Wrexham historical child abuse gang jailed – BBC News
‘Five men guilty of being in a predatory paedophile gang in Wrexham in the 1980s have been jailed.’
BBC News, 25th September 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Report: “Serious irreversible harm” test case heard in Court of Appeal
‘This week, Lord Justices Elias, Richards and McCombe sat in the Court of Appeal and heard the first test cases against Section 94B of the Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002. Section 94B, introduced by the Immigration Act 2014 and which came into force on 28th July 2014, provides the Home Office the power to certify human rights claims made by people liable to deportation, so they are not entitled to an appeal within the UK. Instead they are expected to bring their appeal from the country in which the Home Office propose deportation. This logic has been catchily titled “deport first, appeal later” and the Conservatives pledged in their manifesto to roll it out for all immigration appeals. Indeed, the Immigration Bill 2015, published last week on 17th September, does just that.’
Free Movement, 25th September 2015
Source: www.freemovement.org.uk
When should a decision be remitted to a different decision-maker? – Competition Bulletin from Blackstone Chambers
‘The Court of Appeal’s answer to this question in HCA International Limited v CMA [2015] EWCA Civ 492 was, in effect: rarely. The judgment, which contains some serious criticism of the CMA even though it won the case, illustrates just how high the threshold is before a court will insist that a remitted decision should go to a new decision-maker. It is not enough for the original decision-maker to have made a mistake, however conspicuous. Rather, there needs to be a reasonable perception of unfairness or damage to public confidence in the regulatory process.’
Competition Bulletin from Blackstone Chambers, 25th September 2015
Source: www.competitionbulletin.com
Blackstone’s Statutes: top legislation – OUP Blog
‘With the recent publication of the 2015-2016 editions of the Blackstone’s Statutes series, we asked some of the authors to select a piece of legislation from the series that has the most impact on their subject area.’
Full story
OUP Blog, 28th September 2015
Source: www.oupblog.com
MoJ tells noise-induced hearing loss working group to focus on fixed fees – Litigation Futures
‘The Civil Justice Council (CJC) group asked by the Ministry of Justice to investigate noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL) claims is to look at how a fixed-costs regime might work, it has been announced.’
Litigation Futures, 28th September 2015
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
Listen very carefully, I shall do this only once – Nearly Legal
‘The Claimant in R (on the application of Brooks) v LB Islington [2015] EWHC 2657 (Admin) was the mother of 3 children, who applied to the local authority as homeless following her eviction from a housing association property for rent arrears on 24/3/2015. Sadly, Ms B’s adult, terminally ill, son died two days after the offer of interim accommodation that was the subject of this judicial review.’
Nearly Legal, 27th September 2015
Source: www.nearlylegal.co.uk
UK Guantanamo detainee Shaker Aamer to be released – BBC News
‘The last British resident being held in Guantanamo Bay is to be returned to the UK, the government has said.’
BBC News, 25th September 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Pumpkin cyanide blackmailer Michael Young jailed – BBC News
‘A lorry driver who attempted to blackmail a Lincolnshire pumpkin farmer by telling him he had poisoned his crops has been jailed.’
BBC News, 26th September 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Teenager killed himself hours after Wonga cleared out his account – The Guardian
‘A disabled teenager killed himself on the same day that the payday loans company Wonga cleared out his bank account, it has been revealed.’
Full story
The Guardian, 25th September 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
London Zoo love triangle: Meerkat keeper glassed rival over llama handler – Daily Telegraph
‘The love triangle between three colleagues came to a head at the Christmas party when a vicious fight broke out.’
Daily Telegraph, 25th September 2015
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Schoolgirls need protection from forced marriage, Ofsted warned – The Guardian
‘The founder of a charity that offers helplines and refuge to women escaping from forced marriages has called on Ofsted inspectors to focus on the issue when visiting schools where girls may be at risk.’
The Guardian, 26th September 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Key ruling on charging for property search information out in early October – Local Government Lawyer
‘The Court of Justice of the European Union will in the next fortnight hand down a crucial ruling on local authorities’ ability to charge for access to property search information, it has been reported.’
Local Government Lawyer, 23rd September 2015
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
NUS begins legal action to prevent government scrapping maintenance grants – The Guardian
‘The National Union of Students has begun legal action to prevent the government scrapping maintenance grants.’
The Guardian, 23rd September 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
IPCC reform: the challenges – Law Society’s Gazette
‘Keen observers of UK policing issues will be forgiven for having missed one of the biggest stories of the year so far: the planned complete overhaul of the police watchdog, the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC), including the introduction of a national police ombudsman supported by regional ombudsmen.’
Law Society’s Gazette, 23rd September 2015
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Solicitor who forged client’s signature on witness statement struck off – Legal Futures
‘A solicitor who forged his client’s signature on a witness statement has been struck off, even though the client himself expressed surprise that disciplinary action had been taken.’
Legal Futures, 24th September 2015
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
Sexual harassment and universities’ legal obligations – the government’s new taskforce – Education Law Blog
‘Many of you will have heard about the government’s recent decision to set up a taskforce to tackle violence against women on campus. (See the government press release here.) This move is timeous or long overdue (depending on your viewpoint) in the light of the accumulating momentum of campaigns by various individuals and organisations to highlight the high incidence of sexual violence/harassment on campus.’
Education Law Blog, 23rd September 2015
Source: www.education11kbw.com
Woman who grew cannabis to help dying husband gets community order – The Guardian
‘A woman who grew cannabis worth £34,000 to extract hemp oil to act as a painkiller for her dying husband has been sentenced to an 18-month community order after a judge accepted she was not embroiled in a commercial enterprise.’
The Guardian, 23rd September 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Judge awards parents £20k over accommodation of children in foster care – Local Government Lawyer
‘A judge has ordered a London council to pay £20,000 in damages for breaching the claimant parents’ human rights when it unlawfully continued to keep their eight children in foster care.’
Local Government Lawyer, 24th September 2015
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
