Children: Private Law Update December 2020 – Family Law Week
‘Alex Verdan QC of 4PB analyses some recent important judgments in private children law.’
Family Law Week, 8th December 2020
Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk
Category: news
UK youth jail rebuked for keeping new inmates in solitary for two weeks – The Independent
‘A children’s prison has been criticised by inspectors after they found that new arrivals as young as 15 were being locked in solitary confinement in their rooms for a fortnight and allowed out for just 30 minutes a day because of concerns about coronavirus.’
The Independent, 9th December 2020
Source: www.theguardian.com
Vulnerable teen given tent to live in, watchdog report finds – BBC News
‘A teenager given a tent to live in, and a child denied the chance to say “goodbye” to his dying mother feature in a report revealing heart-breaking decisions about children in care.’
BBC News, 10th December 2020
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Uncle jailed over murder of teenager Louise Smith – The Guardian
‘A 30-year-old man who lured a vulnerable teenager to woodland where he murdered her and defiled her body has been jailed for a minimum of 25 years.’
The Guardian, 9th December 2020
Source: www.theguardian.com
Tate Modern attacker loses appeal against sentence – The Guardian
‘Jonty Bravery, the teenager who threw a six-year-old boy from a viewing platform at the Tate Modern, has had his appeal against his 15-year minimum term for attempted murder dismissed.’
The Guardian, 9th December 2020
Source: www.theguardian.com
Court finds UK war crimes but will not take action – BBC News
‘The International Criminal Court says it will not take action against the UK, despite finding evidence British troops committed war crimes in Iraq.’
BBC News, 9th December 2020
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Greater Manchester Police ‘failed to record 80,000 crimes in a year’ – BBC News
‘England’s second-largest police force failed to record more than 80,000 crimes in a year and closed cases without proper investigation, a watchdog has found.’
BBC News, 10th December 2020
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Home Office wrongly charged 69 Albanians with entering Britain illegally – despite fact they did not reach UK – The Independent
‘Home Office officials wrongly charged 69 people with entering the UK illegally when they had not reached the country, it has emerged.’
The Independent, 9th December 2020
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Law Society: Race inclusion in profession not improving quickly enough – Legal Futures
‘Actions to improve race inclusion in the solicitors’ profession are not delivering change quickly enough, Law Society research has found, highlighting a significant ethnicity pay gap.’
Legal Futures, 9th December 2020
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
Emily Jones: woman jailed for life for killing seven-year-old in Bolton – The Guardian
‘The woman who killed seven-year-old Emily Jones in a Bolton park on Mother’s Day has been sentenced to life imprisonment with a minimum of eight years.’
The Guardian, 8th December 2020
Source: www.theguardian.com
Johnny Depp applies to court of appeal over ‘wife beater’ ruling – The Guardian
‘Johnny Depp has applied directly to the court of appeal in a bid to overturn a high court ruling that he assaulted his ex-wife Amber Heard and put her in fear for her life.’
The Guardian, 8th December 2020
Source: www.theguardian.com
Louise Smith death: Shane Mays guilty of murdering teenager in woods – BBC News
‘A man has been found guilty of the “sexually-motivated” murder of a teenager whose body he set on fire.’
BBC News, 8th December 2020
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
It was “none of your business”, High Court judge tells council which refused to take part in mediation over EHC Plan because mother wanted to bring her lawyer – Local Government Lawyer
‘A mother was entitled to bring a lawyer to support her at a mediation of her dispute with Hillingdon Council about her son’s Education, Health and Care Plan and the local authority was in breach of its statutory duties by refusing to participate, a High Court judge has ruled.’
Local Government Lawyer, 7th December 2020
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Judges told they should consider previous racial bias before sentencing – The Guardian
‘Judges and magistrates are to be given explicit reminders for the first time in sentencing guidelines of the disparity in punishments being imposed by the courts on white, Asian and black offenders.’
The Guardian, 9th December 2020
Source: www.theguardian.com
Case Comment: Shagang Shipping Company Ltd (in liquidation) v HNA Group Company Ltd [2020] UKSC 34 – UKSC Blog
‘On 5 August 2020, the UK Supreme Court handed down judgment in Shagang Shipping Company Ltd (in liquidation) v HNA Group Company Ltd [2020] UKSC 34; [2020] 1 W.L.R. 3549. Against the background of a commercial charterparty dispute, this appeal raised important questions about the admissibility of evidence potentially obtained through torture.’
UKSC Blog, 8th December 2020
Source: ukscblog.com
PayPal ‘reward’ email rapped for misleading – BBC News
‘An email sent by payment giant PayPal which promised customers a reward of £10 for using their account did not make it clear enough that not everyone would receive it, the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has ruled.’
BBC News, 9th December 2020
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Litigant in person threatened opposing lawyers with violence – Legal Futures
‘A High Court judge has expressed concern that a litigant in person has threatened violence against lawyers for the people he is suing while dismissing a bid to disqualify the solicitors from acting.’
Legal Futures, 8th December 2020
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
Under-18s banned from lottery scratchcards in crackdown – BBC News
‘The age limit for playing the National Lottery is set to be raised from 16 to 18 from next October as the government moves to crackdown on gambling.’
BBC News, 8th December 2020
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Encrypted messaging putting children at risk of abuse, says watchdog – The Guardian
‘The children’s commissioner for England has warned that end-to-end encryption is putting children at risk of abuse, as a survey finds that most eight-year-olds are using messaging apps supposedly restricted to those aged 13 or older.’
The Guardian, 8th December 2020
Source: www.theguardian.com
Augmented lawyering: The challenge of AI is people, not money – Legal Futures
‘The challenge facing traditional law firms from artificial intelligence (AI) is not a lack of finance to invest in technology but having the right “human capital”, a study from Oxford University has argued.’
Legal Futures, 7th December 2020
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
