‘Speech by Sir Andrew McFarlane, President of the Family Division: Domestic Abuse and the Family Court.’
Courts and Tribunals Judiciary, 19th November 2019
Source: www.judiciary.uk
‘Domestic-abuse related cases referred to prosecutors for consideration for charge have fallen 11% in a year despite a surge in the number of crimes recorded by police.’
The Guardian, 25th November 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The Home Office has made a U-turn in the case of a man caring for his terminally ill partner who was told he was going to be deported to Jamaica because officials had concluded that he “failed to demonstrate that his life would be at risk in Iraq”.’
The Guardian, 26th November 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Coercive control reports to police have doubled within a year, new figures reveal, as campaigners warn that the true extent of the crime is only just starting to be recognised.’
Daily Telegraph, 25th November 2019
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘The City watchdog is to ban the promotion of speculative mini-bonds to small investors after facing severe criticism over its handling of the collapse of London Capital & Finance.’
The Guardian, 26th November 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A female police constable who was attacked by a suspect has been “completely let down” by the justice system after prosecutors pursued a lower charge, the chair of the Police Federation has said.’
Daily Telegraph, 25th November 2019
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘A police officer who sold items from Auschwitz on eBay has been dismissed without notice.’
BBC News, 26th November 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A lorry driver charged with the manslaughter of 39 Vietnamese migrants found dead in a refrigerated trailer has pleaded guilty to plotting to assist illegal immigration.’
The Guardian, 25th November 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has had to suspend rules due to come into force today that would allow solicitors to operate from firms regulated by the Office of the Immigration Services Commissioner (OISC).’
Legal Futures, 25th November 2019
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘In its first substantive output since being announced a year ago, the LawTech Delivery Panel last week posted good news for anyone developing, or working with, products based on blockchain encryption technology.’
Law Society's Gazette, 25th November 2019
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘British women are increasingly being pressured into polygamous relationships or left without child support when relationships break up because UK law does not offer adequate protection to spouses in religious marriages, campaigners have warned.’
The Independent, 25th November 2019
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Gender equality in the number of judges in England and Wales should be achieved by 2033 at the current rates of progress, according to Lady Hale, the president of the supreme court.’
The Guardian, 23rd November 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The Solicitors Regulation Authority’s (SRA) new rulebook – Standards and Regulations (STaRs) – comes into force today, with experts highlighting several areas of significant change and opportunity for firms.’
Legal Futures, 25th November 2019
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘This week has seen reports in the legal press of a speech in which the President of the Family Division set out an idea for a research project about news reports containing accounts of how family courts have handled domestic abuse claims. See for example : Press attacks on family courts should be assessed – McFarlane by Monidipa Fouzder in The Gazette.’
Transparency Project, 23rd November 2019
Source: www.transparencyproject.org.uk
‘Engaging in controlling and/or coercive behaviour in intimate or familial relationships became a new criminal offence in England and Wales in December 2015. Coercive Control involves a pattern of abuse that is used to harm, punish, or frighten the victim. Example behaviours included in this legislation are isolation from friends and family, deprivation of basic needs, monitoring behaviour and time, controlling a victim’s life and/or finances, and may include physical violence. The introduction of this offence was welcomed for recognising the cumulative impact of various forms of domestic abuse and for encouraging police and other criminal justice agencies to move beyond an incident-led and physical violence-based understanding of domestic abuse. However, four years on since the legislation was enacted and with no compulsory national level training or support, what has actually changed?’
OUP Blog, 25th November 2019
Source: blog.oup.com
‘The number of unrepresented defendants in crown courts is rising sharply, the head of the Criminal Bar Association has warned, as cuts to legal aid increasingly affect the criminal justice system.’
The Guardian, 24th November 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘On 15 October the Environment Bill was published. The first half of the bill was originally published in December 2018 as the Environmental (Principles and Governance) Bill.’
Law Society's Gazette, 25th November 2019
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘A review is under way into the Government’s compensation scheme for families of British people murdered outside the UK and the European Union.’
Daily Telegraph, 24th November 2019
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
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