Jodey Whiting: Disabled woman’s suicide ‘a direct result’ of benefit cut – BBC News
‘A disabled woman’s suicide was “a direct result” of having her benefits cut, the High Court has been told.’
BBC News, 22nd June 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Category: news
What Are The Rights-Based Implications Of Vaccine Passports? – Each Other
‘Following news that 15 EU countries are issuing Covid-19 vaccine passports for travel, the debate over whether vaccine passports are fair is growing.’
Each Other, 21st June 2021
Source: eachother.org.uk
UK legislation proposed to tackle modern slavery – OUT-LAW.com
‘A private members’ bill seeking to address modern slavery, including establishing minimum standards of transparency in supply chains, has been introduced to the UK parliament.’
OUT-LAW.com, 22nd June 2021
Source: www.pinsentmasons.com
Ombudsman criticises London borough over failures as corporate parent to former looked-after child who alleged abuse – Local Government Lawyer
‘The Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman has said the London Borough of Lewisham exposed a former looked after child to “significant harm” after it failed to address her claims of abuse while in foster care properly.’
Local Government Lawyer, 22nd June 2021
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Uncertainties remain over UK’s IR35 rules – OUT-LAW.com
‘Widespread changes to the UK’s IR35 off-payroll working rules came into force on 6 April 2021, and despite a 12-month delay to implementation, detailed HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) guidance and subsequent amendments to the legislation, areas of uncertainty remain.’
OUT-LAW.com, 21st June 2021
Source: www.pinsentmasons.com
Legal experts worldwide draw up ‘historic’ definition of ecocide – The Guardian
‘Legal experts from across the globe have drawn up a “historic” definition of ecocide, intended to be adopted by the international criminal court to prosecute the most egregious offences against the environment.’
The Guardian, 22nd June 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
The Domestic Abuse Act – Law Society’s Gazette
‘The Domestic Abuse Act, which will be implemented later this year, brings in important changes, many of which have been received positively by the sector. These changes will lead to significant developments, enabling frontline professionals to raise awareness and secure protection for survivors of domestic abuse.’
Law Society's Gazette, 21st June 2021
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Leasehold campaigners hail ‘landmark’ changes – BBC News
‘Two big players in the leasehold sector have agreed to change the way they operate, following an investigation by the competition watchdog.’
BBC News, 23rd June 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Court upholds validity of £1 part 36 offer by party awarded £10 – Litigation Futures
‘The High Court has upheld a decision that a party that made a part 36 offer of £1 and received nominal damages of £10 was entitled to the usual costs consequences of beating their offer.’
Litigation Futures, 21st June 2021
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
Were Do Not Resuscitate Orders Illegally Placed on Disabled People? – Each Other
‘Throughout the pandemic, unlawful do not resuscitate orders (DNRs) were placed upon people in the United Kingdom. Did it unfairly target disabled patients?’
Each Other, 22nd June 2021
Source: eachother.org.uk
High court ruling leaves refused asylum seekers at risk of homelessness – The Guardian
‘A high court judge has quashed a ruling that said refused asylum seekers who are destitute must be given accommodation during the pandemic until all Covid restrictions are lifted.’
The Guardian, 22nd June 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
Malleable memory and the reliability of witness evidence in a digital age – Litigation Futures
‘One of the topics explored by a recent panel of international experts at London International Disputes Week was the malleability (and thus fallibility) of human memory and the resultant impact on reliable witness evidence.’
Litigation Futures, 22nd June 2021
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
Judge stops draft ruling publication after parties settle dispute – Law Society’s Gazette
‘A judge has decided that her ruling on an issue of indemnity costs should remain unpublished after the parties settled the dispute at the last minute.’
Law Society's Gazette, 21st June 2021
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Councils issue £1m in penalties against businesses for breach of Covid restrictions – Local Government Lawyer
‘Local authorities have issued 1,201 penalties to businesses for violating Covid business restrictions, to a value of £1,076,820, research has revealed.’
Local Government Lawyer, 21st June 2021
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Gracie Spinks death: Derbyshire Police referred to watchdog – BBC News
‘A police force has referred itself to the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) after a woman was found fatally injured in a village field.’
BBC News, 21st June 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Curbs on protests in policing bill breach human rights laws, MPs and peers say – The Guardian
‘Restrictions on protests in the controversial new policing bill breach human rights laws and will increase the risk of peaceful demonstrators in England and Wales being criminalised, MPs and peers have warned.’
The Guardian, 22nd June 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
Supreme Court lays out “new legal roadmap” for professional negligence – Legal Futures
‘The Supreme Court has provided a “wholly new legal roadmap” for professional negligence after its ruling last week in two linked cases, the Professional Negligence Lawyers Association (PNLA) has said.’
Legal Futures, 22nd June 2021
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
Susan Nicholson inquest: Killer ‘involved in 13 domestic abuse reports’ – BBC News
‘Police were called to 13 domestic abuse reports involving a man now in jail for killing two women, an inquest heard.’
BBC News, 21st June 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Limited leave to remain does not knock out a Zambrano claim – EIN Blog
‘R (Akinsanya) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2021] EWHC 1535 (Admin) (09 June 2021). Mostyn J has held that the SSHD had erred when formulating in Annex 1 paragraph (b) of Appendix EU to the Immigration Rules the definition of a “person with a Zambrano right to reside” as “a person … without leave to enter or remain in the UK, unless this was granted under this Appendix”. His Lordship held that it is clear from the decision of the CJEU in Ruiz Zambrano v Office National de l’Emploi (C-34/09), [2012] QB 265, that the holding of a limited national leave to remain and a wider right to remain could and would co-exist in many cases. Furthermore, the natural, fair, reasonable and plain meaning of the words set out in regulation 16 of the Immigration (European Economic Area) Regulations 2016 entitles an applicant for a derivative right to reside to have the application determined by reference to the prescribed eligibility criteria set out in the regulation rather than being struck out peremptorily. A Nigerian national, Olorunfunmilayo Oluwaseun Akinsanya arrived in the UK in 2006. She had four children, one of whom, C (aged 10), is a British national and she is C’s sole carer. Akinsanya had a six-month visitor visa. She then had a two-year family visit visa. When C was one year old, she applied for a derivative residence card as the Zambrano carer of C. The application was refused, but Akinsanya was successful in her appeal to the FTT and she was then issued with a five-year derivative residence card in September 2014.’
EIN Blog , 21st June 2021
Source: www.ein.org.uk
