Speech by The Hon Mr Justice MacDonald: Family Law – Past and Future – Courts and Tribunals Judiciary
‘Speech by The Hon Mr Justice MacDonald: Family Law – Past and Future.’
Courts and Tribunals Judiciary, 10th February 2020
Source: www.judiciary.uk
Category: news
MoJ rules out any major changes to bereavement damages system – Law Society’s Gazette
‘The government has confirmed it has no plans to look more widely at the system for awarding bereavement damages to relatives.’
Law Society's Gazette, 13th February 2020
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Financial Remedy Update, February 2020 – Family Law Week
‘Sarah Hunter, Senior Associate and Eleanor Cawthra, Associate Mills & Reeve LLP consider the important news and case law relating to financial remedies and divorce during February 2020.’
Family Law Week, 12th February 2020
Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk
Church of England may have to pay out millions over child sexual abuse – The Guardian
‘he Church of England could face a multimillion-pound bill after its ruling body voted in favour of compensating survivors of sexual abuse.’
The Guardian, 12th February 2020
Source: www.theguardian.com
Tate Modern privacy row residents dealt legal blow – BBC News
‘Flat owners overlooked by Tate Modern visitors on a viewing platform have been dealt a legal blow in a row over their privacy. Residents of Neo Bankside want to stop “hundreds of thousands of visitors” watching them from the platform. But the Court of Appeal has dismissed their claim to privacy saying they should “lower their solar blinds”.’
BBC News, 12th February 2020
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Watchdog rejects Met’s claim that he supported facial recognition – The Guardian
‘The official biometrics commissioner has rebuked the Metropolitan police after it falsely claimed that he supported its use of facial recognition CCTV in an equalities impact assessment published as the force made its first operational use of the controversial technology.’
The Guardian, 12th February 2020
Source: www.theguardian.com
Teenager who murdered student because she was dressed as a goth has sentence cut – The Independent
‘One of the teenage killers who murdered a student because she dressed as a goth has had his minimum jail sentence cut by one year.’
The Independent, 12th February 2020
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Streatham attack: Bill stopping early release of jailed terrorists passes unopposed in Commons – The Independent
‘Boris Johnson’s emergency legislation preventing automatic early release for terrorists halfway through their prison sentences has cleared all its stages in the Commons without a vote.’
The Independent, 12th February 2020
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Fly-tipping: Organised crime behind large rise – BBC News
‘Organised criminal gangs are being blamed for the continued rise of large fly-tipping incidents across England.’
BBC News, 13th February 2020
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Chloe Haines jailed for trying to open Stansted plane door mid-flight – BBC News
‘A woman who tried to open a passenger plane door mid-flight, prompting two fighter jets to be scrambled, has been jailed for two years.’
BBC News, 12th February 2020
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Former monk who sexually abused boys as young as nine jailed for more than 20 years – The Independent
‘A former monk at a Catholic boarding school who sexually abused boys as young as nine has been jailed for more than 20 years.’
The Independent, 12th February 2020
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Family of UK man who died in police custody criticises watchdog – The Guardian
‘The family of a man who died in custody last month has criticised the police watchdog for failing to recommend the suspension of officers being investigated over the circumstances of his death.’
The Guardian, 11th February 2020
Source: www.theguardian.com
Housing Ombudsman issues guidance for landlords on responding to complaints – Local Government Lawyer
‘The Housing Ombudsman has published new guidance notes aimed at assisting landlords with policies and in responding to complaints.’
Local Government Lawyer, 12th February 2020
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
R (Jalloh (Liberia)) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2020] UKSC 4 – UKSC Blog
‘This appeal was about the law on damages for false imprisonment. It required the Supreme Court to consider the meaning of imprisonment at common law and whether this should be aligned with the concept of deprivation of liberty under the European Convention on Human Rights.’
UKSC Blog, 12th February 2020
Source: ukscblog.com
Equalities watchdog launches inquiry into use of restraint in schools – Local Government Lawyer
‘The Equality and Human Rights Commission has launched a formal inquiry into how schools are monitoring and recording their use of restraint, “following widespread concerns about its use and the lack of data available”.’
Local Government Lawyer, 12th February 2020
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Natalie Hemming murder: Authorities ‘missed opportunities’ – BBC News
‘Authorities “missed opportunities” to share information about a woman’s abusive partner before he murdered her, a review has found.’
BBC News, 11th February 2020
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Woman cleared of assaulting Yarl’s Wood guards during struggle – The Guardian
‘A Nigerian rape survivor who was under constant supervision at an immigration detention centre because she was at high risk of self-harm has been cleared of assaulting four guards who restrained her and tried to force her on to a charter flight.’
The Guardian, 11th February 2020
Source: www.theguardian.com
Government ‘to ban’ placing children in unregulated homes – BBC News
‘The government is set to ban the placement of children in care under the age of 16 in unregulated homes in England, following a BBC investigation.’
BBC News, 12th February 2020
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
A novel approach to Get refusal: the use of the offence of coercive control to obtain a religious divorce – Oxford Human Rights Hub
‘For Jewish women, obtaining a religious divorce (Get) can be life-changing. Women denied a Get are considered ‘chained’ to their husband, preventing them from re-marrying within the faith (whilst not affecting the husband’s ability to re-marry). The power to grant the Get is usually considered the unilateral right of the husband. Because a purely religious marriage is not recognised in England as a civil marriage, women have little recourse to the courts. So, what happens when a husband refuses to grant a religious divorce to his wife? For these women, their human rights to manifest their religion and to enter into marriages are denied, such that they cannot live fully as both religious individuals and bearers of human rights. However, a novel approach to this problem, a private prosecution for coercive control, could offer Jewish women an alternative avenue to protect their human rights.’
Oxford Human Rights Hub, 4th February 2020
Source: ohrh.law.ox.ac.uk
