County lines dealers jailed for funnelling drugs into towns – BBC News
‘Six people have been jailed for funnelling drugs with a street value of about £250,000 into Midlands towns.’
BBC News, 22nd November 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
What is the supreme court’s Scottish independence ruling about? – The Guardian
‘All you need to know about decision on whether Scotland can hold new referendum without Westminster approval.’
The Guardian, 23rd November 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
Instagram ‘wrong’ to take down drill music video – BBC News
‘The owner of Instagram has been told it should not have removed a drill music video.’
BBC News, 22nd November 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Awaab Ishak: The Right To An Adequate Standard Of Living Should Prevent Such Deaths – Each Other
‘Awaab Ishak, a two-year-old boy from Rochdale, Greater Manchester, died in 2020 from a severe respiratory condition caused by prolonged exposure to mould in his home, an inquest has heard. The right to an adequate standard of living – which includes decent housing conditions – ought to protect people in the UK from living in a home which causes them harm.’
Each Other, 21st November 2022
Source: eachother.org.uk
Football fan guilty of abusing England boss Southgate in email – BBC News
‘A man has been found guilty of sending racist messages to England football manager Gareth Southgate.’
BBC News, 21st November 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Painful lessons about the duty of candour (more on the unlawful seizure of migrants’ mobiles) – UK Human Rights Blog
‘In this first Judgment, the Court analysed powers granted by the Immigration Acts 1971 and 2016 and rejected the Defendant’s erroneous interpretation of the relevant statutory provisions. It then made consequential orders (also reported) including steps to publicise its ruling, given that over 400 phones, still held, could not be linked to any individual migrant.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 21st November 2022
Source: ukhumanrightsblog.com
The UK asylum backlog and increased use of immigration detention are negatively impacting children’s welfare – EIN Blog
‘Children and their parents make up a significant part of the population seeking asylum in the UK, but this receives limited attention in public discourse. Ilona Pinter draws on the UK government’s data, alongside additional research, to explore how children and families are being affected by the growing asylum backlog and the increasing use of immigration detention.’
EIN Blog, 22nd November 2022
Source: www.ein.org.uk
Mum’s sepsis warning after diagnosis delay at Cambridgeshire hospitals – BBC News
‘A mother-of-two had “extensive amputation surgery” after a hospital trust failed to recognise and treat her sepsis sooner, an investigation found.’
BBC News, 21st November 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
First jury trial of Insulate Britain activists begins over M25 blockage – The Guardian
‘Four climate activists have gone on trial for allegedly blocking the M25, in the first of dozens of jury trials planned for supporters of the Insulate Britain campaign.’
The Guardian, 21st November 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
Stalking victims not protected by police, say campaigners – BBC News
‘Victims have said they are not being protected by police, a decade after stalking was made a specific offence.’
BBC News, 21st November 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Jane Rooney: The Extraterritorial Application of the Human Rights Act: Overseas Military Operations and Beyond – UK Constitutional Law Association
‘With the reinstatement of Dominic Raab as Secretary of State for Justice, the Bill of Rights Bill, currently before Parliament, is once again a possibility only weeks after Liz Truss halted its progression on account that it was a ‘complete mess’. This post examines the Bill’s provisions on overseas military operations, how they compare with the UK judiciary’s approach, the Overseas Operations (Service Personnel and Veterans) Act 2021, and the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) jurisprudence. Also highlighted are other extraterritoriality issues outside overseas military operations that the UK will have to consider.’
UK Constitutional Law Association, 22nd November 2022
Source: ukconstitutionallaw.org
Lincolnshire: Police dispersal order to tackle rising hare coursing – BBC News
‘A county-wide dispersal order has been issued by police in Lincolnshire after multiple reports of hare coursing.’
BBC News, 20th November 2020
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Assessment of housing needs and cascading unlawfulness – Nearly Legal
‘YR, R (On the Application Of) v London Borough of Lambeth (2022) EWHC 2813 (Admin). Ms YR had applied to Lambeth as homeless. Her household consisted of her three children and four of her sister’s children, A, her youngest child, is 6 months old; R is 4; Y is 7; B is 9; H is 12; J is 12; and S is 16. Ms YR is a Spanish national with pre-settled status, and Spanish speaking. After becoming homeless in December 2021, she had been staying with a friend, but this could not continue. Following an approach to Lambeth, she was given temporary accommodation in a two bedroom flat in the borough, and the children were enrolled in schools in Lambeth. The accommodation was obviously overcrowded. A formal homelessness application was made in July 2021, with a request for suitable accommodation, together with a request for assessment of the children as in need under section 17 Children Act 1989.’
Nearly Legal, 20th November 2022
Source: nearlylegal.co.uk
Hillside Parks – common sense is not that common (but the law is not an ass) – Local Government Lawyer
‘The Supreme Court judgment in Hillside Parks shows that common sense helps operate the planning system in a practical and fair way, Roy Pinnock writes.’
Local Government Lawyer, 18th November 2022
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Council threatens Home Office with judicial review after third hotel used to house asylum seekers – Local Government Lawyer
‘Torbay Council has issued a second pre-proceedings letter for a judicial review of the Home Office’s plan to block-book a third hotel in the area in order to accommodate asylum seekers.’
Local Government Lawyer, 18th November 2022
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Road haulage operators convicted of involvement in an over £100m money laundering scam – Crown Prosecution Service
‘Six defendants including a senior manager and two drivers of a road haulage business have been found guilty on Friday 18 November 2022 of running a large-scale money laundering operation involving in excess of £100 million in cash.’
Crown Prosecution Service, 20th November 2022
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
Chancellor of the High Court – Combar Lecture 2022 – Courts & Tribunal Judiciary
‘On 16 November 2022 the Chancellor of the High Court, Sir Julian Flaux, delivered the 2022 Combar Lecture entitled “Is commercial litigation going green? Environmental and greenwashing claims and how they will shape the law.”’
Courts & Tribunal Judiciary, 18th November 2022
Source: www.judiciary.uk
UK citizenship appeal by Shamima Begum to begin – The Independent
‘Shamima Begum is set to begin her appeal over the removal of her UK citizenship.’
The Independent, 21st November 2022
Source: www.independent.co.uk
