Stop and search: What are your rights? – BBC News
‘Boris Johnson has promised to expand stop and search powers.’
BBC News, 19th August 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Home Office names independent reviewer of Prevent programme – Local Government Lawyer
‘The Government has appointed Lord Carlile as the Independent Reviewer of the Prevent programme that is intended to safeguard vulnerable people from being drawn into terrorism.’
Local Government Lawyer, 19th August 2019
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Judge condemns “embarrassing” expert who used expletive – Litigation Futures
‘A High Court judge has taken to task an “embarrassing” medical expert who made “continual apologies” and used “an expletive” during his evidence.’
Litigation Futures, 20th August 2019
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
‘Authorities say my 15-year-old client is 27 and want to deport him’: my job as a legal aid lawyer – The Guardian
‘I go home each night worrying about my clients. I wonder who would know if something bad ever happened to them.’
The Guardian, 19th August 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
Father of Islamic State fighter fails in judicial review claim – UK Human Rights Blog
‘R (on the application of Abdullah Muhammad Rafiqul Islam) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2019] EWHC 2169 (Admin). In a case that was described as “the first such case to have come on for hearing before this court” and one that shares many similarities with the tabloid-grabbing story of Shamima Begum (discussed on the Blog here), Mr Justice Pepperall refused permission to bring judicial review proceedings on behalf of an Islamic State combatant whose citizenship had been revoked by the Home Secretary.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 19th August 2019
Source: ukhumanrightsblog.com
Jail for holiday sickness claims fraudster – Litigation Futures
‘A fraudster who drummed up false holiday sickness claims over several years has been jailed for 12 months.’
Litigation Futures, 19th August 2019
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
Court proceedings pack change “renders portal offer void” – Litigation Futures
‘A circuit judge has ruled that a failure in a portal case to include the same damages figure in the stage 3 court proceedings pack (CPP) as in the stage 2 settlement pack form renders the offer void.’
Litigation Futures, 19th August 2019
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
High Court: Silence in disciplinary proceedings can lead to adverse inferences – Legal Futures
‘Disciplinary proceedings are not a “criminal/civil hybrid” and tribunals may draw adverse inferences from respondents staying silent, the High Court has made clear.’
Legal Futures, 19th August 2019
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
Woman sentenced for faking terminal illness to con charity into paying for her wedding – Crown Prosecution Service
‘A woman who claimed she had terminal cancer so she could con a small charity into paying for a wedding ceremony has today been sentenced.’
Crown Prosecution Service, 16th August 2019
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
Man jailed for swallowing 67 cocaine wraps before flying from Brazil to Heathrow – Crown Prosecution Service
‘A man who swallowed 67 wraps of cocaine before taking a flight from Brazil to London has been jailed for four years.’
Crown Prosecution Service, 16th August 2019
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
Duarte & Anor v R. [2019] EWCA Crim 1466 (16 August 2019)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Prudential Assurance Company Ltd, Re [2019] EWHC 2245 (Ch) (16 August 2019)
Trade Holding Pl-UK Ltd, Re [2019] EWHC 2234 (Ch) (16 August 2019)
High Court (Commercial Court)
High Court (Family Division)
AB v CD (No 2) [2019] EWHC 2244 (Fam) (16 August 2019)
Z v Y [2019] EWHC 2255 (Fam) (09 August 2019)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Rashid v Oil Companies International Marine Forum [2019] EWHC 2239 (QB) (16 August 2019)
High Court (Technology and Construction Court)
Ohpen Operations UK Ltd v Invesco Fund Managers Ltd [2019] EWHC 2246 (TCC) (16 August 2019)
Source: www.bailii.org
Courts to get anti-knife crime powers with Asbo-style orders for children as young as 12 – The Independent
‘Courts will be given extra powers to impose rules and curfews on anyone aged 12 or over who may be carrying a knife, the Home Office has announced. The Asbo-style powers, called knife crime prevention orders (KCPOs), are civil orders that can be imposed on people who the courts believe pose a threat to the public through the use of a bladed weapon. The powers will be introduced as part of the Offensive Weapons Act, which is attempting to tackle knife crime and serious violence.’
The Independent, 18th August 2019
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Drink drivers escaping prosecution as officers have to drive more than an hour to police station – Daily Telegraph
‘Drink drivers are getting away with breaking the law because police are having to drive them up to an hour and 45 minutes to the nearest custody cells, it has been warned.’
Daily Telegraph, 18th August 2019
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Social worker suspended after telling female colleague ‘I like a nice set of baps’ while looking through her shopping basket – Daily Telegraph
‘A social worker has been suspended after he groped a junior colleague and told her he liked a “good pair of baps” as he squeezed a pack of bread rolls in front of her.’
Daily Telegraph, 18th August 2019
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Home Office outsourcing to ‘exploitative’ contractor must be reviewed, say MPs and lawyers – The Independent
‘MPs and lawyers have called for an urgent review into outsourced immigration services after it emerged Home Office profits on UK visas had surged by millions of pounds a week since visa operations were contracted to a private firm accused of exploiting applicants.’
The Independent, 18th August 2019
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Jamie Bulger’s father urges Parole Board to prevent Jon Venables from ‘harming children again’ ahead of killer’s release – Daily Telegraph
‘The father of murdered child James Bulger has urged the Parole Board to prevent one of his son’s killers from having the chance to “harm young children again” ahead of his impending release.’
Daily Telegraph, 19th August 2019
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Jihadi Jack’s parents brand Sajid Javid a ‘coward’ over revoked citizenship – BBC News
‘The parents of a UK-Canadian man who joined the Islamic State group have said former Home Secretary Sajid Javid is a “coward” for revoking his British citizenship.’
BBC News, 18th August 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Inquiry – ‘Positions of Trust’ within faith settings – Law & Religion UK
‘On 15 August, the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Safeguarding in Faith Settings issued a call for evidence for its second Inquiry on whether there should be a change in legislation relating to “Positions of Trust” within faith settings.’
Law & Religion UK, 15th August 2019
Source: www.lawandreligionuk.com
CofE commissions review into Smyth case – Law & Religion UK
‘The Church of England has published the following Press Release announcing that its National Safeguarding Team has commissioned Keith Makin to undertake a review into the Church’s handling of allegations relating to the conduct of the late John Smyth QC.’
Law & Religion UK, 13th August 2019
Source: www.lawandreligionuk.com
