Landlord behind 15-room unlicensed HMO sentenced – Local Government Lawyer

‘Runnymede Borough Council has successfully prosecuted a landlord who converted a three-bedroom bungalow into a 15-room unlicensed house of multiple occupation (HMO).’

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Local Government Lawyer, 2nd December 2024

Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk

Judge refuses permission for judicial review of age assessment, finding it was carried out in accordance with Welsh Government toolkit – Local Government Lawyer

Posted December 3rd, 2024 in asylum, benefits, children, housing, judicial review, local government, news, young persons by sally

‘The High Court has refused permission to challenge by way of judicial review an age assessment carried out by social workers employed by a Welsh council, which concluded that the claimant was an adult.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 2nd December 2024

Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk

Licensing considerations for UK hospitality at Christmas – OUT-LAW.com

Posted December 3rd, 2024 in licensed premises, licensing, news by sally

‘The festive season in the UK throughout December into early January is traditionally a period when family, friends and colleagues get together in restaurants, bars, cafes and other hospitality settings to socialise – perhaps more so than at any other time of the year.’

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OUT-LAW.com, 3rd December 2024

Source: www.pinsentmasons.com

High public confidence in barristers falters among ethnic minorities – Legal Futures

Posted December 2nd, 2024 in barristers, equality, legal profession, news, race discrimination, statistics by sally

‘Public confidence in barristers is high, but lower among those from minority backgrounds, especially when it comes to perceptions of whether they treat everyone fairly, new research has found.’

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Legal Futures, 2nd December 2024

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

Government “at risk of breaching duty” to provide access to justice – Legal Futures

Posted December 2nd, 2024 in civil justice, fees, legal aid, legal profession, Ministry of Justice, news by sally

‘The Ministry of Justice is at risk of not meeting its statutory duty for civil legal aid to deliver access to justice, according to research it commissioned.’

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Legal Futures, 2nd December 2024

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

Rogue employers will be banned from hiring overseas workers – Home Office

Posted December 2nd, 2024 in employment, government departments, immigration, minimum wage, news, visas by sally

‘Shameless businesses who commit serious offences will be banned from sponsoring overseas workers to crack down on visa abuse and prevent exploitation.’

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Home Office, 28th November 2024

Source: www.gov.uk

CPS sets out Action Plan to tackle disproportionality in charging decisions – Crown Prosecution Service

‘An ambitious plan to tackle racial disproportionality and safeguard fair prosecution decision-making for all has been published today by the Crown Prosecution Service.’

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Crown Prosecution Service, 28th November 2024

Source: www.cps.gov.uk

Speech by the Master of the Rolls: Are rights sufficiently human in the age of the machine? – Courts and Tribunals Judiciary

Posted December 2nd, 2024 in artificial intelligence, climate change, human rights, judges, news, speeches by sally

‘Speech by the Master of the Rolls: Are rights sufficiently human in the age of the machine?.’

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Courts and Tribunals Judiciary, 27th November 2024

Source: www.judiciary.uk

Enacting Just and Equal Laws: the Mayflower 400 Lecture by the Lady Chief Justice – Courts and Tribunals Judiciary

Posted December 2nd, 2024 in human rights, judges, legal history, news, speeches by sally

‘Baroness Carr of Walton-on-the-Hill, the Lady Chief Justice of England and Wales, delivered the 2024 Mayflower 400 Lecture at the University of Plymouth on Thursday 28 November.’

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Courts and Tribunals Judiciary, 29th November 2024

Source: www.judiciary.uk

CoA rejects late claim in spite of its merits – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted December 2nd, 2024 in appeals, case management, damages, news, striking out, time limits by sally

‘The Court of Appeal has ruled that a litigant who missed a deadline should not have been granted leniency merely because she appeared to have a strong case.’

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Law Society's Gazette, 2nd December 2024

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

Women not appealing conviction ‘because they fear rocking the boat’ – Law Society’s Gazette

‘Women are less likely than men to appeal their convictions because they fear “rocking the boat” and doing anything that could increase their sentence, the Criminal Cases Review Commission has revealed.’

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Law Society's Gazette, 2nd December 2024

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

Child Maintenance and Mortgage Payments – New Guidance: LM v SSWP & NM [2024] UKUT 259 (AAC) – Financial Remedies Journal

‘What happens if the Child Maintenance Service (CMS) has determined that a non-resident parent (NRP) is required to pay child maintenance to the parent-with-care (PWC), but payments are also being made towards the mortgage secured on the property in which PWC still lives with the qualifying child/children (QC)? Does it matter if the property is jointly owned by NRP and PWC? Will those mortgage payments reduce the amount of child maintenance?’

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Financial Remedies Journal, 29th November 2024

Source: financialremediesjournal.com

Shared parental leave ‘failing working families’ – BBC News

Posted December 2nd, 2024 in children, employment, equality, families, maternity leave, news, paternity leave by sally

‘A decade on from the introduction of a landmark scheme aimed at helping new parents share childcare, campaigners say shared parental leave is failing the working families it was designed to help.’

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BBC News, 2nd December 2024

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

New deadlines set for fixing dangerous cladding – BBC News

‘Plans to speed up the removal of unsafe cladding, including target dates for making buildings safe and tougher penalties for refusing to act, have been announced by ministers.’

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BBC News, 2nd December 2024

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Watchdog ‘appalled’ by use of restraint on autistic children at London school – The Guardian

‘The children’s commissioner for England has called for an urgent review of the use of restraint and “calming rooms” after leaked CCTV footage showed autistic children being pushed into a padded space where they were left distressed, self-harming and sitting in vomit.’

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The Guardian, 27th November 2024

Source: www.theguardian.com

Many unable to access eVisas to prove right to be in UK, Home Office admits – The Guardian

Posted December 2nd, 2024 in computer programs, government departments, human rights, immigration, news, visas by sally

‘The Home Office has admitted that many people who have the right to live and work in the UK cannot access their eVisas and provide proof that they are allowed to be in the country.’

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The Guardian, 1st December 2024

Source: www.theguardian.com

Resentencing of prisoners trapped under indefinite jail terms not ‘adequately explored’, committee warns – The Independent

‘The government has been urged to reconsider resentencing thousands of prisoners trapped under abolished indefinite jail terms.’

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The Independent, 29th November 2024

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Rupert Grint asked to pay more than £1.8m after losing tax battle – The Independent

Posted December 2nd, 2024 in appeals, capital gains tax, HM Revenue & Customs, income tax, news, taxation by sally

‘Former Harry Potter actor Rupert Grint must pay more than £1.8m in tax after losing a legal battle with HM Revenue and Customs. Grint, who played Ron Weasley in the franchise, was ordered to pay the sum in 2019 after HMRC launched an investigation into his tax return from the 2011-12 tax year.’

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The Independent, 30th November 2024

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Assisted dying bill passes after vote paving the way for historic change – The Independent

Posted November 29th, 2024 in assisted suicide, bills, government departments, health, news, parliament, suicide by michael

‘After five hours of intense and heartfelt debate, in which some members of parliament were brought to tears, the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill was passed in the House of Commons with 330 voting in favour and 275 against.’

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The Independent, 29th November 2024

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Assisted dying bill will not be adopted as government bill if it passes vote – The Guardian

Posted November 29th, 2024 in assisted suicide, bills, government departments, news, parliament, suicide by michael

‘Civil servants and ministers will begin work on implementing the assisted dying bill if it passes its first stage in parliament on Friday, but the Guardian understands it will not be adopted as a government bill.’

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The Guardian, 28th November 2024

Source: www.theguardian.com