‘The High Court has rejected a judicial review that argued the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) failed to carry out an adequate review of the impact of the LASPO reforms on those with asbestos-related diseases.’
Litigation Futures, 3rd August 2020
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
‘Former football coach and serial paedophile Barry Bennell has pleaded guilty to nine sexual offences.’
BBC News, 31st July 2020
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Sir Geoffrey Vos will take over as Master of the Rolls next year, it was announced on Friday, with a new Senior President of Tribunals and eight new Court of Appeal judges also named.’
Litigation Futures, 3rd August 2020
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
‘A self-styled “evil black witch” has been jailed for life for a violent sex attack on a shopkeeper in his 70s.’
BBC News, 31st July 2020
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The children of prisoners in England and Wales are having their human rights breached by the ban on jail visits and a lack of video contact, lawyers have claimed, as they begin the first step of legal action against the Ministry of Justice.’
The Guardian, 31st July 2020
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The utterly shameful level of convictions in England and Wales is down to the CPS dropping so-called “weak” cases.’
The Guardian, 31st July 2020
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The case of runaway Shamima Begum, who is fighting to return to the UK from Syria, will go to the Supreme Court.’
BBC News, 31st July 2020
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The broadcaster Chris Packham has lost his case against HS2 in the court of appeal.’
The Guardian, 31st July 2020
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The Conservative ex-MP Charlie Elphicke is facing jail after being found guilty of three counts of sexual assault against two women in a verdict that prompted his wife – who represents his former constituency – to announce the end of their marriage.’
The Guardian, 30th July 2020
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Calls to make pet theft a specific criminal offence have been rejected by ministers, who say it is covered by existing laws.’
BBC News, 30th July 2020
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The grime artist Solo 45, whose real name is Andy Anokye, has been jailed for 24 years for holding four women against their will and raping them repeatedly.’
The Guardian, 30th July 2020
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A British victim of trafficking is bringing a case against the home secretary, Priti Patel, arguing that her department unlawfully accessed personal information including details of her intimate thoughts.’
The Guardian, 30th July 2020
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The question whether a right of entry clause permitted a landlord to undertake activities in order to comply with planning conditions was a matter of fact and degree.’
Tanfield Chambers, 17th July 2020
Source: www.tanfieldchambers.co.uk
‘In a judgment that will be of interest to a number of entities, particularly in the transport and utilities sectors, the Upper Tribunal in IC v Poplar Housing Association [2020] UKUT 182 (AAC) has provided a boost to this analysis, upholding a narrow definition of “public authority” under Regulation 2(2)(c) of the Environmental Information Regulations (“EIR”) that will exclude many organisations from the scope of the regime.’
Monckton Chambers, 24th July 2020
Source: www.monckton.com
‘This short series of bitesize articles will take a deeper look into the enforcement of the Novel Food regime and seek to identify and breakdown the powers made available to those agencies (typically local authorities), who are tasked with securing compliance.’
3PB, 21st July 2020
Source: www.3pb.co.uk
‘The London Borough of Southwark has lost a High Court case over a disabled young woman’s care plan after a judge found aspects of the council’s case to be materially flawed or erroneous.’
Local Government Lawyer, 30th July 2020
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘A High Court judge has given a Christian fostering service permission to appeal on one ground following his dismissal earlier this month of its judicial review challenge to a report by Ofsted.’
Local Government Lawyer, 29th July 2020
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘There has been a 9% increase in the number of complaints to law firms last year, but they continue to resolve eight out of 10 themselves, according to official statistics.’
Legal Futures, 31st July 2020
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
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