‘The Law Society has pulled together figures from law firms, technology and business – as well as the former Senior President of Tribunals – to support a project looking at how the justice system can be made “fit for the future”.’
Legal Futures, 14th March 2023
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘More than 1,500 police officers have been accused of violent offences against women and girls over a period of six months, and less than 1% have been sacked, according to new figures.’
The Guardian, 14th March 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
SI 2023/314 – The Medicines (Products for Human Use) (Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 2023
SI 2023/313 – The Coroners and Justice Act 2009 (Alteration of Coroner Areas) Order 2023
SI 2023/306 – The Health and Care Act 2022 (Consequential and Related Amendments) Regulations 2023
SI 2023/302 – The Export Control (Military and Dual-Use Lists) (Amendment) Regulations 2023
SI 2023/301 – The National Health Service Pension Schemes (Amendment) Regulations 2023
SI 2023/297 – The Merchant Shipping (Light Dues) (Amendment) Regulations 2023
SI 2023/293 – The Research and Development (Prescribed Activities) Regulations 2023
Source: www.legislation.gov.uk
‘The Housing Ombudsman has called for significant improvements at Catalyst Housing ahead of its merger with another major social landlord, Peabody, following an investigation that found it “routinely failed to recognise formal complaints” and that aspects of its service were “arbitrary, disjointed and concerning”.’
Local Government Lawyer, 13th March 2023
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘The Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman has found that Croydon Council placed a woman fleeing domestic violence in “unsuitable accommodation” for three years, as well as finding poor complaint handling.’
Local Government Lawyer, 13th March 2023
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘Action announced by the EU and UK highlights the role that sanctions can play in tackling gender inequality globally, an expert has said.’
OUT-LAW.com, 10th March 2023
Source: www.pinsentmasons.com
‘Businesses that provide subscription services to customers in the UK should consider the implications of upcoming reforms and prepare for an increased level of regulatory scrutiny.’
OUT-LAW.com, 13th March 2023
Source: www.pinsentmasons.com
‘This document provides guidance on the pre-charge bail regime in England and Wales, to be read in conjunction with the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984. The guidance is approved by the Secretary of State for the Home Office, laid in Parliament and published by the College of Policing.’
Government publications, 1st March 2023
Source: www.gov.uk
‘Forfeiture, penalties and damages in property law. The 8th Annual Property Law Lecture at the School of Law and Social Justice in the University of Liverpool given by Mr Justice Fancourt, Vice-Chancellor of the County Palatine of Lancaster on Tuesday, 21 February 2023.’
Courts and Tribunals Judiciary, 8th March 2023
Source: www.judiciary.uk
‘Two-thirds of London’s councils have signed a letter to the home secretary calling for a major shake-up of the government’s hotels policy for asylum seekers.’
The Guardian, 12th March 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘As the law focuses on mental health, aggressive and belligerent litigators appear to be an archaic breed. New guidance from the Mindful Business Charter aims to bring the profession up to date.’
Law Society's Gazette, 10th March 2023
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘Magistrates have had controversial powers that enabled them to sentence people for up to a year in prison taken away from them – but they could be restored, the government has said.’
Law Society's Gazette, 10th March 2023
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘A woman who alleges that she was raped as a teenager by an older man has called for changes to the judicial process after finding the experience of going to trial traumatic.’
The Guardian, 12th March 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) is investigating the response of West Midlands police into the death of a 23-year-old man who ran away from a mental health hospital and was killed by a train.’
The Guardian, 13th March 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Shropshire Council has been ordered to apologise by the ombudsman, after an elderly man with dementia was placed in an unsuitable care home.’
BBC News, 11th March 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
High Court (Administrative Court)
Argeseanu v Petrosani Court of Law, Romania [2023] EWHC 513 (Admin) (09 March 2023)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Allen v Derev & Anor [2023] EWHC 387 (Ch) (09 March 2023)
Hemmings v Mathias & Anor [2023] EWHC 483 (Ch) (09 March 2023)
High Court (Family Division)
EF, Re (Abduction: Hague Convention (Slovakia)) [2023] EWHC 505 (Fam) (09 March 2023)
High Court (King’s Bench Division)
Cavallari & Ors v Mercedes-Benz Group AG & Ors [2023] EWHC 512 (KB) (08 March 2023)
Baxter v Doble & Anor [2023] EWHC 486 (KB) (08 March 2023)
Source: www.bailii.org
‘The High Court has refused a judicial review application from Torbay Council that argued the placement of asylum seekers in local hotels would have a significant impact on Children’s Services.’
Local Government Lawyer, 9th March 2023
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘A former council tenant who vacated the home to live at a property she had purchased elsewhere but failed to inform the local authority has received a £10,000 fine and suspended prison sentence.’
Local Government Lawyer, 9th March 2023
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘A High Court judge has allowed an appeal brought by a mother over whether a judgment in long-running private law proceedings that made findings of domestic abuse against the father, who works as a social worker, should be sent to his regulator, Social Work England (SWE).’
Local Government Lawyer, 10th March 2023
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
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