James Allchurch: Podcaster guilty of racist crimes – BBC News
‘A podcaster has been found guilty of distributing racist and anti-Semitic content.’
BBC News, 1st April 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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The Elms: HC-One admits mistakes unacceptable in care home deaths – BBC News
‘A major provider has admitted “unacceptable mistakes” in the care of three people who died after living at a home, which later closed over failures.’
BBC News, 1st April 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Why we hardly ever see published family court judgments – Transparency Project
‘Amidst the attention being paid to the courts in the Reporting Pilot, especially the series of broadcasts on the BBC Today programme by Sanchia Berg recently, other outputs from the President’s Transparency Implementation Group (TIG) have been slowly emerging.’
Transparency Project, 31st March 2023
Source: transparencyproject.org.uk
Thomas Parker murder: Man jailed for horseshoe attack – BBC News
‘A man who murdered a fellow train passenger by hitting him on the head with a horseshoe has been jailed.’
BBC News, 1st April 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Illegal eviction – attempted or accomplished? – Nearly Legal
‘Not something we see very often, an appeal from a conviction for illegal eviction (not that we see many convictions for illegal eviction in the first place).’
Nearly Legal, 2nd April 2023
Source: nearlylegal.co.uk
UK to review whistleblowing laws to boost compliance – OUT-LAW.com
‘UK employers will be increasingly required to have in place appropriate channels for whistleblower reporting which are properly resourced, accountable and protect confidentiality, as the government is considering ways to improve the whistleblowing laws applicable in England, Wales and Scotland.’
OUT-LAW.com, 31st March 2023
Source: www.pinsentmasons.com
Child sex abuse: Failure to report crimes to be made illegal – BBC News
‘People who work with children in England will be legally required to report child sexual abuse or face prosecution under government plans.’
BBC News, 3rd April 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Council prosecution sees landlords fined £434k for housing offences – Local Government Lawyer
‘Eight landlords – five individuals and three companies – have been fined £434,000 for offences under the Housing Act 2004, including the operation of 14 unlicensed houses in multiple occupation (HMO) and a catalogue of breaches relating to fire safety, tenant information and maintenance of the properties, following a prosecution brought by West Northamptonshire Council.’
Local Government Lawyer, 3rd April 2023
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Manchester Arena survivors to take ‘disaster troll’ to court – BBC News
‘Manchester Arena bomb survivors have filed landmark legal action against a conspiracy theorist who claims the attack was faked.’
BBC News, 3rd April 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Council decision to extend conservation area to save department store building was unlawful, High Court rules – Local Government Lawyer
‘A High Court judge has found that Spelthorne Borough Council fell into a number of legal errors when extending a conservation area to include a former department store that developers were seeking to demolish.’
Local Government Lawyer, 31st March 2023
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Transgender children GP: Helen Webberley wins suspension appeal – BBC News
‘A GP offering treatment for transgender patients online has won a High Court appeal against her suspension as a doctor and can now work again.’
BBC News, 1st April 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Thousands of homeless people arrested under archaic Vagrancy Act – The Guardian
‘More than 1,000 homeless people have been arrested for sleeping rough or begging since the government pledged to scrap the nearly 200-year-old Vagrancy Act, new figures show.’
The Guardian, 2nd April 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
Party Walls – no notice, no Act! – Tanfield Chambers
‘Katie Gray discusses the Court of Appeal decision in Power & Kyson v Shah [2023] EWCA Civ 239 and the impact it has on the Party Wall Act 1996.’
Tanfield Chambers, 24th March 2023
Source: www.tanfieldchambers.co.uk
G4S admits its failures in the running of a prison amounts to breach of the Article 2 systemic duty – Garden Court Chambers
‘G4S’s running of the prison failed to meet the standards of public service required, such that HMP Birmingham was put in special measures, and its running was taken over by the Ministry of Justice. The Chief Inspector of Prisons at the time, Peter Clarke, invoked the Urgent Notification process in respect of the prison.’
Garden Court Chambers, 23rd March 2023
Source: www.gardencourtchambers.co.uk
Predatory Marriage – The Great Inheritance Scam? – Gatehouse Chambers
‘The term “predatory marriage” is not a legal concept, but rather a convenient descriptor for a marriage entered into in circumstances where one party to the marriage is vulnerable and has been induced to enter into the marriage by the other party who is acting solely for financial gain. The effects of a later life predatory marriage are pernicious and sad, and the current state of the law, particularly in the context of inheritance rights, is unsatisfactory.’
Gatehouse Chambers, 11th March 2023
Source: gatehouselaw.co.uk
Owen v Black Horse Limited [2023] EWCA Civ 325 – No Strike Out Despite the Claimant’s Absence at Trial – Pump Court Chambers
‘The Court of Appeal has interpreted the rules for non-attendance on the small claims track in a manner consistent with rule 39.3 in finding that an absent Claimant nevertheless “appeared” at his trial, through his legal representative.’
Pump Court Chambers, 29th March 2023
Source: www.pumpcourtchambers.com
Tarun Khaitan: A Fourth Branch of the State? On Constitutional Guarantors in the UK – UK Constitutional Law Association
‘In its Report setting the agenda for a likely Labour government after the next elections, the Brown Commission has set out an ambitious programme of constitutional reform. In a previous post, I examined its recommendation in relation to a fully elected second chamber to replace the House of Lords. In this post, I will examine its recommendations concerning bodies that comparative constitutional scholarship calls ‘fourth branch’ or guarantor institutions. The Report recommends the setting up of three new independent constitutional guarantors: an Integrity & Ethics Commission to enforce the code of ministerial conduct, an Appointments Commission for merit-only appointments to public bodies, and an Anti-Corruption Commissioner. It also recommends further empowerment of the Equality and Human Rights Commission to provide evidence on the implementation of the new proposed social rights, ‘with a remit, membership and staffing substantially altered to give it capacity to do so.’ It seeks to offer a new constitutional mandate to the UK Infrastructure Bank and rename it as the British Regional Business Investment Bank.’
UK Constitutional Law Association, 30th March 2023
Source: ukconstitutionallaw.org
Part 36 Offers: Say It Like You Mean It! – Ropewalk Chambers
‘In Mundy v TUI UK Ltd [2023] EWHC 385 (Ch) (judgment available here), Collins Rice J heard an appeal which considered the implications of the Claimant’s Part 36 offer to split “liability” at 90%/10%.’
Ropewalk Chambers, 6th March 2023
Source: ropewalk.co.uk
Remote hearings have “no impact” on outcomes of Crown Court cases – Legal Futures
‘Judges and lawyers can be reassured that holding Crown Court hearings and trials remotely makes no difference to the outcome, a major analysis has concluded.’
Legal Futures, 31st March 2023
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
