‘A prisoner who repeatedly self-harmed spent more than 800 days in segregation, according to a damning report that reveals that jails are using isolation to manage severe mental health needs.’
The Guardian, 25th January 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A terrifying-looking paedophile who subjected a child to years of sexual abuse and rape in Kent has been locked behind bars for 18 years.’
The Independent, 23rd January 2024
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘In this post, Liz Jackson, Trainee Solicitor, and Max Wiktorsson, Associate, in the Employment Team at CMS, comment on the decision from the Supreme Court in Independent Workers Union of Great Britain v Central Arbitration Committee and Anor. [2023] UKSC 43. The case was heard by the Supreme Court on 25 and 26 April 2023 and judgment was handed down on 21 November 2023.’
UKSC Blog, 23rd January 2024
Source: ukscblog.com
‘A severe crackdown on environmental protest in Britain with “draconian” new laws, excessive restrictions on courtroom evidence and the use of civil injunctions is having a chilling impact on fundamental freedoms, the United Nations special rapporteur has said.’
The Guardian, 23rd January 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘After five years of consultation, last year the government confirmed there are no plans to make ethnicity pay gap reporting mandatory for employers. The ethnicity pay gap being the difference between the average earnings of white employees and those of other ethnic groups.’
Kingsley Napley Employment Law Blog, 23rd January 2024
Source: www.kingsleynapley.co.uk
‘In a December 2023 decision, the UK Supreme Court sought to clarify how courts should use their remedial discretion to make mandatory orders against local authorities. In doing so, the Court arguably made the right to be provided with housing (in the form of suitable accommodation) a justiciable right for certain categories of homeless persons.’
Oxford Human Rights Hub, 23rd January 2024
Source: ohrh.law.ox.ac.uk
‘The organisation responsible for investigating miscarriages of justice missed a major opportunity to reconsider Andrew Malkinson’s case, internal documents suggest.’
The Guardian, 24th January 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A 500-year-old miniature Italian Renaissance bronze was recently donated to the Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge under the acceptance in lieu scheme – saving the family £10.5 million in inheritance tax. This unique donation is an excellent reminder of HMRC’s acceptance in lieu scheme and how beneficial it can be in inheritance tax mitigation.’
Mills & Reeve, 24th January 2024
Source: www.mills-reeve.com
‘Fake reviews and unavoidable hidden online charges – which cost consumers £2.2bn a year – are to be banned under new laws to force businesses to be more clear with shoppers.’
The Guardian, 24th January 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The First Tier Tribunal has heard a Freedom of Information (FOI) appeal over the refusal from police forces to release anonymised data relating to the controversial anti-terrorism programme Prevent.’
Local Government Lawyer, 23rd January 2024
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘A man has been jailed for leading police on a dangerous 141-mile car chase through half a dozen police force areas because his partner was in labour and he wanted to get to her in time.’
The Guardian, 23rd January 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
911 SBD Ltd v Bury Van Hire Ltd & Anor [2024] EWCA Civ 26 (23 January 2024)
Secretary of State for the Home Department v Okafor [2024] EWCA Civ 23 (23 January 2024)
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
Casserly, R. v [2024] EWCA Crim 25 (23 January 2024)
High Court (Administrative Court)
XY v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2024] EWHC 81 (Admin) (23 January 2024)
Karimi, R (On the Application Of) v Sheffield City Council [2024] EWHC 93 (Admin) (23 January 2024)
Mihaila v Judecatoria Piatra Neamt (Romania) [2024] EWHC 43 (Admin) (23 January 2024)
Southwood v Buckinghamshire Council [2024] EWHC 71 (Admin) (22 January 2024)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Messenex Property Investments Ltd v Lanark Square Ltd [2024] EWHC 89 (Ch) (23 January 2024)
Newell Trustees Ltd v Newell Rubbermaid UK Services Ltd & Anor [2024] EWHC 48 (Ch) (23 January 2024)
High Court (King’s Bench Division)
Ruzge & Anor v Asghar (Re Costs) [2024] EWHC 78 (KB) (23 January 2024)
911 SBD Ltd v Bury Van Hire Ltd & Anor [2024] EWHC 96 (KB) (23 January 2024)
Source: www.bailii.org
‘The UK government is once again navigating legal and political hurdles over its plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda. The latest debate is over the emergency bill that legally declares Rwanda a safe place to send refugees (despite the supreme court ruling the opposite).’
EIN Blog, 23rd January 2024
Source: www.ein.org.uk
‘Four men have been jailed for at least 38 years for murdering two rappers who were stabbed and shot in a “horrific” gang-related revenge attack.’
The Independent, 23rd January 2024
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘The introduction of majority verdicts in criminal trials in England and Wales was partly motivated by a desire to dilute the influence of minority ethnic people and the labouring classes serving on juries, according to research.’
The Guardian, 24th January 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
Di Marco & Anor, R. v [2024] EWCA Crim 19 (16 January 2024)
High Court (Administrative Court)
Geddes v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2024] EWHC 66 (Admin) (22 January 2024)
High Court (Chancery Division)
R N Restaurant (Stockport) Ltd, Re [2024] EWHC 69 (Ch) (22 January 2024)
High Court (Commercial Court)
High Court (Family Division)
TRC v NS [2024] EWHC 80 (Fam) (22 January 2024)
Source: www.bailii.org
SI 2024/61 – The Procurement Act 2023 (Commencement No. 1 and Saving Provision) Regulations 2024
SI 2024/59 – The Police and Firefighters’ Pensions (Remediable Service) (Amendment) Regulations 2024
SI 2024/58 – The Criminal Legal Aid (General) (Amendment) Regulations 2024
SI 2024/55 – The Immigration (Health Charge) (Amendment) Order 2024
SI 2024/54 – The Registrar (Annotation, Removal and Disclosure Restrictions) Regulations 2024
SI 2024/53 – The Register of Overseas Entities (Annotation and Removal) Regulations 2024
SI 2024/63 – The Terrorism Act 2000 (Proscribed Organisations) (Amendment) Order 2024
SI 2024/62 – The Criminal Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2024
SI 2024/48 – The Biodiversity Gain Requirements (Irreplaceable Habitat) Regulations 2024
SI 2024/47 – The Biodiversity Gain Requirements (Exemptions) Regulations 2024
SI 2024/45 – The Biodiversity Gain Site Register Regulations 2024
SI 2024/46 – The Biodiversity Gain Site Register (Financial Penalties and Fees) Regulations 2024
Source: www.legislation.gov.uk
‘Lord Briggs, Liability for Mental Injury, Chichester University Lecture.’
Supreme Court, 19th January 2024
Source: www.supremecourt.uk
‘Rebecca Denvers identifies the cases which will have a big impact on employment law and HR policies and practices over the next 12 months.’
Local Government Lawyer, 19th January 2024
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
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