Bolton couple sentenced for burying baby in shoebox – BBC News
‘A couple who buried their newborn baby in a shallow grave days after he was born have been sentenced to 15 months.’
BBC News, 13th December 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Recent Statutory Instruments – legislation.gov.uk
The Companies Act 1989 (Financial Markets and Insolvency) (Amendment) Regulations 2017
The Risk Transformation (Tax) Regulations 2017
The Town and Country Planning (Local Planning) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2017
The Tuberculosis (Non-bovine animals) Slaughter and Compensation (England) Order 2017
The Independent Office for Police Conduct (Transitional and Consequential) Regulations 2017
The Policing and Crime Act 2017 (Commencement No. 6 and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2017
The Pollution Prevention and Control (Designation of Directives) (England and Wales) Order 2017
Source: www.legislation.gov.uk
Private probation firms criticised for supervising offenders by phone – The Guardian
‘The part-privatisation of the probation service has led to tens of thousands of offenders – up to 40% of the total – being supervised by telephone calls every six weeks instead of face-to-face meetings, the chief inspector of probation has revealed.’
The Guardian, 14th December 2017
Source: www.theguardian.com
Employment tribunal cases ‘double’ since Unison judgment – Law Society’s Gazette
‘The number of employment tribunal claims being brought has doubled in some areas since the Supreme Court declared the government’s tribunal fees unlawful, users have reported.’
Law Society's Gazette, 12th December 2017
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Solicitors, Statements of Truth and CNFS: Liverpool Victoria Insurance Company Limited v Yavuz and Otheres [2017] EWHC 3088 QB – Zenith PI Blog
‘In Liverpool Victoria Insurance Company Ltd v Yavuz and others, Warby J found that the parties to a crash-for-cash conspiracy were guilty of contempt of court.’
Zenith PI Blog, 12th December 2017
Source: zenithpi.wordpress.com
Tax firm negligent for not warning about risks of avoidance scheme – Law Society’s Gazette
‘The Court of Appeal has ruled that a law firm was negligent in not giving its client any specific warning about the pitfalls of a tax avoidance scheme.’
Law Society's Gazette, 12th December 2017
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Warning of legal challenge to procurement of residential care places for children – Local Government Lawyer
‘The Independent Children’s Homes Association (ICHA) has warned that a legal challenge to local authority procurement of care places is possible without radical reform of the current system.’
Local Government Lawyer, 13th December 2017
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Family of murdered Muslim teenager say they feel discriminated against by police after they fail to convict anyone for eight years – The Independent
‘AbdulKarim Boudiaf was 18 when he was fatally shot in the neck while walking with friends outside a pub in north London in 2009. A man stood trial for his death, but no one has ever been convicted. His family tell The Independent they feel discriminated against because of their race and class background.’
The Independent, 12th December 2017
Source: www.independent.co.uk
MPs call for urgent ban on pensions cold calling – OUT-LAW.com
‘The House of Commons Work & Pensions committee has urged the government to accelerate plans to ban pensions cold calling and provide better guidance to pensioners on their options.’
OUT-LAW.com, 12th December 2017
Source: www.out-law.com
Asbestos documents must be disclosed to pressure group, High Court rules – Litigation Futures
‘A huge collection of documents, including “those relating to the history and development of knowledge in the 20th century about the risks of asbestos”, must be disclosed to the public, the High Court has ruled.’
Litigation Futures, 13th December 2017
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
Inadequate inquest following a police chase quashed after almost 20 years – UK Human Rights Blog
‘On 5th December 2017, the Divisional Court gave judgment in Power v HM Senior Coroner for Inner London [2017] EWHC 3117 (Admin), directing that an inquest held in 1998 into a road traffic accident following a police chase had been insufficient and a fresh inquest needed to be held.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 12th December 2017
Source: ukhumanrightsblog.com
Evidence of children and vulnerable witnesses: Part 2 – Family Law
‘The first article in this series of two dealt with circumstances where particular arrangements might be appropriate for children and vulnerable as witnesses in family proceedings. This article looks at the type of measure which the court can provide for such witnesses; and at how these measures are dealt with in common law and under statutory provision. As mentioned at the end of this article, the funding of assessment for, and thus the effective operation of, such measures is not something the Lord Chancellor and his Ministry of Justice seems fully – or at all? – to have put their minds to.’
Family Law, 12th December 2017
Source: www.familylaw.co.uk
Council criticised for failure to provide suitable education to boy with SEN – Local Government Lawyer
‘The Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman has criticised Essex County Council for failing to provide suitable education to a boy with special educational needs (SEN) for two terms after he stopped attending his special school.’
Local Government Lawyer, December 2017
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Privacy and the Princess – Transparency Project
‘Once upon a time, His Royal Highness Louis Xavier Marie Guillaume, Prince of Luxembourg, Prince of Nassau and Prince of Bourbon-Parma married Tessy Antony, now Her Royal Highness Tessy Princess of Luxembourg, Princess of Nassau and Princess of Bourbon-Parma. Unfortunately, they did not live happily ever after, as, after 11 years of marriage and two children, they are now divorcing in the High Court in London.’
Transparency Project, 11th December 2017
Source: www.transparencyproject.org.uk
Indefinite Detention and the Rule of Law – UK Human Rights Blog
‘On 1 December 2017 an event in Temple Church with the Bar Council in collaboration with Refugee Tales, an outreach project whose aim is to see the end of indefinite immigration detention, saw an announcement of new recommendations for reform of the system of immigration detention.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 12th December 2017
Source: ukhumanrightsblog.com
Woman jailed after her dog attacked 12 children at playground in Blyth – The Guardian
‘A woman has been jailed for four years after her dog ran into a playground and attacked 12 children.’
The Guardian, 12th December 2017
Source: www.theguardian.com
Broker fined £4m by FCA over ‘truly independent’ claim – OUT-LAW.com
‘An insurance broker has been fined over £4 million by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) for failing to adequately manage potential conflicts of interest involving its parent company.’
OUT-LAW.com, 12th December 2017
Source: www.out-law.com
