Greater Manchester Police officer who had sex with rape victim jailed – BBC News
‘A “predatory” police officer who had a secret sexual relationship with a rape victim has been jailed.’
BBC News, 4th April 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Child Q: Met Police changes strip-search policy in two London boroughs – BBC News
‘A strip-search of any child in two London boroughs will need approval from an inspector in the wake of the Child Q controversy, the Met Police says.’
BBC News, 2nd April 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Oxford college pays damages to woman after alleged rape by fellow student – The Guardian
‘A University of Oxford college has pledged to overhaul its handling of sexual assault cases after paying damages to settle a legal action taken by a woman who said she was raped by a fellow student.’
The Guardian, 1st April 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
High Court finds council in contempt of court over failure to comply with mandatory injunction on placement planning for autistic young man – Local Government Lawyer
‘A High Court judge has found Cardiff City Council in contempt of court over its failure to comply with a mandatory injunction in a case concerning future placement planning for a young man with a range of diagnoses including autistic spectrum disorder and severe communication and learning difficulties.’
Local Government Lawyer, 1st April 2022
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Service and admin charges – from the Upper Tribunal – Nearly Legal
‘The First Tier Tribunal had been wrong to grant dispensation from section 20 consultation requirements on the basis that the freeholder “had started the consultation process and had kept the leaseholders of flats in the block informed until the works became sufficiently urgent that the respondent had had to carry them out without waiting for the consultation to be completed.”’
Nearly Legal, 3rd April 2022
Source: nearlylegal.co.uk
Radlett anaesthetist jailed for arranging child sex abuse – BBC News
‘An NHS consultant anaesthetist who was caught by police while arranging to sexually abuse a seven-year-old girl has been jailed for 28 months.’
BBC News, 2nd April 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Lewis Graham: The Reed Court by Numbers: How Shallow is the ‘Shallow End’? – UK Constitutional Law Association
‘In a recent critical essay for the London Review of Books, Conor Gearty penned a wonderful, if provocative, account of the recent output of the UK Supreme Court, and attributed a substantial amount of influence to its President, Lord Reed. His “commitment to formalism”, said Gearty, has led to a series of decisions which shrink human rights protections, valorise the state and (especially) the government, and “insulate the decision-maker from judicial review” in all but the most extreme circumstances. The Supreme Court, he suggested, is in no danger of being out of its depth; Reed has marshalled the judges to the safe waters of “the shallow end”.’
UK Constitutional Law Association, 4th April 2022
Source: ukconstitutionallaw.org
No-fault divorce: rush expected as new law introduced in England and Wales – The Guardian
‘Lawyers are expecting a surge in applications from separating couples when no-fault divorce is introduced in England and Wales on Wednesday.’
The Guardian, 3rd April 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
Shrewsbury maternity report: Uncovering the biggest NHS maternity scandal – BBC News
‘A damning report this week revealed the catastrophic failings at an NHS trust, where at least 201 babies and nine mothers might have survived with better maternity care. Michael Buchanan has led the BBC’s investigation into the scandal and first reported concerns five years ago, but he says he’s not done in Shrewsbury yet.’
BBC News, 2nd April 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Delaying new law ‘gives green light to rogue employers’, says TUC – The Guardian
‘Britain’s top union leader has written to the business secretary, Kwasi Kwarteng, to warn the government that dropping plans to legislate for tougher employment rights after mass sackings at P&O Ferries would “side with bad bosses”.’
The Guardian, 4th April 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
MP welcomes parole reforms after Pitchfork release – BBC News
‘An MP who campaigned against the release of double child killer Colin Pitchfork has welcomed “landmark” changes to the parole system.’
BBC News, 1st April 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
What you need to know about the new High Potential Individual visa route – EIN Blog
‘The High Potential Individual (HPI) route is similar to the Graduate route but offered to recent graduates of the top ranking universities outside the UK. This route opens on 30 May 2022.’
EIN Blog, 31st March 2022
Source: www.ein.org.uk
Salford man jailed after refusing to grant his wife Jewish religious divorce – The Guardian
‘The owner of a property company has been jailed for 18 months for controlling or coercive behaviour after refusing to grant his wife a religious divorce.’
The Guardian, 1st April 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
Met police officer charged with GBH after man paralysed by Taser – The Guardian
‘A Metropolitan police officer has been charged with grievous bodily harm after a black man was shot with a Taser and left paralysed from the chest down.’
The Guardian, 31st March 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
Basingstoke deaths: Babysitter jailed for murdering child’s parents – BBC News
‘A babysitter who murdered a married couple in a “frenzied” stabbing while their young son slept in his room has been jailed for a minimum of 34 years.’
BBC News, 31st March 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Conversion therapy’: Ban to go-ahead but not cover trans people – BBC News
‘The government insists it will ban so-called conversion therapy for gay or bisexual people in England and Wales – but not for transgender people.’
BBC News, 1st April 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Britons living overseas for 15 years to get right to vote in UK elections – The Guardian
‘British nationals living overseas for more than 15 years are set to get the right to vote in UK general elections, after a proposed change in the law passed a critical stage in the House of Lords.’
The Guardian, 31st March 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
Court of Appeal allows appeal over placement order after judicial analysis “fell significantly short” – Local Government Lawyer
‘The Court of Appeal has overturned a decision to make a placement order for an 18-month-old boy after finding that the judicial analysis “fell significantly short”.’
Local Government Lawyer, 31st March 2022
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
