Nicola Bulley’s death was an accident, coroner rules – BBC News
‘Nicola Bulley’s death was accidental and she did not have “any desire” to take her own life, a coroner concluded.’
BBC News, 27th June 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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Ofgem moves to make new prepayment meter supplier rules compulsory – The Guardian
‘The energy regulator has announced a proposal to make new rules brought in to protect struggling prepayment meter customers a compulsory part of suppliers’ licence conditions.’
The Guardian, 28th June 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
The Supreme Court Provides Authoritative Guidance on the Application of Article 2 to Coronial Investigations and Inquests – UK Human Rights Blog
‘The advent of the Human Rights Act 1998, and the incorporation into domestic law of the Article 2 right to life, has transformed coronial investigations and inquests over the last two decades. Lord Bingham’s magisterial creation of the “enhanced” investigation and conclusion in R (Middleton) v West Somerset Coroner [2004] UKHL 10, [2004] 2 AC 182 (later adopted by Parliament) gave coroners greater responsibility to hold the state to account for deaths. That, in turn, has significantly improved the ways in which all inquests are conducted, not just those where Article 2 is found to be engaged. Inquests are no longer haphazard affairs. They are (ordinarily) carefully planned and structured processes; and their participants, the “interested persons”, are far more involved in assisting coroners with the task of identifying the proper scope of their investigations and the lawful ambit of their conclusions.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 28th June 2023
Source: ukhumanrightsblog.com
Teenager jailed for life for zombie knife murder – The Independent
‘A teenager who murdered another teenager with a 22-inch zombie knife in broad daylight has been jailed for at least 19 years.’
The Independent, 27th June 2023
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Advertising watchdog bans Hyundai and Toyota electric car ads – The Guardian
‘The UK advertising watchdog has banned campaigns by Toyota and Hyundai for exaggerating the speed at which electric cars can be charged and misleading consumers about the availability of rapid-charging points across the UK and Ireland.’
The Guardian, 28th June 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
Protein drinks should carry warning after boy died, says coroner – BBC News
‘Health warnings should be added to protein drinks after a boy died from a rare genetic disease triggered by drinking one, a senior coroner says.’
BBC News, 27th June 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Different rules on draft judgment embargoes “totally unacceptable” – Legal Futures
‘The “inexplicable differences” in the embargo rules for draft rulings in the King’s Bench Division, Family Division and Crown Court are “completely unacceptable”, a High Court judge has said.’
Legal Futures, 28th June 2023
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
Home Office must process asylum claim every four minutes to clear backlog by January – The Guardian
‘The Home Office needs to process an asylum claim every four minutes between now and the end of the year if the prime minister’s pledge to clear the backlog is to be honoured, according to new data.’
The Guardian, 28th June 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
Grenfell Tower and Awaab Ishak tributes as social housing bill passes – BBC News
‘A move to strengthen social housing rules in the wake of the Grenfell Tower fire and the death of a toddler from exposure to mould is set to become law.’
BBC News, 27th June 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Winsford: Men who raped and filmed woman jailed – BBC News
‘Two “sexual predators” who raped and filmed a woman in her own home in a “sickening attack” have been jailed.’
BBC News, 26th June 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Sharing deepfake intimate images to be criminalised in England and Wales – The Guardian
‘Sharing deepfake intimate images is to be criminalised in England and Wales. Amendments to the online safety bill will make it illegal to share explicit images or videos that have been digitally manipulated to look like someone else without their consent.’
The Guardian, 27th June 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
New Judgment: Commissioners for His Majesty’s Revenue and Customs v SSE Generation Ltd [2023] UKSC 17 – UKSC Blog
‘In this post, Jack Prytherch, Of Counsel in the Tax Disputes & Investigations team at CMS, comments on the Supreme Court’s decision in HMRC v SSE Generation Ltd [2023] UKSC 17, which was handed down on 17 May 2023. The issue before the Supreme Court was the extent to which SSE Generation Ltd (“SSE”) was entitled to claim capital allowances on expenditure incurred when constructing the hydro-electric power station at Glendoe, Fort Augustus in Scotland (the “Glendoe Scheme”). The CMS Tax Disputes & Investigations team was pleased to have advised SSE on this case. Counsel for SSE were Jonathan Peacock KC and Michael Ripley.’
UKSC Blog, 27th June 2023
Source: ukscblog.com
Tesco vs Lidl: Injunction issued over logo use in latest supermarket war – The Independent
‘Two UK supermarket giants are at loggerheads in London’s High Court in a war over logos.’
The Independent, 26th June 2023
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Teenager Paris Mayo sentenced to at least 12 years for murder of newborn son – The Guardian
‘A woman has been detained for a minimum of 12 years for murdering her newborn baby when she was 15 to prevent her family discovering she had been pregnant.’
The Guardian, 26th June 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
Stephen Lawrence: How the Met Police failed to spot suspect Matthew White – BBC News
‘The most notorious racist murder in British history has never been fully solved, but everyone thinks they know who attacked Stephen Lawrence.’
BBC News, 26th June 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Guidance clarifies use of psychologist expert witnesses in Family Courts to tackle “lack of understanding” of titles and qualifications – Local Government Lawyer
‘The British Psychological Society (BPS) and the Family Justice Council (FJC) have issued guidance on the use of psychologists as expert witnesses in the Family Courts, which seeks to fix a “lack of understanding and awareness” that has seen the use of titles in the Family Court System that have “no specific meaning, nor are they protected or regulated”.’
Local Government Lawyer, 26th June 2023
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Former police officer turned barrister jailed for raping girl 30 years ago – The Independent
‘A former police officer turned criminal defence barrister has been jailed for 16 years for the rape and indecent assault of a teenage girl more than 30 years ago.’
The Independent, 26th June 2023
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Mark Hill KC & Simon Lee: State, Churches and Chancel Repairs – Twenty Years On – UK Constitutional Law Association
‘Twenty years ago today, on 26 June 2003, each of the five Law Lords in Aston Cantlow v Wallbank [2004] 1 AC 546 gave separate, detailed opinions on a matter at the cusp of public law and private law. Was the Parochial Church Council (PCC) of a beautiful parish church in Warwickshire responsible for the cost of necessary repairs to its fabric, or were the owners of a neighbouring farm subject to chancel repair liability? The church of St John the Baptist, Aston Cantlow, some three miles outside Stratford-upon-Avon, dated from Saxon times. In the first Elizabethan era, it is where William Shakespeare’s parents were married. In the second Elizabethan era, it attracted a judicial inquiry into the very nature of the Church of England.’
UK Constitutional Law Association, 26th June 2023
Source: ukconstitutionallaw.org
Home Office delays have devastating effect on child asylum seekers – report – The Guardian
‘Lone child asylum seekers are facing fivefold increases in delays in having their claims processed by the Home Office, with devastating consequences, according to a new report.’
The Guardian, 27th June 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
The Reality Of Rape Trials Is Grim For Survivors – The System Must Change – Each Other
‘On Monday 19 June, the Ministry of Justice announced that it will be focusing on building trust between rape victims and the system – in order to reduce dropout rates before a trial.’
Each Other, 23rd June 2023
Source: eachother.org.uk
