New Judgment: R (on the application of Z and Anor) (AP) v Hackney London Borough Council and Anor [2020] UKSC 40 – UKSC Blog

Posted October 19th, 2020 in appeals, charities, equality, housing, Judaism, landlord & tenant, local government, news, race discrimination, Supreme Court by sally

‘The Supreme Court unanimously dismissed this appeal about the application of anti-discrimination law to charities, where they are established to provide benefits (in this case, social housing) for particular groups which are the subject of their charitable objectives. The relevant anti-discrimination laws are contained in the Equality Act 2010 and Council Directive 2000/43/EC of 29 June 2000 (the “Race Directive”).’

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UKSC Blog, 16th October 2020

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Police 999 callouts to people suffering mental health crises soar – The Guardian

Posted October 19th, 2020 in mental health, news, police, statistics by sally

‘The police are being called to deal with soaring numbers of incidents involving people suffering from mental health crises, sparking fresh concern about lack of NHS help for the mentally ill.’

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The Guardian, 18th October 2020

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What Has Judicial Review Ever Done For Us? – Each Other

Posted October 19th, 2020 in constitutional law, government departments, human rights, judicial review, judiciary, news, Supreme Court by sally

‘It helped thousands of students across the country to have “discriminatory” computer-calculated exam grades scrapped this summer. It enabled health workers on the Covid frontlines to challenge the government over personal protective equipment shortages. It helped Gurkha veterans, who have been part of the British Army for centuries, challenge a policy which denied them settlement in the UK. And it kept a “dangerous” rapist behind bars.’

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Each Other, 16th October 2020

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UK needs judges to limit government power, says Lord Kerr – The Guardian

Posted October 19th, 2020 in constitutional law, criminal justice, government departments, human rights, immigration, judges, judicial review, judiciary, news, parliament by sally

‘The last thing the country needs is a government in which ministers exercise “unbridled power”, the UK’s longest serving supreme court justice has said.’

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The Guardian, 19th October 2020

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ICO fine for British Airways lands at £20m – Panopticon

Posted October 19th, 2020 in airlines, coronavirus, data protection, fines, news, ombudsmen by sally

‘Ever since the Information Commissioner issued British Airways with a notice proposing to impose a massive fine of £183.39m for a data breach incident in 2018, we have all be waiting with bated breath to see how that process would conclude. A fine at that level would have been the largest ever issued by a data protection regulator in Europe, and would have dwarfed the eye-watering €50m proposed by the French data protection authority CNIL in respect of Google’s advertisement personalisation practices, affecting millions of French citizens. The prospect of BA, a corporate victim of a criminal cyber-attack affecting around 400,000 people’s (mostly payment-card) data, being subject to fine in excess of 4x as large certainly grabbed the headlines.’

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Panopticon, 19th October 2020

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PI firms face deluge of costs claims after High Court ruling – Legal Futures

Posted October 19th, 2020 in compensation, costs, law firms, news, personal injuries by sally

‘Personal injury (PI) law firms that fail to spell out in their retainers the costs clients could be liable for beyond what is recovered from defendants face a wave of litigation following a landmark High Court ruling.’

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Legal Futures, 19th October 2020

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PC Andrew Harper death: Why his family wants the law to change – BBC News

Posted October 19th, 2020 in bereavement, criminal justice, emergency services, families, homicide, imprisonment, murder, news, police, sentencing, unlawful killing by sally

‘The sentences handed down to the killers of PC Andrew Harper have sparked much public debate and resulted in his widow and mother launching rival campaigns calling for tougher punishments for those who kill emergency services workers.’

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BBC News, 18th October 2020

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When is it too harsh to separate a child from their parent? – UK Human Rights Blog

Posted October 19th, 2020 in appeals, children, criminal justice, deportation, families, human rights, immigration, news, statutory interpretation by sally

‘There has, in recent years, been a proliferation of case law on appeals against deportation by foreign national criminals on grounds of private and family life. The statutory scheme is complex enough, but the various tests (“unduly harsh”, “very compelling circumstances”) have also been subject to extensive judicial gloss, leaving practitioners and judges to wade through a confusing sea of alphabet-country soup case names.’

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UK Human Rights Blog, 16th October 2020

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Extending custody time limit will hit BAME people hardest, MoJ told – The Guardian

Posted October 19th, 2020 in coronavirus, Crown Court, custody, delay, equality, Ministry of Justice, news, police, proportionality, time limits by sally

‘Extending the amount of time unconvicted defendants can await trial in prison will have a disproportionate impact on people who are black, Asian or from other ethnic minorities, according to official advice handed to ministers.’

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The Guardian, 16th October 2020

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Remote hearings “can bring horror into your home”, says judge – Legal Futures

Posted October 19th, 2020 in coronavirus, families, family courts, judges, news, remote hearings by sally

‘A particularly unwelcome issue for judges hearing cases remotely is that some of the most disturbing elements of serious family cases are being heard at home, a High Court judge reported last week.’

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Legal Futures, 19th October 2020

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How smart devices are exploited for domestic abuse – BBC News

Posted October 19th, 2020 in coercive & controlling behaviour, computer programs, coronavirus, domestic violence, internet, news, spying, telecommunications by sally

‘The number of domestic abuse cases has increased dramatically since the UK’s Covid lockdown – and tech has played a role.’

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BBC News, 18th October 2020

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Nicholas Reed Langen: Is the Supreme Court more interventionist? – UK Constitutional Law Association

Posted October 19th, 2020 in constitutional law, judges, judiciary, news, parliament, Supreme Court by sally

‘The global outpouring of grief upon the death of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg in September showed how complete her transfer from justice of the Supreme Court to international icon was. Notorious enough to just be known by her initials, RBG was a judge celebrated in popular culture like no other. Hollywood A-lister Felicity Jones portrayed her in the Hollywood biopic, On the Basis of Sex, the antihero Deadpool considered drafting her for the X-Force, a team of superhero mutants, in Deadpool 2, and even Lego got in on the act, creating a mini-figure of her after the release of The Lego Movie 2.’

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UK Constitutional Law Association, 14th October 2020

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UK supreme court backs housing charity’s ‘Jewish only’ rule – The Guardian

Posted October 19th, 2020 in appeals, charities, equality, housing, Judaism, landlord & tenant, local government, news, race discrimination, Supreme Court by sally

‘A woman seeking housing in east London who alleged racial discrimination when a housing charity reserved its properties for Orthodox Jewish people has lost her case at the supreme court.’

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The Guardian, 16th October 2020

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Court of Appeal to have power to depart from EU law – Litigation Futures

Posted October 19th, 2020 in appeals, brexit, courts, EC law, Ministry of Justice, news, Supreme Court by sally

‘The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) is to allow the Court of Appeal as well as the Supreme Court to depart from European Union case law from next year, despite the opposition of a majority of respondents to a consultation.’

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Litigation Futures, 19th October 2020

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Drivers to be banned from picking up mobile phones – BBC News

Posted October 19th, 2020 in fines, government departments, news, road safety, road traffic offences, telecommunications by sally

‘It will become illegal for anyone to pick up and use their mobile phone while driving, under new legislation to be enacted next year.’

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BBC News, 17th October 2020

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Rape prosecutors in England and Wales given new advice over dating apps – The Guardian

Posted October 19th, 2020 in codes of practice, consent orders, consultations, Crown Prosecution Service, news, privacy, prosecutions, rape, sexual offences by sally

‘Prosecutors in England and Wales are being given new guidance over nude selfies and dating apps in rape and sexual assault cases.’

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The Guardian, 19th October 2020

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Inquest rules heading heavy leather balls ‘a factor’ in death of Alan Jarvis – The Guardian

Posted October 16th, 2020 in employment, industrial injuries, inquests, news, psychiatric damage, sport by sally

‘A former Wales international footballer who developed dementia had died after heading heavy leather balls during his career, an inquest heard on Thursday.’

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The Guardian, 15th October 2020

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Recent Statutory Instruments – legislation.gov.uk

Posted October 16th, 2020 in legislation by sally

The Apprenticeships (Alternative English Completion Conditions and Miscellaneous Provisions) (Amendment) (Coronavirus) Regulations 2020

The Health Protection (Coronavirus, Local COVID-19 Alert Level) (High) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2020

The General Synod of the Church of England (Postponement of Elections) (Amendment) Order 2020

The Restriction of Public Sector Exit Payments Regulations 2020

The Lebanon (Sanctions) (Overseas Territories) Order 2020

Source: www.legislation.gov.uk

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted October 16th, 2020 in law reports by sally

Court of Appeal (Civil Division)

CTD (A Child: Rehearing) [2020] EWCA Civ 1316 (14 October 2020)

Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)

Wangige, R v [2020] EWCA Crim 1319 (14 October 2020)

High Court (Administrative Court)

Bhandal & Ors v Secretary of State for Housing, Communities & Local Government & Anor [2020] EWHC 2724 (Admin) (15 October 2020)

Hemms, R (On the Application Of) v Bath And North East Somerset Council & Anor [2020] EWHC 2721 (Admin) (14 October 2020)

Smith, R (On the Application Of) v The Secretary of State for Justice [2020] EWHC 2712 (Admin) (14 October 2020)

Lipman, R (On the Application Of) v The Director of Legal Aid Casework [2020] EWHC 2668 (Admin) (12 October 2020)

High Court (Chancery Division)

Strategic Advantage SPC (On behalf of VAT 1 SP) v Rutter & Ors [2020] EWHC 3171 (Ch) (14 October 2020)

Selecta Finance UK Ltd, Re [2020] EWHC 2689 (Ch) (14 October 2020)

C.T. Dent Ltd v Atias & Anor [2020] EWHC 2720 (Ch) (14 October 2020)

Naibu Global International Company PLC & Anor v Daniel Stewart & Company PLC & Anor [2020] EWHC 2719 (Ch) (14 October 2020)

High Court (Commercial Court)

TKC London Ltd v Allianz Insurance PLC [2020] EWHC 2710 (Comm) (15 October 2020)

High Court (Patents Court)

Merck Sharp & Dohme Ltd v Wyeth LLC [2020] EWHC 2636 (Pat) (15 October 2020)

Source: www.bailii.org

Family of NHS consultant stricken by Covid face removal from UK – The Guardian

Posted October 16th, 2020 in coronavirus, deportation, doctors, families, government departments, immigration, news, visas by sally

‘The family of an NHS consultant who has treated many patients during the coronavirus pandemic, and who is now critically ill with Covid himself, are facing removal from the UK.’

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The Guardian, 15th October 2020

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