Category: news

Withdrawal of life sustaining treatment v profound religious beliefs in sanctity of life – UK Human Rights Blog

Posted June 4th, 2021 in children, disabled persons, families, family courts, hospitals, human rights, Judaism, jurisdiction, medical treatment, news by sally

‘Alta Fixsler was born with catastrophic brain injury. She now two years old, currently a patient at the Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital Paediatric Intensive Care Unit on intensive life sustaining treatment. In this case the court was asked to decide whether it would be in Alta’s best interests for that life-sustaining treatment to be continued. The inevitable consequence of it being discontinued will be the death of Alta.’

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UK Human Rights Blog, 3rd June 2021

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Napier Barracks: Housing migrants at barracks unlawful, court rules – BBC News

Posted June 4th, 2021 in asylum, coronavirus, damages, detention, government departments, health & safety, housing, immigration, news by sally

‘The Home Office’s decision to house cross-channel migrants in a “squalid” barracks in Folkestone was unlawful, the High Court has ruled.’

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BBC News, 3rd June 2021

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Baby and mother win right to access Healthy Start food scheme – The Guardian

Posted June 4th, 2021 in benefits, children, equality, families, food, government departments, health, human rights, immigration, judicial review, news, race discrimination by sally

‘A one-year-old baby and her mother have won a high court challenge granting her the right to access a healthy food and vitamins scheme from which she was previously barred. Thousands of babies and toddlers similarly denied access to the scheme will now be able to benefit from it.’

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The Guardian, 3rd June 2021

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Claimants awarded £2,000 damages – and ordered to pay £500,000 interim costs – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted June 3rd, 2021 in construction industry, costs, damages, dispute resolution, negligence, news, part 36 offers by sally

‘A litigant in a building dispute who claimed £3.7m in damages – only to be awarded just £2,000 at trial – has been hit with a costs bill of at least £500,000.’

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Law Society's Gazette, 2nd June 2021

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

UK Trade Remedies Authority begins operating – OUT-LAW.com

Posted June 3rd, 2021 in competition, complaints, international trade, news, unfair commercial practices by sally

‘A new regulator, with powers to investigate and address unfair trade practices and subsidies, has begun operating in the UK.’

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OUT-LAW.com, 2nd June 2021

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Order made by email in childcare case exhibited “serious procedural irregularity”, Court of Appeal rules – Local Government Lawyer

Posted June 3rd, 2021 in case management, electronic mail, family courts, mental health, news by sally

‘An order made by email to vacate a psychological assessment in a childcare case was wrong and unjust for “serious procedural irregularity”, the Court of Appeal has ruled.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 2nd June 2021

Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk

Judge throws out expert evidence during trial in excoriating ruling – Litigation Futures

Posted June 3rd, 2021 in civil procedure rules, evidence, expert witnesses, news, pre-action conduct by sally

‘The High Court has excluded three expert witness statements during the trial after ruling that their opinions appeared “directly influenced” by the instructing party.’

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Litigation Futures, 2nd June 2021

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Number of Covid PI claims remains low “but potential for many more” – Litigation Futures

Posted June 3rd, 2021 in coronavirus, employment, health & safety, news, personal injuries, statistics by sally

‘The number of personal injury claims relating to Covid-19 continues to be very low, despite the significant rise in infections over the winter, new figures have shown.’

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Litigation Futures, 3rd June 2021

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UK guide on data transfer codes and certification anticipated – OUT-LAW.com

Posted June 3rd, 2021 in codes of practice, data protection, EC law, news by sally

‘New guidance on how businesses might use codes of conduct and certification schemes to demonstrate their compliance with rules governing international data transfers could be issued by the UK’s data protection authority in a matter of weeks, Out-Law has learned.’

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OUT-LAW.com, 2nd June 2021

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Council defeats Court of Appeal challenge over Elephant and Castle redevelopment – Local Government Lawyer

Posted June 3rd, 2021 in appeals, housing, local government, news, planning, ultra vires by sally

‘A local activist group has lost a challenge at the Court of Appeal to the London Borough of Southwark’s grant of planning permission for a major redevelopment of the Elephant and Castle area.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 2nd June 2021

Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk

Face mask rules: do they really violate personal liberty? – City Law Forum

Posted June 3rd, 2021 in coronavirus, demonstrations, news, regulations by sally

‘Several hundred people assembled in London’s Hyde Park in July 2020 to protest rules making face masks mandatory in shops and supermarkets to help control the spread of COVID-19. This was not an isolated event. Similar protests have occurred in many places around the world in reaction to the prospect of “mask mandates” – especially in the United States.’

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City Law Forum, 2nd June 2021

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Ex-reality TV stars’ ‘misleading’ debt ads banned – BBC News

Posted June 3rd, 2021 in advertising, complaints, consumer protection, debts, insolvency, internet, news by sally

‘Instagram posts by three reality TV stars promising that people in financial trouble could wipe out 85% of their debt have been banned.’

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BBC News, 2nd June 2021

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Plans to restrict judicial review weaken the rule of law, MPs warn – The Guardian

Posted June 3rd, 2021 in bills, consultations, judicial review, judiciary, news, rule of law by sally

‘Proposals to restrict judicial review are an affront to the principles of fairness and government accountability and should be dropped, a cross-party group of MPs and peers has said.’

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The Guardian, 2nd June 2021

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Supreme Court clarifies law on tax ‘discovery’ assessments – OUT-LAW.com

Posted June 2nd, 2021 in appeals, HM Revenue & Customs, news, Supreme Court, taxation, time limits by sally

‘The UK Supreme Court has decided that disclosing information in the wrong box on a tax return but explaining it in the white space was not an inaccuracy, as the return had to be considered as a whole.’

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OUT-LAW.com, 1st June 2021

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Paolo Sandro: Do You Really Mean It? Ouster Clauses, Judicial Review Reform, and the UK Constitutionalism Paradox – UK Constitutional Law Association

Posted June 2nd, 2021 in constitutional law, government departments, judicial review, news, parliament, rule of law by sally

‘The Conservative government’s response to the IRAL report has raised plenty of alarm bells from UK constitutional scholars. The widespread observation that the government’s judicial review reform plans appear to go well beyond what the Independent Panel recommended points to a more fundamental problem: that the government seems to proceed from a very partial understanding (at best) of the UK “constitution”.’

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UK Constitutional Law Association, 1st June 2021

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Bournemouth Travelodge death: Man sentenced for killing hotel receptionist – BBC News

Posted June 2nd, 2021 in homicide, hospital orders, mental health, news, sentencing by sally

‘A man has been given an indefinite hospital order for the “brutal” killing of a hotel receptionist in Bournemouth.’

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BBC News, 1st June 2021

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Mark K Heatley: The Implications of the Hertfordshire County Council Case for Local Democracy – UK Constitutional Law Association

Posted June 2nd, 2021 in constitutional law, coronavirus, internet, local government, news, statutory interpretation by sally

‘The High Court recently delivered its judgment in the case of Hertfordshire County Council v Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, finding that remote meetings of local councils could not continue after 7 May 2021. This article looks at the decision and considers its impact for future local democracy.’

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UK Constitutional Law Association, 2nd June 2021

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Welwyn Garden City murder: Alex Staines jailed for life – BBC News

Posted June 2nd, 2021 in coercive & controlling behaviour, domestic violence, families, harassment, imprisonment, murder, news, sentencing by sally

‘An abusive and controlling man who stabbed his former partner to death in her home while her three children were in the house has been jailed for life.’

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BBC News, 1st June 2021

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Officers accused of sexual abuse must face investigation, says police chief – The Guardian

Posted June 2nd, 2021 in conflict of interest, disciplinary procedures, domestic violence, news, police, professional conduct, sexual offences, statistics, women by sally

‘All serving police officers accused of domestic or sexual abuse should face misconduct hearings as well as criminal investigations, according to the most senior police officer for domestic abuse in England and Wales.’

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The Guardian, 2nd June 2021

Source: www.theguardian.com

Digital forensics experts prone to bias, study shows – The Guardian

Posted June 1st, 2021 in bias, computer programs, evidence, expert witnesses, news by sally

‘Devices such as phones, laptops and flash drives are becoming increasingly central to police investigations, but the reliability of digital forensics experts’ evidence has been called into question.’

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The Guardian, 31st May 2021

Source: www.theguardian.com