Day: 29 January 2018
High wire walking without a mat: doctors, patient safety and public confidence – UK Human Rights Blog
‘On 4th November 2015, Dr Bawa Garba was convicted of gross negligence manslaughter of a 6 year old boy. She was sentenced to two years of imprisonment suspended for two years. On 29 November 2016 the Court of Appeal Civil Division refused her leave to appeal against her conviction.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 27th January 2018
Source: ukhumanrightsblog.com
John Worboys’ release put on hold after victims launch legal challenge – The Guardian
‘The release of John Worboys, the black-cab rapist, has been put on hold after a high court battle to keep him behind bars launched by victims passed its first hurdle.’
The Guardian, 26th January 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
High Court rejects BBC’s bid to move Paradise Papers case to media list – Litigation Futures
‘Offshore law firm Appleby has won the first skirmish in its case against the BBC and The Guardian newspaper over the ‘Paradise Papers’ leak, after the High Court refused the defendants’ bid to move the case from the Chancery Division to the media and communications list.’
Litigation Futures, 29th January 2018
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
‘Rogue’ parking companies face government crackdown – BBC News
‘”Rogue” parking companies will be banned from accessing driver data and issuing charges as part of plans to stop “unscrupulous operators”.’
BBC News, 28th January 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Someone has to make a stand’: widow’s battle for cohabiting couples – The Guardian
‘Siobhan McLaughlin’s case goes before supreme court as pressure grows to end legal inequality.’
The Guardian, 27th January 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
Court of Appeal allows ‘whistleblowing’ managing partner to sue former firm for £3.4m – Legal Futures
‘The ex-managing partner of a well-known law firm has won the right to sue his former firm for £3.4m under whistleblowing law.’
Legal Futures, 29th January 2018
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
English civil partnership may not be recognised abroad – Family Law
‘As England debates the future status, role and purpose of civil partnership, its cross-border status should be brought into account. Whilst marriage is almost universally recognised around the world and civil partnership is recognised by those countries with their own civil partnership laws, the legal status of an English civil partnership is not recognised in a number of countries. The civil partners have no different status in law to cohabitants in those countries. This places them in a real difficulty. A little-known and surprising piece of law may come to their aid. But should civil partnerships be continued now there is same-sex marriage including in view of the position abroad?’
Family Law, 26th January 2018
Source: www.familylaw.co.uk
Law Society joins battle over whether third-party capture insurer still has to pay solicitors’ costs – Litigation Futures
‘The Law Society has been granted permission to intervene in the Supreme Court’s hearing of a case that made a major strike against the practice of third-party capture in personal injury.’
Litigation Futures, 29th January 2018
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
UK rape complainants ‘face unfair questions about sexual history’ – The Guardian
‘Complainants in rape cases are being subjected to invasive and unfair questioning about their sexual history, according to a cross-party campaign supporting tighter restrictions on cross-examination in trials.’
The Guardian, 29th January 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
Surrogacy: Law Practice and Policy in England and Wales – Family Law
‘Since the first UK surrogacy case hit the headlines in 1985 with the birth of Baby Cotton, surrogacy law has been evolving in the UK, and indeed throughout the world. As the pool of adoptable babies continues to shrink, the growth of surrogacy as a means of supporting childless couples to start their families is a trend that is likely to continue.’
Family Law, 25th January 2018
Source: www.familylaw.co.uk
Police forces and prosecutors failing to carry out ‘basic’ procedure in rape cases, Attorney General says – Daily Telegraph
‘The failings which have lead to a nationwide review of all live rape and serious sexual assault cases were caused by police forces and prosecutors not carrying out “basic” procedure, the Attorney General has suggested.’
Daily Telegraph, 27th January 2018
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Brexit: EU (Withdrawal Bill) fundamentally flawed, say peers – BBC News
‘Proposed legislation bringing existing EU law into UK law is “fundamentally flawed” and needs to be reworked, a Lords committee has said.’
BBC News, 29th January 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
One in three people with legal problems in UK develop health issues – report – The Guardian
‘Almost one-third of those with legal problems in the UK report developing a stress-related or physical illness as a result of their experience, according to a new international survey comparing people’s perceptions of justice around the world.’
The Guardian, 29th January 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
