vaccination – Current Awareness

No jab no job: 5 care home workers dismissed for not taking the vaccine – Lamb Chambers

Posted January 4th, 2023 in care homes, care workers, chambers articles, coronavirus, employment, employment tribunals, equality, harassment, news, religious discrimination, unfair dismissal, vaccination by sally

‘In Dimitrova et Ors v Barchester Healthcare Ltd ET 1803315/2021, 5 care home workers brought claims against Barchester Healthcare Ltd, the second largest provider of care home services in the UK. These 5 Claimants were heard in the first tranche of several other claims. They all brought claims of unfair dismissal and two brought claims of direct/indirect religion/belief discrimination. Another Claimant brought a belief related harassment claim.’

Lamb Chambers, December 2022

Source: www.lambchambers.co.uk

Religious objections to COVID vaccine: Wierowska – Law & Religion UK

Posted September 13th, 2022 in Christianity, coronavirus, equality, news, unfair dismissal, vaccination by tracey

‘Miss P Wierowska v HC-One Oval Ltd [2022] UKET 1403077/2021 was a tribunal judgment on the preliminary issue of whether or not the claimant was entitled to rely on religious objections to the COVID vaccine in a claim against her former employers arising from her dismissal.’

Law & Religion UK, 13th September 2022

Source: lawandreligionuk.com

Everyone in – Lambeth lacking a policy – Nearly Legal

Posted June 28th, 2022 in coronavirus, housing, judicial review, local government, minorities, news, vaccination by sally

‘While in some ways this is a decision on an historic context (hopefully), there is a lot in this judgment on local authority approaches to housing in a public health emergency to consider.’

Nearly Legal, 26th June 2022

Source: nearlylegal.co.uk

Court of Protection judge calls for further evidence in Covid-19 vaccination case – Local Government Lawyer

Posted May 26th, 2022 in coronavirus, Court of Protection, disabled persons, evidence, news, vaccination by sally

‘A Court of Protection judge has taken what he called the “rare step” of seeking more evidence before making a ruling over whether a man with severe disabilities should be given the Covid-19 vaccination.’

Local Government Lawyer, 26th May 2022

Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk

High Court throws out negligence claim over MMR vaccine advice – Legal Futures

Posted April 25th, 2022 in barristers, health, law firms, limitations, negligence, news, summary judgments, time limits, vaccination by sally

‘The potential negligence of a QC and high-profile law firm to advise a client on limitation was irrelevant as the underlying claim would not have succeeded anyway, the High Court has ruled.’

Legal Futures, 25th April 2022

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

Article by Jonathan Lewis – Non-party disclosure orders in judicial review proceedings (R (AB) v Secretary of State for Health and Social Care) – Henderson Chambers

Posted April 8th, 2022 in chambers articles, children, coronavirus, disclosure, government departments, judicial review, news, statistics, vaccination by sally

‘Two children sought permission to judicially review various decisions made by the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care relating to provision of coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccines to children. To pursue their claim, they sought disclosure of various statistics from the Office for National Statistics (the ONS). As the ONS was not a party to proceedings, they made an application under CPR 31.17 for disclosure. Mr Justice Swift dismissed that application on the basis that the information sought was not necessary for the fair determination of the questions of law raised by the pleaded case.’

Henderson Chambers, 31st March 2022

Source: www.hendersonchambers.co.uk

GPs attack “bullying” solicitors over Covid exemption letters – Legal Futures

Posted March 29th, 2022 in coronavirus, doctors, news, solicitors, vaccination by sally

‘The British Medical Association (BMA) has accused solicitors of bullying GPs by threatening legal action if the doctor does not provide a Covid vaccination exemption for their client.’

Legal Futures, 29th March 2022

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

Court of Protection authorises vaccination of autistic boy despite parental objections – Local Government Lawyer

Posted January 11th, 2022 in autism, children, consent, coronavirus, Court of Protection, disabled persons, learning difficulties, news, vaccination by tracey

‘The benefits of vaccination against Covid-19 for a child with autism, severe learning disability and asthma “significantly outweigh” the possible risks, the Court of Protection has found, despite objections from the boy’s parents.’

Local Government Lawyer, 10th January 2022

Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk

Children: Public Law Update (Winter 2022) – Family Law Week

Posted January 7th, 2022 in appeals, care orders, children, coronavirus, costs, disabled persons, families, family courts, fostering, local government, news, third parties, vaccination by tracey

‘John Tughan QC of 4PB considers recent judgments that public law child lawyers need to know about.’

Family Law Week, 7th January 2022

Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk

Unorthodox Covid Views and Medical Regulation – Richard Smith – UK Human Rights Blog

Posted December 13th, 2021 in coronavirus, disciplinary procedures, doctors, freedom of expression, human rights, medical treatment, medicines, news, vaccination by tracey

‘White v General Medical Council [2021] EWHC 3286 (Admin) (03 December 2021). A case in which the High Court reminds the regulator of requirements for imposing curbs on free speech.’

UK Human Rights Blog, 7th December 2021

Source: ukhumanrightsblog.com

Man who glued lock of Gorleston vaccine centre is jailed – BBC News

Posted December 2nd, 2021 in coronavirus, criminal damage, news, sentencing, vaccination by sally

‘A man who put superglue on the lock of a Covid-19 vaccination centre, preventing 504 people from getting jabs, has been jailed for 12 weeks.’

BBC News, 1st December 2021

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Mandatory vaccination for care home workers not unlawful nor in breach of ECHR – UK Human Rights Blog

Posted November 29th, 2021 in care homes, care workers, coronavirus, employment, human rights, judicial review, news, vaccination by tracey

‘Peters & Anor, R (On the application of) the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care & Anor [2021] EWHC 3182 (Admin), 2 November 2021. This was a renewed application by the claimants for permission to proceed with a judicial review challenge to the Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) (Coronavirus) Regulations 2021, which requires a registered person who runs a regulated activity in a care home to ensure that any person entering the premises has been vaccinated, unless for clinical reasons that person is exempt.’

UK Human Rights Blog, 26th November 2021

Source: ukhumanrightsblog.com

Fighting ever increasing odds against a draconian intervention – and when is a without notice hearing acceptable? – Local Government Lawyer

Posted November 29th, 2021 in care homes, care workers, coronavirus, Court of Protection, families, local government, mental health, news, vaccination by tracey

‘The Court of Protection recently ordered that a woman with late onset vascular dementia be transferred to a residential care home after relations between her son and care workers broke down. Alex Ruck Keene analyses the ruling.’

Local Government Lawyer, 26th November 2021

Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk

Covid passes: Swansea cinema faces court over law breach – BBC News

Posted November 25th, 2021 in coronavirus, health & safety, local government, news, vaccination, Wales by sally

‘A cinema owner who defied the law by refusing to ask for Covid passes is facing court action.’

BBC News, 24th November 2021

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Consultation for vaccine passports – England – Law & Religion UK

Posted September 29th, 2021 in burials and cremation, consultations, coronavirus, government departments, marriage, news, vaccination by sally

‘Late on 27 September 2021, the Department of Health and Social Care issued the Consultation Proposal for mandatory COVID certification in a Plan B scenario: call for evidence, asking for responses by 11 October, although it encourages stakeholders to submit views as quickly as possible in case there is need to introduce certification, as part of Plan B, at short notice.’

Law & Religion UK, 28th September 2021

Source: lawandreligionuk.com

To jab or not to jab? Covid vaccination dilemmas – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted September 27th, 2021 in coronavirus, disability discrimination, disabled persons, employment, equality, health & safety, news, unfair dismissal, vaccination by sally

‘The main challenges to compulsory vaccination policies come from unfair dismissal and discrimination law. Unfair dismissal claims are available to employees with two years’ service. Claims would hinge upon the issue of whether an employee’s refusal to comply with a vaccination policy is a ‘substantial reason’ sufficient to justify their dismissal.’

Law Society's Gazette, 27th September 2021

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

COVID-19 vaccine fraudster jailed – Crown Prosecution Service

Posted August 16th, 2021 in assault, coronavirus, fraud, guilty pleas, news, sentencing, vaccination by tracey

‘A fraudster has been jailed at Kingston Crown Court today for pretending to offer a 92-year-old victim a COVID vaccine in exchange for money.’

Crown Prosecution Service, 13th August 2021

Source: www.cps.gov.uk

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