Serial sex attacker Kirk Reid’s release request rejected – BBC News
‘A serial sex attacker’s prison release bid has been rejected.’
BBC News, 5th September 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Review brings misogyny as a hate crime a step closer – The Independent
‘Campaigners have welcomed an “amazing” victory in the fight against sexist street harassment after the government announced a comprehensive review of hate crime legislation, which will consider whether to recognise misogyny as a hate crime.’
The Independent, 6th September 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
NHS accused of racial discrimination on pay for senior doctors – The Guardian
‘The NHS has been accused of racial discrimination in pay after evidence showed that white senior doctors earned almost £5,000 more than colleagues from minority ethnic backgrounds.’
The Guardian, 6th September 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
Police payout review ‘unfair on sex pest doctor’s victims’ – BBC News
‘A police force tried to reduce payouts to injured officers who had been examined during recruitment by a sex pest doctor, in an attempt to save money, the BBC has learned.
An investigation into Dr Reginald Bunting, a chief medical officer at Avon and Somerset Police, found he conducted unacceptable examinations. Victims say they were unfairly targeted when the force reviewed payouts. The force said the claims were “without merit”. A review into payouts to officers who had been forced to retire through injury while on duty was launched in 2013.’
BBC News, 6th September 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Be lenient to parents who abuse their own children if they also care for them, judges told – Daily Telegraph
‘Parents who abuse their own children should be given leniency if they also care for the child, the Sentencing Council has said. Judges should consider not sending parents to prison if they are the “sole or primary carer” for their children because of the impact this could have on the victim, new guidelines say.’
Daily Telegraph, 6th september 2018
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Police officer who Tasered force’s race relations adviser in face cleared of misconduct – The Independent
‘A police officer who Tasered her force’s own race relations adviser in the face in a case of mistaken identity has been cleared of gross misconduct.’
The Independent, 5th September 2018
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Firm to pay indemnity costs after “premature” GLO application – Litigation Futures
‘A law firm which “prematurely” issued a group litigation order (GLO) application to bring VW emissions claims ahead of other firms has been hit with an indemnity costs order by the High Court.’
Litigation Futures, 5th September 2018
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
Seven jailed for life over fatal stabbing of teenager in Manchester – The Guardian
‘Five men and two teenage boys have been jailed for life with a minimum tariff of 14 to 19 years after a teenager was stabbed to death in Manchester’s Moss Side.’
The Guardian, 4th September 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
Spurned woman sends ex-lover video of her killing his fish with bleach after accusing him of affair, court hears
‘A spurned woman sent her ex-lover a video of her killing his fish with bleach after accusing him of having an affair, a court has heard. ‘
Daily Telegraph, 4th September 2018
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Home Office loses 75% of its appeals against immigration rulings – The Guardian
‘Nearly three-quarters of final immigration court appeals brought by the Home Office against rulings allowing asylum seekers and other migrants to stay in the UK are dismissed, according to figures seen by the Guardian.’
The Guardian, 3rd September 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
Three-quarters of new deputy High Court judges went to Oxbridge – Litigation Futures
‘Three-quarters of new deputy High Court judges, announced yesterday, are Oxbridge graduates, it has emerged.’
Litigation Futures, 5th September 2018
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Dunn v The Secretary of State for Justice & Anor [2018] EWCA Civ 1998 (04 September 2018)
Source: www.bailii.org
Brexit and international family law: a pragmatic approach to divorce and maintenance – Family Law
‘On 12 July the Government published its post-Chequers White Paper, The future relationship between the United Kingdom and the European Union, which sets out broad proposals for the future partnership between the UK and the 27 other EU Member States over a wide range of policy areas. This provides an opportune moment to revisit the pressing issue of what the Government should aim to achieve in the area of international family law as we leave the EU.’
Family Law, 4th September 2018
Source: www.familylaw.co.uk
Families of three dead Windrush victims can claim compensation – The Guardian
‘The families of three wrongly deported Windrush victims who died before UK officials were able to repatriate them will be able to claim compensation, the immigration minister has told the House of Commons.’
The Guardian, 4th September 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
Stephen Port victims’ families say legal funding unfair – BBC News
‘Families of the victims of serial killer Stephen Port say it is unfair that they have to pay for legal representation at inquests into their relatives’ deaths while the police can rely on public money for their costs.’
BBC News, 5th September 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Concerns raised over 59-page handbook on Brexit ‘settled status’ scheme – The Guardian
‘The Home Office has issued 59 pages of guidance notes to help staff register EU citizens for a post-Brexit scheme that the former home secretary Amber Rudd said would be as easy to apply for as an online account with the clothes retailer LK Bennett.’
The Guardian, 4th September 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
Bereaved mother entitled to widow allowance – Supreme Court – UK Human Rights Blog
‘An unmarried mother has won a landmark Supreme Court case which could allow cohabitees to claim Widowed Parent’s Allowance, a benefit previously only applicable to married parents.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 31st August 2018
Source: ukhumanrightsblog.com
A Human Right to Divorce? – Oxford Human Rights Hub
‘The case of Owens v Owens rocked the legal world in late July, when the Supreme Court decided that Tini Owens could not divorce her husband, despite the court recognising that this could leave her “trapped in an unhappy marriage.” Her husband, Hugh John Owens, had sought to defend against Mrs Owens’ petition for divorce on the grounds that “although never emotionally intense, the marriage had been successful and that he and Mrs Owens had learnt how to “rub along”. In ruling against Mrs Owens, Lord Wilson said the decision “generates uneasy feelings” and suggested that Parliament should consider statutory change. Yet, bearing in mind that statutory change may take some time, is the right to leave an unhappy marriage not also a human right?’
Oxford Human Rights Hub, 27th August 2018
Source: ohrh.law.ox.ac.uk
Loughborough ‘sexsomniac’ jailed for raping woman – BBC News
‘A man who claimed he had sex with a woman while he was asleep has been jailed for five years for rape.’
BBC News, 31st August 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
