CPS report shows more offenders are being successfully prosecuted for sexual crimes than ever before – Crown Prosecution Service

Posted October 11th, 2017 in child abuse, Crown Prosecution Service, domestic violence, press releases, prosecutions, reports, sexual offences, statistics, women by sally

‘More defendants than ever before are being prosecuted and convicted for sexual offences across England and Wales, new figures reveal today. The Crown Prosecution Service’s 10th Violence Against Women and Girls (VAWG) report outlines the huge increases in convictions for rape (48%) and other sexual offences (79%) that have been witnessed in the decade since the first VAWG report was published in 2007-08.’

Full press release

Crown Prosecution Service, 10th October 2017

Source: www.cps.gov.uk

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted October 11th, 2017 in law reports by sally

Court of Appeal (Civil Division)

Entry Clearance Officer, Sierra Leone v Kopoi [2017] EWCA Civ 1511 (10 October 2017)

Yang v The Official Receiver [2017] EWCA Civ 1465 (10 October 2017)

Ipswich Town Football Club Company Ltd v The Chief Constable of Suffolk Constabulary [2017] EWCA Civ 1484 (10 October 2017)

Secure Capital SA v Credit Suisse AG [2017] EWCA Civ 1486 (06 October 2017)

Degorce v Revenue and Customs [2017] EWCA Civ 1427 (06 October 2017)

Visa Joy Ltd & Anor v Office of the Immigration Services Commissioner [2017] EWCA Civ 1473 (05 October 2017)

Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)

R v The Crown [2017] EWCA Crim 1487 (9 October 2017)

Bala, R v [2017] EWCA Crim 1460 (06 October 2017)

Reynolds & Ors, R, v [2017] EWCA Crim 1455 (06 October 2017)

Kiziltan v R [2017] EWCA Crim 1461 (06 October 2017)

McLellan, R v [2017] EWCA Crim 1464 (06 October 2017)

High Court (Administrative Court)

Medical Justice & Ors v Secretary of State for the Home Department & Anor [2017] EWHC 2461 (Admin) (10 October 2017)

Gladman Developments Ltd v Secretary of State for Communities And Local Government & Anor [2017] EWHC 2448 (Admin) (06 October 2017)

High Court (Chancery Division)

Willmont & Anor v Shlosberg [2017] EWHC 2446 (Ch) (09 October 2017)

Sowden v Smyth-Tyrrell & Anor [2017] EWHC 2477 (Ch) (06 October 2017)

Abanka DD v Abanca Corporacion Bancaria SA [2017] EWHC 2428 (Ch) (06 October 2017)

Hardy & Anor v Hoade & Ors, Re North Harrow Tennis Club [2017] EWHC 2476 (Ch) (06 October 2017)

Group Seven Ltd & Anor v Nasir & Ors [2017] EWHC 2466 (Ch) (06 October 2017)

Santander UK Plc v Wells & Anor [2017] EWHC 2413 (Ch) (05 October 2017)

High Court (Commercial Court)

Wright v Rowland & Anor [2017] EWHC 2478 (Comm) (09 October 2017)

UMS Holding Ltd & Ors v Great Station Properties SA & Anor [2017] EWHC 2473 (Comm) (06 October 2017)

Team Y&R Holdings Hong Kong Ltd & Ors v Ghossoub [2017] EWHC 2401 (Comm) (06 October 2017)

UMS Holding Ltd & Ors v Great Station Properties SA & Anor [2017] EWHC 2398 (Comm) (05 October 2017)

High Court (Family Division)

The London Borough of Wandsworth v M & Ors (Rev 2) [2017] EWHC 2435 (Fam) (03 October 2017)

High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)

Al-KO Kober Ltd & Anor v Balvinder Sambhi (t/a Torquebars) [2017] EWHC 2474 (QB) (06 October 2017)

ARB v IVF Hammersmith Ltd [2017] EWHC 2438 (QB) (06 October 2017)

Brainbox Digital Ltd v Backboard Media GmbH & Anor [2017] EWHC 2465 (QB) (06 October 2017)

High Court (Technology and Construction Court)

Bank of Ireland (Governors and Company of) & Anor v Watts Group Plc [2017] EWHC 2472 (TCC) (06 October 2017)

Source: www.bailii.org

Asda equal pay case: The landmark legal battle that could stop women in the UK being paid less than men – The Independent

Posted October 11th, 2017 in class actions, employment, employment tribunals, equal pay, news, sex discrimination, statistics, women by sally

‘The latest hearing in the UK’s largest ever private sector equal pay claim is due to kick off on Wednesday, in a case that could eventually see around 15,000 predominantly female Asda workers recovering well over £100m in pay.’

Full Story

The Independent, 10th October 2017

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Child Protection in Sport chief says loophole must be closed – Daily Telegraph

Posted October 11th, 2017 in charities, child abuse, Ministry of Justice, news, sexual offences, sport, young persons by sally

‘British sport’s most senior child protection officer has condemned what she branded “a lack of will” to change the law to prevent coaches having sex with 16 and 17-year-olds under their care on the back of football’s paedophile scandal.’

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Daily Telegraph, 10th October 2017

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Ex-NHS chief backs doctors’ warning over ID checks on patients – The Guardian

Posted October 11th, 2017 in charities, health, identification, news, pilot schemes, regulations by sally

‘A former chief executive of the NHS is among 1,000 signatories to a letter to the health secretary, Jeremy Hunt, warning of the risks posed by imposing identification checks and upfront charges for NHS care. School nurses, abortion services, community-based midwifery and mental health services, as well as specialist services for homeless people and asylum seekers, will be included in the new regime. Doctors say the rules will deter sick people from seeking life-saving treatment, and patients with infectious diseases could pass undetected.’

Full Story

The Guardian, 11th October 2017

Source: www.theguardian.com

Victims need legally enforceable rights, commissioner says – The Guardian

Posted October 11th, 2017 in criminal justice, human rights, news, victims by sally

‘The victims commissioner, Helen Newlove, has urged the government to guarantee victims legally enforceable rights within the criminal justice system.’

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The Guardian, 11th October 2017

Source: www.theguardian.com

Facebook and Twitter could be hit by new tax as part of Government crackdown – The Independent

Posted October 11th, 2017 in codes of practice, internet, news, taxation by sally

‘Internet giants Facebook and Twitter would be hit by a new tax under Government plans to clamp down on dangers like cyber-bullying, online abuse and underage-access to porn.
Ministers want money raised from the proposed levy to pay for schemes to raise people’s awareness of the dangers of the internet and to tackle their worst effects.’

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The Independent, 11th October 2017

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Man jailed for theft after £766k was accidentally transferred into his bank account – Daily Telegraph

Posted October 11th, 2017 in imprisonment, news, sentencing, theft by sally

‘A shopkeeper who had £766,000 accidentally deposited into his bank account has been jailed after spending some of the money.’

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Daily Telegraph, 10th October 2017

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Ealing abortion clinic protest ban approved – BBC News

Posted October 11th, 2017 in abortion, demonstrations, local government, London, news by sally

‘An “unprecedented” ban on protesters outside abortion clinics could be introduced in a London borough. Councillors in Ealing overwhelmingly backed a proposal to stop anti-abortion groups protesting outside a Marie Stopes clinic in the borough.’

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BBC News, 11th October 2017

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

United Utilities fined £300,000 after water contamination scandal – Daily Telegraph

Posted October 11th, 2017 in contamination, fines, news, water, water companies by sally

‘A water company has been fined £300,000 after admitting polluting the drinking water of more than 700,000 people.’

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Daily Telegraph, 10th October 2017

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Judge warns against ‘hindsight’ to justify indemnity costs – The Guardian

Posted October 10th, 2017 in budgets, costs, indemnities, negligence, news by sally

‘The High Court has rejected the chance to approve indemnity costs against a losing party after it found the bringing of the case could be justified.’

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The Guardian, 10th October 2017

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

Torture victims were wrongly imprisoned in UK, high court rules – The Guardian

Posted October 10th, 2017 in detention, immigration, news, torture, victims by sally

‘Hundreds of victims of torture have been wrongly locked up in immigration detention centres, a high court judge has ruled, following a challenge by seven survivors of serious abuse.’

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The Guardian, 10th October 2017

Source: www.theguardian.com

Psychic harassed woman for 32 years, wrongly claiming to be child’s father – Daily Telegraph

Posted October 10th, 2017 in community service, costs, harassment, news, sentencing by sally

‘A former TV psychic has been banned from contacting a mother and daughter after he waged a 32-year harassment campaign in which he wrongly claimed he was the child’s father.’

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Daily Telegraph, 9th October 2017

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Ofcom clears al-Jazeera of antisemitism in exposé of Israeli official – The Guardian

Posted October 10th, 2017 in media, news, race discrimination by sally

‘Ofcom has cleared al-Jazeera of antisemitism and breaching impartiality rules over an undercover investigation that caught an Israeli embassy official plotting to “take down” British MPs regarded as hostile towards Israel.’

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The Guardian, 9th October 2017

Source: www.theguardian.com

Solicitor General urges legal executives to seek judicial appointment – Legal Futures

Posted October 10th, 2017 in judicial appointments commission, judiciary, legal executives, news by sally

‘The Solicitor General has urged chartered legal executives to apply for judicial appointment in a bid to help make the bench more diverse.’

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Legal Futures, 10th October 2017

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

Revealed: Bar Council pulls plug on pioneering nursery – Legal Futures

Posted October 10th, 2017 in barristers, children, fees, news, women by sally

‘The Bar Council has closed its flagship nursery scheme at Smithfield in the City of London, citing a lack of places and promising to find other, “more effective” ways of supporting barristers with childcare responsibilities.’

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Legal Futures, 10th October 2017

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

‘Narcissistic cult’ brothers put into care – BBC News

Posted October 10th, 2017 in care orders, children, families, mental health, news by sally

‘Three teenage brothers should be taken from their mother and put into care, having developed a “narcissistic cult” mentality, a High Court judge has said.’

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BBC News, 9th October 2017

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

The Universal Credit Row and Our Basic Human Rights – RightsInfo

Posted October 10th, 2017 in benefits, human rights, news, sanctions, social security, women by sally

‘Universal Credit is a new social security benefit that’s currently being rolled out across the UK.

Several politicians and charities – including some within Theresa’s May Government – have asked for the new scheme to be paused or stopped. But how does this relate to our human rights?’

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RightsInfo, 9th October 2017

Source: rightsinfo.org

Audit lays bare racial disparities in UK schools, courts and workplaces – The Guardian

Posted October 10th, 2017 in crime, education, imprisonment, news, race discrimination, reports, statistics by sally

‘White teenagers are far more likely to smoke than their minority ethnic counterparts, Roma children are falling well behind their peers at school and black men face the highest likelihood of being found guilty in court.’

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The Guardian, 9th October 2017

Source: www.theguardian.com

Council fined £150k over failures on hand arm vibration syndrome – Local Government Lawyer

Posted October 10th, 2017 in costs, fines, health & safety, local government, news by sally

‘A Welsh council has been fined £150,000 after a 57-year old employee in its StreetScene department was diagnosed with Hand Arm Vibration Syndrome (HAVS).’

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Local Government Lawyer, 9th October 2017

Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk