Better protection for victims under pre-charge bail reforms – Home Office
‘A new provision known as “Kay’s Law” protects victims of domestic abuse and sexual assault.’
Home Office, 26th October 2022
Source: www.gov.uk
Interview with Deputy High Court Judge Margaret Obi – Courts and Tribunals Judiciary
‘In our interview Deputy High Court Judge Margaret Obi talks about her Nigerian upbringing and its influences on her career, her journey from solicitor to judge and her hopes for the future of the judiciary.’
Courts and Tribunals Judiciary, 27th October 2022
Source: www.judiciary.uk
Speech by Lord Justice Bean – Personal Injuries Bar Association Speeches – Courts and Tribunals Judiciary
‘Personal Injuries Bar Association – Richard Davies Lecture 2022.’
Courts and Tribunals Judiciary, 26th October 2022
Source: www.judiciary.uk
Belsner: Lawyers win in crucial costs recovery ruling – Law Society’s Gazette
‘Lawyers have won their appeal in a court ruling that will come as a massive relief across the personal injury market. Judges in the Court of Appeal ruled in Belsner v CAM Legal Services this morning that the firm’s personal injury client had made fair and reasonable deductions from her damages. The deductions were therefore lawful and did not need to be paid back.’
Law Society’s Gazette, 27th October 2022
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Problems with interim contact in private law disputes – Family Law Week
‘Many private law practitioners feel frustration about the significant disparity in contact arrangements between children in private and public proceedings. Sadly, this has long been the case: I last wrote an article about this in 2019 (One act, 2 Regimes: why? Family Law Week 17th December 2019) and cannot say that matters have moved on or changed meaningfully. As I set out in that article, there is no justification legally for courts to apply Children Act considerations varyingly. The problem here lies not with the law but in the practice.’
Family Law Week, 21st October 2022
Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk
Transport body seeks to take legal action against 180 people over road protests – The Independent
‘Transport for London bosses have asked a High Court judge to let them take legal action against more than 180 named people following the intensification of Just Stop Oil protests.’
The Independent, 27th October 2022
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Rochdale grooming gang members to be deported to Pakistan – The Guardian
‘Two members of a Rochdale grooming gang are to be deported to Pakistan after losing a seven-year legal fight to remain in Britain.’
The Guardian, 26th October 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
UK police use of live facial recognition unlawful and unethical, report finds – The Guardian
‘Police should be banned from using live facial recognition technology in all public spaces because they are breaking ethical standards and human rights laws, a study has concluded.’
The Guardian, 27th October 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
Roseberry Park Hospital failing to keep patients safe, CQC finds Published 2 hours ago – BBC News
‘A troubled mental health hospital is not keeping patients safe, lacks staff and is failing to record alleged sexual abuse, a watchdog has found.’
BBC News, 28th October 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Restaurant fined after peanut allergy teen suffered shock – BBC News
‘A restaurant operator who served a curry containing nuts to a woman with an allergy has been fined.’
BBC News, 27th October 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Discriminating against ethnic minority pupils’ hairstyles is now much harder – The Guardian
‘EHRC guidance is a watershed, but the problem of hair discrimination in workplaces and public spaces remains.’
The Guardian, 27th October 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
Woman sentenced for defacing Captain Sir Tom Moore memorial – BBC News
‘A woman who tipped faeces over a memorial of Sir Captain Tom Moore has been given a suspended jail sentence.’
BBC News, October 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Michael Foran: Prime Ministers, Party Members, and the Efficient Secret – UK Constitutional Law Association
‘The office of Prime Minister is a creature entirely of constitutional convention. While legislation references the office itself, setting out pay for example, this is only statutory recognition of the existence of an office which arises purely by virtue of convention. It is by convention that the Monarch appoints as Prime Minister someone who is capable of commanding the confidence of the House of Commons and it is by convention that he exercises certain prerogative powers only on the advice of the Prime Minister (or another minister in his government). The mechanism for choosing a Prime Minister is, however, not entirely covered by convention. While they must command the confidence of a majority of MPs in the Commons, it is not necessary that they be chosen directly by the Commons. This is because of the party system and the presumption that the leader of a given party has the confidence of their MPs, even if they might not always have their full support.’
UK Constitutional Law Association, 26th October 2022
Source: ukconstitutionallaw.org
Black judges will be under-represented in judiciary until 2149, says Law Society – The Guardian
‘It will take more than 125 years before Black people are properly represented within the England and Wales judiciary at the current rate of progress, the Law Society has found.’
The Guardian, 27th October 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
Information commissioner warns firms over ‘emotional analysis’ technologies – The Guardian
‘The information commissioner has warned companies to steer clear of “emotional analysis” technologies or face fines, because of the “pseudoscientific” nature of the field.’
The Guardian, 25th October 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
Chinese cotton sold in UK could be from persecuted Uyghurs, court hears – BBC News
‘The UK government acted unlawfully by not investigating whether some cotton imports come from Uyghur forced-labour camps in China, a court has heard.’
BBC News, 25th October 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Descendant of Doctor Zhivago author loses copyright court case – The Guardian
‘A descendant of the Doctor Zhivago author, Boris Pasternak, has lost a claim for copyright infringement against the writer of a novel about the publication of the Russian epic.’
The Guardian, 25th October 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
Council to pay £10k after Ombudsman investigation finds visually impaired woman left without support – Local Government Lawyer
‘An investigation by the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman has found that Leicestershire County Council left a visually impaired woman without the day-to-day support she needed for 21 months.’
Local Government Lawyer, 25th October 2022
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Ilona Golabek murder: Crippen trial questions used to secure conviction – BBC News
‘Questions from an infamous 20th Century murder trial have been mirrored to help secure the murder conviction of a man in Lincolnshire over 100 years later.’
BBC News, 24th October 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
