Ethan Stables sentenced over gay pride attack plot – BBC News
‘A white supremacist who planned to carry out an attack at a pub’s gay pride night has been sentenced to an indefinite hospital order.’
BBC News, 30th May 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Erika Rackley and Rosemary Hunter: Judicial Leadership, Lady Hale and the UK Supreme Court – UL
‘It has been a busy nine months since Lady Hale assumed formal leadership of the UK Supreme Court. During this time she has sworn-in three new colleagues, lead the court on a historic sitting in Northern Ireland, delivered or contributed to judgments in relation to police investigations of violent crime, cohabitee’s pension rights, the treatment of Alfie Evans and smoking bans, spoken to university students, school pupils and west London law clinic volunteers, travelled overseas, delivered speeches on marriage reform, legal aid, religious dress, and the upcoming anniversary of women’s entry into the legal profession, overseen a senior appointments round, and – of course – made an appearance on BBC’s Masterchef.’
UK Constitutional Law Association, 30th May 2018
Source: ukconstitutionallaw.org
Information exchanges driving up serious tax evasion cases – OUT-LAW.com
‘The number of serious tax evasion cases identified by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) increased by over one fifth last year, as HMRC has begun to receive more information about taxpayers with offshore bank accounts.’
OUT-LAW.com, 30th May 2018
Source: www.out-law.com
Prosecution over unauthorised vehicle repair business leads to £120k+ confiscation orders – Local Government Lawyer
‘Two companies that allowed an unauthorised vehicle repair business to be run without planning permission have been ordered to pay more than £120,000 under confiscation orders obtained by Wokingham Borough Council.’
Local Government Lawyer, 30th May 2018
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Temporary relocation of a child: a practical approach – Family Law
‘Temporary relocation cases tend to fall into two categories. The first category is for a holiday with a typical duration of a few weeks, for example to allow a child to return to a mother’s home country to see wider family during the summer holidays. The second category is a stay of a longer duration, perhaps of several months. It may be to enable a child to have an extended stay with family or to allow the parent to pursue a temporary job opportunity.’
Family Law, 30th May 2018
Source: www.familylaw.co.uk
Contempt of court – what does it mean? – BBC News
‘Tommy Robinson has been jailed for being in “contempt of court”. What does that mean? And who else has been found “in contempt”?’
BBC News, 30th May 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Here we go again – Government renews bid to make directors personally liable for nuisance calls – Legal Futures
‘The government is set to finally make good on its pledge to make the directors of companies which make unsolicited nuisance calls personally liable if their firm breaks the law.’
Legal Futures, 31st May 2018
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
Pair face jail after posing as Grenfell victims to claim £125,000 – The Guardian
‘Two illegal immigrants who falsely claimed more than £100,000 in accommodation and pre-paid credit cards by posing as victims of the Grenfell Tower fire are facing jail.’
The Guardian, 30th May 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
Crackdown on high-interest lending announced by FCA – BBC News
‘The rent-to-own sector faces a price cap similar to limits on payday loans, but the financial regulator will not rush to impose the same restrictions on overdrafts.’
BBC News, 31st May 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Drone rules made law to reduce threat to aircraft – The Guardian
‘The government has announced measures to tackle the dangers drones can pose to people, aircraft and airports.’
The Guardian, 30th May 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
Rise in proportion of BAME suspects on Met’s gangs matrix – The Guardian
‘The proportion of suspects on the Metropolitan police’s gangs matrix from minority ethnic groups has increased to nearly nine in 10, according to the force’s own figures.’
The Guardian, 29th May 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
Seven years on from Winterbourne View, why has nothing changed? – The Guardian
‘This week is the seventh anniversary of BBC Panorama’s exposure of the systematic abuse of people with learning disabilities at Winterbourne View hospital in Gloucestershire.’
The Guardian, 30th May 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
The Importance of Risk Assessments – Zenith PI Blog
‘In CC v Leeds City Council [2018] EWHC 1312 (QB) Mr Justice Turner reiterates the importance of the risk assessment in personal injury litigation. On appeal the judge rejected an argument that a claimant had failed to prove causation. The defendant’s argument that the claimant had not established negligence were withdrawn in the course of the appeal.’
Zenith PI Blog, 28th May 2018
Source: zenithpi.wordpress.com
Second Forced Marriage Conviction In A Week After Couple Told Child They Would ‘Chop Her Up’ If She Didn’t Marry – Rights Info
‘A couple who duped their daughter into travelling to Bangladesh to marry her cousin and threatened to “chop her up” when she refused have been found guilty of forced marriage, the second conviction in Britain within a week.’
Rights Info, 30th May 2018
Source: rightsinfo.org
The legal process for gender recognition – Family Law
‘We have a legal system in the UK that recognises every individual as either a man or a woman and this is usually determined by what it says on your birth certificate. It is increasingly recognised and accepted however that gender identity (that is to say the gender we most identify with) is not always the same as the gender we are born into.’
Family Law, 29th May 2018
Source: www.familylaw.co.uk
Domestic abusers still able to cross-examine victims in court – The Guardian
‘Victims of domestic violence continue to be cross-examined by their abusers in family courts more than a year after the government promised to stop such ordeals, a report has found.’
The Guardian, 30th May 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
Proper procedures in shotgun appeals – UK Police Law Blog
‘The Divisional Court in R (Mason) v (1) Winchester Crown Court (2) Chief Constable of Hampshire [2018] EWHC 1182 (Admin) has set out proper procedures to follow in appeals heard in the Crown Court concerning the refusal or revocation of firearm and shotgun certificates. This brings some structure to what has sometimes appeared to be the Wild West of shotgun hearings.’
UK Police Law Blog, 25th May 2018
Source: ukpolicelawblog.com
TfL wins appeal over imposition of voice contact requirement on Uber – Local Government Lawyer
‘Transport for London has won an appeal over its imposition of a ‘voice contact requirement’ on Uber.’
Local Government Lawyer, 29th May 2018
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Law Pod UK Ep. 33: The Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse – 1 COR
‘Richard Scorer joins Emma-Louise Fenelon to discuss the progress of the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse.’
Law Pod UK, 29th May 2018
Source: audioboom.com
Forced marriage: Parents guilty of luring daughter to Bangladesh – BBC News
‘A couple have been found guilty of luring their 19-year-old daughter to Bangladesh in an attempt to force her to marry her first cousin and have a baby with him.’
BBC News, 29th May 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
