Covid: Anti-vaxxer jailed for north Wales jab centres vandalism – BBC News
‘An anti-vaxxer has been jailed for smashing windows with rocks at two north Wales Covid vaccination centres’
BBC News, 16th June 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Woman jailed for using 15-year-old as ‘sexual plaything’ – The Independent
‘A woman has been jailed after she made a schoolboy her “sexual plaything” and plied him with drugs.’
The Independent, 16th June 2022
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Black people in Merseyside twice as likely to be arrested – report – BBC News
‘Black people in Merseyside are twice as likely to face arrest than white people, a police report has revealed.’
BBC News, 17th June 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Article 2 inquest determination concerning Community Mental Health Services quashed – UK Human Rights Blog
‘In R (Patton) v HM Assistant Coroner for Carmarthenshire and Pembrokeshire [2022] EWHC 1377 (Admin), Mrs Justice Hill quashed a ruling that the Article 2 general (or systemic) duty has not been potentially engaged by the death of Kianna Patton.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 15th June 2022
Source: ukhumanrightsblog.com
High Court: No case justifies only using grade A fee-earners – Legal Futures
‘A High Court judge said yesterday that he has never come across a case where some of the work could not be delegated to a more junior fee-earner.’
Legal Futures, 16th June 2022
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
Rapist who assaulted unconscious victim for more than an hour jailed for life – The Independent
‘A sex offender who raped a woman while she lay unconscious has been sentenced to life in prison.’
The Independent, 15th June 2022
Source: www.independent.co.uk
The Public Order Bill ‘Fundamentally Threatens’ UK Democracy – Each Other
‘In the UK, there are several Bills and Acts that may threaten the right to free speech under UK and international law, including the Public Order Bill, The Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Act 2022, The Online Safety Bill to name a few. The right to free speech is protected under Article 10 of the the Human Rights Act (HRA) and under Article 19 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Freedom of speech protects the right to express and disseminate opinions, ideas and information through any means, as well as providing a tool to hold authorities to account. Quinn McKew, Executive Director of advocacy group Article 19, tells us how the Public Order Bill threatens democracy in the UK.’
Each Other, 15th June 2022
Source: eachother.org.uk
New Judgment: Secretary of State for the Home Department v SC (Jamaica) [2022] UKSC 15 – UKSC Blog
‘The Appellant is a Jamaican national, born in 1991. He came to the UK in December 2001 and has lived here since then. The Appellant’s mother is a lesbian who was persecuted by gang members in Jamaica, at whose hands both the Appellant and his mother suffered violence, harassment and assault. The Appellant and his mother were granted indefinite leave to remain in the UK as refugees in October 2003. The Appellant committed several criminal offences between 2005 and 2012. In June 2012, the Appellant was convicted of assault causing actual bodily harm for which he was sentenced to two years in a young offender’s institution. As a result, the Appellant is a foreign criminal who qualifies for automatic deportation under the UK Borders Act 2007.’
UKSC Blog, 15th June 2022
Source: ukscblog.com
Fine for male trainee who told female colleague: “I roofied your drink” – Legal Futures
‘A trainee solicitor who subjected two female colleagues to “harassing and abusive behaviour” at a work Christmas party has been fined £2,000 by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA).’
Legal Futures, 16th June 2022
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
Protect Duty: Venue security law a top priority, minister says – BBC News
‘Introducing a new law requiring public venues to better protect people from terror attacks is seen as a “top priority” by the security minister.’
BBC News, 16th June 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Stalker jailed after creating 200-person ‘rape list’ – The Independent
‘A stalker created a “rape list” with the names of nearly 200 potential victims and posted online about “why rape is better than sex”.’
The Independent, 15th June 2022
Source: www.independent.co.uk
No-fault evictions and bans on social services tenants to be outlawed in England – The Guardian
‘Measures to tackle unscrupulous private landlords who evict tenants without giving a reason or who let unsafe homes, will be introduced under government proposals aimed at giving a better deal for millions of renters in England.’
The Guardian, 15th June 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
Residents threaten judicial review over Home Office decision to abandon recommended emergency evacuation plans for disabled people – Local Government Lawyer
‘The Home Office is facing a judicial review over its decision to ignore a Grenfell Tower inquiry’s recommendation to implement personal emergency evacuation plans for disabled people.’
Society fails women by not believing rape victims, campaigner says – The Independent
‘Society must stop “failing” women by assuming rape victims are lying, a campaigner who helped shape the Government’s landmark review of serious sexual offences has said.’
The Independent, 15th June 2022
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Goodbye greenwash! How the law is being used to force corporates to act on climate change – Mills & Reeve
‘Organisations and their leaders will increasingly face the financial and reputational consequences of climate change inaction, believes Alice Garton, director of global legal strategy at the Foundation for International Law for the Environment (FILE).’
Mills & Reeve, 10th June 2022
Source: www.mills-reeve.com
UK data protection reforms announcement imminent – OUT-LAW.com
‘The UK government has said it expects to outline its plans for reform to data protection law this month.’
OUT-LAW.com, 14th June 2022
Source: www.pinsentmasons.com
What is the European Court of Human Rights? Key questions as Rwanda flight grounded – The Independent
‘The first deportation flight of migrants to Rwanda was cancelled at the last minute on Tuesday night following interventions from the European Court of Human Rights.’
The Independent, 15th June 2022
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Ronan Cormacain: Does the Vienna Convention provide a legal off-ramp for unilaterally changing the Northern Ireland Protocol? – UK Constitutional Law Association
‘The Northern Ireland Protocol is part of the Withdrawal Agreement, designed to set out the legal parameters of the withdrawal of the UK from the EU. The Government proposes to introduce legislation to unilaterally change the Protocol. On the face of it, this would appear to place the Government on the highway to a breach of international law. But are there any off-ramps which allow it to avoid this destination? This blog post examines one possible off-ramp, that this course of action is consistent with the Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties 1969.’
UK Constitutional Law Association, 13th June 2022
Source: ukconstitutionallaw.org
