Stephen Cretney: a tribute – Family Law
‘Rebecca Probert pays tribute to Stephen Cretney.’
Family Law, 16th September 2019
Source: www.familylaw.co.uk
Home Office to fund use of AI to help catch dark web paedophiles – The Guardian
‘Artificial intelligence could be used to help catch paedophiles operating on the dark web, the Home Office has announced.’
The Guardian, 17th September 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
Universities ‘failing’ victims of sexual misconduct – BBC News
‘Dozens of students who reported sexual assaults to their university have said they were failed by complaints processes that left them traumatised.’
BBC News, 17th September 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Government apologises for breaching court ruling against arms sales to Saudi Arabia – The Independent
‘The government has apologised for breaching a court ruling against the sale of weapons to Saudi Arabia that could be used in the Yemen conflict.’
The Independent, 16th September 2019
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Rotherham child sex abuse: Waseem Khaliq jailed for further 45 months – BBC News
‘A man jailed for 10 years for abusing young girls in Rotherham has also been sentenced to another three years and nine months in prison for witness intimidation.’
BBC News, 16th September 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
More victims able to challenge ‘unduly lenient’ prison sentences – Ministry of Justice
‘Under plans confirmed by ministers today (17 September 2019), the Unduly Lenient Sentence scheme will be extended to 14 new offences.’
Ministry of Justice, 17th September 2019
Source: www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-justice
Paratroopers win Colchester barracks racial harassment claim – BBC News
‘Two former British army soldiers have won a racial discrimination claim against the Ministry of Defence (MoD).’
BBC News, 16th September 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Nasrullah Mursalin, Re [2019] EWCA Civ 1559 (03 September 2019)
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
Twigg v R. [2019] EWCA Crim 1553 (13 September 2019)
High Court (Administrative Court)
Aldemir v Cornwall Council [2019] EWHC 2407 (Admin) (13 September 2019)
Clegg v Solicitors Regulation Authority [2019] EWHC 2408 (Admin) (13 September 2019)
High Court (Chancery Division)
UTB LLC v Sheffield United Ltd & Ors [2019] EWHC 2322 (Ch) (16 September 2019)
Nicoll v Promontoria (Ram 2) Ltd [2019] EWHC 2410 (Ch) (13 September 2019)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Al-Ko Kober Ltd & Anor v Sambhi [2019] EWHC 2409 (QB) (13 September 2019)
Source: www.bailii.org
Teenager jailed for 19 years after researching mass shooting – Crown Prosecution Service
‘A 19-year old who bought a Glock handgun gun with the intention of carrying out a mass shooting has been sentenced to 19 years’ imprisonment at Taunton Crown Court today.’
Crown Prosecution Service, 13th September 2019
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
Trial collapses after woman ‘followed the crowd’ and accidentally joined the jury – Daily Telegraph
‘A crown court case collapsed after a woman “simply followed the crowd” and accidentally joined the jury.’
Daily Telegraph, 15th September 2019
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Prison governor attacks ‘fantasy’ that criminals can be rehabilitated behind bars – Daily Telegraph
‘Rehabilitation of criminals is a “fantasy” as the prison system cannot be expected to undo a lifetime of troubles in a few months, a leading official has said.’
Daily Telegraph, 15th September 2019
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Migrant women who have miscarriages ‘wrongly charged £7,000 for antenatal care’ – The Independent
‘Migrant women who have miscarriages are being wrongly charged £7,000 for antenatal care despite never going into labour, doctors and campaigners have warned. Rules specify overseas women who are expecting a baby must be charged for NHS care – with charges starting at around £7,000 but potentially doubling if there are complications with the pregnancy.’
The Independent, 15th September 2019
Source: www.independent.co.uk
County lines epidemic blamed as number of children missing or linked to drugs gangs doubles – Daily Telegraph
‘County lines drug networks have been blamed for a huge spike in the number of children identified as having links to gangs, after the figure more than doubled in three years.
Daily Telegraph, 15th September 2019
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Illegal work practices ‘far too common’ says think tank study – BBC News
‘About one in 20 workers does not get paid holidays, while one in 10 does not get a payslip, according to a report by the Resolution Foundation think tank.’
BBC News, 16th September 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Julian Assange to stay in prison over absconding fears – BBC News
‘Wikileaks co-founder Julian Assange is to remain in prison when his jail term ends because of his “history of absconding”, a judge has ruled’
BBC News, 13th September 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Alan Greene: Miller 2, Non-justiciability and the Danger of Legal Black Holes – UK Constitutional Law Association
‘In R (Miller) and Others v The Prime Minister (hereinafter Miller No.2), the High Court of England and Wales found that the decision of the Prime Minister to advise the Queen to prorogue parliament was non-justiciable. In doing so, the judgment reveals the propensity of the judiciary to be much more protective of its own empire than that of the legislature. Ultimately, however, it is an approach that undermines both due to the creation of a legal black hole.’
UK Constitutional Law Association, 13th September 2019
Source: ukconstitutionallaw.org
In defence of the Fixed-term Parliaments Act – UCL Constitution Unit
‘The Fixed-term Parliaments Act has come in for a lot of criticism of late, but is it as badly designed and drafted as some commentators would have us believe? The House of Lords Constitution Committee recently commenced an inquiry into the effectiveness of the Act to seek answers to this question. Robert Hazell and Nabila Roukhamieh-McKinna explain the background to the inquiry, and some of the key issues being addressed.’
UCL Constitution Unit , 23rd September 2019
Source: constitution-unit.com
