Man jailed for running over pedestrian at 90mph – BBC News
‘A driver who hit and killed a pedestrian while travelling at nearly 90mph has been jailed for five years.’
BBC News, 2nd September 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Mother ‘devastated’ after rapist ex-partner given access to their daughter – The Guardian
‘A mother found to have been raped by her ex-partner was “devastated” after the family court permitted the convicted sex offender to have contact with their child.’
The Guardian, 31st August 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
Firms fined thousands for employing illegal staff – BBC News
‘Three Essex companies have been fined thousands of pounds by the Home Office for employing illegal workers.’
BBC News, 3rd September 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Lessons to be learned over Harry Dunn – government – BBC News
‘The government has said lessons will be “properly learnt” in the case of a teenage motorcyclist killed outside an airbase in a crash with an American driver.’
BBC News, 3rd September 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Ex-page three model Samantha Fox fined for threatening to knock out officer’s teeth – The Independent
‘The former page three model Samantha Fox has been fined after threatening to knock out a police officer’s teeth while drunk during a brawl at Heathrow Airport last December.’
The Independent, 2nd September 2024
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Stockport nursery worker who mishandled and verbally abused children is jailed – The Guardian
‘A nursery worker has been jailed for three years after she verbally abused four children in her care and threatened to kick one in the head.’
The Guardian, 2nd September 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
Women fleeing rape face coercion and control by Home Office contractors – The Guardian
‘Women who have fled rape, forced marriage and sexual exploitation are being subjected to coercion and control by Home Office contractors in hotels, according to new research.’
The Guardian, 3rd September 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
Re: D and A (Fact Finding: Research Literature) [2024] EWCA Civ 663 – St Ives Chambers
‘The recent Court of Appeal decision in D and A (Fact Finding: Research Literature) [2024] EWCA Civ 663 considered issues about the use of medical research literature as evidence in care proceedings under Part IV of the Children Act 1989. This case is an important decision, reminding practitioners of the importance of oral evidence and the evidence provided by expert witnesses in a time when the Government is running a pilot programme which might limit both of those things.’
St Ives Chambers, 8th August 2024
Source: www.stiveschambers.co.uk
Arguing Incompatibility: Lessons from the Court of Appeal – St Philips Barristers
‘In Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council v Marilyn Mailley [2023] EWCA Civ 1246, the Court of Appeal considered whether the statutory provisions governing succession to secure tenancies under the Housing Act 1985 were discriminatory in circumstances where a family member was not able to succeed to a tenancy, as the tenant had ceased to occupy the property due to ill-health and did not have capacity to assign the tenancy to them.’
St Philips Barristers, 19th August 2024
Source: st-philips.com
Home Buyer’s Nightmare: The Seller’s Wife Won’t Leave – St Philips Barristers
‘Iqbal Mohammed explores the unusual facts in the case of Pervaiz v Akhtar, decided by Her Honour Judge Truman in July 2024.’
St Philips Barristers, 1st August 2024
Source: st-philips.com
The recent sentencing of climate protestors – Six Pump Court
‘On 18th July 2024, attentions were drawn to the sentences received by five Just Stop Oil activists, including its co-founder, Roger Hallam, for the offence of conspiracy to intentionally cause a public nuisance, namely by disrupting traffic on the M25.[1] Mr Hallam received a sentence of five years and the others received sentences of four years. Many viewed the sentences as excessive and repressive considering that the protests were peaceful,[2] despite causing large-scale disruption with significant economic consequences.’
Six Pump Court, 9th August 2024
Source: 6pumpcourt.co.uk
Family Law Newsletter – August 2024 – Spire Barristers
‘Family Law Newsletter – August 2024; Articles, news, legislation updates and case updates from Care Proceedings, Private Law and Financial Remedy matters.’
Spire Barristers, 19th August 2024
Source: www.spirebarristers.co.uk
When property held “in trust” is not a trust: the decision in Nazir v Begum [2024] EWHC 378 – Wilberforce Chambers
‘At first blush the decision of Freedman J in Nazir v Begum [2024] EWHC 378 (KB) appears counterintuitive. Section 33(1) of the Administration of Estates Act 1925 (“AEA”) states that:
“On the death of a person intestate as to any real or personal estate, that estate shall be held in trust by his personal representatives with the power to sell it”.’
Wilberforce Chambers, 30th July 2024
Source: www.wilberforce.co.uk
‘Grenfell is a warning to the world’: The survivors still searching for justice – The Independent
‘As the Grenfell inquiry prepares to publish its final report into the 2017 tower block fire that killed 72, Nadine White speaks to those still grappling with its tragic legacy.’
The Independent, 1st September 2024
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘People tend to think these battles have been won’: Next equal pay claimant on fight for recognition – The Guardian
‘During an average shift on the shop floor at Next, Helen Scarsbrook has to remain polite and keep smiling while she makes split-second judgments about which customers need help and which need to be tactfully discouraged from shoplifting and ushered out of the store.’
The Guardian, 1st September 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
One-word Ofsted grades scrapped in England’s schools – BBC News
‘One or two-word Ofsted inspection grades for England’s schools are being scrapped immediately.’
BBC News, 2nd September 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Upper Tribunal allows appeal by council over imposition of conditions that compromised enforcement notice – Local Government Lawyer
‘The Upper Tribunal (Lands Chamber) has overturned a decision of the First-Tier Tribunal (Property Chamber), which it said had not been entitled to impose conditions which had the effect of compromising an enforcement notice and would “perpetuate the harm to the landscape and heritage assets identified by the inspector”.’
Local Government Lawyer, 29th August 2024
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Alarm at failure to inspect 60% of England homecare providers in four years or longer – The Guardian
‘Care leaders have warned of a serious safety risk as research revealed 60% of homecare providers had not been inspected for at least four years, or ever.’
The Guardian, 30th August 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
Council decision-making procedures and legal advice “not followed” during closure of care home, independent review finds – Local Government Lawyer
‘An independent review into Wakefield Council’s decision to close a residential care home, moving some residents in less than 48 hours, has found that the council’s decision-making procedures were “not followed properly”, and that there wasn’t enough focus on the needs of residents.’
Local Government Lawyer, 29th August 2024
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Cleaners at prestigious UK girls’ school win dispute over pay and conditions – The Guardian
‘Cleaners at a prestigious London private school have won their battle for improved pay and working conditions, as well as compensation for steep cuts in their hours, scrapping plans for industrial action that was due to have started next week.’
The Guardian, 29th August 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
