Kerry Katona fined £500 for failing to send her child to school – BBC News
‘Singer Kerry Katona has been fined £500 for failing to send one of her children to school.’
BBC News, 8th May 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Church rejects report which says clergy should be allowed to go to police with sex abuse confessions – Daily Telegraph
‘The Church of England is ignoring abuse victims, survivors claim, after it rejected a report saying that clergy should report sex abuse confessions to police.’
Daily Telegraph, 8th May 2019
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Anger as man who abused girlfriend is spared prison by judge who told him there are ‘lots more fish in the sea’ – The Independent
‘A man who has been convicted of coercive control has been spared prison after a judge told him to leave his ex-girlfriend alone because there are “lots more fish in the sea”.’
The Independent, 8th May 2019
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Ofcom investigating CGTN for allegedly airing forced confession – The Guardian
‘The UK broadcasting regulator has launched a formal investigation into an allegation that China Global Television Network (CGTN), the international news channel of China Central Television (CCTV), aired a confession forced from a British private investigator while imprisoned in China.’
The Guardian, 8th May 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
Rape victims demand a say in official review of criminal justice failings – The Guardian
‘Victims’ organisations are to press for closer involvement in the government’s review of falling rape prosecutions, warning that complainants’ credibility and sexual history are increasingly being made the focus of trials.’
The Guardian, 8th May 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
Abuse of MPs hitting unprecedented levels, says Met police chief – The Guardian
‘Criminal abuse and harassment of MPs are running at unprecedented levels, reflecting “polarised opinions” in the aftermath of the Brexit vote, Britain’s most powerful police officer told a parliamentary committee on Wednesday. The warning from Cressida Dick, the Metropolitan police chief, was accompanied by official statistics showing that the number of crimes committed against MPs had more than doubled to 342 in 2018 from 151 the year before.’
The Guardian, 9th May 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
Police officer who rammed suspected moped thief off his bike with car acted “reasonably”, tribunal rules – Daily Telegraph
‘A police officer who rammed a suspected moped thief off his bike can keep his job because his actions were “reasonable”, a tribunal has ruled, as rank and file officers have attacked how he was treated.’
Daily Telegraph, 8th May 2019
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Recent Statutory Instruments – legislation.gov.uk
The Healthy Start Scheme and Welfare Food (Amendment) (England and Wales) Regulations 2019
The Houses in Multiple Occupation (Specified Educational Establishments) (England) Regulations 2019
The Housing (Approval of Codes of Management Practice) (Student Accommodation) (England) Order 2019
Source: www.legislation.gov.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
BNP Paribas SA v Trattamento Rifiuti Metropolitani SPA (Rev 1) [2019] EWCA Civ 768 (07 May 2019)
AM (Somalia) v The Secretary of State for the Home Department [2019] EWCA Civ 774 (07 May 2019)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Source: www.bailii.org
Judge reminds councils of importance of following guidance on working with parents with learning disability – Local Government Lawyer
‘A Family Court judge has said it is “imperative” that local authorities follow guidance on working with parents with a learning disability, and expressed “serious reservations” as to whether a borough council did so in a case concerning the welfare of three children.’
Local Government Lawyer, 8th May 2019
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Part 36 offer that included unpleaded counterclaim ruled valid – Litigation Futures
‘A part 36 offer made by a defendant in respect of both a claim and a proposed counterclaim which has yet to be pleaded is valid, the Court of Appeal has ruled.’
Litigation Futures, 7th May 2019
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
Speech by Chancellor of the High Court: The effect of Brexit on Financial Services Disputes in London – Courts and Tribunals Judiciary
‘Speech by Chancellor of the High Court: The effect of Brexit on Financial Services Disputes in London.’
Courts and Tribunals Judiciary, 7th May 2019
Source: www.judiciary.uk
Speech by The Rt Hon Sir Nicholas Hamblen: Litigating financial disputes in London and the Financial List – Courts and Tribunals Judiciary
‘Speech by The Rt Hon Sir Nicholas Hamblen: Litigating financial disputes in London and the Financial List.’
Courts and Tribunals Judiciary, 7th May 2019
Source: www.judiciary.uk
Assisted suicide: Paul Lamb renews bid for right to die – BBC News
‘A man who lives with chronic and excruciating pain has begun a fresh legal challenge to the law that criminalises assisted suicide.’
BBC News, 7th May 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Flight attendant turned up for work more than four times over alcohol limit – The Independent
‘A flight attendant has been fined after reporting for duty while more than four times over the alcohol limit.’
The Independent, 7th May 2019
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Home Office abandons six-month target for asylum claim decisions – The Guardian
‘The Home Office is scrapping its target of processing most asylum claims within six months, the Guardian has learned. Human rights lawyers expressed alarm at the news, saying the number of vulnerable asylum seekers facing delays in having their claims processed could become even worse than its current level.’
The Guardian, 7th May 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
It felt like Fatal Attraction, says wife stalked by her hedge fund boss husband’s mistress – Daily Telegraph
‘It was the chilling 1987 blockbuster about a spurned lover who wreaks revenge on a married man by launching a terrifying stalking campaign against him and his family. But when the wife of a hedge fund manager discovered her husband was having an affair – and his jilted mistress began viciously harassing her online – she said it felt like she had walked onto the set of Fatal Attraction.’
Daily Telegraph, 7th May 2019
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Police officer sacked for punching suspect is reinstated – BBC News
‘A police sergeant dismissed for repeatedly punching a suspect in the head while he was detained in custody has been reinstated.’
BBC News, 8th May 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Falklands veteran ‘forced out over sexuality’ plans to sue MoD – BBC News
‘A Falklands veteran forced out of the Royal Navy over his sexuality plans to sue for the return of military honours.’
BBC News, 8th May 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
