Rochdale Council drops town centre swearing ban – BBC News
‘A plan to ban swearing in a town centre has been scrapped after police said it was “unenforceable”.’
BBC News, 19th December 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
More prisoners should ‘commute’ to work, says justice secretary – The Guardian
‘The justice secretary is to encourage prison governors to allow more inmates to “commute to work” by making greater use of their powers to grant prisoners temporary releases on licence.’
The Guardian, 18th December 2017
Source: www.theguardian.com
EAT decision shows employers must take care over changes to collective terms, expert warns – OUT-LAW.com
‘Employers keen to make changes to employee terms and conditions but who are unable to come to an agreement with a recognised trade union must be wary of collective bargaining laws, an expert has warned.’
OUT-LAW.com, 14th December 2017
Source: www.out-law.com
Ombudsman finds fault in seven out of ten homelessness complaints – Local Government Lawyer
‘The Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman found fault in 70% of complaints about homelessness it investigated in detail in 2016/17.’
Local Government Lawyer, 15th December 2017
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Why Does the UK Allow Schools to Discriminate Due To Religion? – Rights Info
‘Around the world, there are very few countries which allow schools to pick pupils on the basis of their faith. The UK is one of them.’
Rights Info, 18th December 2017
Source: rightsinfo.org
Can the court order global maintenance? – Family Law
‘A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away, the Thatcher Government fixed its sights on child maintenance. In January 1990, in what was to be her last year in office, Mrs Thatcher (as she then was) spoke about the scandal that ‘…nearly four out of five lone mothers claiming income support received no maintenance from the fathers. No father should be able to escape from his responsibility and that is why the Government is looking at ways of strengthening the system for… making the arrangements for recovering maintenance more effective’ (National Children’s Homes Memorial Lecture, 17 January 1990).’
Family Law, 14th December 2017
Source: www.familylaw.co.uk
Preventing elderly financial abuse – Family Law
‘There shouldn’t be anything suspicious about a young man accompanying his aunt to see her solicitor. Frail or elderly people often seek the assistance of family members when making important decisions. Most of the time, there is indeed no concern, just a caring relative looking after a loved one. But there is a growing sense among private client practitioners that financial elderly abuse is on the rise, and an overly protective nephew could be a sign that the situation is perhaps not as straightforward as it seems.’
Family Law, 14th December 2017
Source: www.familylaw.co.uk
Young people in care being ‘criminalised’ as police receive unnecessarily high number of calls to children’s homes – The Independent
‘Children in care are at risk of being criminalised as police forces are called out to children’s homes at an unnecessarily high rate, a report has found.’
The Independent, 18th December 2017
Source: www.independent.co.uk
High Court quashes guidance on deporting EEA nationals who are sleeping rough – UK Human Rights Blog
‘Recent years have seen a significant increase in the number of people sleeping on the streets in Greater London — the figure has more than doubled since 2017.[1] This includes people of all nationalities, and a significant number of EEA nationals.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 15th December 2017
Source: ukhumanrightsblog.com
BAILII: Recent decisions
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
GSD Law Ltd v Wardman & Ors [2017] EWCA Civ 2144 (15 December 2017)
Salekipour & Anor v Parmar [2017] EWCA Civ 2141 (15 December 2017)
Stevenson v The Secretary of State for Work and Pensions [2017] EWCA Civ 2123 (15 December 2017)
Anwar v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2017] EWCA Civ 2134 (15 December 2017)
Whaleys (Bradford) Led v Bennett& Anor [2017] EWCA Civ 2143 (15 December 2017)
High Court (Administrative Court)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Yedina v Yedin & Anor [2017] EWHC 3319 (Ch) (15 December 2017)
High Court (Commercial Court)
Bluebon Ltd v Ageas (UK) Ltd & Ors [2017] EWHC 3301 (Comm) (15 December 2017)
St Vincent European General Partner Ltd v Robinson & Ors [2017] EWHC 3267 (Comm) (15 December 2017)
Source: www.bailii.org
Government policy on rough sleeping by EEA nationals unlawful: High Court – Local Government Lawyer
‘The Government’s policy of treating rough sleeping by EEA nationals as an abuse of EU treaty rights, rendering the individuals liable to removal if proportionate to do so, is unlawful, a High Court judge has ruled.’
Local Government Lawyer, 14th December 2017
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Court of Appeal dismisses challenges to accelerated payment notices – OUT-LAW.com
‘The Court of Appeal has dismissed two challenges to the issue by the UK’s HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) of notices requiring the payment of disputed tax upfront. The Court dismissed the taxpayers’ appeals against two High Court decisions rejecting judicial review challenges to the issue of accelerated payment notices (APNs) and partner payment notices (PPNs).’
OUT-LAW.com, 15th December 2017
Source: www.out-law.com
Hillsborough slur about fans burning police horse false, says CPS – The Guardian
‘The Crown Prosecution Service has found that a notorious slur against Liverpool supporters after the 1989 Hillsborough disaster, that some people trapped in the crush outside the Leppings Lane turnstiles had seriously burned a police horse, was false.’
The Guardian, 15th December 2017
Source: www.theguardian.com
Legal regulation “more than ripe for total overhaul”, House of Lords told – Legal Futures
‘Legal regulation is “more than ripe for total overhaul”, a former chair of the Bar Standards Board has told the House of Lords.’
Legal Futures, 15th December 2017
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
Metal theft crackdown failing to protect heritage buildings from organised gangs – Daily Telegraph
‘A metal theft crackdown is failing to protect heritage buildings from thefts by organised gangs, the Church’s official insurer has warned.’
Daily Telegraph, 16th December 2017
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Rise of LiPs “key challenge for family lawyers and courts system” – Legal Futures
‘The rise in the number of litigants-in-person in the family courts since the 2013 legal aid reforms has topped a poll of the causes of discontent among family law practitioners for the fifth year running.’
Legal Futures, 15th December 2017
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
Rise in victims reporting sexual offences to the Met – BBC News
‘The number of sexual assault victims recorded by the Met Police has gone up by more than 7,000 in the last four years, new figures show.’
BBC News, 18th December 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Ban sale of mini mobile phones, justice secretary says – BBC News
‘Online retailers should ban the sale of miniature mobile phones designed to be smuggled into prisons, the justice secretary has said.’
BBC News, 17th November 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
