Council prosecution sees landlord sentenced to eight weeks in prison after threat to tenant – Local Government Lawyer

Posted October 25th, 2023 in housing, landlord & tenant, local government, news, notification, repossession by sally

‘Bristol City Council has successfully prosecuted a landlord who confronted a tenant and handed her an illegal eviction notice.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 25th October 2023

Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk

Equalities minister apologises for delay in Bill banning conversion therapy – The Independent

‘An equalities minister has apologised for the delay in bringing forward legislation to ban conversion therapy, but did not commit to its inclusion in the King’s Speech when challenged.’

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The Independent, 25th October 2023

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Government to delay abolition of no-fault evictions until reforms to court system in place – Local Government Lawyer

Posted October 25th, 2023 in bills, delay, government departments, housing, landlord & tenant, news, repossession by sally

‘The Government is to delay commencement of a ban on section 21 no-fault evictions “until stronger possession grounds and a new court process is in place”.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 25th October 2023

Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk

High Court ruling on ‘without prejudice’ privilege renders adjudication unenforceable – OUT-LAW.com

Posted October 25th, 2023 in bias, dispute resolution, news, privilege, without prejudice communications by sally

‘A disputed adjudicator’s decision is unenforceable due to apparent bias, according to the High Court in England, after privileged communications were wrongly deemed admissible as evidence during the proceedings.’

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OUT-LAW.com, 25th October 2023

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Andrea Cardinale: Killer of Italian couple in Stockton sentenced – BBC News

Posted October 25th, 2023 in homicide, hospital orders, mental health, news, sentencing by sally

‘A man who bludgeoned his friends to death after claiming they had cursed him has been sentenced to an indefinite hospital order.’

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BBC News, 25th October 2023

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Ex-police officer who abused 200 girls via Snapchat jailed for life – The Guardian

‘A predatory paedophile who incited more than 200 girls as young as 10 to send him explicit images and videos of themselves while he was a serving police officer has been jailed for life with a minimum term of 12 years.’

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The Guardian, 25th October 2023

Source: www.theguardian.com

UK government to introduce new rules to restrict ‘de-banking’ – OUT-LAW.com

‘The UK chancellor has announced new rules to restrict the practice of ‘de-banking’ amid reports that some banks may have closed customer accounts because of their political beliefs.’

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OUT-LAW.com, 25th October 2023

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Police paedophiles: More than 30 guilty since January 2022 – BBC News

Posted October 25th, 2023 in child abuse, children, news, police, sexual offences, statistics by sally

‘More than 30 police and support officers have been convicted of child sex abuse offences in England and Wales since January 2022, BBC research has revealed.’

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BBC News, 25th October 2023

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Pub murder conviction quashed over procedural error – BBC News

Posted October 25th, 2023 in appeals, Crown Court, imprisonment, jurisdiction, murder, news, sentencing by sally

‘A man who was jailed for murdering another man outside a pub has had his conviction quashed because of a procedural error.’

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BBC News, 25th October 2023

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Met officers sacked for lying in stop and search of black athletes in car – The Guardian

‘Two Metropolitan police officers who claimed to smell cannabis as they stopped and searched the athletes Bianca Williams and her partner, Ricardo dos Santos, have been sacked.’

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The Guardian, 25th October 2023

Source: www.theguardian.com

Yousef Makki stabbing death was unlawful, new inquest concludes – The Guardian

‘The family of a teenage boy who was stabbed in the heart by his friend said they have finally got justice after a coroner ruled that he was unlawfully killed.’

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The Guardian, 25th October 2023

Source: www.theguardian.com

Jasper Brooks inquest: Baby died due to ‘neglect’ at hospital – BBC News

Posted October 24th, 2023 in birth, child neglect, hospitals, inquests, news by sally

‘A coroner has found neglect contributed to a baby’s death at the hospital where he was born.’

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BBC News, 23rd October 2023

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‘Stark’ failures by probation service contributed to murder of Derbyshire family – The Guardian

Posted October 24th, 2023 in domestic violence, inquests, murder, news, probation by sally

‘Several “very stark” failures by probation services led to a dangerous man being categorised as low risk before murdering an entire family, an inquest has found.’

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The Guardian, 23rd October 2023

Source: www.theguardian.com

Recent Statutory Instruments – legislation.gov.uk

Posted October 24th, 2023 in legislation by sally

SI 2023/1103 – The Service Custody and Service of Relevant Sentences (Amendment) Rules 2023

SI 2023/1097 – The Armed Forces (Amendment of Court Rules) Rules 2023

Source: www.legislation.gov.uk

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted October 24th, 2023 in law reports by sally

High Court (Chancery Division)

Kamenetskiy & Ors v Zolotarev & Ors [2023] EWHC 2619 (Ch) (23 October 2023)

High Court (Commercial Court)

The Federal Republic of Nigeria v Process & Industrial Developments Ltd [2023] EWHC 2638 (Comm) (23 October 2023)

Source: www.bailii.org

The multiple deposit penalty claim question – yet again – Nearly Legal

Posted October 24th, 2023 in deposits, housing, landlord & tenant, news, penalties by sally

‘Szorad & Anor v Kohli (2023) EW Misc 12 (CC). A county appeal to a circuit judge on the perennial question of how many deposit regulations breaches can be claimed for in respect of the same deposit.’

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Nearly Legal, 23rd October 2023

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Pensions disputes: UK ombudsman weighs in on pension benefits calculations – OUT-LAW.com

Posted October 24th, 2023 in complaints, news, ombudsmen, pensions by sally

‘In two recent cases the UK’s Pensions Ombudsman (PO) has responded to member concerns that a provider has not calculated their pension benefits correctly.’

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OUT-LAW.com, 23rd October 2023

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BSB could publish assessments of chambers and encourage mergers – Legal Futures

Posted October 24th, 2023 in barristers, consultations, mergers, news, standards by sally

‘The Bar Standards Board (BSB) has floated the idea of publishing assessments of individual chambers as part of a new “graduated supervision strategy”.’

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Legal Futures, 24th October 2023

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

Firm’s ‘unrealistic’ estimate of costs in professional negligence case was ‘inadequate’, judge finds – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted October 24th, 2023 in costs, law firms, negligence, news by sally

‘Al aw firm acting in a professional negligence claim against another firm gave “unrealistic” estimates and the incurred costs were “likely to be unreasonable”, a judge has found.’

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Law Society's Gazette, 23rd October 2023

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

Nigeria wins arbitration award fight against P&ID as judgment referred to regulators over lawyers’ conduct – Law Society’s Gazette

‘A High Court judgment naming lawyers involved in an arbitration award under which Nigeria was ordered to pay a sum equal to its entire federal budget is to be sent to legal regulators, a judge ordered today.’

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Law Society's Gazette, 23rd October 2023

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk