‘An automated system that screens welfare claimants for signs they might commit fraud or error has based its verdicts in part on applicants’ age, it has emerged, sparking calls for a review of whether the system is legal.’
The Guardian, 18th July 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The plans would see the Ivory Act broadened to cover more animals, with ministers saying elephants are not the only species at risk. The proposed protections opened for public consultation on Saturday [17 July], and the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs has urged industry stakeholders and members of the public to share their views.’
The Guardian, 17th July 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘In 2018, Frome Town Council tried to pass a bylaw giving part of the river [Frome] and the adjacent Rodden meadow the status of a person in law. This would establish their right to exist, flourish and thrive, and for the river to flow freely and have a natural water cycle, as well as ensuring timely and effective restoration if they were damaged.’
The Guardian, 17th July 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A charity has launched a legal challenge against Boris Johnson’s £4bn of cuts to the foreign aid budget which critics warn will cause significant suffering to some of the world’s poorest people.’
The Guardian, 16th July 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The police officer who murdered Sarah Everard has been dismissed from the Metropolitan Police, a week after admitting the crime.’
BBC News, 17th July 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Three men have been jailed for killing a man in a fight outside a bar.
Shane Mayer, 21, died in hospital after being stabbed in Darlaston, West Midlands, in July 2019.’
BBC News, 17th July 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Stalking offences in England and Wales have seen a “significant increase” during the pandemic, according to police.’
Each Other, 15th July 2021
Source: eachother.org.uk
‘Reading by the Deputy Senior Presiding Judge: English Law and Descent into Complexity.’
Courts & Tribunals Judiciary, 15th July 2021
Source: www.judiciary.uk
‘Joshua Viney, barrister, and Henry Pritchard, pupil barrister, both of 1 Hare Court, explore the circumstances in which it might be unfair to apply the CMS formula.’
Family Law Week, 14th July 2021
Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk
‘A police sergeant from London’s Metropolitan Police, who used his iPhone to spy on a woman whilst she was showering, has been spared jail.’
The Independent, 15th July 2021
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Virginity testing, where women are examined to see if their hymen is intact, and repair surgery are set to be outlawed in England and Wales. North West Durham Conservative MP Richard Holden has introduced a clause to the Health and Care Bill, which seeks to ban both procedures.’
BBC News, 15th July 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Two officers have been sacked after a woman suffered a head injury when the driver of a police van deliberately braked on the way to custody.’
BBC News, 15th July 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Two former members of the Sex Pistols are suing singer Johnny Rotten for the right to use the band’s songs in an upcoming television series about the anarchic punk rock icons.’
The Independent, 15th July 2021
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
Eslick, R. v [2021] EWCA Crim 1073 (15 July 2021)
High Court (Administrative Court)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Pescatore v Valentino & Ors [2021] EWHC 1953 (Ch) (15 July 2021)
Tonstate Group Ltd & Ors v Wojakovski & Ors (Costs) [2021] EWHC 1995 (Ch) (15 July 2021)
High Court (Family Division)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Source: www.bailii.org
‘Zimbabwean nationals who have been in the UK for decades and have British children are being rounded up for removal on a charter flight to Harare next week, The Independent can reveal.’
The Independent, 15th July 2021
Source: www.independent.co.uk
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