Foster carer fights for workers’ rights – BBC News
‘A foster carer is launching a legal claim to argue for workers’ rights for people in her role.’
BBC News, 9th October 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Top police officer backs ‘Sammy’s law’ pardons for grooming victims – The Guardian
‘Victims of grooming gangs should be pardoned for crimes they committed under the direction of their abuser, Britain’s leading child protection police officer has said.’
The Guardian, 8th October 2017
Source: www.theguardian.com
“Ingenious arguments” fail to topple “smash and grab” award – Practical Law: Construction Blog
‘It’s been a while since I’ve blogged about a payment notice case, and so the case of Jonjohnson Construction Ltd v Eagle Building Services Ltd caught my eye.’
Practical Law: Construction Blog, 3rd October 2017
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Harris v London Borough of Hounslow [2017] EWCA Civ 1476 (05 October 2017)
Zimina v Zimin [2017] EWCA Civ 1429 (05 October 2017)
Watt v Dignan & Ors [2017] EWCA Civ 1390 (05 October 2017)
Safeway Ltd v Newton & Anor [2017] EWCA Civ 1482 (05 October 2017)
High Court (Administrative Court)
Source: www.bailii.org
Three monkeys on the back of English fiscal devolution – UCL Constitution Unit
‘The fiscal powers of English local authorities are extremely limited. In recent years there have been many proposals for significant fiscal devolution to take place, but little progress has been made on this agenda. In this post Mark Sandford argues that there are three fundamental reasons for this: the nature of the UK state, the complexity involved and equity considerations.’
UCL Constitution Unit, 6th October 2017
Source: constitution-unit.com
Fining property manager £5k “completely disproportionate”: tribunal judge – Local Government Lawyer
‘A council’s imposition of a £5,000 fine on a property management business for failing to be a member of a redress scheme for three weeks was “unreasonable in the circumstances and completely disproportionate”, a tribunal judge has said.’
Local Government Lawyer, 5th October 2017
Source: localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Cost of welfare litigation in Court of Protection “may have chilling effect”: report – Local Government Lawyer
‘The cost to public authorities of welfare litigation in the Court of Protection “may have a chilling effect on their willingness to refer disputes to court where appropriate”, researchers have said.’
Local Government Lawyer, 5th October 2017
Source: localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Six-month warning – lawyers told they cannot ignore electronic bill of costs – Litigation Futures
‘Practitioners have been warned that they can no longer ignore the electronic bill of costs, which now seems certain to become mandatory in the Senior Courts Costs Office (SCCO) and county courts on 6 April 2018.’
Litigation Futures, 6th October 2017
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
Hale backs public funding for early legal advice while outlining concern over LSB reform plan – Legal Futures
‘The new president of the Supreme Court yesterday joined what appears to be a growing clamour to reinstate public funding to provide early legal advice.’
Legal Futures, 6th October 2017
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
Man convicted after showing child graphic Daesh beheading video – Crown Prosecution Service
‘A pharmacist from Leicester has today (5 October 2017) been convicted for showing graphic beheading videos to a young child as part of a plan to radicalise two young children.’
Crown Prosecution Service, 5th October 2017
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
Finance and Divorce Update October 2017 – Family Law Week
‘Naomi Shelton, Associate with Mills & Reeve LLP, analyses the news and case law relating to financial remedies and divorce during September 2017.’
Family Law Week, 5th October 2017
Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk
Battle crash driver Naomi Oxley jailed for killing mum-of-three – BBC News
‘A drunk driver who killed a mother-of-three has been jailed for four years. Debbie Masters, 37, was pushing her seven-month-old son in a pram in Battle, East Sussex, on 19 March when she was hit by Naomi Oxley’s car.’
BBC News, 5th October 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Judge cleared of making inappropriate remarks in modern slavery case – The Guardian
‘A crown court judge has been cleared of making inappropriate comments about Travellers when sentencing 11 members of the same family for modern slavery offences.’
The Guardian, 5th October 2017
Source: www.theguardian.com
Security guards found guilty of stealing £7m from their own van after staging fake robbery – The Independent
‘Two security guards have been found guilty of staging a fake robbery to steal £7m from their own cash-in-transit van.’
The Independent, 5th October 2017
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Warning over fake lipstick after trading standards find level of lead could cause severe health problems – Daily Telegraph
‘A warning has been issued over fake lipstick after a court heard that the level of lead in counterfeit products can cause severe health problems. Paul Lamerton sold fake lipsticks on eBay and Facebook with 300 times the legal level of lead, and magistrates in Plymouth, Devon, were told that if used regularly the cosmetic could result in high blood pressure, cardiac, reproductive and neurological problems.’
Daily Telegraph, 5th October 2017
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Human trafficking trio guilty of running sex ring – BBC News
‘Three people have been found guilty of running a prostitution network described as a “sexual conveyor belt” by a judge.’
BBC News, 5th October 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Noel Conway: Terminally ill man loses High Court challenge against the law on assisted dying – The Independent
‘A man who is terminally ill with motor neurone disease has lost his High Court challenge to fight for his right to die.
The judgment does confirm, however, that the courts do have the authority to declare current inconsistency with human rights.’
The Independent, 5th October 2017
Source: www.independent.co.uk
EVENT: Being Human Festival – Knowing our rights – do terrorists have human rights too?
‘It’s one of the trickiest legal and ethical questions of the modern age: should terrorists be denied their human rights in the interest of security? Should they simply be treated as rights-less? Come and hear an in-depth discussion of this vital contemporary matter, from a legal, philosophical and practical perspective.’
Date: 23rd November 2017, 7.00-9.00pm
Location: The Frontline Club, 13 Norfolk Place, London, Middlesex W2 1QJ
Charge: Free, RSVP
More information can be found here.
Recent Statutory Instruments – legislation.gov.uk
Sir Edward Heath ‘would have been questioned’ over abuse claims – BBC News
‘Sir Edward Heath would have been questioned over sex abuse claims if he was alive when they came to light, police have said. Wiltshire Police launched Operation Conifer in 2015 when the former PM was accused of historical child sex abuse. The Conservative politician would have been interviewed under caution over seven claims, including the alleged rape of an 11-year-old, they said. No inference of guilt should be drawn from this, police stressed.’
BBC News, 5th October 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
