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.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 8th August 2019

Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk

Payments from discharged bankrupt ‘should not continue after second bankruptcy’ – OUT-LAW.com

Posted August 9th, 2019 in appeals, bankruptcy, debts, news, trustees in bankruptcy by sally

‘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.’

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OUT-LAW.com, 8th August 2019

Source: www.pinsentmasons.com

Recent Statutory Instruments – legislation.gov.uk

Posted August 9th, 2019 in legislation by sally

The General Chiropractic Council (Constitution of the Statutory Committees) (Amendment) Rules Order of Council 2019

The General Optical Council (Committee Constitution) (Amendment) Rules Order of Council 2019

Source: www.legislation.gov.uk

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted August 9th, 2019 in law reports by sally

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)

Kaye & Anor v Oxford House (Wimbledon) Management Company Ltd & Ors [2019] EWHC 2181 (Ch) (08 August 2019)

High Court (Technology and Construction Court)

NUA Facades Ltd & Ors v Brady (t/a Terry Brady Developments Ltd) [2019] EWHC 2184 (TCC) (08 August 2019)

Source: www.bailii.org

“Too early” to say online court is the future, research warns – Legal Futures

Posted August 9th, 2019 in courts, electronic filing, HM Courts Service, internet, news by sally

‘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.’

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Legal Futures, 9th August 2019

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

Passing the Brief: Martha Cover interviews Marcia Willis Stewart QC – Counsel

Posted August 9th, 2019 in barristers, inquests, news, racism, sex discrimination, sport by sally

‘Martha Cover interviews the celebrated civil rights lawyer Marcia Willis Stewart QC whose egalitarian spirit pervades all her cases.’

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Counsel, August 2019

Source: www.counselmagazine.co.uk

Wise counsel: Lady Black – Counsel

Posted August 9th, 2019 in barristers, family courts, judges, news, Supreme Court by sally

‘Running from the Bar (and back again), the dynamics between bench and counsel, and why family law is no poor relation. Sagacious yet self-effacing, the second-ever female Supreme Court judge agrees to a rare interview.’

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Counsel, August 2019

Source: www.counselmagazine.co.uk

Cannabis-based medicines blocked for routine use in NHS, as watchdogs demand evidence they are safe – Daily Telegraph

Posted August 9th, 2019 in health & safety, licensing, medicines, news, ombudsmen by sally

‘Cannabis-based drugs controversially legalised by the government have been blocked by NHS watchdogs because there is insufficient evidence they are safe.’

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Daily Telegraph, 8th August 2019

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Immigration centre abuse inquiry must be held in public, court says – The Guardian

‘The Court of Appeal has rejected an application by the Home Office to conduct an inquiry into claims of systemic abuse at an immigration detention centre in private, rejecting the claims that public hearings would be prohibitively expensive.’

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The Guardian, 8th August 2019

Source: www.theguardian.com

Pro-Brexit war veteran jailed for Heidi Allen posts – BBC News

‘A pro-Brexit war veteran who menaced a Remain-supporting MP with “terrifying” online posts has been jailed.’

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BBC News, 8th August 2019

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Police told not to use fines in stalking cases after Shana Grice murder – The Guardian

‘Police officers have been told not to hand out fixed penalty notices in stalking and harassment cases after the teenager Shana Grice was fined for wasting police time before she was murdered.’

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The Guardian, 8th August 2019

Source: www.theguardian.com

Assistant chief constable smashed into oncoming car because she was trying to make hands free call to MP husband, court hears – Daily Telegraph

‘A senior police officer who smashed into an oncoming car while trying to make a hands-free phone call to her MP husband escaped a driving ban today.

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Daily Telegraph, 8th August 2019

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Case Comment: Cape Intermediate Holdings Ltd v Dring (for and on behalf of Asbestos Victims Support Groups Forum UK) [2019] UKSC 38 – UKSC Blog

Posted August 8th, 2019 in civil procedure rules, documents, news, Supreme Court, third parties by sally

‘In a decision described as a “victory for open justice”, the Supreme Court has held that non-parties to litigation are entitled to access certain documents from a trial to which it was not a party.’

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UKSC Blog, 5th August 2019

Source: ukscblog.com

Recent Statutory Instruments – legislation.gov.uk

Posted August 8th, 2019 in legislative drafting by sally

The Data Protection Act 2018 (Commencement No. 2) Regulations 2019

The Solicitors (Disciplinary Proceedings) Rules 2019

Source: www.legislation.gov.uk

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted August 8th, 2019 in law reports by sally

Court of Appeal (Civil Division)

Hinsull v NHS Dorset Clinical Commissioning Group [2019] EWCA Civ 1412 (07 August 2019)

High Court (Administrative Court)

Islam, R (On the Application Of) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2019] EWHC 2169 (Admin) (07 August 2019)

Ahmed v The General Medical Council [2019] EWHC 2173 (Admin) (07 August 2019)

Source: www.bailii.org

Court of Appeal rules on Equality Act breaches and homelessness appeals – Local Government Lawyer

‘The Court of Appeal has held that a homeless person cannot raise alleged breaches of the Equality Act 2010 in a homelessness appeal before a county court judge.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 8th August 2019

Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk

Judge issues warning to solicitors providing secondary evidence – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted August 8th, 2019 in civil procedure rules, evidence, news, solicitors, witnesses by sally

‘A High Court judge has stressed that witness statements from litigants’ solicitors will be disregarded if they appear to be irrelevant or badly sourced.’

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Law Society's Gazette, 7th August 2019

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

Peer-to-peer abuse: Victim’s parents call for changes to guidelines – BBC News

‘The parents of a six-year-old girl who was sexually assaulted by classmates have called for a record to be set up showing all sex abuse between children.’

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BBC News, 8th August 2019

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Paddington station: Commuter gets £27k for ‘possible pigeon poo slip’ – BBC News

Posted August 8th, 2019 in compensation, news, personal injuries, railways, statistics by sally

‘A commuter received £27,602 from Network Rail after “possibly slipping” on pigeon poo at Paddington station. Data obtained by the BBC has revealed Network Rail has paid out nearly £1m in five years for slips, trips and falls at its stations across the UK.’

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BBC News, 8th August 2019

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Mark Acklom: Serial conman who posed as MI6 spy to defraud woman out of life savings jailed for five years – The Independent

Posted August 8th, 2019 in fraud, news, sentencing by sally

‘A serial conman who posed as a MI6 agent has been jailed after he admitted to defrauding his ex-girlfriend out of her life savings of nearly £300,000.’

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The Independent, 7th August 2019

Source: www.independent.co.uk