shift in priority of violence against women and girls and give victims a consistently high standard of service wherever they are.’
National Police Chiefs' Council, 15th December 2021
Source: news.npcc.police.uk
Motorist jailed for running over cyclist who spat on his car – The Guardian
‘A motorist who deliberately ran over a cyclist after the victim spat on his luxury Land Rover during a road rage row has been jailed for 18 months.’
The Guardian, 14th December 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
Home Office facing legal action over rights of 2.5 million EU nationals – The Independent
‘The Home Office is facing legal action over its treatment of millions of EU nationals in the UK.’
The Independent, 14th December 2021
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Supreme Court to rule on investigation into ‘hooded men’ case – The Independent
‘The Supreme Court in London will rule later on whether the Police Service of Northern Ireland is sufficiently independent to carry out an investigation into the case of the “hooded men”.’
The Independent, 15th December 2021
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Star Hobson verdict: mother’s girlfriend found guilty of murdering toddler – The Guardian
‘A “cunning and clever” woman has been found guilty of murdering her girlfriend’s toddler daughter after being caught on CCTV “terrorising” the child when she was left to babysit.’
The Guardian, 14th December 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
National Lottery scratch card fraud: Men jailed over £4m jackpot claim – BBC News
‘Two men who bought a National Lottery scratch card using stolen debit card details and then tried to claim the £4m jackpot they revealed have been jailed.’
BBC News, 14th December 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
