Drug dealer who fled to Spain ordered to repay £40k – BBC News
‘A drug dealing gang member who went on the run in Spain has been ordered to pay back more than £40,000 in illicit earnings.’
BBC News, 20th February 2025
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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Asylum seeker who lied about age loses appeal – BBC News
‘An asylum seeker found to have “deliberately sought to mislead” about his age after arriving in the UK in a small boat has lost a challenge against the decision at the Court of Appeal.’
BBC news, 19th February 2025
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Risk assessment in care proceedings – Local Government Lawyer
‘Reece McAllister analyses a significant Court of Appeal ruling on risk assessment and judicial reasoning in care proceedings.’
Local Government Lawyer, 19th February 2025
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Capacity, insight and professional cultures – Local Government Lawyer
‘Alex Ruck Keene KC (Hon) looks at an important new decision from the Court of Protection where the judge identified an evidential divide on capacity between social workers and clinicians.’
Local Government Lawyer, 19th February 2025
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Family From Gaza Settle In UK Following Ukraine Scheme Application: A Legal Loophole? – EIN Blog
‘The decision of the Upper Tribunal in an unreported case was the centre of a clash in the House of Commons during PMQs last week. Leader of the Opposition Kemi Badenoch attacked the government on the grounds that a family from Gaza had successfully applied to live in the UK “using” the Ukraine Scheme. In response, Prime Minister Keir Starmer expressed strong disagreement with the decision of the Upper Tribunal to which she was referring. Although he did not specify any point of law on which the decision might be challenged, he did state that the government is looking at the “legal loophole that we need to close”. In this article, we will set out the decision of the Upper Tribunal and seek to identify what might constitute the “loophole” referred to by the Prime Minister.’
EIN Blog, 19th February 2025
Source: www.ein.org.uk
Construction firms must ‘contract differently’ to address climate claims risk – OUT-LAW.com
‘Stakeholders in construction projects that rethink the way they address climate change in project contracts will get ahead of a forthcoming new wave of emissions-related claims expected to impact the industry, an expert has said.’
OUT-LAW.com, 19th February 2025
Source: www.pinsentmasons.com
Disabled people in immigration bail: the duties of the Home Office and local authorities – Local Government Lawyer
‘The High Court has ruled that the Home Office has been systemically failing to provide safe and suitable accommodation to disabled applicants, and has given guidance on the interaction between Schedule 10 accommodation and the Care Act 2014. Stephanie Harrison KC, Nadia O’Mara and Isaac Ricca-Richardson analyse its findings.’
Local Government Lawyer, 19th February 2025
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Homelessness and health – Local Government Lawyer
‘Julia Jones and Julie Bennett look at government guidance which suggests that the discharging from hospital of people at risk of or experiencing homelessness is a window of opportunity to address an individual’s complex needs.’
Local Government Lawyer, 20th February 2025
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Judges reject appeal over whether protective duty had arisen in school exclusion case where pupil was vulnerable to child criminal exploitation – Local Government Lawyer
‘The Court of Appeal has rejected an appeal over a High Court judge’s finding that the protective duty under Article 4 of the European Court of Human Rights had not been triggered at the time when a governing body’s disciplinary panel decided not to reinstate a pupil following his permanent exclusion.’
Local Government Lawyer, 19th February 2025
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
SRA report calls for major shift in lawyers’ approach to vulnerability – Legal Futures
‘There should be a “fundamental alteration” in the way the legal sector approaches consumer vulnerability, taking an opt-out, rather than opt-in, approach, a study for the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has argued.’
Legal Futures, 20th February 2025
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
Lady Chief Justice’s annual press conference 2025 – Courts and Tribunals Judiciary
‘The Lady Chief Justice, The Baroness Carr of Walton-on-the-Hill, held her annual press conference yesterday (Tuesday 18 February 2025).’
Courts and Tribunals Judiciary, 19th February 2025
Source: www.judiciary.uk
AI getting more accurate but lawyers still needed, finds new report – Law Society’s Gazette
‘AI tools could be reaching the stage where they could be used as a cross-check for lawyers working on a legal issue, a new report has concluded.’
Law Society's Gazette, 20th February 2025
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Mother seeks court’s permission to ‘tell her story’ in legal first – Law Society’s Gazette
‘A mother whose rape allegation was wrongly dismissed is asking the High Court for permission to speak out about her case.’
Law Society's Gazette, 20th February 2025
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
UK use of predictive policing is racist and should be banned, says Amnesty – The Guardian
‘British policing’s use of algorithms and data to predict where crime will happen is racist and picks on the poor, a report from Amnesty International says.’
The Guardian, 19th February 2025
Source: www.theguardian.com
Former police officer barred after abuse conviction – BBC News
‘A former police officer who suffocated a woman and subjected her to coercive and controlling behaviour has been permanently barred from policing.’
BBC News, 19th February 2025
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Struck-off doctor still a risk to patients – panel – BBC News
‘A doctor’s appeal to be restored to the medical register has been denied after a tribunal said he would pose a risk to patients.’
BBC News, 20th February 2025
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Man dies at hospital after wrongly being fed jelly – BBC News
‘An elderly man with swallowing difficulties died in hospital after he was wrongly fed jelly and choked.’
BBC News, 20th February 2025
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Burglar jailed after being caught out by Home Alone-style bucket trap – The Guardian
‘A bungling burglar has been jailed after he was caught out by a Home Alone-style bucket trap.’
The Guardian, 19th February 2025
Source: www.theguardian.com
Planned change in British citizenship rules faces first legal challenge – The Guardian
‘Plans to prevent refugees who arrive in the UK on a small boat, lorry or via other “irregular” means from becoming a British citizen are facing their first legal challenge.”
The Guardian, 19th February 2025
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Calculating’ postman abused position to sexually assault women – The Independent
‘A “calculating and dangerous predator” who abused his position as a postman to sexually assault a series of women has been jailed for more than six years.’
The Independent, 19th February 2025
Source: www.independent.co.uk
