Man sentenced for dumping bodies of giant tortoises in Devon woodland – The Guardian
‘Gary Priddle from Exeter given community order after 10 animals died when heating failed over Christmas.’
The Guardian, 30th May 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
Police couple shared footage from murder probe – BBC News
‘A constable and his police colleague wife have been jailed after they shared video footage taken at the crime scene of a murder inquiry.’
BBC News, 30th May 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Woman jailed for minimum 20 years for murdering her partner in Northampton – The Guardian
‘A primary school teacher who murdered her boyfriend and buried his body in their back garden in a “carefully planned domestic execution” has been sentenced to life in prison with a minimum term of 20 years.’
The Guardian, 30th May 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
Hundreds of phones and bags of cash: Inside the UK’s biggest benefit fraud – BBC News
‘The gang admitted £53.9m of fraudulent claims, and at Wood Green Crown Court on Thursday two of the gang members received what are thought to be the longest sentences ever passed down for benefit fraud.’
BBC News, 30th May 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
High Court (King’s Bench Division)
Ward v The Chief Constable of Greater Manchester Police [2024] EWHC 1297 (KB) (29 May 2024)
Source: www.bailii.org
Witness statements in England and Wales – OUT-LAW.com
‘A witness statement is a written formal document used in litigation in the courts of England and Wales. A witness statement contains a person’s truthful own account of facts relating to issues arising in a dispute, which are within that person’s personal knowledge.’
OUT-LAW.com, 29th May 2024
Source: www.pinsentmasons.com
Law firm fined £12,400 for not making good on undertakings – Legal Futures
‘A law firm in Nottingham that failed to perform undertakings it gave on two property transactions – allowing another party to register a charge on one of them – has been fined £12,400.’
Legal Futures, 29th May 2024
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
Judge stays divorce financial proceedings to allow non-court dispute resolution – Law Society’s Gazette
‘Rules allowing the court to encourage parties into alternative dispute resolution have been historically underused, a judge has said while directing a divorcing couple to use non-court resolution under new procedure rules.’
Law Society's Gazette, 29th May 2024
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Convicted paedophile banned from teaching – BBC News
‘A primary school teacher has been banned from the profession after being convicted of making and distributing indecent photos of children, as well as attempting to engage in sexual communication with a child.’
BBC News, 29th May 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Violent kidnapper has prison sentence extended – BBC News
‘A convicted kidnapper has had his prison sentence extended by two years and three months for drug charges.’
BBC News, 29th May 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Lucy Letby inquiry should be heard in public, judge rules – The Guardian
‘The Lucy Letby inquiry will examine matters of “profound importance” and should be heard in public, a senior judge has ruled.’
The Guardian, 29th May 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
UK mother of boy who killed himself seeks right to access his social media – The Guardian
‘A woman whose 14-year-old son killed himself is calling for parents to be given the legal right to access their child’s social media accounts to help understand why they died.’
The Guardian, 29th May 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
Suspended sentence for farmer whose cows trampled man to death – BBC News
‘A farmer has been given a six-month suspended prison sentence and fined after his cattle trampled one dog walker to death and left another paralysed.’
BBC News, 29th May 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Dine-and-dash couple jailed and fined – BBC News
‘A couple who dined and dashed at five restaurants using their children to walk out on bills of more than £1,000 have been jailed.’
BBC News, 29th May 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Hull hospital doctor struck off for ‘sexual harassment’ – BBC News
‘A doctor who inappropriately touched two junior female colleagues has been struck off the medical register.’
BBC News, 28th May 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Music conductor sentenced over child sex offences – BBC News
‘A world-renowned classical music conductor who pleaded guilty to a number child sex offences has been given a suspended prison sentence.’
BBC News, 28th May 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
High Court (Administrative Court)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Cleveland Potash Ltd v Drummond & Ors [2024] EWHC 1292 (Ch) (28 May 2024)
High Court (Family Division)
Source: www.bailii.org.uk
Section 23 Care Act and a need for accommodation – Nearly Legal
‘Campbell, R (On the Application Of) v London Borough of Ealing (2024) EWCA Civ 540. This was an appeal from a judicial review of Ealing’s decision in May 2022 to end funding for Mr Campbell’s temporary bed and breakfast accommodation that had been provided by Social Services since 2016. Mr C had been placed in temporary accommodation in Ealing’s area by LB Hillingdon under Part VII Housing Act 1996. Hillingdon then apparently discharged duty. Ealing Social Services then took over funding the accommodation (and various subsequent temporary accommodation) on, they said, the basis that it was “exercising its statutory power under s.19(3) Care Act 2014 to provide care and support in the form of accommodation pending a needs assessment”.’
Nearly Legal, 28th May 2024
Source: nearlylegal.co.uk
