Month: August 2017

About a Boy – The Hidden Victims of Grooming – BBC Radio 4

Posted August 30th, 2017 in child abuse, news, police, sexual grooming, victims, young persons by sally

‘File on 4 tells one family’s story of fighting the authorities to get support and justice after a 13 year old boy was aggressively groomed by scores of men, aged from their 20s to their 50s. It is a shocking story of opportunities missed, meaning the boy endured assaults by multiple men for years. We look at the impact of that sustained abuse on him and his parents, who were desperately trying to shield him from harm. He says he was dismissed, and even blamed by authorities responsible for protecting him.’

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BBC Radio 4, 23rd July 2017

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Davis wants legal clarification from EU over Brexit payout – The Guardian

Posted August 30th, 2017 in international relations, markets, news, parliamentary papers by sally

‘David Davis’s negotiating team is demanding legal clarification from Brussels officials over its demands that the UK pay a substantial financial settlement as part of the process of quitting the European Union.’

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The Guardian, 29th August 2017

Source: www.theguardian.com

Leading grammar school ‘unlawfully’ excludes pupils for failing to get top grades – Daily Telegraph

Posted August 30th, 2017 in education, examinations, judicial review, news, school admissions, school children, school exclusions by sally

‘A group of sixth form pupils have hired lawyers to take on one of the country’s leading grammar schools for throwing them out when they failed to achieve top grades.’

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Daily Telegraph, 29th August 2017

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Ruling over ‘Muslim foster case’ girl – BBC News

Posted August 30th, 2017 in children, Christianity, family courts, fostering, Islam, London, news by sally

‘A judge has ruled a Christian girl should live with a family member in a case in which it was claimed she was placed with a Muslim foster family.’

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BBC News, 30th August 2017

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

UK police broke law in case of British backpackers murdered in Thailand – The Guardian

Posted August 30th, 2017 in death penalty, evidence, foreign jurisdictions, murder, national crime agency, news, police by sally

‘The National Crime Agency in the UK has been forced to admit it acted unlawfully when it gave information to Thai police that helped send two men to death row for murdering two British backpackers.’

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The Guardian, 29th August 2017

Source: www.theguardian.com

Court grants injunction to allow client access to design data held in BIM model – OUT-LAW.com

Posted August 29th, 2017 in computer programs, construction industry, contracts, injunctions, news by tracey

‘The High Court has granted an interim injunction requiring a consultant to reinstate its client’s access to design data held in a building information modelling (BIM) system to which it controlled access.’

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OUT-LAW.com, 29th August 2017

Source: www.out-law.com

Licence stripped from holiday sickness firm – Ministry of Justice

Posted August 29th, 2017 in claims management, holidays, insurance, law firms, licensing, press releases by tracey

‘A firm responsible for pressuring people into making holiday-sickness claims has had it’s licence stripped by the Claims Management Regulator.’

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Ministry of Justice, 25th August 2017

Source: www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-justice

Law Society fails in bid to throw out claim by firm over false ‘Find A Solicitor’ entry – Legal Futures

Posted August 29th, 2017 in appeals, duty of care, fraud, identity fraud, internet, law firms, Law Society, negligence, news by tracey

‘The Law Society has failed in its bid to strike out a negligence claim by a law firm that was the victim of a fraud after the details of another firm it had checked on the society’s online “Find a Solicitor” (FAS) facility turned out to be false.’

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Legal Futures, 29th August 2017

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

Attempted people smuggler jailed – Home Office

Posted August 29th, 2017 in attempts, immigration, press releases, trafficking in human beings by tracey

‘A man from London has been jailed for attempting to smuggle an Iraqi national through the Channel Tunnel.’

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Home Office, 23rd August 2017

Source: www.gov.uk/home-office

Teenagers guilty of killing man with stolen marine distress flare – Crown Prosecution Service

Posted August 29th, 2017 in explosives, homicide, press releases, theft, young offenders by tracey

‘Two teenagers have today (24 August) been found guilty of manslaughter after they threw a lit marine distress flare into a car where a man was sleeping.’

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Crown Prosecution Service, 24th August 2017

Source: www.cps.gov.uk

Man jailed for 22 years for series of sexual attacks in Derby – Crown Prosecution Service

Posted August 29th, 2017 in press releases, rape, recidivists, sentencing, sexual offences by tracey

‘A man who committed a series of sexual attacks in Derby has been jailed for 22 years today (25 August).’

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Crown Prosecution Service, 25th August 2017

Source: www.cps.gov.uk

Court of Appeal urges greater sentencing vigilance – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted August 29th, 2017 in appeals, news, sentencing by tracey

‘Judges are entitled to expect assistance from advocates when dealing with lengthy sentencing lists, the Court of Appeal has said in a case highlighting challenges with “modern” sentencing legislation.’

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Law Society's Gazette, 25th August 2017

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted August 29th, 2017 in law reports by tracey

Court of Appeal (Civil Division)

The Law Society of England and Wales v Schubert Murphy (A Firm) [2017] EWCA Civ 1295 (25 August 2017)

Irvine v The General Medical Council [2017] EWCA Civ 1296 (24 August 2017)

Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)

Maxwell v R [2017] EWCA Crim 1233 (22 August 2017)

Brooks, R v [2017] EWCA Crim 1276 (15 August 2017)

Abuah, R v [2017] EWCA Crim 1277 (15 August 2017)

High Court (Chancery Division)

Technomed Ltd & Anor v Bluecrest Health Screening Ltd & Anor [2017] EWHC 2142 (Ch) (24 August 2017)

West End Commercial Ltd v London Trocadero (2015) LLP [2017] EWHC 2175 (Ch) (23 August 2017)

High Court (Family Division)

M v F & SM (Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 2008) [2017] EWHC 2176 (Fam) (23 August 2017)

High Court (Patents Court)

Neptune (Europe) Ltd v Devol Kitchens Ltd [2017] EWHC 2172 (Pat) (25 August 2017)

Source: www.bailii.org

Woman deceived by police spy refuses to pay Met legal bill – The Guardian

Posted August 29th, 2017 in costs, enforcement, London, news, police by tracey

‘An environmental campaigner who was deceived into forming a long-term intimate relationship with a police spy is refusing to pay Scotland Yard a £7,000 legal bill incurred during her quest for the truth.’

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The Guardian, 28th August 2017

Source: www.theguardian.com

Connor Sparrowhawk mother attacks ‘barbaric’ treatment by tribunal – The Guardian

Posted August 29th, 2017 in bereavement, health, mental health, news, psychiatric damage, tribunals by tracey

‘The mother of a vulnerable teenager who suffered a seizure and drowned in a bath at an NHS care unit has called for an overhaul of medical tribunals, saying she felt “retraumatised” after participating in a two-week hearing into her son’s death.’

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The Guardian, 29th August 2017

Source: www.theguardian.com

Palestinian cartoonist’s 1987 murder reinvestigated – BBC News

Posted August 29th, 2017 in freedom of expression, murder, news by tracey

‘The murder of a Palestinian cartoonist who was shot dead in the street is being reinvestigated 30 years on.’

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BBC News, 29th August 2017

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

DWP spends £39m defending decisions to strip benefits from sick and disabled people – The Independent

Posted August 29th, 2017 in appeals, benefits, costs, disabled persons, government departments, mental health, news, social security by tracey

‘Freedom of Information requests have exposed how taxpayers’ money has been spent on futile legal battles to prevent vulnerable people receiving help.’

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The Independent, 29th August 2017

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Britain can only deport foreign terrorists to two countries at a time, report says – Daily Telegraph

Posted August 29th, 2017 in deportation, human rights, news, reports, terrorism by tracey

‘Britain can only deport foreign terrorists hiding behind human rights laws to two countries at a time because the process is too expensive, a long-awaited review has revealed.’

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Daily Telegraph, 28th August 2017

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

World-leading package of corporate governance reforms announced to increase boardroom accountability and enhance trust in business – Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy

Posted August 29th, 2017 in bills, company directors, company law, press releases, remuneration by tracey

‘Business Secretary Greg Clark has set out the government’s corporate governance reforms to enhance the public’s trust in business.’

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Source: www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department-for-business-energy-and-industrial-strategy

Government attacked over new laws on excessive ‘fat cat’ pay – The Independent

Posted August 29th, 2017 in company directors, company law, news, remuneration by tracey

‘Critics rounded on the Government today as it published the full detail of new laws aimed at cracking down on excessive boardroom pay.’

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The Independent, 29th August 2017

Source: www.independent.co.uk