The Lionel Cohen Lecture 2021: Judges and Academics, and the Endless Road to Unattainable Perfection – Supreme Court

Posted December 14th, 2021 in judgments, judiciary, lectures, Supreme Court by sally

‘Judges and Academics, and the Endless Road to Unattainable Perfection – Lord Burrows’

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Supreme Court, 6th December 2021

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Judicial decision-making: case studies from Biblical times and now: The Rt Hon. Lady Rose of Colmworth DBE – Supreme Court

Posted December 14th, 2021 in human rights, Judaism, judiciary, lectures, reporting restrictions, trusts, wills by sally

‘Judicial decision-making: case studies from Biblical times and now – The Rt Hon Lady Rose of Colmworth DBE”

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Supreme Court, 1st December 2021

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The black box of the judicial visit to P – Local Government Lawyer

Posted December 14th, 2021 in Court of Protection, families, judiciary, medical treatment, news by sally

‘The Court of Appeal has made some very important observations about the role of judicial visits in Court of Protection cases, writes Alexander Ruck Keene.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 10th December 2021

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High Court can still authorise deprivation of liberty of child in unregistered home in “imperative conditions of necessity”: Court of Appeal – Local Government Lawyer

‘The statutory scheme established by Section 22C of the Children Act 1989 does not allow unregistered placements, but does not expressly prohibit them, and in cases where conditions of imperative necessity require a child to be placed in such a setting, common law steps in and allows the High Court to exercise its inherent jurisdiction to authorise a deprivation of liberty, the Court of Appeal has ruled.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 13th December 2021

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Fraudster jailed for near £400k payment recovery scam – Crown Prosecution Service

Posted December 14th, 2021 in fraud, news, sentencing by sally

‘A fraudster has been imprisoned today (13 December 2021) for duping a victim out of nearly £400,000 in a payment recovery fraud.’

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Crown Prosecution Service, 13th December 2021

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Representative claimants generally entitled to CPO costs, tribunal rules – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted December 14th, 2021 in competition, costs, news, representative actions, tribunals by sally

‘Representative claimants in collective actions are generally entitled to recover the costs of obtaining a collective proceedings order (CPO), the Competition Appeal Tribunal has ruled. It ordered three train operators accused of overcharging passengers to make a £780,000 interim payment on account.’

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Law Society's Gazette, 13th December 2021

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SRA to pay record £228,000 to cover costs of ‘regrettable’ prosecution – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted December 14th, 2021 in costs, news, prosecutions, solicitors, Solicitors Regulation Authority by sally

‘The Solicitors Regulation Authority has paid £228,000 to cover the legal costs of a solicitor following a prosecution abandoned a month before trial.’

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Law Society's Gazette, 13th December 2021

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Ex-Fat Duck pastry chef sues for £200k over RSI claims – The Guardian

Posted December 14th, 2021 in industrial injuries, news, personal injuries by sally

‘A former pastry chef at Heston Blumenthal’s Fat Duck restaurant has claimed she was left with crippling repetitive strain injury from placing sweets into bags using tweezers and hand-making chocolate playing cards and about 550 whisky wine gums a day, court documents show.’

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The Guardian, 13th December 2021

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New law will exempt historical abuse payments from means testing across UK – The Independent

Posted December 14th, 2021 in benefits, child abuse, compensation, news by sally

‘A change to the law that will see historical, institutional abuse, compensation payments exempted from benefit means testing in Great Britain has been welcomed.’

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The Independent, 13th December 2021

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‘Determined’ Carlisle paedophile jailed in vigilante snare – BBC News

Posted December 14th, 2021 in child abuse, news, sexual grooming, sexual offences, telecommunications by sally

‘A “determined paedophile” who sent sexual messages to what he thought was a 14-year-old girl has been jailed.’

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BBC News, 14th December 2021

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Woman who racially abused pub doorman on Birmingham night out jailed – BBC News

Posted December 14th, 2021 in assault, guilty pleas, news, racism, sentencing by sally

‘A woman who racially abused and assaulted a pub doorman has been jailed for 14 weeks.’

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BBC News, 13th December 2021

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Natwest fined £264m after taking deposits of laundered cash in bin bags – The Guardian

Posted December 14th, 2021 in banking, fines, money laundering, news by sally

‘NatWest has been fined more than £264m for anti-money-laundering failures that involved black bin liners stuffed full of cash being deposited, and sums so large that one branch’s two floor-to-ceiling safes proved “inadequate” for storing it all.’

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The Guardian, 13th December 2021

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Rape victims with minor criminal convictions blocked from financial compensation – The Independent

Posted December 14th, 2021 in compensation, criminal records, news, rape, sexual offences, victims by sally

‘Hundreds of sexual assault and rape victims with minor criminal convictions are being denied financial compensation, The Independent can reveal.’

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The Independent, 13th December 2021

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Post Office scandal: Government to foot bill for postmasters’ compensation – BBC News

Posted December 14th, 2021 in compensation, false accounting, miscarriage of justice, news, postal service, theft by sally

‘The government has agreed to foot the bill for the compensation of former Post Office workers who were falsely convicted of theft in the long-running Horizon saga.’

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BBC News, 13th December 2021

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Priti Patel faces legal action over Windrush Compensation Scheme failures – The Independent

Posted December 14th, 2021 in citizenship, colonies, compensation, immigration, news by sally

‘Priti Patel is facing legal action for the Windrush Compensation Scheme’s failure to pay out to victims – with just 5 per cent receiving money in the four years since the scandal came to light.’

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The Independent, 13th December 2021

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Raab to claim overhaul of human rights law will counter ‘political correctness’ – The Guardian

Posted December 14th, 2021 in bills, deportation, freedom of expression, human rights, news by sally

‘Dominic Raab is to outline a sweeping overhaul of human rights law that he claims will counter “wokery and political correctness” and expedite the deportation of foreign criminals.’

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The Guardian, 14th December 2021

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Harry Dunn crash: Anne Sacoolas case to go before UK court – BBC News

Posted December 14th, 2021 in diplomats, homicide, immunity, motorcycles, news, prosecutions, road traffic by sally

‘The case of Anne Sacoolas, the US national charged over the death of motorcyclist Harry Dunn, is to be heard by a UK court, prosecutors have said.’

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BBC news, 13th December 2021

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BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted December 13th, 2021 in law reports by sally

Court of Appeal (Civil Division)

Kaitey, R (On the Application Of) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2021] EWCA Civ 1875 (10 December 2021)

Griffiths v Tickle & Ors [2021] EWCA Civ 1882 (10 December 2021)

Termhouse (Clarendon Court) Management Ltd v Al-Balhaa [2021] EWCA Civ 1881 (10 December 2021)

Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)

AWA, R. v [2021] EWCA Crim 1877 (10 December 2021)

Allen & Ors v Post Office Ltd & Anor [2021] EWCA Crim 1874 (10 December 2021)

Akle & Anor, R. v [2021] EWCA Crim 1879 (10 December 2021)

High Court (Administrative Court)

Canham, R (On the Application Of) v Director of Public Prosecutions [2021] EWHC 3361 (Admin) (10 December 2021)

High Court (Commercial Court)

De Boinville v I G Index Ltd [2021] EWHC 3326 (Comm) (10 December 2021)

High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)

Sahota v Middlesex Broadcasting Corporation Ltd & Ors [2021] EWHC 3363 (QB) (10 December 2021)

Source: www.bailii.org

Unorthodox Covid Views and Medical Regulation – Richard Smith – UK Human Rights Blog

‘White v General Medical Council [2021] EWHC 3286 (Admin) (03 December 2021). A case in which the High Court reminds the regulator of requirements for imposing curbs on free speech.’

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UK Human Rights Blog, 7th December 2021

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HMCTS: Public prefers remote hearings but professionals see declining respect – Legal Futures

Posted December 13th, 2021 in coronavirus, courts, HM Courts Service, news, remote hearings, statistics, trials by sally

‘Public users of the courts generally prefer remote to in-person hearings, but they have led to declining levels of respect, formality and concentration, according to government research.’

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Legal Futures, 13th December 2021

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk