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‘The High Court has granted a local authority’s application to deprive a seven-year-old boy of his liberty, with directions to use the “minimum degree of force or restraint required”.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 1st March 2024

Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk

A heckler’s veto on Christian street preaching in the UK – Law & Religion UK

Posted March 1st, 2024 in Christianity, freedom of expression, news, police, religious discrimination by sally

‘In Britain, there have been a number of incidents in which Christians have been prevented from preaching in public spaces by the police. For example, the recent incident of Pastor Dwayne Lopez in Uxbridge garnered much media attention. Pastor Lopez was asked to stop preaching by several Metropolitan Police officers because it had been reported by an individual that they found him to be offensive.’

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Law & Religion UK, 29th February 2024

Source: lawandreligionuk.com

Judge says he was misled by “fabricated” £74m arbitration ruling – Legal Futures

Posted March 1st, 2024 in arbitration, fraud, news, setting aside by sally

‘A High Court judge has set aside an order he made to enforce a £74m arbitration award after discovering that both the arbitration agreement and ruling were fabricated.’

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Legal Futures, 1st March 2024

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

Devastating report lays bare police failings over Sarah Everard’s killer – The Guardian

Posted March 1st, 2024 in abuse of position of trust, indecent exposure, murder, news, police, rape, reports, sexual offences by sally

‘The full extent of Wayne Couzens’ alleged offending was laid bare in a devastating official report that revealed accusations of serial sexual abuse including rapes, before he used his status as a police officer to kidnap and murder Sarah Everard.’

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The Guardian, 29th February 2024

Source: www.theguardian.com

When Treaties are Forbidden – EIN Blog

Posted March 1st, 2024 in asylum, bills, deportation, government departments, human rights, immigration, international law, news, Rwanda, Supreme Court, treaties by sally

‘Safe Third Country (STC) agreements involve the transfer of protection-seekers from one State to another. They take different forms, including bilateral treaties (the UK-Rwanda Treaty), political agreements (the Italy-Albania MoU) and regional mechanisms (Dublin III). They are usually justified as a means of sharing responsibility for protecting refugees and ‘managing’ access to asylum determination processes, as is the case for the Canada-US Safe Third Country Agreement. In other contexts their explicit purpose is to deter and to punish.

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EIN Blog, 29th February 2024

Source: www.ein.org.uk

‘We need more compassion’: UK families call for assisted dying reform – The Guardian

Posted March 1st, 2024 in assisted suicide, cancer, disabled persons, families, government departments, inquiries, news by sally

‘As MPs report on the issue, a son and daughter on how their parents’ deaths led them to campaign for a change in law.’

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The Guardian, 29th February 2024

Source: www.theguardian.com

Labradoodle thief guilty of Donald Patience murder – BBC News

Posted March 1st, 2024 in animals, burglary, murder, news, theft by sally

‘A man who strangled a dog owner and then stole his pet labradoodle has been found guilty of murder.’

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BBC News, 29th February 2024

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Law body considers which law governs digital asset disputes – OUT-LAW.com

Posted March 1st, 2024 in computer programs, consultations, cryptocurrencies, foreign jurisdictions, international law, Law Commission, news by sally

‘The Law Commission of England and Wales has opened a new project to examine how questions on the application of private international law should be answered in the context of disputes over digital assets or electronic trade documents.’

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OUT-LAW.com, 29th February 2024

Source: www.pinsentmasons.com

Assisted dying / assisted suicide – an informer – Mental Capacity Law and Policy

Posted March 1st, 2024 in assisted suicide, chambers articles, disabled persons, human rights, news, select committees by sally

‘In light of the publication of the Westminster Parliament’s Health and Social Care Committee’s (very good) report on assisted dying / assisted suicide on 29 February 2024 and as a modest contribution to informing debate about these issues, I have recorded an ‘informer,’ in which I give an overview of the current law in England & Wales and worldwide, set out some of the reasons why people might want change, and some reasons why people are concerned about it, and then look at what the European Convention on Human Rights and the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities might say of relevance. It is quite a lot for half an hour, and it goes without saying that it is a video which engages with difficult matters.’

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Mental Capacity Law and Policy, 29th February 2024

Source: www.mentalcapacitylawandpolicy.org.uk

Climate Change and Investment Duties: a Prisoner’s Dilemma? – Pensions Barrister

Posted March 1st, 2024 in chambers articles, climate change, fiduciary duty, news, pensions by sally

‘James McCreath of Wilberforce Chambers comments on the recent FMLC report on pension trustees and fiduciary duties.’

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Pensions Barrister, 29th February 2024

Source: www.pensionsbarrister.com

The TV licence fee scandal: why are 1,000 people a week being casually criminalised? – The Guardian

Posted March 1st, 2024 in BBC, criminal justice, news by sally

‘Each year, tens of thousands of UK citizens are charged with non-payment of their TV licence fee – from the man who missed payments while in hospital, to a woman with a brain injury who forgot to pay.’

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The Guardian, 29th February 2024

Source: www.theguardian.com

Father of Brianna Ghey killer Eddie Ratcliffe jailed for sex offences – The Guardian

Posted March 1st, 2024 in child abuse, children, families, imprisonment, indecent exposure, indecent photographs of children, murder, news, sentencing, sexual offences, transgender persons by sally

‘The father of one of Brianna Ghey’s killers has been sentenced to 15 months after pleading guilty to indecent exposure and taking an indecent image of a child.’

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The Guardian, 29th February 2024

Source: www.theguardian.com