Mental health and security of occupation – Nearly Legal
‘This was a judicial review of Haringey’s refusal to award Mr Islam Band A priority on its housing register, rather than Band B.’
Nearly Legal, 28th August 2023
Source: nearlylegal.co.uk
Family Justice Council consults on draft guidance on responding to allegations of alienating behaviour – Local Government Lawyer
‘The Family Justice Council (FJC) is to consult on draft guidance drawn up by its working group on Responding to alienating behaviour.’
Local Government Lawyer, 25th August 2023
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Distance, affordability, suitability – Nearly Legal
‘This was the second appeal from a review decision upholding the suitability of an offer of a private sector tenancy in Walsall in discharge of Waltham Forest’s s.193 duty to Ms Webb-Harden. Ms Webb-Harden is a single mother with three children, who had lived in London all her life. She had become homeless from the termination of a private sector tenancy.’
Nearly Legal, 28th August 2023
Source: nearlylegal.co.uk
LSB set to beef up rules on how lawyers handle complaints – Legal Futures
‘Lawyers are facing beefed-up rules on dealing with complaints, and the prospect of how quickly they handle them being made public, under proposals published yesterday.’
Legal Furtures, 25th August 2023
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards applications up by 11% since last year – Local Government Lawyer
‘New data published by the NHS has revealed there were an estimated 300,765 applications for Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS) received between 1 April 2022 to 31 March 2023.’
Local Government Lawyer, 25th August 2023
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Three-quarters of UK lawyers believe AI will increase productivity – Legal Futures
‘Artificial intelligence (AI) could help law firms most by increasing their productivity and is also likely to result in more legal work being done by those without traditional legal qualifications, lawyers have said.’
Legal Futures, 29th August 2023
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
Refugee wins last-minute extradition reprieve after trying to return from holiday – The Guardian
‘A refugee who was threatened with extradition when he tried to return to Britain after holidaying in Italy has won a last-minute reprieve.’
The Guardian, 29th August 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘I struggle not knowing what the future holds’ – Asylum backlog reaches record high – BBC News
‘The number of people in the UK waiting for a decision on their asylum claims has risen to a record high, latest Home Office figures show.’
BBC News, 24th August 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Court of Appeal finds council had “due regard” to s149 Equality Act when offering accommodation in Walsall to single mother who had lived in London all her life – Local Government Lawyer
‘The Court of Appeal has dismissed a single mother’s appeal against a decision of a reviewing officer of the London Borough of Waltham Forest, finding that the accommodation offered to her was “reasonable and suitable”.’
Local Government Lawyer, 24th August 2023
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
The importance of applying the hearsay rules correctly in asset recovery cases in the magistrates’ court – 5SAH
‘James Fletcher & John McNamara discuss the importance of applying the hearsay rules correctly in asset recovery cases in the magistrates’ court.’
5SAH, 31st July 2023
Source: www.5sah.co.uk
Financial Services and Markets Act 2023: Financial promotions and cryptoassets – Mills & Reeve
‘The Financial Services and Markets Act 2023 (FSMA 2023) has recently come into force, having received Royal Assent on 29 June 2023. It’s a significant piece of legislation which will introduce some fundamental changes to UK’s post-Brexit and regulatory landscape.’
Mills & Reeve, 24th August 2023
Source: www.mills-reeve.com
Couple jailed for life over murder of Wigan man they accused of rape – The Guardian
‘A couple who “acted as judge, jury and executioner” have received life sentences for the murder of a Wigan man they accused of rape.’
The Guardian, 24th August 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
Catherine Ellis Considers the Recent CA Case of G&H (Leave to Revoke Placement Order) [2023] EWCA Civ 768- Pump Court Chambers
‘This was an appeal by a grandmother against a refusal of her application under s24(2)(2) Adoption and Children Act 2002 (“the 2002 Act”) for leave to apply to revoke placement orders in respect of her grandchildren. The application for leave was made six weeks after the care and placement orders had been made.’
Pump Court Chambers, 27th July 2023
Source: www.pumpcourtchambers.com
Andrew Malkinson: independent inquiry announced into wrongful conviction – The Guardian
‘Ministers have announced an independent inquiry into the circumstances and handling of the Andrew Malkinson case after he was exonerated last month over a rape for which he wrongly spent 17 years in prison.’
The Guardian, 24th August 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
Blackburn man who murdered stranger on her doorstep jailed – BBC News
‘A man who murdered a woman he did not know as she sat on her doorstep while her 15-month-old baby slept upstairs has been jailed for life.’
BBC News, 24th August 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
APIL issues JR over shortcomings in new fixed costs rules – Legal Futures
‘The Association of Personal Injury Lawyers (APIL) has issued judicial review (JR) proceedings challenging aspects of the new rules to extend fixed recoverable costs.’
Legal Futures, 24th August 2023
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
Maguire, Detention, and Article 2 Inquests – Doughty Street Chambers
‘Maguire [2023] UKSC 20 is the most recent, and highest, authority on the engagement of Article 2 ECHR in inquests. The Supreme Court’s judgment ties together the Maguire and Morahan authorities (both of which had previously reached the Court of Appeal). It runs to 77 pages, with a leading judgment from Lord Sales, and a concurrence from Lord Stephens.’
Doughty Street Chambers, 7th July 2023
Source: insights.doughtystreet.co.uk
The Strikes (Minimum Service Levels) Act 2023: what does it mean for workers? – Cloisters
‘On 13 July 2023, the High Court quashed the Conduct of Employment Agencies and Employment Businesses (Amendment) Regulations 2022, which attempted to render lawful the supply of agency workers to break a strike. In this judicial review brought by 11 trade unions, the High Court held that the government had acted unlawfully and irrationally by introducing the Regulations, by failing in its duty to consult on the Regulations, and instead relying on a 7-year old consultation (from 2015) where the majority of stakeholders had opposed earlier proposals of a similar set of legislations (§28). The Court found that the then business secretary Kwasi Kwarteng had proceeded ‘at exceptional speed’ in introducing the Regulations before the summer recess of 2022 (§175), an approach described by the Court as one which ‘frustrated the aim of informed decision-making’ (§180). Although this judgment has several interesting public law implications, specifically on the extent and nature of the government’s duty to consult, it is also significant for labour law, and was hailed by the unions as a significant victory in preserving the right to strike in the UK.’
Cloisters, July 2023
Source: www.cloisters.com
