NHS trust fined £1.6m over failings in baby deaths – BBC News
‘An NHS trust has been fined £1.6m for “avoidable failings” connected to the deaths of three babies in 2021.’
BBC News, 12th February 2025
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Paolo Sandro: Soft, But for Whom? Law and the Creation of Accountability – UK Constitutional Law Association
‘Five years on, and with a potential new pandemic on the horizon (if not already here), researchers from all disciplines have been very busy evaluating how the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic was managed by different governments around the world. In legal and political studies, for example, there is a growing body of literature which considers the encroachment on civil liberties effected by so-called “lockdown” policies and their overall impact on the rule of law.’
UK Constitutional Law Association, 12th February 2025
Source: ukconstitutionallaw.org
MoJ apologises to woman subjected to racism in prison mother and baby unit – The Guardian
‘The Ministry of Justice has apologised to a black woman who suffered racist abuse in a prison’s mother and baby unit where her son was referred to as a “monkey”.’
The Guardian, 12th February 2025
Source: www.theguardian.com
Sam Kerr found not guilty of racially aggravated harassment of police officer – The Guardian
Sam Kerr has been found not guilty of racially aggravated harassment after calling a police officer “fucking stupid and white” after he doubted her claims of being “held hostage” in a taxi.
The Guardian, 11th February 2025
Source: www.theguardian.com
Unpaid carer wins overpayment penalty case against DWP – The Guardian
‘Unpaid carer Andrea Tucker has won a legal victory against the Department for Work and Pensions, overturning its demand she repay £4,600 for alleged breaches in benefit rules.’
The Guardian, 12th February 2025
Source: www.theguardian.com
JAC explores adding disability to ‘equal merit’ tie-breaker – Legal Futures
‘The Judicial Appointments Commission (JAC) is actively exploring whether disability could be added to the ‘equal merit’ approach to the selection of judges, its vice-chair said this week.’
Legal Futures, 12th February 2025
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
Key reforms in the Renters’ Rights Bill and their impact on tenants and landlords – Kingsley Napley Real Estate Law Blog
‘This Bill, which was originally introduced by the previous government as the Renters’ Reform Bill, seeks to level-up the perceived current imbalance between residential landlords and tenants by bestowing on tenants greater rights and security. But critics argue that the proposed reforms go too far in favour of tenants. So, what are the current key reforms affecting private residential tenancies?’
Kingsley Napley Real Estate Law Blog, 11th February 2025
Source: www.kingsleynapley.co.uk
Provisions to treat unaccompanied asylum seekers as adults if they refuse scientific age assessments to be scrapped – Local Government Lawyer
‘Provisions that would see unaccompanied asylum seekers treated as adults if they refused a scientific age assessment without “reasonable grounds” are set to be scrapped by Government.’
Local Government Lawyer, 11th February 2025
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Fifteen years on – The impact of Radmacher on UK prenups and divorces – Kingsley Napley Family Law Blog
‘It is now some fifteen years since the UK Supreme Court gave its landmark decision in the case of Radmacher v Granatino [2010] UKSC 42 on the use and effectiveness of prenuptial agreements. In doing so it moved the emphasis on to holding the parties to their bargain when setting out the principle that “the court should give effect to a nuptial agreement that is freely entered into by each party with a full appreciation of its implications unless in the circumstances prevailing it would not be fair to hold the parties to their agreement.”‘
Kingsley Napley Family Law Blog, 5th February 2025
Source: www.kingsleynapley.co.uk
Judge’s sperm donor warning over man who ‘fathered 180 children’ – BBC News
‘A sperm donor who claims to have fathered more than 180 children has been used by a judge to warn of the dangers of unregulated sperm donation.’
BBC News, 11th February 2025
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
UK to refuse citizenship to refugees who have ‘made a dangerous journey’ – The Guardian
‘The Home Office has been accused of quietly blocking thousands of refugees from applying for citizenship if they arrived in the UK by small boats or hidden in vehicles.’
The Guardian, 11th February 2025
Source: www.theguardian.com
Legal Services Board has “duty to act” on profession’s diversity – Legal Futures
‘The Legal Services Board (LSB) not only has “the right to act” to improve diversity in the legal profession, but is under “a duty to act”, its new chief executive has said.’
Legal Futures, 11th February 2025
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
Parking rules to change after ‘five-minute fines’ – BBC News
‘Private parking rules are set to change to ensure motorists are not unfairly penalised if they do not pay within five minutes.’
BBC News, 12th February 2025
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Next ad banned over ‘unhealthily thin’ model in digitally altered leggings – The Guardian
‘The UK advertising watchdog has banned an advert from high street retailer Next for featuring an “unhealthily thin” model in digitally altered clothing.’
The Guardian, 12th February 2025
Source: www.theguardian.com
Church risks further crisis if it doesn’t act, says ex-child abuse inquiry chair – BBC News
‘The Church of England risks further crisis if it fails to adopt a sweeping new independent system to keep people safe, the former head of a national inquiry into child sexual abuse has said.’
BBC News, 11th February 2025
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Deprivation of liberty and profound disability – an urgent need for appellate clarification – Mental Capacity Law and Policy
‘Another in the Lieven J-inspired line of challenges to Cheshire West can be found in Re V (Profound Disabilities) [2025] EWHC 200 (Fam), concerning a 15 year old boy with “profound enduring disabilities”.’
Mental Capacity Law and Policy, 10th February 2025
Appealing Home Office decisions: understanding your rights and options – EIN Blog
‘The UK Home Office grants several million visas each year, and refusal rates (other than for asylum claims) are relatively low. If you do face the heartbreak of a negative decision, what can you do? Plans may have to change and futures rethought. However, in some cases, negative decisions can be appealed, and you can make your case to a Tribunal Judge. Not every decision can be appealed – often you will be given a right of administrative review, which is an internal Home Office process. It is important from the outset that you know what remedies you have if the Home Office does not grant your application.’
EIN Blog, 11th February 2025
Source: www.ein.org.uk
Mark K Heatley: The Disadvantages of Local Legislation – UK Constitutional Law Association
‘The term Private Acts of Parliament (PA) is widely used to include local Acts, that benefit organizations such as local authorities or authorize major infrastructure projects and are often of limited geographical extent, or personal Acts that benefit individuals. This post considers the reasons for the decline in the enaction of Local Acts of Parliament (LAs), which began in the nineteenth century with the process of enacting local legislation by provisional order. Provisional orders were introduced as a substitute for LAs and were issued by a Minister following a local inquiry, under the authority of an Act of Parliament, but required a later individual and specific confirmatory Act of Parliament. Although their occasional use has persisted, they in turn were largely replaced by Special Procedure Orders following the passing of the Statutory Orders (Special Procedure) Act in 1945.’
UK Constitutional Law Association, 11th February 2025
Source: ukconstitutionallaw.org
The limits of discretion in case management decisions – Quarterly Medical Law Review
‘Prescott-Brann v Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust [2024] EWHC 3314 (KB). The underlying claim was an action in clinical negligence. The Claimant’s case was that a negligent delay in the diagnosis and treatment of his stroke had caused or materially contributed to an ongoing thromboembolic event in his left vertebral artery, thereby worsening a neurological injury. The claim was brought against two defendants: the hospital trust and a diagnostic clinician.’
Quarterly Medical Law Review, 6th February 2025
Source: 1corqmlr.com
