Man jailed for posing as a police officer and trying to ‘arrest’ woman – The Independent
‘A man has been jailed after impersonating a police officer and attempting to “arrest” a woman.’
The Independent, 8th October 2021
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Research Briefing: Powers of attorney and other decision-making powers – House of Commons Library
‘This Commons Library briefing paper deals with powers of attorney and other ways of authorising someone to make a decision for another person in England and Wales.’
House of Commons Library, 6th October 2021
Source: commonslibrary.parliament.uk
Insight: Sarah Everard’s murder: Home Secretary commissions public inquiry – House of Commons Library
‘Priti Patel has launched a non-statutory inquiry following the sentencing of Sarah Everard’s killer. The chair and terms of reference have yet to be announced.’
House of Commons Library, 6th October 2021
Source: commonslibrary.parliament.uk
School’s failure to monitor internet use contributed to teenage girl’s suicide, coroner rules – The Independent
‘A school’s failure to sufficiently monitor the internet activity of an autistic teenage girl “contributed” to her suicide, a coroner has concluded.’
The Independent, 7th October 2021
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Calls for employment law change as parents routinely forced to use holiday leave to look after sick children – The Independent
‘Parents are being forced to use holiday leave to look after their children when they get sick, a new study has found.’
The Independent, 7th October 2021
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Milad Rouf: Student jailed for Brighton acid attack – BBC News
‘A medical student who threw sulphuric acid over his former girlfriend while disguised as a woman has been jailed for 11 years.’
BBC News, 8th October 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Supreme Court backs claimants in QOCS set-off ruling – Legal Futures
‘The Supreme Court has held that defendants cannot set off opposing costs orders in cases covered by qualified one-way costs shifting (QOCS), in what has been hailed as a significant win for claimants.’
Legal Futures, 6th October 2021
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
Crimes of Arrival in the Nationality and Borders Bill – EIN Blog
‘The Nationality and Borders Bill further criminalises people coming to the UK to seek asylum. It does so by switching the emphasis from “entering” the UK to “arriving” in the UK. The difference is significant. Together with a combination of other powers, it means that people can be stopped from crossing the English Channel in small boats and turned away for criminal behaviour. If by luck they land on the English coastline, they can be prosecuted. But many such people will be asylum seekers, with a right to come to the UK and seek asylum. The proposal ignores the provision of the Refugee Convention (Article 31) that prohibits penalties being imposed on Refugees who enter or are present in a country without authorisation. The result is incompatible with UK international commitments.’
EIN Blog, 6th October 2021
Source: www.ein.org.uk
Supreme Court upholds challenge to two Holyrood bills – BBC News
‘Judges at the Supreme Court have ruled that provisions in two bills passed by MSPs were beyond Holyrood’s powers.’
BBC News, 7th October 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Domestic violence: Scheme stops abusers writing to victims from jail – BBC News
‘A scheme to stop jailed domestic abusers terrorising their victims from prison should be rolled out nationwide, a senior figure has said.’
BBC News, 7th October 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Uber facing new UK driver claims of racial discrimination – The Guardian
‘Uber is facing further claims for compensation over racial discrimination from drivers who say they had been falsely dismissed because of malfunctioning face recognition technology.’
The Guardian, 6th October 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
Burnley man who claimed spirits murdered victims jailed – BBC News
‘A man who murdered a doctor and her daughter in “a brutal, shocking attack” has been jailed for life.’
BBC News, 5th October 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
HRA reform in this parliament, Raab promises party faithful – Law Society’s Gazette
‘The Human Rights Act will be overhauled before the next general election, the lord chancellor and justice secretary pledged today.’
Law Society's Gazette, 5th October 2021
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Reading stabbings: Khairi Saadallah to appeal sentence – BBC News
‘A man who stabbed three men to death in a Reading park is seeking permission to appeal his whole-life jail term.’
BBC News, 5th October 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Lilly Hanrahan: Case review finds missed chances to check on killer – BBC News
‘Authorities’ failure to share details about a man before he murdered a girl in his partner’s care “contributed” to her death.’
BBC News, 5th October 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Civil liberties groups criticise Priti Patel’s plan to criminalise protest – The Guardian
‘Civil liberties groups have reacted with dismay to Priti Patel’s plan to criminalise protest groups, saying demonstrations are a “core pillar of any healthy democracy”.’
The Guardian, 5th October 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
The public law jurisdiction of the UK First-tier Tribunal in VAT cases – OUT-LAW.com
‘The UK’s First-tier tax Tribunal (FTT) has no general jurisdiction to judicially review decisions made by HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC), but it can consider public law arguments in some VAT appeals within its jurisdiction, the Upper Tribunal (UT) has said.’
OUT-LAW.com, 5th October 2021
Source: www.pinsentmasons.com
Regulations and guidance issued on support councils must give domestic abuse victims – Local Government Lawyer
‘The Government has published new regulations and guidance setting out the level of support councils are required to provide to domestic abuse victims who need to escape home.’
Local Government Lawyer, 5th October 2021
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘I don’t think I’d be as brave as female Afghan judges’ – BBC News
‘UK High Court judge Mrs Justice McGowan says she personally wouldn’t be “brave enough” to have become a female judge in Afghanistan.’
BBC News, 5th October 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
