Regulator looking at use of facial recognition at King’s Cross site – The Guardian
‘Information commissioner says use of the technology must be “necessary and proportionate.”‘
The Guardian, 12th August 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
Mother and son beat autistic man to death with rocks and branches because he used footpath on their land – The Independent
‘A mother and son have been been handed life sentences after murdering a marathon runner who crossed their land. Carol Dawson, 72, and Scott Dawson, 41, shot Gary Dean in the back with an air rifle and beat him with rocks and branches in a premeditated attack, a court heard.’
The Independent, 12th August 2019
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Equality and Homeless Appeals – Nearly Legal
‘Adesotu v Lewisham London Borough Council (2019) EWCA Civ 1405. We first saw this case as a county court appeal where the central issue was whether Equality Act 2010 issues could be raised and decided within a section 204 Housing Act 1996 homelessness appeal. HHJ Luba QC held that they could not, and the matter went to the Court of Appeal.’
Nearly Legal, 11th August 2019
Source: nearlylegal.co.uk
The death of the ‘right to silence’ in regulatory proceedings? – UK Human Rights Blog
‘Two recent cases have important consequences for regulated professionals who fail to participate in regulatory hearings. In Kuzmin v. GMC [2019] EWHC 2129 (Admin) the issue was whether a tribunal can draw adverse inferences if a doctor declines to give evidence. Sanusi v. GMC [2019] EWCA Civ 1172 concerned the tribunal’s duty of procedural fairness where a professional fails to attend the hearing at all.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 9th August 2019
Source: ukhumanrightsblog.com
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
L v Q Ltd [2019] EWCA Civ 1417 (09 August 2019)
Simetra Global Assets Ltd & Anor v Ikon Finance Ltd & Ors [2019] EWCA Civ 1413 (09 August 2019)
Source: www.bailii.org
Council defeats appeal by driver over revocation of licence ahead of trial for conspiracy to supply drugs – Local Government Lawyer
‘A driver due to stand trial for a conspiracy to supply Class A drugs offence in September has failed in a legal challenge to a decision of St Albans City and District Council to revoke his hackney carriage driver’s licence, it has been reported.’
Local Government Lawyer, 12th August 2019
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
A churchwarden who manipulated his elderly neighbours found guilty of murder – Crown Prosecution Service
‘A church warden who manipulated two elderly neighbours in order to benefit from their wills, has today been convicted of murder.’
Crown Prosecution Service, 9th August 2019
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
Tribunal tackles ‘glaring loophole’ in whistleblowing law – Law Society’s Gazette
‘Employees who research how to blow the whistle can rely on the same legal protections as actual whistleblowers, a tribunal has found.’
Law Society's Gazette, 9th August 2019
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
EasyJet accused of ignoring rules for ‘failing to book passengers on other airlines after cancelled flights’ – The Independent
‘Britain’s biggest budget airline, easyJet, is refusing to comply with the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) rules on cancelled flights by failing to book seats on rival carriers where necessary.’
The Independent, 12th August 2019
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Law and order: Extra £85m for CPS to tackle violent crime – BBC News
‘The Crown Prosecution Service will receive an extra £85m over the next two years, to help deal with a rise in violent crime in England and Wales. It comes as Boris Johnson launches a review of sentencing of some dangerous and prolific offenders.’
BBC News, 12th August 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Chicken shop’ drug gangs recruit children with food, inquiry finds – The Guardian
‘Criminal “chicken shop gangs” are recruiting children to deal drugs with the offer of free food, a parliamentary investigation has found. So-called chicken shop grooming was described in written evidence submitted to the youth select committee, which is investigating the UK’s knife crime epidemic.’
The Guardian, 12th August 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
PM to create 10,000 new prison places and extend stop-and-search – BBC News
‘An extra 10,000 new prison places will be created and stop-and-search powers expanded, Prime Minister Boris Johnson has promised.’
BBC News, 11th August 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Court of Appeal rejects claim over failure to reassess educational needs of 22-year-old disabled man – Local Government Lawyer
‘The Court of Appeal has upheld a High Court ruling that Welsh ministers and the quango Careers Wales did not act unreasonably when they decided not to reassess the educational and training needs of a young man with a learning disability.’
Local Government Lawyer, 8th August 2019
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
High Court judge allows girl at risk of FGM to be taken on Egypt trip subject to safeguards – Local Government Lawyer
‘A girl at potential risk of female genial mutilation (FGM) may be taken on a trip to Egypt to visit her father but only in strictly controlled circumstances, a High Court judge has ruled.’
Local Government Lawyer, 8th August 2019
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Payments from discharged bankrupt ‘should not continue after second bankruptcy’ – OUT-LAW.com
‘A man does not have to continue making payments after he was discharged from a first bankruptcy and made bankrupt for a second time, the Court of Appeal in England has ruled.’
OUT-LAW.com, 8th August 2019
Source: www.pinsentmasons.com
BAILII: Recent Decisions
High Court (Chancery Division)
Willers v Joyce & Ors [2019] EWHC 2183 (Ch) (08 August 2019)
Webster v Ashcroft [2019] EWHC 2174 (Ch) (08 August 2019)
High Court (Technology and Construction Court)
Source: www.bailii.org
“Too early” to say online court is the future, research warns – Legal Futures
‘There is as yet “no clear answer” to the question of whether an online court will facilitate easier access to the court system, research has found.’
Legal Futures, 9th August 2019
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
