Nicola Bulley: Review of police handling of case to be published – BBC News
‘A review of the police handling of Nicola Bulley’s disappearance is to be published later this morning.’
BBC News, 21st November 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Home Office publishes new policy instruction on lifting NRPF conditions for those on student leave following concession in test case – Garden Court Chambers
‘Following judicial review proceedings brought by a destitute woman and her one-year-old daughter who were denied access to public funds, the Home Office has published a new policy instruction setting out the circumstances in which no recourse to public funds (‘NRPF’) conditions will be lifted for those on student leave.’
Garden Court Chambers, 10th October 2023
Source: www.gardencourtchambers.co.uk
Sentencing non-fatal strangulation and suffocation – R v Cook and recent updates from the Court of Appeal – Park Square Barristers
‘Introduced as part of the Government’s Violence Against Women and Girls Strategy 2021 and enshrined in law by s75A of the Serious Crime Act 2015, the offences of non-fatal suffocation and strangulation are increasingly being charged alongside other more common offences against the person as well as offences such as controlling and coercive behaviour.’
Park Square Barristers, 10th October 2023
Source: www.parksquarebarristers.co.uk
Defra’s failure to protect and restore water bodies ‘unlawful’, high court rules – The Guardian
‘The government and environment agency failed in their duty to restore and protect waterways from pollution, the high court has ruled in a significant case that could force an overhaul of the government’s plans.’
The Guardian, 20th November 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
Doctor’s suspension after questioning the severity of Covid 19 did not breach his Article 10 rights – UK Human Rights Blog
‘This was an appeal by a doctor against a decision of the medical practitioners’ tribunal that he was guilty of misconduct. He also appealed against the tribunal’s decision to suspend his registration for six months.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 20th November 2023
Source: ukhumanrightsblog.com
‘Employers should recognise the issues’: menstrual conditions in the workplace – The Guardian
‘Workplaces are failing women. Considering endometriosis affects one in 10 women and that is just one menstrual condition – there are many – where is the support, training and acknowledgment in the workplace?’
The Guardian, 20th November 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
Couple jailed for life for ‘wicked’ missing body murder – The Independent
‘A couple have been jailed for life for murdering a widower whose body was hidden and never to be found in a “wicked” act of deceit.’
The Independent, 20th November 2023
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Just Stop Oil protesters’ jail terms potentially breach international law, UN expert says – The Guardian
‘Long sentences handed to two Just Stop Oil protesters for scaling the M25 bridge over the Thames are a potential breach of international law and risk silencing public concerns about the environment, a UN expert has said.’
The Guardian, 20th November 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
Guidance on Churchyard Regulations after Exhall – Law & Religion UK
‘On 16 June 2021 the Court of Arches handed down its reserved judgment Re St Giles Exhall [2021] EACC 1 on which we posted a Case Note. This appeal was prompted by the decision in Re St Giles, Exhall [2020] ECC Cov 1, where permission was denied for a faculty for a memorial stone to include the words “Inár gcroíthe go deo”: Irish Gaelic for “in our hearts forever”. In its judgment, the Arches Court considered the factors that Chancellors should take into account and apply in relation to schemes of delegation (a.k.a. “Churchyard Regulations”), and when determining faculty petitions concerning inscriptions in languages other than English.’
Law & Religion UK, 20th November 2023
Source: lawandreligionuk.com
Tales from the County Courts – housing conditions quantum, proof of notice of defects, and section 21 and gas safety certificates again – Nearly Legal
Three county court cases – all first instance judgments and non-binding, but each of interest, including the first two fitness for human habitation decisions that have come our way and a complicating decision on gas safety certificates and section 21 notices.
Nearly Legal, 19th November 2023
Source: nearlylegal.co.uk
Draft reforms to UK holiday pay rules leave room for future changes – OUT-LAW.com
‘The UK government’s response to two post-Brexit consultations on reforming holiday pay leaves the door open for more reforms in the future, according to two legal experts.’
OUT-LAW.com, 17th November 2023
Source: www.pinsentmasons.com
Generative AI could make contract negotiation “worse” – Legal Futures
‘Generative artificial intelligence (AI) could make commercial contract negotiations “worse”, the founder of contracting specialists Radiant Law has argued.’
Legal Futures, 20th November 2023
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
£9.8 million to be seized from man who produced steroids on commercial scale – Crown Prosecution Service
‘Mohammed Afzal who was convicted as part of a conspiracy to produce commercial quantities of illegal medical drugs has been ordered to pay back millions of pounds or face 10 extra years in prison.’
Crown Prosecution Service, 17th November 2023
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
National firm win costs order over ‘vexatious’ employment tribunal claim – Law Society’s Gazette
‘A national firm has been awarded £20,000 in costs after an employment tribunal found the claimant was vexatious and conducted proceedings unreasonably “almost from their inception.” ’
Law Society's Gazette, 20th November 2023
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Fixer for small-boat people smugglers jailed for seven and a half years – The Independent
‘An Albanian woman who acted as a fixer for people smugglers arranging small boat crossings to the UK has been jailed for seven and a half years, the National Crime Agency (NCA) said.’
The Independent, 19th November 2023
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Domestic abuse: Dyfed-Powys Police failed victims, report finds – BBC News
‘Rapes, assaults and threats to kill – including a woman threatened with a blowtorch – were wrongly classed as “standard risk” by Dyfed-Powys Police, a report has found.’
BBC News, 19th November 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Revealed: 16 years in prison for stealing a bike and no hope of release – as 7 trapped in jail kill themselves – The Independent
‘Seven inmates trapped in prison under indefinite jail terms have taken their own lives since the government refused to resentence them, The Independent can reveal. The prisons watchdog has launched investigations into a string of self-inflicted deaths amid a “worrying rise” in incidents among imprisonment for public protection (IPP) prisoners – with campaigners warning the “hopelessness” associated with the controversial sentences is having tragic consequences.’
The Independent, 19th November 2023
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Inquiry says Ofsted viewed as ‘not fit for purpose’ – The Independent
‘Ofsted is in need of major reform and is seen as “not fit for purpose” according to an inquiry into the education inspectorate for England. The Beyond Ofsted inquiry called for “transformational change” and said it found Ofsted as “having a detrimental impact on schools which some perceive as toxic”.’
The Independent, 20th November 2023
Source: www.independent.co.uk
