Supreme Court to hear appeal by Welsh council next week in Japanese knotweed case – Local Government Lawyer

Posted February 21st, 2024 in appeals, damages, housing, local government, news, nuisance, Supreme Court, Wales by sally

‘The Supreme Court will next week hear a council’s appeal of a Court of Appeal judgment which overturned lower court rulings that found diminution in value in Japanese knotweed cases was irrecoverable economic loss and ordered the council to pay damages to a property owner.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 20th February 2024

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Conwy: Man jailed after pet dog bit three-year-old girl – BBC News

Posted February 6th, 2024 in children, dogs, guilty pleas, news, Wales by tracey

‘A man has been jailed for a year after his large pet dog bit a three-year-old girl on the forehead, narrowly missing her eye, a court heard.’

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BBC News, 5th February 2024

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Hillside in practice – Local Government Lawyer

Posted January 30th, 2024 in housing, local government, news, planning, Supreme Court, Wales by tracey

‘Megan Forbes analyses a recent High Court case that has provided guidance on the practical implications of the Supreme Court’s Hillside decision.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 26th January 2024

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Domestic abuse: Dyfed-Powys Police failed victims, report finds – BBC News

Posted November 20th, 2023 in domestic violence, news, police, victims, Wales by tracey

‘Rapes, assaults and threats to kill – including a woman threatened with a blowtorch – were wrongly classed as “standard risk” by Dyfed-Powys Police, a report has found.’

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BBC News, 19th November 2023

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Stradey Park: Man made sexist video about police officer – BBC News

‘A man who made sexist and ageist comments about a female police officer has been given a suspended sentence.’

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BBC News, 27th September 2023

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Welsh speaker wins English-only parking fine case – BBC News

Posted August 7th, 2023 in fines, news, parking, Wales by tracey

‘A lawsuit has been thrown out against a Welsh-language campaigner who refused to pay a parking ticket because it was written in English.’

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BBC News, 5th August 2023

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Cardiff: Hailey Park sewage pumping station legal bid starts – BBC News

Posted June 30th, 2023 in judicial review, local government, news, parks, planning, sewerage, Wales, waste, water by tracey

‘A judicial review of plans to build a sewage pumping station in a popular park has begun.’

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BBC News, 29th June 2023

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Wales: The Good, the Bad and the Converted – part 1 – Nearly Legal

Posted June 26th, 2023 in housing, landlord & tenant, news, notification, Wales by tracey

‘Followers of the updates under Renting Homes (Wales) Act 2016 (“the Act”) will be well aware of many of the changes implemented in the Welsh housing law “big bang” on the 1st December 2022 (“the appointed day”), most recently written about on Nearly Legal here. My primary focus in this post focuses particularly on those developments affecting “converted contracts” – those contracts which had moved over from one of the previous tenancy regimes on the appointed day.’

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Nearly Legal, 23rd June 2023

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Child safety: Inconsistencies in safeguarding – review – BBC News

Posted June 22nd, 2023 in child abuse, child neglect, news, reports, Wales by tracey

‘There are inconsistencies in child safeguarding in Wales, the care inspectorate has said. There were 32 reviews in progress in May about children who died or were seriously hurt due to abuse or neglect.’

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BBC News, 22nd June 2023

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Parking fine invalid over refusal to issue Welsh-language version – The Independent

Posted June 12th, 2023 in fines, news, notification, parking, Wales by tracey

‘A parking firm has lost a court case against a woman it tried to fine after only sending her a letter in English.’

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The Independent, 12th June 2023

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Sex education: Protesters lose bid to appeal High Court judgment – BBC News

Posted June 8th, 2023 in appeals, education, human rights, judicial review, news, school children, Wales by tracey

‘Campaigners against the Welsh government’s sex education curriculum have lost their bid to appeal against a High Court judgment.’

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BBC News, 7th June 2023

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‘Horrendous’ practice of handcuffing children in care must be banned, MPs warn – The Independent

‘A coalition of MPs and peers is calling for the “horrendous” practice of handcuffing children in care during transport to be banned.’

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The Independent, 4th June 2023

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Logan Mwangi and Lola James among neglect and abuse deaths – BBC News

Posted May 4th, 2023 in child abuse, child neglect, murder, news, Wales by tracey

‘There are 32 reviews in progress about children in Wales who have died or been severely hurt due to abuse or neglect.’

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BBC News, 4th May 2023

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Lola James: NSPCC demands systemic change after girl’s murder – BBC News

‘The murder of a two-year-old who was killed by her mum’s boyfriend shows child protection must be a national priority, NSPCC Cymru has said.’

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BBC News, 26th April 2023

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Welsh teen forced to take virginity test before marriage – BBC News

Posted April 25th, 2023 in forced marriages, news, Wales, young persons by sally

‘It wasn’t just being forced to marry that Farah was against, she also didn’t want the test to show she was a virgin.’

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BBC News, 25th April 2023

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Betsi Cadwaladr: Critical report issued following patient death – BBC News

Posted March 27th, 2023 in coroners, hospitals, inquests, mental health, news, suicide, Wales by tracey

‘A critical report has been issued to a health board amid concerns it did not address failings after a patient died.’

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BBC News, 25th March 2023

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Betsi Cadwaladr: Apology over Jean Graves, 10 years on – BBC News

‘A son has accepted a settlement and an apology from the north Wales health board nearly 10 years after his mother was a patient in a mental health unit.’

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BBC News, 26th March 2023

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Denbighshire: Rings and 17th Century coins declared treasure – BBC News

Posted March 22nd, 2023 in inquests, news, treasure, Wales by tracey

‘A medieval gold ring, 17th Century silver coins and the fragment of a Bronze Age ring found in north Wales have been declared treasure.’

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BBC News, 21st March 2023

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Swansea: Family feud brawlers sentenced after cemetery fight Published 14 hours ago – BBC News

‘Seven men involved in a cemetery brawl that left two people seriously injured have been sentenced for their roles in a family feud during two funerals.’

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BBC News, 20th February 2023

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Rights of excusal from relationships and sexuality education – Local Government Lawyer

‘Clíodhna Kelleher considers a recent High Court judgment that there was no parental right to withdraw children from relationships and sexuality education.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 13th January 2023

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