IVF Access To Widen After Discrimination Case – Each Other

Posted August 9th, 2022 in artificial insemination, equality, families, homosexuality, human rights, news, pregnancy, sexual orientation discrimination by sally

‘Lesbians, bi women and some trans people will no longer have to pay more for IVF treatment after a landmark discrimination case. Lesbian couple Megan and Whitney Bacon-Evans launched a legal case showing that NHS England’s IVF policy discriminated against same-sex couples. Unlike heterosexual couples, some LGBTQ couples and single women have had to pay for artificial insemination to prove their fertility status before they can receive NHS help for IVF.’

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Each Other, 9th August 2022

Source: eachother.org.uk

Eileen Barrott death: Life sentence for husband who killed wife – BBC News

Posted August 9th, 2022 in coercive & controlling behaviour, domestic violence, imprisonment, married persons, murder, news, sentencing by sally

‘A man who killed his wife in a “final act of control” and then went on the run has been jailed for life.’

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BBC News, 8th August 2022

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

‘Controlling’ Leeds man who killed wife jailed for at least 21 years – The Guardian

Posted August 9th, 2022 in coercive & controlling behaviour, domestic violence, imprisonment, married persons, murder, news, sentencing by sally

‘A “coercive and controlling” husband who murdered his wife when he realised she was trying to break free from what was a toxic relationship has been jailed for at least 21 years.’

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The Guardian, 8th August 2022

Source: www.theguardian.com

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted August 8th, 2022 in law reports by sally

Court of Appeal (Civil Division)

W-A (Children : Foreign Conviction) [2022] EWCA Civ 1118 (05 August 2022)

High Court (Chancery Division)

Petropavlovsk Plc, Re [2022] EWHC 2097 (Ch) (05 August 2022)

High Court (Commercial Court)

XL Insurance Company SE v IPORS Underwriting Ltd & Ors [2022] EWHC 2093 (Comm) (05 August 2022)

High Court (Technology and Construction Court)

IBM United Kingdom Ltd v LZLABS GmbH & Ors [2022] EWHC 2094 (TCC) (05 August 2022)

Source: www.bailii.org

Solicitors’ agents and rights of audience – appeal decision – Nearly Legal

Posted August 8th, 2022 in advocacy, appeals, law firms, legal representation, news, rights of audience, solicitors by sally

‘This is an issue that has come up here a few times (eg this post and this post) – the rights of audience of people who do not have a right of audience in their own right, but attend hearings to carry out advocacy. Now we have a County Court detailed appeal decision on the issue (not binding, but as an appeal to a circuit judge, of persuasive value).’

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Nearly Legal, 7th August 2022

Source: nearlylegal.co.uk

High Court judge issues mandatory order requiring London borough to secure suitable accommodation for family within 12 weeks – Local Government Lawyer

Posted August 8th, 2022 in children, disabled persons, homelessness, housing, local government, London, news by sally

‘The London Borough of Lambeth has been told by the High Court to find accommodation for a family within 12 weeks even though the applicant wishes to live outside the borough.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 4th August 2022

Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk

Claim against law firm lost by court still thrown out for late service – Legal Futures

Posted August 8th, 2022 in law firms, negligence, news, service, time limits by sally

‘The High Court has upheld a decision to throw out a negligence claim against a law firm because it was served too late – even though the court had actually lost the claim.’

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Legal Futures, 8th August 2022

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

Islamic Marriage and the Legal System: Mahr/Dowr – Family Law

Posted August 8th, 2022 in families, Islam, islamic law, marriage, news by sally

‘Tahir Khan, barrister, provides some useful legal and practical guidance on Islamic mahr/dower and its validity and recognition under English Law, together with some of the challenges and difficulties that face practitioners when confronted with such matters.’

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Family Law, 4th August

Source: www.familylaw.co.uk

Attorney General’s Guidance on Legal Risk – Attorney General’s Office

Posted August 8th, 2022 in attorney general, civil servants, codes of practice, government departments, legal services, news by sally

‘This Attorney General’s Guidance is for lawyers advising on lawfulness and legal risk in Government. It explains the common framework to assess risk across the Government Legal Profession.’

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Attorney General's Office, 2nd August 2022

Source: www.gov.uk

Law Commission to undertake review of the appeals system – Law Commission

Posted August 8th, 2022 in appeals, attorney general, Criminal Cases Review Commission, criminal justice, Crown Court, Law Commission, news by sally

‘The Law Commission of England and Wales has launched a wide-ranging review of the laws governing appeals for criminal cases.’

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Law Commission, 5th August 2022

Source: www.lawcom.gov.uk

Costs in lower-value clin neg cases ‘far exceed damages’ – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted August 8th, 2022 in consultations, costs, damages, doctors, negligence, news by sally

‘Doctors’ representatives in clinical negligence cases have claimed that average costs far outstrip the compensation secured for cases worth less than £25,000.’

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Law Society's Gazette, 5th August 2022

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

Lincoln Covid loan abuser gets 10-year business ban – BBC News

Posted August 8th, 2022 in company directors, coronavirus, insolvency, loans, news by sally

‘A Lincoln student has been banned from running a company for 10 years after abusing a Covid recovery loan.’

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BBC News, 8th August 2022

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Ex-BBC DJ guilty of stalking Jeremy Vine and other former colleagues – The Independent

Posted August 8th, 2022 in BBC, harassment, news, stalking by sally

‘An ex-BBC presenter has been found guilty of stalking Jeremy Vine and other former colleagues.’

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The Independent, 6th August 2022

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Infected blood scandal victims in line to get £100,000 – BBC News

Posted August 8th, 2022 in blood products, compensation, government departments, HIV, inquiries, news, victims by sally

‘Payments of £100,000 will be made to victims of the contaminated blood scandal, the government is expected to announce this week.’

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BBC News, 7th August 2022

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Charity Commission opens compliance case into donor to the Prince’s Trust – The Guardian

Posted August 8th, 2022 in charities, Charity Commission, loans, news, royal family by sally

‘The Charity Commission has opened a compliance case into one of the key donors to Prince Charles’s charity after it emerged it had been funded by unsecured loans.’

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The Guardian, 7th August 2022

Source: www.theguardian.com

Sizewell C nuclear plant approval faces legal challenge – The Guardian

Posted August 8th, 2022 in climate change, energy, environmental protection, judicial review, news, nuclear power, nuclear waste, planning, water by sally

‘Campaigners have begun a legal challenge against the government’s decision to give the Sizewell C nuclear power station the go-ahead amid warnings that UK nuclear plants will be on the frontline of climate breakdown.’

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The Guardian, 8th August 2022

Source: www.theguardian.com

Child Q: Schoolgirl strip-search not isolated issue, police data suggests – BBC News

Posted August 8th, 2022 in children, news, police, race discrimination, school children, statistics by sally

‘The strip-search of a black girl by police at school in east London was not an isolated case, England’s children’s commissioner has said.’

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BBC News, 8th August 2022

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

CPS sets out the law on street-based sexual harassment – Crown Prosecution Service

Posted August 8th, 2022 in Crown Prosecution Service, harassment, news, public order, sexual offences, voyeurism, women by sally

‘Street harassment such as cyber-flashing, up-skirting or the exposure of genitals in a public place are crimes which can and will be prosecuted the CPS has stressed, as new legal guidance is published today.’

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Crown Prosecution Service, 8th August 2022

Source: www.cps.gov.uk

Ombudsman finds severe maladministration at housing association over failings in response to silverfish infestation – Local Government Lawyer

Posted August 5th, 2022 in compensation, housing, landlord & tenant, local government, maladministration, news, ombudsmen, repairs by sally

‘The Housing Ombudsman has found severe maladministration at housing association Metropolitan Thames Valley (MTVH) over its failings in responding to a silverfish infestation at a resident’s flat.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 4th August 2022

Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk

Recent Statutory Instruments – legislation.gov.uk

Posted August 5th, 2022 in legislation by sally

SI 2022/886 – The Universal Credit (Administrative Earnings Threshold) (Amendment) Regulations 2022

Source: www.legislation.gov.uk