Birmingham man tried to kill baby with poisoned milk bottle – BBC News
‘A man who tried to kill a newborn baby by giving her prescription drugs in a milk bottle has been jailed.’
BBC News, 25th October 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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Significant Rise In Anti-LGBTQ+ Hate Crime Since 2015 – Each Other
‘In 2014-15, there were 6,363 reports of hate crimes based on sexual orientation. Comparatively, in 2020-21, there were 19,679 reports. For 2014-15, 598 transphobic hate crimes were reported but in 2020-21, 2,588 were reported.’
Each Other, 25th October 2021
Source: eachother.org.uk
Police sexual misconduct: ‘No place’ for officers who abuse authority – BBC News
‘Police officers and staff who abuse their position for a sexual purpose have “no place in policing and will be found out”, a watchdog has warned.’
BBC News, 26th October 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Motorola faces competition inquiry over UK emergency services network – The Guardian
‘The UK’s competition regulator is investigating Motorola over concerns that it has “cashed in” on its monopoly over mobile networks for the UK emergency services.’
The Guardian, 26th October 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
Do Employers Discriminate Against People Without Degrees? – Each Other
‘In 1999, then Prime Minister Tony Blair pledged that by 2010 half of all under-30s should go on to university, with the aim, in part, of bettering their chances of securing rewarding and well-paid jobs. The target was first met in 2017/2018 and now nearly 60% of sixth form leavers progress on to a degree course. However, in the age of the pandemic, is university really the best route into employment from both a practical and human rights perspective?’
Each Other, 22nd October 2021
Source: eachother.org.uk
Payment notices: what genuine belief is needed to make a payment notice valid? – Practical Law: Construction Blog
‘The genuine article? Does a valid payment notice need to set out the sum the payer genuinely considers due? The requirement that a valid payment notice must set out “the sum the payer considers due” is often at the centre of payment disputes. The recent decision in Downs Road Development LLP v Laxmanbhai Construction (UK) Ltd, provides a necessary clarification around what this actually means, confirming that a valid payment notice must set out the sum the payer genuinely considers due.’
Practical Law: Construction Blog, 20th October 2021
Costs Order against Dental Expert who Showed a Flagrant, Reckless Disregard for his Duties to the Court – Ropewalk Clinical Negligence Blog
‘Having blanked his screen and left the ongoing court proceedings to pick up his son from school, the Claimant’s expert witness in Robinson v (1) Liverpool University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust (2) Mercier (County Court at Liverpool, 9 September 2021), Dr Mercier, was initially oblivious of the court’s direction that the Defendant trust would have 21 days to consider whether to pursue a third-party costs order (“TCPO”) against the expert.’
Ropewalk Clinical Negligence Blog, 19th October 2021
Source: www.ropewalk.co.uk
High Court: Differential standards on abortion time-limits do not breach the human rights of disabled persons – UK Human Rights Blog
‘In Crowter & Ors, R (On the Application Of) v Secretary of State for Health And Social Care [2021] EWHC 2536 (Admin), the High Court considered the lawfulness of the provision in the Abortion Act 1967 which permits termination of a foetus after 24 weeks where there is a substantial risk that, if born, a child would be “seriously handicapped”.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 25th October 2021
Source: ukhumanrightsblog.com
Terrorism offences sentencing guidelines to be revised following legislation – Sentencing Council
‘Plans to revise four sentencing guidelines for terrorism offences in England and Wales to reflect changes brought in by the Counter-Terrorism and Sentencing Act 2021, were published for consultation today by the Sentencing Council.’
Sentencing Council, 20th October 2021
Source: www.sentencingcouncil.org.uk
Mineral rights: mudstone in mid-Wales – Local Government Lawyer
‘Mark Wonnacott QC and Harriet Holmes examine an important Court of Appeal ruling on the law relating to mineral reservations.’
Local Government Lawyer, 22nd October 2021
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Menopausal symptoms and disability – Local Government Lawyer
‘The Employment Appeal Tribunal has given its first ruling on menopausal symptoms and disability in a case involving a city council. Jog Hundle considers the judgment.’
Local Government Lawyer, 22nd October 2021
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
City giant to face trial over alleged conflicts of interest – Legal Futures
‘City giant Hogan Lovells only achieved partial success in a bid for summary judgment over complaints that it had multiple conflicts of interest while acting for a Ukrainian tycoon.’
Legal Futures, 25th October 2021
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
UK’s strict gun laws strengthened with new medical arrangements – Home Office
‘New statutory guidance will tighten up existing laws on gun ownership and mean that medical information must be provided in order to obtain a licence.’
Home Office, 20th October 2021
Source: www.gov.uk
Research briefing: Regulation of fireworks – House of Commons Library
‘There are strict rules in place in the UK regulating the sale, possession and use of fireworks. This Commons briefing paper provides an overview of the current legislative provisions regulating the supply and use of fireworks in England & Wales and (in the main) Scotland.’
House of Commons Library, 19th October 2021
Source: commonslibrary.parliament.uk
Research briefing: Police powers: an introduction – House of Commons Library
‘This commons library briefing paper introduces a series on police powers.’
House of Commons Library, 21st October 2021
Source: commonslibrary.parliament.uk
Should the right to justice override the principle of transparency? – Law Society’s Gazette
‘Occasionally, a claimant at the employment tribunal will contact the Gazette in distress, after seeing reports of their case apparently plastered all over the internet. Many seem unaware of – and certainly unprepared for – the implications of open justice in the digital age.’
Law Society's Gazette, 25th October 2021
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Neuberger ‘unconvinced’ by JR reform arguments – Law Society’s Gazette
‘The former president of the Supreme Court has revealed that he is ‘unconvinced’ by a major argument used to justify the government’s controversial judicial review reforms.’
Law Society's Gazette, 22nd October 2021
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Guarding Special Guardianship: the need for legal aid reform – Family Law week
‘Jessica Johnston, Legal Adviser with Family Rights Group, explains a major challenge to prospective special guardians and how it might be overcome.’
Family Law Week, 21st October 2021
Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk
Jailing of most mothers for non-violent crimes should stop, says report – The Guardian
‘The imprisonment of many mothers serving sentences for non-violent and relatively minor crimes should be ended and community women’s centres used instead, according to research that has found separation can increase the risk of children being exploited and cost hundreds of thousands of pounds for just a single case.’
The Guardian, 25th October 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
Ofcom orders phone networks to block foreign scam calls – BBC News
‘Major phone networks have agreed to automatically block almost all internet calls coming from abroad if they pretend to be from UK numbers, Ofcom has confirmed.’
BBC News, 25th October 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
