Were lawyers complicit in Post Office’s corporate governance failures? – Legal Futures

‘A solicitor who acted for three wrongly convicted sub-postmasters has questioned whether lawyers advising the Post Office’s board were more motivated by continuing the retainers than giving proper guidance.’

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Legal Futures, 8th January 2024

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

Research Briefing – Trade unions and industrial relations – House of Commons Library

Posted January 8th, 2024 in employment, industrial action, news, parliament, trade unions by sally

‘This briefing covers the rules governing trade unions, the rights of union members, collective bargaining, strikes and other industrial action”

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House of Commons Library, 5th January 2024

Source: commonslibrary.parliament.uk

Man sentenced for shouting antisemitic abuse – Crown Prosecution Service

‘A man has been sentenced to 10 weeks’ imprisonment for shouting antisemitic and other racist slurs in public before making violent threats toward a police officer.’

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Crown Prosecution Service, 5th January 2024

Source: www.cps.gov.uk

Somerset women in custody offered alternative to court – BBC News

Posted January 8th, 2024 in courts, criminal justice, news, rehabilitation, women by sally

‘Women in Somerset who’ve been arrested for the first time for low-level crime are being offered an alternative to going to court.’

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BBC News, 8th January 2024

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Ministers to meet to discuss Post Office Horizon scandal – BBC News

‘Ministers are to meet to consider possible ways of clearing the names of hundreds of sub-postmasters convicted in the Post Office Horizon scandal.’

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BBC News, 8th January 2024

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Revealed: police refusing requests for background checks on violent partners – The Guardian

Posted January 8th, 2024 in disclosure, domestic violence, families, news, police, statistics, violence by sally

‘Police in England and Wales are leaving people at risk of domestic abuse by refusing to release information on suspected violent partners, the Observer can reveal, with one force declining 95% of requests for checks.’

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The Guardian, 6th January 2024

Source: www.theguardian.com

Met officers whose stop and search left man traumatised guilty of misconduct – The Guardian

‘Two Metropolitan police officers have been found guilty of misconduct after a botched stop and search operation resulted in an innocent man being taken to hospital to receive treatment for his injuries.’

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The Guardian, 4th January 2024

Source: www.theguardian.com

Significant Cases of 2023 – Law Pod UK

Posted January 5th, 2024 in news, podcasts by sally

‘Lucy McCann, Rosalind English and Jon Metzer discuss a selection of significant legal cases from the UK over the past year.’

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Law Pod UK, 4th January 2024

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Sutton: Three jailed for abusing care home residents with learning disabilities – BBC News

‘Three carers have been jailed after being convicted of abusing care home residents in south London.’

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BBC News, 4th January 2024

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Head of Britain’s police chiefs says force ‘institutionally racist’ – The Guardian

Posted January 5th, 2024 in equality, news, police, race discrimination, racism by sally

‘The leader of Britain’s police chiefs’ organisation has become the most senior serving leader to say that policing is institutionally racist, as he called for a fundamental redesign of national policies and practices to eliminate discrimination.’

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The Guardian, 5th January 2024

Source: www.theguardian.com

Edward Little: Sentence increased for Hyde Park gun attack plotter – BBC News

Posted January 5th, 2024 in conspiracy, firearms, imprisonment, news, sentencing, terrorism by sally

‘A man who planned a gun attack at central London’s Hyde Park has had his jail sentence increased.’

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BBC News, 4th January 2024

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

CDE v Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust; the material contribution elephant in the room – 12 King’s Bench Walk

‘Andrew Roy KC considers the implications of the Court of Appeal’s recent decision CDE v Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust [2023] EWCA Civ 1330 in respect of the vexed and important issue of material contribution.’

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12 King's Bench Walk, 22nd November 2023

Source: clinicalnegligence.blog

The mirror crack’d from side to side: Dalton’s application for judicial review [2023] UKSC 36 – UK Human Rights Blog

‘In Lord Tennyson’s Arthurian ballad ‘The Lady of Shalott’, the eponymous heroine is stranded in her island castle. Continually weaving a web in her loom of the reflections of the outside world she sees in her mirror, she knows she will be cursed if she stops and looks out to nearby Camelot. But one day, Sir Lancelot rides by her castle and she abandons her loom and looks outside. Her mirror cracks “from side to side” and she is cursed. She leaves her castle and floats down to Camelot in a boat, dying before she reaches it.’

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UK Human Rights Blog, 5th January 2024

Source: ukhumanrightsblog.com

Newcastle United fan banned for three years over Munich chants – BBC News

Posted January 5th, 2024 in alcohol abuse, fines, news, public order, sport by sally

‘A football supporter who made drunken comments about the Munich air disaster has been banned from attending matches for three years.’

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BBC News, 4th January 2024

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Applications for deprivation of liberty under MCA up by less than 1% compared to same quarter in 2022, but orders nearly double – Local Government Lawyer

‘There were 1,655 applications relating to deprivation of liberty under the Mental Capacity Act made in the most recent quarter (July to September 2023), an increase of less than 1% on the number made in the same quarter in 2022, government data has revealed.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 4th January 2024

Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk

Tribunal doubles costs award against “unreasonable” CIty firm staffer – Legal Futures

‘A former employee of City giant Hogan Lovells tried to cause “maximum disruption” to the law firm in bringing employment tribunal proceedings, “perhaps as some form of revenge for his dismissal”, a judge has ruled.’

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Legal Futures, 5th January 2024

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted January 4th, 2024 in law reports by sally

High Court (Administrative Court)

Gleeson v Social Work England [2024] EWHC 3 (Admin) (02 January 2024)

High Court (Patents Court

Sandoz AG & Ors v Bayer Intellectual Property GmbH [2023] EWHC 3276 (Pat) (08 December 2023)

Source: www.bailii.org

Hitting the high spots: 2023 in construction law – Atkin Chambers

Posted January 4th, 2024 in building law, chambers articles, construction industry, news by sally

‘In an article published today by Building Magazine, Rupert Choat KC looks at the legal highlights of 2023 in construction law, which include a case on a high-up viewing platform and a new regime for high-rise residences.’

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Atkin Chambers, 18th December 2023

Source: www.atkinchambers.com

Jus Spatiandi after Dewhurst v Hodge – New Square Chambers

Posted January 4th, 2024 in chambers articles, news, prescription, rights of way by sally

‘This case involved the registration of a prescriptive right way to a residential property. The right of way sought to be registered was described in box 9 of the ST4 accompanying the AP1 application form dated 22nd May 2020 as:
“A right of way by foot in the field immediately to the south-east of the boundary of WA452860 being part of CYM717554 as marked in green on the attached plan marked as PLAN 3”.’

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New Square Chambers, 8th December 2023

Source: www.newsquarechambers.co.uk

Ombudsman overpayment determination – Pensions Barrister

Posted January 4th, 2024 in news, ombudsmen, pensions by sally

‘The Pensions Ombudsman (TPO) has published his first determination since the Court of Appeal’s decision in The Pensions Ombudsman v CMG Pension Trustees Ltd [2023] EWCA Civ 1258 of a complaint by a scheme member relating to the recovery of overpaid benefits from his future pension payments.’

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Pensions Barrister, 4th January 2024

Source: www.pensionsbarrister.com