Logan Mwangi murder: ‘Jurors should be offered support’ – BBC News
‘Jurors who have to see and hear harrowing evidence during a trial should be given more support, an academic has said.’
BBC News, 23rd April 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Administrative courts move to in person hearings as general default position – Local Government Lawyer
‘With effect from 26 April 2022, the general default position in the Administrative Court in Wales and on the Midland, Northern, North-Eastern and Western Circuits will be that hearings will be in person, liaison judges have said.’
Local Government Lawyer, 22nd April 2022
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Hospital failings and neglect contributed to baby’s death, coroner finds – BBC News
‘Hospital failings and “neglect” contributed to the death of a two-day-old baby, a coroner has found.’
BBC News, 23rd April 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Why the UK-Rwanda Asylum Deal Risks Harming Global Standards – EIN Blog
‘Professor Heaven Crawley reflects on the newly announced asylum partnership agreement between the UK and Rwanda and its implications for and ramifications on global standards on refugees and asylum-seekers.’
EIN Blog, 23rd April 2022
Source: www.ein.org.uk
Sexual offence victims face longest-ever court waits – BBC News
‘Recent cases involving serious sexual offences have taken the longest time on record to go through Crown Courts in England and Wales, the BBC has found.’
BBC News, 25th April 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
The Observer view on failures of the child protection system – The Guardian
‘Two decades after the Victoria Climbié case led to an inquiry, recent deaths show we have learned little from such tragedies.’
The Guardian, 24th April 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
James Watson found guilty of murdering Rikki Neave in 1994 – The Guardian
‘A 41-year-old man described as a “fantasist” and a “monster” has been found guilty of the murder of the schoolboy Rikki Neave, who was found strangled in woods near Peterborough nearly 28 years ago.’
The Guardian, 21st April 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
Insulate Britain declares courts ‘site of civil resistance’, saying legal system not legitimate – The Independent
‘Climate protest group Insulate Britain has declared Britain’s courts “a site of non-violent civil resistance”, saying the UK legal system no longer has any legitimacy.’
The Independent, April 2022
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Priory hospital neglect contributed to death of patient, jury finds – The Guardian
‘The death of a 23-year-old man who ran away from a Priory mental health hospital and was killed by a train was “contributed to by neglect” on the part of the institution, an inquest has concluded.’
The Guardian, 21st April 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
Computer Says No! Automated Decision-Making in the Public Sector, with the Public Law Project – Law Pod UK
‘The application of technology to both justice and wider government decision-making is moving apace.’
Law Pod UK, 22nd April 2022
Source: audioboom.com
UK consumer law enforcement powers to be bolstered – OUT-LAW.com
‘Businesses that breach UK consumer protection laws will be subject to fines of up to 10% of their annual global turnover under changes to legislation the UK government has committed to making.’
OUT-LAW.com, 21st April 2022
Source: www.pinsentmasons.com
Breaches of English farm pollution laws rise as rules remain largely unenforced – The Guardian
‘The number of documented violations of legislation designed to reduce water pollution caused by agriculture in England has hit record levels as the rules remain largely unenforced.’
The Guardian, 21st April 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
Supreme Court to issue ruling next week on lawfulness of voter ID pilot schemes – Local Government Lawyer
‘The Supreme Court will next week (27 April) issue its ruling on whether the voter identification (“ID”) pilot schemes that were implemented in the May 2019 local government elections were lawful.’
Local Government Lawyer, 21st April 2022
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Stephen Port victims’ families ‘sceptical’ of police reforms – The Independent
‘A lawyer representing the victims of Stephen Port has said they remain sceptical about proposed policing reforms to how unexplained deaths are reported.’
The Independent, 21st April 2022
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Logan Mwangi: mother, stepfather and unnamed teen found guilty of murder – The Guardian
‘A five-year-old boy was murdered by his mother, stepfather and a 14-year-old youth after months of abuse and imprisonment in the “dungeon” of his small, dark bedroom, a jury has found.’
The Guardian, 21st April 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
BAILII: Recent Decisions
High Court (Chancery Division)
A Company, Re [2022] EWHC 943 (Ch) (19 April 2022)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Vardy v News Group Newspapers [2022] EWHC 946 (QB) (21 April 2022)
Source: www.bailii.org
Recent Statutory Instruments – legislation.gov.uk
SI 462/2022 – The Terrorism Prevention and Investigation Measures (Polygraph) Regulations 2022
SI 459/2022 – The Criminal Justice (Sentencing) (Licence Conditions) (Amendment) Order 2022
SI 458/2022 – The Air Navigation (Restriction of Flying) (Farnborough) (No. 2) Regulations 2022
Source: www.legislation.gov.uk
Victim’s domestic abuse allegations against her ex ‘troublingly’ downplayed by family court judge – The Independent
‘Domestic abuse allegations were “troublingly” downplayed by a judge in a case that exposes systemic issues with the family court, a leading barrister has warned.’
The Independent, 20th April 2022
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Ombudsman criticises council after child left without suitable educational provision for 14 months – Local Government Lawyer
‘An investigation by the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman has seen Southend-on-Sea City Council agree to pay £9,000 to the mother of a child who was left without suitable schooling for more than a year.’
Local Government Lawyer, April 2022
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
