Judge faces no action over drink-driver ‘being a woman’ remark – BBC News
‘A judge who said a drink-driver deserved a chance to avoid jail because she is a woman will not face sanctions.’
BBC News, 8th July 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Developer fails in Court of Appeal bid to overturn ruling that neighbourhood plan challenge was brought out of time – Local Government Lawyer
‘Lord Justice Lindblom said the main question in Oyston Estates Ltd, R (On the Application Of) v Fylde Borough Council [2019] EWCA Civ 1152 was how one should understand the statutory provisions – in section 61N of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990 – for proceedings to challenge the steps taken by a local planning authority in making a neighbourhood plan.’
Local Government Lawyer, 9th July 2019
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Tommy Robinson faces jail after being found in contempt of court – The Guardian
‘Tommy Robinson faces prison again after being found in contempt of court for “aggressively confronting and filming” defendants in a criminal trial and broadcasting the footage on social media.’
The Guardian, 5th July 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
Mother sues NHS for £200,000 claiming hospital failed to inform her of son’s Down’s Syndrome diagnosis – Daily Telegraph
‘Hospital notes show that a mother shouldn’t receive £200,000 in damages from the NHS for having child with Down’s Syndrome because she declined to have him tested before he was born, a court heard.’
Daily Telegraph, 8th July 2019
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Unduly lenient sentences review scheme ‘inadequate’ – BBC News
‘A third of public requests to extend “lenient” sentences are rejected because the crimes committed are not eligible for review, data reveals.’
BBC News, 9th July 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Prenups put families’ ability to look after each other at risk, Supreme Court President says – Daily Telegraph
‘Families may not be able to look after each other if prenuptial agreements become legally binding, the Supreme Court President has warned.’
Daily Telegraph, 8th July 2019
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Stephen Port: ‘No police penalties’ in serial killer case – BBC News
‘None of the officers investigated for potential misconduct in the initial response to serial killer Stephen Port in east London will be disciplined, the police watchdog has said.’
BBC News, 5th July 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Blind man’s legal fight over hospital small print letters – BBC News
‘A registered blind man is taking a hospital trust to court because its eye department keeps sending him letters he cannot read.’
BBC News, 8th July 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Is waste crime the “new narcotics”? Why the conviction of Biffa is important to criminal and regulatory lawyers – Insights from Christopher Sykes – Doughty Street Chambers
‘Crime and punishment are common fodder for British newspapers. Offences of violence, sex, and dishonesty are the usual (and depressing) themes for journalists in need of a headline. Last month, however, the Metro covered the trial of a more unusual suspect.’
Doughty Street Chambers, 4th July 2019
Source: insights.doughtystreet.co.uk
Man jailed for laundering more than £10m through Jewish charity – The Guardian
‘A man has been jailed for almost 10 years for selling counterfeit erectile dysfunction and slimming pills and laundering more than £10m through bank accounts linked to a Jewish charity.’
The Guardian, 5th July 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
Yarl’s Wood: Trafficking victims ‘detained for months’ – BBC News
‘The Home Office is “refusing to protect” victims of modern slavery and human trafficking, a report has said.’
BBC News, 9th July 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
LSB report: Buy-in vital for legal technology regulation – Legal Futures
‘Achieving buy-in for technology regulation from everyone involved in lawtech – from developers to users – is crucial to it working well, a new analysis has suggested.’
Legal Futures, 8th July 2019
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
Registration of a birth: Re T (A child) – Law & Religion UK
‘Legislation associated with the naming of children is a recurring theme; our first post was in 2014 and most recently, last September. In contrast to considerations of what names are, and are not, acceptable in law, the judgment Re T (A child) [2019] EWHC 1572 (Fam) concerned a child who had been given a name and surname, but whose father had “strenuously resisted” its formal registration, “notwithstanding that a failure to do so is, in a variety of practical ways, likely to serve as an impediment to the promotion of T’s welfare as well as to have an adverse impact on F’s own legal status”.’
Law & Religion UK, 8th July 2019
Source: www.lawandreligionuk.com
Poverty in the UK is violating human rights. What’s next? – Oxford Human Rights Hub
‘Last week, we presented the findings of our investigation into poverty in the United Kingdom to the UN Human Rights Council. Some have asked why the UN Special Rapporteur on poverty would visit the UK, the fifth largest economy in the world. But 14 million people live in poverty, and in recent years the UK has seen a rise in poverty among many groups, including children and pensioners, as well as alarming increases in homelessness, foodbanks, and in-work poverty. Since 2010, widespread and regressive cuts to social support under the rubric of austerity have made life worse for too many and have violated the UK’s human rights obligations.’
Oxford Human Rights Hub, 5th July 2019
Source: ohrh.law.ox.ac.uk
The lawyer who wants more academics to ‘come out’ as working class – The Guardian
‘The founder of the Association of Working Class Academics is fighting for class to be recognised in equality law as well as race and gender.’
The Guardian, 9th July 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
Robots Over Rationality? The Use of Algorithms to Assess Visa Applications – Drystone Chambers
‘Traffic light coding has been used to determine green ‘low risk’ applications with ‘positive attributes and evidence of compliance’, amber ‘medium risk’ ‘with limited evidence or equally balanced evidence of negative and positive attributes so potential for refusal’ and red ‘high risk applications, appearing to have a greater likelihood of refusal because of the individual’s circumstances’. The coding is based on responses to a set of yes or no questions.’
Drystone Chambers, 24th June 2019
Source: drystone.com
County council admits flawed practice of turning homeless children away, settles judicial review challenge – Local Government Lawyers
‘Essex County Council has settled a judicial review challenge brought on behalf of a 16-year-old homeless child, admitting that it had operated an unlawful practice of turning homeless children away from care in breach of section 20 of the Children Act 1989.’
Local Government Lawyer, 4th July 2019
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Revealed: Children to be exempt from whiplash portal – for now – Legal Futures
‘Children and protected parties are to be exempt from the increase in the small claims limit and the new whiplash portal – at least for now – Legal Futures can reveal.’
Legal Futures, 8th July 2019
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
