Current Awareness – Page 154 – Legal News selected by the Inner Temple Library

High Court judge stresses importance of resolving immigration status early in care proceedings – Local Government Lawyer

Posted July 23rd, 2024 in care orders, children, citizenship, guardianship, immigration, local government, news by sally

‘A High Court judge has highlighted the need to ensure that the immigration status of a child in public law proceedings before the Family Court is clarified at the “earliest opportunity”, and that any issues with respect to that child’s immigration status are dealt with before final orders are made.’

Local Government Lawyer, 22nd July 2024

Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk

Local authority loses judicial review over refusal by minister to revoke academy order for school council considered should close – Local Government Lawyer

Posted July 23rd, 2024 in judicial review, local government, ministers' powers and duties, news by sally

‘The London Borough of Islington has lost a judicial review claim against a decision by the Secretary of State for Education to refuse to revoke an Academy Order for a school the council considered should close.’

Local Government Lawyer, 22nd July 2024

Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk

Family Court judge criticises “manifest delay” in case where new-born child remained in foster care for over two years – Local Government Lawyer

Posted July 23rd, 2024 in children, delay, fostering, guardianship, local government, news by sally

‘A Family Court Judge has criticised the “manifest and wholly unconscionable” delay in a case where a new-born child remained in foster care for over two years.’

Local Government Lawyer, 22nd July 2024

Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk

Accusations fly amid “hostility” between LSB and Bar regulator – Legal Futures

Posted July 23rd, 2024 in barristers, legal services, Legal Services Board, news, standards by sally

‘Relations between the Legal Services Board (LSB) and the Bar Standards Board (BSB) are close to breaking point over the speed of reform at the barrister regulator.’

Legal Futures, 23rd July 2024

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

Arbitration Bill re-introduced to Parliament – Law Commission

Posted July 23rd, 2024 in arbitration, bills, Law Commission, news by sally

‘The Arbitration Bill was introduced into Parliament today. The Bill enacts the recommendations of the Law Commission to reform arbitration law.’

Law Commission, 18th July 2024

Source: lawcom.gov.uk

What Is a ‘Predicament of Real Need’? – Financial Remedies Journal

Posted July 23rd, 2024 in divorce, financial provision, news, prenuptial agreements by sally

‘In Radmacher (Formerly Granatino) v Granatino [2010] 2 FLR 1900 at [81] Lord Phillips of Worth Matravers said that of the three strands identified in White v White [2000] 2 FLR 981 and Miller/McFarlane [2006] 1 FLR 1186 it was needs and compensation which could most readily render it unfair to hold the parties to an ante-nuptial agreement. In relation to the former this was because:
“[t]he parties are unlikely to have intended that their ante-nuptial agreement should result, in the event of the marriage breaking up, in one partner being left in a predicament of real need, while the other enjoys a sufficiency or more, and such a result is likely to render it unfair to hold the parties to their agreement.” But what is the meaning of “predicament of real need”?’

Financial Remedies Journal, 16th July 2024

Source: financialremediesjournal.com

Insurers hail ruling that credit hire company was the ‘real instigator’ of claim – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted July 23rd, 2024 in accidents, claims management, costs, insurance, news, road traffic by sally

‘Insurers have hailed a county court judgment on credit hire – the provision of a temporary vehicle by a claims management company in an RTA claim – as a significant turning point on costs liability.’

Law Society's Gazette, 22nd July 2024

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

‘Justice system complicit in stalking escalation’ – BBC News

Posted July 23rd, 2024 in criminal justice, London, news, police, reports, stalking by sally

‘The criminal justice system is failing women on stalking, a review by London’s victims’ commissioner has found.’

BBC News, 23rd July 2024

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Disabled man was left without care after council failures – BBC News

Posted July 23rd, 2024 in community care, compensation, delay, disabled persons, local government, news by sally

‘A disabled man suffered “significant distress” after a council’s failings left him without care, according to a report.’

BBC News, 23rd July 2024

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Head teacher suing parents over ‘harassment’ – BBC News

Posted July 23rd, 2024 in bullying, families, harassment, news, school children, teachers by sally

‘A head teacher is suing the parents of two pupils over harassment claims.’

BBC News, 22nd July 2024

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Babies died after hospital neglect – inquest jury – BBC News

Posted July 23rd, 2024 in birth, child neglect, hospitals, inquests, news by sally

‘Two premature babies died within weeks of each other after neglect by a hospital, an inquest jury has found.’

BBC News, 22nd July 2024

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Trafficking victims being turned down for compensation in ‘horrendous failing’ – The Independent

Posted July 23rd, 2024 in compensation, criminal injuries compensation, news, psychiatric damage, trafficking in human beings, victims by sally

‘Trafficking victims are being turned down for compensation in a “horrendous and clear failing”, the anti-slavery commissioner has said, after new figures showed how few people can access support.’

The Independent, 23rd July 2024

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Violence against women soars by 40% as police chief brands crime rate a ‘national emergency’ – The Independent

Posted July 23rd, 2024 in child abuse, domestic violence, news, police, reports, sexual offences, statistics, women by sally

‘Crimes involving violence against women and girls have surged by almost 40 per cent in England and Wales in recent years, according to a new report.’

The Independent, 23rd July 2024

Source: www.independent.co.uk

‘Not acceptable in a democracy’: UN expert condemns lengthy Just Stop Oil sentences – The Guardian

Posted July 23rd, 2024 in demonstrations, environmental protection, news, public order, sentencing, United Nations by sally

‘The lengthy multi-year sentences handed to Just Stop Oil activists are “not acceptable in a democracy”, a UN special rapporteur has said, as the government faced growing pressure to reverse the previous administration’s “hardline anti-protest” approach.’

The Guardian, 19th July 2024

Source: www.theguardian.com

BT fined more than £17m over ‘catastrophic’ 999 call failure – The Guardian

Posted July 23rd, 2024 in emergency services, fines, news, telecommunications by sally

‘BT has been fined more than £17m for missing 14,000 emergency calls after technical faults caused the emergency call handling service to be disrupted for nearly 11 hours last summer.’

The Guardian, 22nd July 2024

Source: www.theguardian.com

Rethinking the UK’s approach to dying: lessons from an end-of-life helpline – Mental Capacity Law and Policy

Posted July 22nd, 2024 in assisted suicide, charities, health, news, reports, suicide by sally

‘The Charity Compassion in Dying has published a comprehensive and powerful report based on analysis of calls and emails received on its information line, together with a YouGov poll, outlining how talking about end of life decision-making in the United Kingdom is not currently working.’

Mental Capacity Law and Policy, 22nd July 2024

Source: www.mentalcapacitylawandpolicy.org.uk

Uyghur v NCA – and how it could affect law firms – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted July 22nd, 2024 in appeals, China, Crown Prosecution Service, forced labour, human rights, judicial review, law firms, legal advice, money laundering, national crime agency, news, proceeds of crime by sally

‘In its recent judgment in World Uyghur Congress v National Crime Agency, the Court of Appeal addressed the application of the money laundering provisions of the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (POCA) in the context of international supply chains. The appeal court’s clarification of the scope of the ‘adequate consideration’ exemption under POCA has wide-reaching implications not only for businesses with global supply chains but for all professional services firms in the UK.’

Law Society's Gazette, 19th July 2024

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

King’s Speech: New laws will strengthen employee protections – OUT-LAW.com

Posted July 22nd, 2024 in bills, employment, equality, government departments, news by sally

‘New legislation will give employees greater protections, but the government must consider the implications of any new rights to ensure they do not cut across employers’ regulatory or other obligations, experts have said.’

OUT-LAW.com, 19th July 2024

Source: www.pinsentmasons.com

Time to reset legal regulation and ethics, says consumer panel head – Legal Futures

Posted July 22nd, 2024 in continuing professional development, inquiries, legal profession, legal services, news, postal service by sally

‘The new Lord Chancellor, Shabana Mahmood, needs to recognise the need for an overhaul of the legal regulatory regime, the new chair of the Legal Services Consumer Panel has argued.’

Legal Futures, 22nd July 2024

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

Newborn baby made homeless by Home Office in frenzy to clear asylum backlog – The Guardian

Posted July 22nd, 2024 in asylum, benefits, children, families, government departments, homelessness, immigration, news by sally

‘A father with a newborn baby and a mother with two children are among the asylum seekers made homeless by the Home Office after it wrongly withdrew their claims, it can be revealed.’

The Guardian, 20th July 2024

Source: www.theguardian.com

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