International agreement to fight fraud secured – Home Office
‘The Home Secretary has secured a new agreement with world leaders to tackle fraud.’
Home Office, 11th March 2024
Source: www.gov.uk
SDT dismisses case against Dentons as SRA left with costs bill – Law Society’s Gazette
‘The solicitors’ regulator has suffered a major setback with its prosecution of the world’s biggest firm amounting effectively to nothing.’
Law Society's Gazette, 11th March 2024
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Detectorist hid rare coins bought on eBay in field – BBC News
‘A metal detectorist who pretended he had found medieval silver Crusader coins in a field in Herefordshire has been cleared of fraud by false representation.’
BBC News, 11th March 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Rape and sexual harassment reported by foreign care workers across UK – The Guardian
‘Multiple cases of abuse and exploitation have been documented, but many staff feel “powerless to complain” for fear of losing the right to work in the country.’
The Guardian, 12th March 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
Mayor-PCC merger legal bid: How did we get here? – BBC News
‘An application for a legal review into a plan to merge the roles of West Midlands mayor and police and crime commissioner (PCC) is due to be heard in court.’
BBC News, 12th March 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Prisoners could be released up to two months early to ease overcrowding – BBC News
‘Some prisoners could be released up to two months early to relieve overcrowding in jails in England and Wales, the justice secretary has said.’
BBC News, 12th March 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
TA v the Public Guardian and Duties of a Certificate Provider – Parklane Plowden Chambers
‘The case involved an appeal to Mrs Justice Lieven by P’s potential attorney (“the Appellant”) from a decision of HHJ McCabe sitting in the Court of Protection. The Judgement is short, and therefore probably worth reading, particularly if you want to be refreshed of all the relevant statutory provisions which I have not set out in this note.’
Parklane Plowden Chambers, 6th February 2024
Source: www.parklaneplowden.co.uk
Leasehold Upper Tribunal roundup By Giles Peaker – Nearly Legal
‘Some quick notes on various recent (ish) Upper Tribunal decisions.’
Nearly Legal, 10th March 2024
Source: nearlylegal.co.uk
New legislation simplifies UK Construction Industry Scheme scope – OUT-LAW.com
‘New rules outlined today are designed to simplify a UK tax regime that applies when tenants carry out certain construction works and where payment is made by landlords.’
OUT-LAW.com, 8th March 2024
Source: www.pinsentmasons.com
Lies, damned lies and fakery – UK Human Rights Blog
‘Contax Partners inc BVI v Kuwait Finance House and others [2024] EWHC 436 (Comm). Legal news abounds these days with stories of fabricated decisions and authorities generated by ChatGPT and similar AI mechanisms. But there’s nothing like a bit of old-fashioned human plagiarism to tickle the palates, and the full force of a judge’s fury was unleashed on such an attempt recently in the High Court.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 9th March 2024
Source: ukhumanrightsblog.com
Spotlight on Construction Law – Local Government Lawyer
‘It has been a busy year in the construction industry, write David Owens, Rachel Murray-Smith and Helen Arthur, with some standout legislative changes, including in relation to the Building Safety Act 2022, and the Government issuing a significant paper in respect of behaviours relating to PFI contracts.’
Local Government Lawyer, 8th March 2024
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Making out of borough offers – Local Government Lawyer
‘Jeremy Ogilvie-Harris and Hannah Taylor look at how conscientious and lawful out of borough offers of accommodation under Part 7 of the Housing Act 1996 can be made.’
Local Government Lawyer, 8th March 2024
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Implementation – deviation from plans – Local Government Lawyer
‘Roderick Morton analyses a recent case which examined, amongst other things, whether a permission can be considered implemented if there is deviation from the approved plans.’
Local Government Lawyer, 8th March 2024
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Claimant “does not know” identity of funder backing her case – Legal Futures
‘The High Court has rejected an attempt to progress a challenge to a major international tax transparency measure where the claimant has refused to identify their litigation funder.’
Legal Futures, 11th March 2024
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
Apathy and ignorance around legal ethics ‘root causes’ of misconduct – Law Society’s Gazette
‘Lawyers’ lack of interest in ethics may be fuelling an increase in rogue behaviour in the profession, an academic expert on the legal profession has suggested. Professor Richard Moorhead told a conference of lawyers yesterday that “apathy” and “ignorance” were a “root cause” of unethical behaviours that have manifested in issues such as the Post Office scandal.’
Law Society's Gazette, 8th March 2024
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Grenfell: Met officers suing force over ‘trauma’ suffered – BBC News
‘More than 30 current and former Metropolitan Police officers are suing the force “for personal injury and losses following their role in the Grenfell Tower fire”, it says.’
BBC News, 10th March 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Statutory Trusts and Trusty Statutes – King’s Law Journal
‘Our argument here is that there are lessons for general trusts law reform from recent jurisprudence on ‘statutory trusts’. By ‘statutory trusts’, we mean trusts that are provided for by statutes in specific contexts, where the idea, or ideal, of the institution of the private trust is adopted and adapted by the legislature for certain purposes. But exactly which incidents of the traditional private trust at common law (the ‘common law trust’) are recognised may still need to be determined. We also consider authorities where it has been argued unsuccessfully that a legislative framework, while not expressly invoking a ‘trust’, nonetheless gives rise to a statutory trust.’
King's Law Journal, 5 March 2024
Source: www.tandfonline.com
Home Office is dysfunctional, says ex-borders watchdog David Neal – BBC News
‘The Home Office is dysfunctional and in urgent need of reform, the recently-sacked independent borders inspector has told the BBC’s Today Podcast.’
BBC News, 11th March 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
NHS fertility centre’s licence suspended after ‘errors’ led to loss of embryos – The Independent
‘A fertility clinic in London has had its licence to operate suspended due to “significant concerns”.’
The Independent, 9th March 2024
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Warning over use in UK of unregulated AI chatbots to create social care plans – The Guardian
‘Britain’s hard-pressed carers need all the help they can get. But that should not include using unregulated AI bots, according to researchers who say the AI revolution in social care needs a hard ethical edge.’
The Guardian, 10th March 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
