Prisons struggling to cope with geriatric inmates – Daily Telegraph
‘Prisons are struggling to cope with the soaring population of geriatric inmates, it has emerged.’
Daily Telegraph, 28th November 2017
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Mail Online to pay damages to teacher over Katie Hopkins column – The Guardian
‘Mail Online, the sister website of the Daily Mail, has apologised and agreed to pay “substantial damages” to a teacher whom the columnist Katie Hopkins falsely accused of taking her class to a Donald Trump protest in Westminster.’
The Guardian, 28th November 2017
Source: www.theguardian.com
Asylum seekers face appeals ‘lottery’ – BBC News
‘Asylum seekers are facing a “lottery” depending on where their appeal is heard, research by the BBC’s Victoria Derbyshire programme has found.’
BBC News, 29th November 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Rape victim arrested on immigration charges after going to police – The Guardian
‘A woman who reported being kidnapped and raped was arrested on immigration charges while being cared for at a centre for sexual assault victims.’
The Guardian, 28th November 2017
Source: www.theguardian.com
Court underlines importance of full disclosure in freezing injunction cases – OUT-LAW.com
‘The English High Court has thrown out an application to set aside a without notice freezing injunction made against two defendants to a fraud action, saying the claimants had disclosed sufficient evidence for the case to proceed.’
OUT-LAW.com, 27th November 2017
Source: www.out-law.com
Draft Drone Bill to hand police powers to tackle unsafe and criminal use – Local Government Lawyer
‘A draft Drone Bill, to be published in spring 2018, will hand the police new powers to prevent the unsafe or criminal use of drones, the Government has announced.’
Local Government Lawyer, 27th November 2017
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Court of Appeal: voidable ATE insurance is not adequate security for costs – OUT-LAW.com
‘After the event (ATE) litigation costs insurance which can be voided is not adequate security for costs, the Court of Appeal has ruled.’
OUT-LAW.com, 27th November 2017
Source: www.out-law.com
Law Pod UK Ep.17: Prospects for the Tainted Blood Inquiry – 1 COR
‘Theresa May has announced a statutory inquiry into how contaminated blood transfusions infected thousands of people with hepatitis C and HIV. Rosalind English talks to Jim Duffy about how it will differ from earlier investigations.’
Law Pod UK, 27th November 2017
Source: audioboom.com
Thomas Horsley: In (Domestic) Courts We Trust: The European Union (Withdrawal) Bill and The Interpretation of Retained EU Law – UK Constitutional Law Association
‘Earlier in the year, I posted on the importance of Parliament legislating to provide a new ‘constitutional instruction’ to national courts to replace that currently set out in the European Communities Act 1972 (ECA) and offer clear guidance on judicial interpretation post-Brexit (see here). The European Union (Withdrawal) Bill provides domestic courts with that instruction as part of its effort to prepare the UK legal order for the challenges of leaving the European Union. This second post reviews the terms of that instruction and reflects on the scope that it would afford national courts to shape the development of domestic law post-Brexit.’
UK Constitutional Law Association, 27th November 2017
Source: ukconstitutionallaw.org
Man jailed for breaching injunctions over unauthorised use of land – Local Government Lawyer
‘A Dorset man has been imprisoned for four months for contempt of court after he failed to comply with a number of injunction orders over his unauthorised use of land.’
Local Government Lawyer, 27th November 2017
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Costs and Compensation in Closure Orders – UK Police Law Blog
‘Where the police are unsuccessful in a closure order application there is no presumption that there be no order compensating the Respondent for financial loss. Unlike when considering the position on costs, the court’s focus on an application for compensation should be on the respondent’s behaviour, not that of the police, so held the Administrative Court in R (Qin) v Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis [2017] EWHC 2750 (Admin).’
UK Police Law Blog, 27th November 2017
Source: ukpolicelawblog.com
Strike-off for legal aid fraud solicitor who also let untraceable junior staff member into firm – Legal Futures
‘The head of a Bradford law firm has been struck off after being convicted of conspiracy to defraud the Legal Aid Agency (LAA) and also failing to supervise an unpaid junior member of staff who is suspected of producing fraudulent decree absolutes – and whose surname nobody at the firm can remember.’
Legal Futures, 28th November 2017
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
EVENT: IALS – 70 Years Ago – How Universal Rights Were Being Made
‘In 1947 the United Nations was in the process of drafting what became the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in 1948, and the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies was founded. Getting agreement on what those rights would be was not easy. For example, on 6 December 1947, 70 years before this lecture, the Working Group on the Declaration considered whether the right to life began at conception. On 11 June 1948, when IALS opened in its first building at 25 Russell Square, the Commission on Human Rights rejected a French proposal that human rights should include intellectual property (which re-emerged later) and postponed discussion on a right to social security. There was nothing at all about discrimination and sexual orientation.’
Date: 6th December 2017, 5.30-7.30pm
Location: Institute of Advanced Legal Studies, 17 Russell Square, London WC1B 5DR
Charge: Free, booking required
More information can be found here.
When divorce bites back: reputational damage and the professional adviser – Family Law
‘Professional advisers need to tread very carefully when a client wants to pursue an aggressive strategy to frustrate a spouse’s financial claims during divorce proceedings. Aggressive asset protection might well achieve a client’s financial objectives – at least in the short term. But the consequential reputational damage caused to the client, his or her advisers and their firms can be severe – and lasting.’
Family Law, 28th November 2017
Source: www.familylaw.co.uk
Armin Cuyvers: Two Legal Tools to Avoid Hard Brexit: Delayed Exit and Decreasing Membership under Article 50 TEU – UK Constitutional Law Association
‘Faced with a cliff, jumping is generally considered one of the least pleasant solutions. Yet we are racing towards the edge of the Brexit cliff. Miracles excluded, the UK and EU will not be able to finalize the necessary Brexit agreements in time. Effectively, there is less than a year left, and we have not even moved beyond the Brexit bill. As an extension of the two-year term seems politically impossible in the UK, we seem left with one unlikely and one disastrous possible outcome.’
UK Constitutional Law Association, 24th November 2017
Source: ukconstitutionallaw.org
Law Pod UK Ep 18: Do Judge Led Inquiries work? – 1 COR
‘With ongoing public inquiries into tainted blood and historic child sexual abuse, Matt Hill and Gideon Barth discuss the effectiveness of judge led inquiries with Rosalind English.’
Law Pod UK, 27th November 2017
Source: audioboom.com
Deepcut: Family of Pte Geoff Gray win case for fresh inquest – BBC News
‘The family of a young soldier who died at the Deepcut army barracks 16 years ago have won a High Court action for a fresh inquest.’
BBC News, 28th November 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Court of Appeal rules that claimants do bear an initial burden of proof under the Equality Act 2010 – Employment Blog
‘The Court of Appeal has ruled that claimants still bear an initial burden of proof under the Equality Act 2010 (“EA 2010”), despite the change in wording in s. 136 as compared with the pre-EA legislation. In coming to this conclusion, the Court ruled that the interpretation placed on that section by the EAT in Efobi v Royal Mail Group Limited (UKEAT/0203/16, 10 August 2017) was wrong, and should not be followed.The Court also considered the distinction between matters of fact and explanation for the purposes of applying s. 136 EA 2010.’
Employment Blog, 27th November 2017
Source: employment11kbw.com
Bereavement damages: Unmarried Chorley woman wins legal fight – BBC News
‘A woman has won her legal battle for better rights for unmarried people who lose their long-term partners.’
BBC Mews, 28th November 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Cafcass launches ‘ground-breaking’ pilot scheme to crack down on parental alienation – Family Law
‘The Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service (Cafcass) is running a pilot scheme to bring an end to separated parents poisoning their child against the other parent. Parents who are guilty of manipulating their child in this way may have their child taken away from them and, in the most extreme cases, they may be denied contact.’
Family Law, 27th November 2017
Source: www.familylaw.co.uk
