Immigration lawyers ‘at risk’ amid far-right threats to target advice centres – The Guardian

‘Immigration lawyers have been warned to take extra security measures or stay away from work amid far-right threats to target their firms, with legal groups blaming political attacks on the profession for fuelling abuse.’

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The Guardian, 6th August 2024

Source: www.theguardian.com

3 Essential Clinical Negligence Updates – Law Pod UK

‘For those looking to keep on top of their CPD over the summer, in Episode 204 Emma-Louise Fenelon interviews John Whitting KC and Robert Mills about recent developments in clinical negligence.’

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Law Pod UK, 5th August 2024

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Man who murdered his mother given life sentence – BBC News

Posted August 7th, 2024 in families, imprisonment, murder, news, sentencing by sally

‘A man has been sentenced to life imprisonment after he was found guilty of murdering his mother in her Plymouth home.’

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BBC News, 6th August 2024

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Government to repeal Strikes Act 2023 including requirements on minimum service levels – Local Government Lawyer

Posted August 7th, 2024 in bills, employment, government departments, industrial action, news by sally

‘The Government has today (6 August) announced it will repeal the Strikes Act 2023, claiming that the measures “unduly restrict workers’ rights” and “undermine good industrial relations”.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 6th August 2024

Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk

CoA issues guidance on placement timings after local authority wrongly proceeded with ‘farewell visit’ while father’s application for permission to appeal was pending – Local Government Lawyer

‘The Court of Appeal has outlined guidance on placement timings, after finding that a local authority’s decision to proceed with a farewell visit while a father’s application for permission to appeal was pending was “plainly wrong” and “contrary to the children’s interests”.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 2nd August 2024

Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk

AI will have bigger impact on law than the internet, says thinktank – Legal Futures

‘Artificial intelligence (AI) will have a greater impact on legal services than the internet revolution, a roundtable sponsored by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has predicted.’

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Legal Futures, 5th August 2024

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

High Court refuses time extension to serve claim on law firm – Legal Futures

Posted August 5th, 2024 in law firms, limitations, negligence, news, time limits, wills by sally

‘The High Court has refused a time extension to claimants to serve a professional negligence claim on a law firm over the restructuring of a trust.’

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Legal Futures, 5th August 2024

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

Victims’ Commissioner report “45% of stalking victims in London withdraw from the justice process” – Family Law

Posted August 5th, 2024 in criminal justice, London, news, police, stalking, statistics, victims by sally

‘The Victims’ Commissioner has welcomed a new review by the London Victims’ Commissioner, which finds that the criminal justice system is failing victims of stalking.’

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Family Law, 2nd August 2024

Source: www.familylaw.co.uk

Former National Crime Agency officer jailed over indecent images of children – Crown Prosecution Service

‘A former National Crime Agency (NCA) officer who used his work device to access, view and download indecent images of children, and child sexual abuse material, has today been jailed.’

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Crown Prosecution Service, 2nd August 2024

Source: www.cps.gov.uk

‘In contemplation of death’ case goes to appeal – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted August 5th, 2024 in appeals, bereavement, families, news, wills by sally

‘Members of a family who lost out on a £2.8m inheritance after a relative left his estate to a friend by using a doctrine of Roman law have won permission to appeal over a potential “precedent of importance”.’

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Law Society's Gazette, 5th August 2024

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

Man still in jail 20 years after laptop robbery – BBC News

‘A prisoner who has served almost five times his original sentence for a laptop robbery still has no prospect of being released.’

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BBC News, 3rd August 2024

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Number of prisoners released into homelessness rises by a third in a year, despite new government scheme – The Independent

‘The number of people released from prison into homelessness has risen 30 per cent in a year despite a major new scheme to house departing offenders, The Independent can reveal.’

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The Independent, 4th August 2024

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Challenges to deprivation of liberty orders in England soar by a third – The Guardian

‘Growing numbers of vulnerable people receiving care are challenging deprivation of liberty (Dol) orders that can mean they are locked up or kept under restrictive supervision.’

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The Guardian, 4th August 2024

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Teachers’ regulator in England investigated after claims it has left teachers in distress – The Guardian

‘The organisation responsible for regulating teachers in England is being investigated by the Department for Education after allegations of misconduct by staff, and teachers left in distress after lengthy inquiries.’

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The Guardian, 3rd August 2024

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Coroner warns Met failures leading to murder of Zara Aleena could happen again – The Guardian

Posted August 2nd, 2024 in coroners, inquests, murder, news, offensive weapons, police, probation, recidivists, stalking by michael

‘In a report addressed to the home secretary, the justice secretary, Met commissioner Mark Rowley and others, East London area coroner Nadia Persaud warned that similar deaths would occur unless services improved.’

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The Guardian, 2nd August 2024

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Salon owner ‘exhausted’ by legal battle with L’Oréal – BBC News

Posted August 2nd, 2024 in intellectual property, news, trade marks by michael

‘The French firm is opposing Rebecca Dowdeswell’s attempt to renew the trademark on the name of her business – nkd – in Leicester city centre.’

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BBC News, 2nd August 2024

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Face of British army recruitment drive wins payout for racist and sexist abuse – The Guardian

‘A former soldier who appeared on recruitment posters for the British army has received a settlement and an apology after taking it to an employment tribunal over the racist and sexist abuse she was subjected to during her career.’

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The Guardian, 2nd August 2024

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Juror swears oath on river in legal first – BBC News

Posted August 2nd, 2024 in environmental health, environmental protection, juries, news, water by michael

‘Paul Powlesland was not far off quoting Shakespeare when he became probably the first juror in history to swear a legal oath on a river.’

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BBC News, 2nd August 2024

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Obstruction of the highway – Local Government Lawyer

Posted August 2nd, 2024 in licensing, local government, news, roads, statutory duty by michael

‘Highway authorities have a statutory duty to assert and protect the rights of the public to the use and enjoyment of any highway for which they are the highway authority (Section 130 of the Highways Act 1980) and part of this statutory duty is to try to prevent obstruction of highways.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 2nd August 2024

Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk

Green light for billionaire to challenge law firm’s £13m fees – Legal Futures

Posted August 2nd, 2024 in appeals, costs, fees, law firms, news, solicitors by michael

‘The Court of Appeal has upheld a decision that none of the 79 invoices worth nearly £13m received by a billionaire businessman over six years were statutory bills, meaning they remain open for challenge.’

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Legal Futures, 2nd August 2024

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk