Current Awareness – Page 717 – Legal News selected by the Inner Temple Library

Domestic Abuse Bill – What does it mean for victims of domestic abuse in the family courts? – Garden Court Chambers

Posted February 25th, 2021 in bills, domestic violence, family courts, news, victims by sally

‘In the year ending March 2019, an estimated 2.4 million adults aged 16 to 74 years experienced domestic abuse in the last year (1.6 million women and 786,000 men). The government was elected with a manifesto commitment to pass the Domestic Abuse Bill, which passed the House of Commons in July 2020, and is set to become law once it has passed through the House of Lords.’

Garden Court Chambers, 24th February 2021

Source: www.gardencourtchambers.co.uk

Mischief Wrought by Stephen Sedley – London Review of Books

Posted February 25th, 2021 in compensation, health & safety, human rights, news by sally

‘The United Kingdom has in recent years been blighted by a compensation culture generated by health and safety legislation and human rights laws and promoted by well-paid legal aid lawyers and credulous judges. We know these to be facts because newspapers and electronic media have exposed them fearlessly. David Cameron, when he was prime minister, was so concerned about the situation that he appointed the veteran Tory politician and entrepreneur Lord Young to report on the state of health and safety legislation and “the rise of the compensation culture over the last decade”. Young reported that the problem, fuelled as it was by media stories, was “one of perception rather than reality”. Nothing daunted, the prime minister wrote in his foreword to the report: “A damaging compensation culture has arisen …”‘

London Review of Books, 4th March 2021

Source: www.lrb.co.uk

Inside a domestic violence call centre – BBC News

Posted February 25th, 2021 in charities, coronavirus, domestic violence, news, victims by sally

‘A major charity working with victims of domestic abuse says calls to their 24-hour helpline increased by more than 50 per cent in the year of the pandemic.’

BBC News, 24th February 2021

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Today in Focus Podcast: Freshwater – The Guardian

Posted February 25th, 2021 in appeals, drug offences, news, podcasts by sally

‘Today [23 February], the Freshwater Five case is in front of the court of appeal after the disclosure of new evidence that the defence says points to the men’s conviction being unsafe. Why has it taken a decade to get to this point?’

The Guardian, 23rd February 2021

Source: www.theguardian.com

Court of Appeal upholds rejection of CAAD appeal but rules Upper Tribunal did not have power to make costs order – Local Government Lawyer

Posted February 25th, 2021 in compulsory purchase, costs, local government, news, planning, tribunals by sally

‘The Upper Tribunal did not have the power to make a costs order in a dispute over a certificate of appropriate alternative development (CAAD), the Court of Appeal has found.’

Local Government Lawyer, 25th February 2021

Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk

Police officer struck boy in custody across the face – BBC News

Posted February 25th, 2021 in assault, children, news, police, sentencing by sally

‘A police officer has been found guilty of battery after he struck a child who was in custody in the face.’

BBC News, 24th February 2021

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Judges overturn conviction for refusal to give name and address in case of suspected Covid regulations breach – Local Government Lawyer

Posted February 25th, 2021 in coronavirus, human rights, identification, news, regulations by sally

‘The Administrative Court has ruled that a man was entitled to refuse to give his name and address to a police officer who wanted to issue a fixed penalty notice for breach of lockdown regulations.’

Local Government Lawyer, 24th February 2021

Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk

Failure to enact public duty law ‘has worsened England inequality in pandemic’ – The Guardian

Posted February 25th, 2021 in coronavirus, equality, news, statutory duty by sally

‘The failure of successive governments to enact part of the Equality Act, which would have imposed a duty to address socio-economic disadvantage, has exacerbated inequalities in England during the coronavirus pandemic, a thinktank has claimed.’

The Guardian, 24th February 2021

Source: www.theguardian.com

Skewen: Coal Authority ‘not liable’ for mine flood damage – BBC News

Posted February 25th, 2021 in compensation, news, Wales, water by sally

‘People flooded out of their homes after a mine blow-out say it is “disgusting” the Coal Authority is refusing to accept liability for the damage caused.’

BBC News, 25th February 2021

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Climate change “could transform legal profession” – Legal Futures

Posted February 25th, 2021 in choice of forum, climate change, disclosure, environmental protection, legal profession, legal services, news, reports by sally

‘Helping clients cope with the repercussions of climate change could transform the legal profession, a Law Society report has predicted, as lawyers focus on “proactive risk management advice”, knowledge of numerous legal frameworks and “out-of-the-box thinking”.’

Legal Futures, 25th February 2021

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

Welsh watchdog criticises lack of action since home-school scurvy death – The Guardian

Posted February 25th, 2021 in children, education, health, news, Wales by sally

‘The Welsh government is failing in its legal duty to protect the rights of home-educated children a decade after a boy who was being taught by his parents slipped under the radar of education and health officials and died of scurvy, an official report has concluded.’

The Guardian, 25th February 2021

Source: www.theguardian.com

The Human Rights Act, 1998 – Oxford Human Rights Hub

Posted February 25th, 2021 in bills, human rights, news by sally

‘A striking feature of the history of Europe since the ending of WW II has been the origin, development, application and enforcement of the international movement for the protection of human rights. That movement has become a vital part of the government of the continent of Europe; it has affected both the larger and smaller states, and brought together states which were enemies in WWII, or were opposed to each other in the Cold War before the fall of the Berlin wall and the ending of communism in many European states.’

Oxford Human Rights Hub, 24th February 2021

Source: ohrh.law.ox.ac.uk

Landlords win appeals over “unfair” FTT proceedings where – in absence of hearing – criminal offences found to have been committed – Local Government Lawyer

Posted February 25th, 2021 in health & safety, houses in multiple occupation, news, penalties, rent, repayment, standard of proof by sally

‘Three private landlords have won appeals at the Upper Tribunal (Lands Chamber) over whether the criminal standard of proof was met in rent disputes at the First Tier Tribunal (FTT).’

Local Government Lawyer, 25th February 2021

Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk

Case Preview: Balhousie Holdings Ltd v Commissioners for Her Majesty’s Revenue & Customs (Scotland) – UKSC Blog

Posted February 25th, 2021 in care homes, leases, news, sale of land, Scotland, Supreme Court, VAT by sally

‘In this post, Jacob Gilkes, a member of the tax team at CMS, previews the decision awaited from the UK Supreme Court in the matter of Balhousie Holdings Limited v The Commissioners for Her Majesty’s Revenue & Customs, which concerns whether a sale and leaseback transaction should be regarded for VAT purposes as a disposal by the seller of its “entire interest” in the building.’

UKSC Blog, 25th February 2021

Source: ukscblog.com

‘Very dangerous’ Plymouth man jailed for grooming girls on Snapchat – BBC News

Posted February 25th, 2021 in child abuse, internet, news, sentencing, sexual grooming, telecommunications by sally

‘A “very dangerous” man in his thirties who pretended to be 15-years-old to groom three young girls on social media, has been jailed.’

BBC News, 24th February 2021

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Suspended sentence for fraudster who created bogus claims company – Litigation Futures

Posted February 25th, 2021 in accidents, claims management, fraud, news, road traffic, sentencing, suspended sentences by sally

‘A fraudster who faked a road traffic accident and invented a fictitious accident management company to facilitate a whiplash claim has been handed a suspended prison sentence.’

Litigation Futures, 24th February 2021

Source: www.litigationfutures.com

Landlord loses appeal over rent repayment order for HMO occupied by tenants housed at direction of council – Local Government Lawyer

Posted February 25th, 2021 in houses in multiple occupation, landlord & tenant, local government, news, rent, repayment by sally

‘Sefton Metropolitan Borough Council has secured more than £13,000 in a rent repayment order after the failure of an appeal against it.’

Local Government Lawyer, 25th February 2021

Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk

Rapist John Worboys loses appeal against two life sentences – The Guardian

Posted February 25th, 2021 in appeals, news, rape, sentencing by sally

‘The black-cab driver John Worboys has lost his appeal against the two additional life sentences he received in 2019 when more victims of the serial rapist came forward.’

The Guardian, 24th February 2021

Source: www.theguardian.com

Government urged to ensure convicted sex offenders cannot work as tutors – BBC News

Posted February 25th, 2021 in child abuse, children, criminal records, education, news, sexual offences, vetting by sally

‘The government is being urged to close a legal loophole to stop convicted sex offenders working with children as private tutors.’

BBC News, 25th February 2021

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

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