‘The law designed to prevent Scottish MPs from voting down legislation affecting England only will be axed, in a new government bid to revive the Union.’
The Independent, 8th July 2021
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A convicted murderer who tackled the Fishmongers’ Hall attacker Usman Khan on London Bridge is to be freed from prison on licence.’
BBC News, 7th July 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Southern Water has denied deliberately dumping raw sewage into seas and rivers on thousands of occasions to avoid investing in its treatment works.’
BBC News, 8th July 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘There is “absolutely no justification” for the government to change the Human Rights Act, a parliamentary inquiry has found.’
The Independent, 8th July 2021
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Jeremy Corbyn is under investigation by parliament’s sleaze watchdog following allegations he did not properly declare financial support given to him for legal disputes related to antisemitism claims.’
The Independent, 8th July 2021
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Migrants who steer dinghies across the English Channel with the sole intention of claiming asylum in port will no longer be prosecuted, the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) has said.’
The Independent, 8th July 2021
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Two Metropolitan police officers have been given misconduct notices over potential failings in the disappearance of teenager Richard Okorogheye.’
The Guardian, 9th July 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A mental health unit has been rated inadequate for the second time in four months after it failed to address risks affecting patient safety.’
BBC news, 9th July 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The government is facing a legal challenge over the use of private email accounts and WhatsApp by ministers and senior officials.’
BBC News, 9th July 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The Court of Appeal has rejected the claim that a man convicted of a sexual offence after a police officer posed online as a child was given inadequate legal advice.’
Legal Futures, 8th July 2021
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘A mother and daughter have been reunited under the rarely used ‘Resolutions Model’ by the Family Court.’
Local Government Lawyer, 8th July 2021
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘Leading homelessness charities have made an unprecedented joint plea to UK ministers to reconsider the police and crime bill, warning it could in effect criminalise large numbers of people simply for being homeless.’
The Guardian, 8th July 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Rebekah Vardy has successfully had parts of Coleen Rooney’s defence thrown out by a judge, in the latest stage of their libel battle.’
BBC News, 7th July 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘This post is not about family law; it’s about defamation law. It involves alleged behaviour by a husband (Bruno Lachaux) to his wife (Afsana Lachaux). Since their separation, Mr and Mrs Lachaux have been involved in litigation in the family court which we wrote about in September last year. That litigation involved both financial matters and children matters. There was also a separate ongoing libel case brought by Mr Lachaux regarding a number of publications about his marriage. Mrs Lachaux was not a party in the libel case.’
Transparency Project, 7th July 2021
Source: www.transparencyproject.org.uk
‘The United Kingdom has been ordered by the European Court of Human Rights to pay damages and legal costs to a social worker who was unfairly accused of professional misconduct by a Family Court judge.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 7th July 2021
Source: ukhumanrightsblog.com
‘A restructuring plan to compromise certain landlord claims was allowed to proceed without being impeded by judgment being entered on a landlord’s claim for arrears.’
Mills & Reeve, 7th July 2021
Source: www.mills-reeve.com
‘Women and girls are being subjected to an epidemic of violence that requires a “radical and bold” shift in how authorities in England and Wales tackle crimes that disproportionately affect female victims, a police watchdog has warned.’
The Guardian, 7th July 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Private landlords have complained that there will be 168 pieces of legislation governing their relations with tenants once the new Building Safety Bill passes through Parliament.’
Local Government Lawyer, 8th July 2021
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘A woman raped by an Elvis impersonator when she was a 15-year-old dancer has said “he no longer controls her life” after he was finally put behind bars.’
BBC News, 7th July 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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