Swansea: PC Jack Williams jailed for punching autistic man – BBC News
‘A policeman who punched an autistic man in the head seven times during an arrest has been jailed for 12 weeks.’
BBC News, 21st September 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Microsoft’s Activision Blizzard deal set to be cleared by UK regulator – The Guardian
‘Microsoft’s $69bn (£54bn) deal to buy Activision Blizzard, the maker of games including Call of Duty and World of Warcraft, looks set to be cleared after the UK competition regulator said a revised deal addresses its concerns.’
The Guardian, 22nd September 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
Five companies fined £590,000 for making almost 2 million marketing calls targeting vulnerable people – The Independent
‘Five companies have been fined a total of £590,000 for collectively making 1.9 million unwanted marketing calls to elderly and vulnerable people.’
The Independent, 21st September 2023
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Anonymous litigant barred from bitcoin costs challenge – Law Society’s Gazette
‘The absence of a specific procedure rule requiring a paying party’s name and address in costs assessment proceedings does not permit the party to conceal their identity from the court, an appeal judge has ruled.’
Law Society's Gazette, 20th September 2023
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
The Disability Ground in Abortion Law, and the Negative ‘Message’ it is Sending: R (Crowter) v Secretary of State for Health and Social Care – Oxford Human Rights Hub
‘A recent decision of the Court of Appeal involved a very interesting legal challenge based on an alleged negative “message” in the law. It raises important questions about the law on disability-selective abortion, but also more broadly on the possibility of challenges to the law based on any allegedly negative message.’
Oxford Human Rights Hub, 21st September 2023
Source: ohrh.law.ox.ac.uk
Expert evidence – the importance of independence – Mills & Reeve
‘The rules on expert witnesses in the courts of England and Wales are governed by Part 35 of the Civil Procedure Rules. One of the fundamental principles when it comes to expert evidence is that of independence.’
Mills & Reeve, 19th September 2023
Source: www.mills-reeve.com
Olly Stephens: Murdered boy’s dad says new law a ‘game-changer’ – BBC News
‘The father of a 13-year-old murdered by two schoolboys has welcomed a new law to make social media firms more responsible for users’ safety.’
BBC News, 21st September 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
New Acts – legislation.gov.uk
2023 c. 49 – Firearms Act 2023
2023 c. 48 – Veterans Advisory and Pensions Committees Act 2023
2023 c. 47 – Protection from Sex-based Harassment in Public Act 2023
2023 c. 45 – Animals (Low-Welfare Activities Abroad) Act 2023
2023 c. 44 – Pensions (Extension of Automatic Enrolment) Act 2023
2023 c. 42 – Powers of Attorney Act 2023
2023 c. 40 – Lifelong Learning (Higher Education Fee Limits) Act 2023
Source: www.legislation.gov.uk
Three-quarters of rape survivors say police response damaged their mental health – The Guardian
‘The full extent of the trauma rape survivors experience as a direct result of their interaction with police has been shown for the first time in a damning official survey.’
The Guardian, 21st September 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
Recent Statutory Instruments – legislation.gov.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Supreme Court
High Court (Administrative Court)
Pawlak v Regional Court of Szczecin (Poland) [2023] EWHC 2311 (Admin) (19 September 2023)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Abbas v Hussain & Ors [2023] EWHC 2322 (Ch) (19 September 2023)
Dorman v Reece & Ors [2023] EWHC 2212 (Ch) (19 September 2023)
Court (Commercial Court) Decisions
Invest Bank PSC v El-Husseini & Ors [2023] EWHC 2302 (Comm) (20 September 2023)
High Court (Family Division)
Ditchfield v Ditchfield [2023] EWHC 2303 (Fam) (20 September 2023)
Source: www.bailii.org
Online slots challenges grow as Government consults on new gambling legislation – The Independent
‘The percentage of online gamblers seeking support for problems related to slot machines has almost doubled in the past five years, new figures show.’
The Independent, 21st September 2023
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Alice Litman inquest: Transgender services are underfunded, coroner says – BBC News
‘The coroner investigating the death of a trans woman said services for transgender people were “underfunded and insufficiently resourced”.’
BBC News, 20th September 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Competition Appeal Tribunal gives first judgment under Subsidy Control Act 2022 – OUT-LAW.com
‘The Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) has handed down judgment on the first application for review of a subsidy decision under the Subsidy Control Act 2022, dismissing the application made by a local business against a Durham County Council decision on the basis that it did not involve the grant of a subsidy.’
OUT-LAW.com, 19th September 2023
Source: www.pinsentmasons.com
Childhood in care raises risk of entering English youth justice system eightfold – The Guardian
‘The largest ever study of care experience and the youth justice system in England has revealed that children who have lived in care are eight times more likely to have received a youth justice caution or conviction than those who have not.’
The Guardian, 21st September 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
Troubles legacy bill enters law after receiving Royal Assent – BBC News
‘The government’s controversial Troubles legacy bill has received Royal Assent and entered into law.’
BBC News, 19th September 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Fears over right to protest after woman with sign at climate trial prosecuted – The Guardian
‘Civil liberty campaigners have warned that the prosecution of a woman for holding up a placard about the rights of jurors outside a court is part of the government’s increasing attacks on the right to protest.’
The Guardian, 19th September 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
Online Safety Bill: Crackdown on harmful social media content agreed – BBC News
‘Peers have passed a controversial new law aimed at making social media firms more responsible for users’ safety on their platforms.’
BBC News, 19th September 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
