‘Prison places in England and Wales are “bust” because of a lurch to the right by ministers, the president of the Prison Governors Association (PGA) will say in her annual conference speech.’
The Guardian, 9th October 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A public inquiry into allegations that 80 Afghans were summarily killed by members of three different British SAS units begins on Monday amid pleas from victims’ families to uncover the truth behind the deaths.’
The Guardian, 9th October 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The Court of Appeal has rejected a Russian tycoon’s bid to stay an $850m claim brought against him by two Russian banks, despite one of them being sanctioned, citing the right to access the courts.’
Legal Futures, 9th October 2023
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘A man with a “deep-seated hatred of women” has been sentenced to at least 28 years in prison for murdering his sister-in-law with an axe.’
BBC News, 9th October 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Electronic wills could become an immediate reality if parliament wishes, the Law Commission states today in its latest consultation on the topic. The commission is seeking views on whether a new Wills Act should permit paperless wills, either immediately or by allowing for them to be introduced later. It stresses that any provision for electronic wills would need to ensure that they are as secure as paper wills.’
Law Society's Gazette, 5th October 2023
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘Probation workers involved with a man who went on to murder three children and his pregnant girlfriend have described being “overwhelmed” by their workload.’
The Guardian, 9th October 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘More than 400 criminals, including senior “kingpins” in organised crime, have been sent to prison in a Metropolitan Police operation targeting the EncroChat encrypted messaging platform.’
The Independent, 9th October 2023
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘The BBC has reached a settlement with a woman who said Martin Bashir had borrowed but failed to return her murdered daughter’s clothes.’
BBC News, 6th October 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A family judge was wrong to make an order preventing the reporting of a case, an appeal judgment has ruled in a significant step for the opening of proceedings to the press.’
Law Society's Gazette, 5th October 2023
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘Kedai Ltd, the landlord of a London residential development, has been ordered by the First-tier Tribunal to carry out remediation under the Building Safety Act (BSA) 2022 in the case of 2-4 Leigham Court Road, Streatham.’
Tanfield Chambers, 14th September 2023
Source: www.tanfieldchambers.co.uk
‘Each year, thousands of people in England and Wales are accused of crimes for which they are later acquitted. While their names may be cleared, they are often left emotionally and financially devastated – as Brian Buckle, who was wrongfully convicted of sexually abusing a child, discovered first-hand.’
BBC News, 6th October 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The BHI Inquiry has exposed the inexcusable and unconscionable dehumanising abuse of vulnerable people held in immigration detention by the Home Office. The Inquiry has found the safeguarding system in detention to be “dysfunctional”, resulting in a failure to protect detained people as intended. Vulnerable people were exposed to the risk of mistreatment and were subjected to actual harm; there were 19 incidents of credible breaches of Article 3 of the ECHR, which prohibits torture, inhuman and degrading treatment within a 5 month period.’
Garden Court Chambers, 19th September 2023
Source: www.gardencourtchambers.co.uk
‘The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has set out its position on the determination of ordinary residence disputes in light of the outcome of a recent landmark Supreme Court ruling.’
Local Government Lawyer, 6th October 2023
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘An Interim Payment (“IP”) is defined in CPR 25.1(1)(k) as a “payment by a defendant on account of any damages, debt or other sum (except costs) which the court may hold the defendant liable to pay”. In effect, it is a sum of money advanced to a claimant from the total pot of compensation they will get at the end of their Personal Injury (“PI”) claim. They are generally obtained in complex PI/clinical negligence claims involving substantial damages and sometimes an as yet uncertain prognosis.’
Pump Court Chambers, 15th September 2023
Source: www.pumpcourtchambers.com
‘In FamilyMart Holding v Ting Chuan [2023] UKPC 33 delivered simultaneously with the decision in Republic of Mozambique v Credit Suisse International [2023] UKHL, Lord Hodge delivered two important judgments on how to define and identify the “matters” which give rise to stay of legal proceedings in favour of arbitration (in England under Section 9 Arbitration Act 1996) and certain other related issues. In doing so, these Courts have dropped the overly “granular” approach adopted by English Courts recently and opted for a more nuanced and analytical approach favoured by the Australian courts. The legal analysis in the two decisions is more or less identical.’
Wilberforce Chambers, 25th September 2023
Source: www.wilberforce.co.uk
“Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG) matters are growing in importance for all organisations. Aside from the moral reasons putting these issues high on the agenda, an organisation’s ESG standing/rating can have a huge impact on its performance, as well as its ability to attract and retain talent, investors, customers and clients. ESG matters can also have potential legal and regulatory consequences.”
Kingsley Napley, 5th October 2023
Source: www.kingsleynapley.co.uk
‘The UK government’s plans to send asylum seekers to Rwanda had generated controversy even before the former home secretary Priti Patel signed a deal with the east African country in April last year sealing the deal. Ministers claimed the plan would deter people from making the dangerous journey across the Channel on small boats.’
The Guardian, 9th October 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The convictions of Michael Stone for the murders of Lin Russell and her daughter Megan are to be reviewed.’
BBC News, 8th October 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Labour is seeking to delay until after the general election a court case against five former staff alleging they leaked a report concerned with the party’s handling of antisemitism complaints, as its costs were said to have apparently soared to £1.4m.’
The Guardian, 6th October 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
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