Why did a judge name Southport stabbing suspect Axel Rudakubana?

Posted August 2nd, 2024 in anonymity, children, judges, murder, news, public interest, public order, young offenders by michael

‘Under Section 49 of the Children and Young Persons Act 1933, minors facing criminal charges have an automatic right to anonymity in a youth court. Judges will also impose reporting restrictions for most cases heard in an adult court if the defendant is under 18.’

Full Story

The Independent, 1st August 2024

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Senior police officer who tackled violence against women fired for ‘punching two women’ – The Independent

‘A panel concluded on Wednesday that the officer’s behaviour in May last year constituted gross misconduct. He has been dismissed and placed on the barred list (banned from policing)’

Full Story

The Independent, 1st August 2024

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Serial killer Levi Bellfield blocked from having civil partnership – The Guardian

Posted August 2nd, 2024 in civil partnerships, human rights, imprisonment, legal aid, marriage, murder, news, prisons by michael

‘The serial killer Levi Bellfield has been blocked from having a civil partnership, after a new law came into force stopping the most serious offenders getting married behind bars.’

Full Story

The Guardian, 2nd August 2024

Source: www.theguardian.com

‘My rapist is now my stalker’: Woman blames years of police errors – BBC News

‘A woman who says she was raped in 2017 has described the criminal justice system as “absolutely broken” after a series of problems and errors allowed the accused man to allegedly start stalking her.’

Full Story

BBC News, 2nd August 2024

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Headteacher paid damages in disability discrimination case against Ofsted – The Guardian

‘A primary school headteacher with multiple sclerosis (MS) has been paid damages in a landmark disability discrimination case against Ofsted, after her request to postpone an inspection over a relapse in her symptoms was refused.’

Full Story

The Guardian, 1st August 2024

Source: www.theguardian.com

Miscellaneous – legal costs under leases, Tribunal appointed managers and the BSA, and estopping a van Hoogstraten – Nearly Legal

‘Thanet Lodge (Mapesbury Road) & Anor v Mirchandani (LANDLORD AND TENANT – SERVICE CHARGES – recovery of legal and mediation expenses as service charges) (2024) UKUT 205 (LC). This was an appeal on a leaseholder’s challenge to the payability of legal costs that the RTM company had sought to put through the service charge.’

Full Story

Nearly Legal, 28th July 2024

Source: nearlylegal.co.uk

England postpones decision on proposed non-party access to court documents rule – OUT-LAW.com

Posted August 1st, 2024 in civil procedure rules, consultations, costs, documents, news by sally

‘A highly anticipated decision by the Civil Procedure Rule Committee (CPRC) on non-party access to court documents in England and Wales has been postponed following a large volume of responses to a consultation on its proposed plans.’

Full Story

OUT-LAW.com, 31st July 2024

Source: www.pinsentmasons.com

Supreme Court confirms no tax deductions on costs associated with disposal of a business – OUT-LAW.com

Posted August 1st, 2024 in appeals, company law, corporation tax, news, Supreme Court, taxation by sally

‘Tax deductions were not available for professional fees incurred by an investment company once a decision to sell a business it held had been made, because they were expenses of a capital nature even though they are accepted to have been expenses of management, the UK’s highest court has ruled.’

Full Story

OUT-LAW.com, 31st July 2024

Source: www.pinsentmasons.com

Solicitors hit out at FCA over car finance mis-selling delay – Legal Futures

‘Solicitors representing clients with claims for mis-sold car finance have expressed frustration at the Financial Conduct Authority’s (FCA) delay in completing its work on the issue.’

Full Story

Legal Futures, 1st August 2024

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

The Automated Vehicles Bill has completed its passage through Parliament and received royal assent – Law Commission

‘In January 2022, the Law Commission published a joint report with the Scottish Law Commission with their recommendations for legal reform around automated vehicles and how they could safely and responsibly be introduced on GB roads and public places. The Automated Vehicles Bill was laid before Parliament and the Scottish Parliament. On Monday 20 May 2024, the Government announced the Automated Vehicles (AV) Act received royal assent. This is based on the joint recommendations made by the Law Commission of England and Wales and the Scottish Law Commission.’

Full Story

Law Commission, 31st July 2024

Source: lawcom.gov.uk

A View from The President’s Chambers: July 2024 – Courts & Tribunals Judiciary

Posted August 1st, 2024 in children, families, family courts, judges, news by sally

‘A View from The President’s Chambers: July 2024.’

Full Story

Courts & Tribunals Judiciary, 31st July 2024

Source: www.judiciary.uk

Judge lifts anonymity in family court judgment involving Premier League footballer – Law Society’s Gazette

‘A judge has taken the unusual step of publishing an unanonymised and unredacted family court judgment involving Premier League footballer and England vice-captain Kyle Walker – after concluding that to anonymise or redact the judgment would have opened the court to ridicule.’

Full Story

Law Society's Gazette, 31st July 2024

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

Man City fined £2m for delaying kick-offs 22 times – BBC News

Posted August 1st, 2024 in disciplinary procedures, fines, news by sally

‘Manchester City have been fined £2.09m for repeatedly coming out late for both the start of matches and after half-time.’

Full Story

BBC News, 31st July 2024

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Family court judge rules on if twins exist – BBC News

‘A High Court judge has ruled that there is “some evidence” that at least one child was born in an exceptional family dispute between a separated couple. The ex-husband told the court that he believed his wife had been pregnant when they split up and that she had given birth to twin boys, who would now be three years old.’

Full Story

BBC News, 1st August 2024

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

‘Cult’ members guilty of trying to kidnap coroner – BBC News

Posted July 31st, 2024 in conspiracy, coroners, false imprisonment, kidnapping, news by sally

‘Members of an “anti-establishment cult” who stormed into a court with handcuffs have been found guilty of trying to kidnap a coroner.’

Full Story

BBC News, 30th July 2024

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Remediation orders under s.123 of the BSA 2022: what might fetter an unfettered discretion? – Falcon Chambers

‘The First-tier Tribunal has now twice rejected an argument that the power of the Tribunal to make a remediation order under s.123 must be exercised where the threshold criteria are met.’

Full Story

Falcon Chambers, 10th July 2024

Source: www.falcon-chambers.com

Irregular, not illegal: what the UK government’s language reveals about its new approach to immigration – EIN Blog

Posted July 31st, 2024 in asylum, deportation, government departments, immigration, news, Rwanda by sally

‘One of Keir Starmer’s first acts as prime minister was to kill off the previous government’s flagship asylum policy. The Rwanda plan was doomed from the start, dogged by legal and political difficulties and culminating in a £320 million bill to the taxpayer with no planes actually taking off.’

Full Story

EIN Blog, 30th July 2024

Source: www.ein.org.uk

Review body warns on quality of judges as it calls for 6% pay rise – Legal Futures

Posted July 31st, 2024 in judges, judicial appointments commission, judiciary, news, remuneration by sally

‘The Senior Salaries Review Body (SSRB) has expressed its “unease” at a “long-term decline” in quality ratings for new district and circuit judges as it recommended a 6% pay rise across the bench.’

Full Story

Legal Futures, 31st July 2024

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

An update on handling applicable law issues in cross-jurisdictional cases: The cases of Yordanov v. Vasilev & Ors [2024] and Nicholls v. Mapfre [2024] – Farrar’s Building

‘This article provides a short synopsis of two key 2024 decisions, Yordanov [2024] and Mapfre [2024], which raised issues surrounding the applicable law to substantive issues, interest, and subrogated claims.’

Full Story

Farrar's Building, 17th July 2024

Source: www.farrarsbuilding.co.uk

Husband who put body in suitcase sentenced to life – BBC News

Posted July 31st, 2024 in domestic violence, imprisonment, married persons, murder, news, sentencing by sally

‘An “evil man” who strangled his wife for having an online affair and dumped her body in a river has been sentenced to life in prison.’

Full Story

BBC News, 30th July 2024

Source: www.bbc.co.uk