Working Together to Safeguard Children: revisions to statutory guidance – Home Office
‘Summary of responses we received, along with the government’s response outlining the next steps.’
Home Office, 26th February 2018
Source: www.gov.uk/home-office
Month: February 2018
Arsonist jailed for setting fires including at Titanic exhibition – Crown Prosecution Service
‘A man from Sheffield who admitted to deliberately setting fire to a museum, a university and a hospital, so he could steal from the evacuated buildings, has been jailed.’
Crown Prosecution Service, 24th February 2018
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
Energy price cap: Government to introduce legislation to limit how much power firms can charge – The Independent
‘A bill introducing an energy cap for 11 million households across Britain will be introduced to Parliament today. The Government claims the Domestic Gas and Electricity Bill, which will allow the regulator Ofgem to limit tariffs until 2020, could save people up to £100 a year.’
The Independent, 26th February 2018
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Heraldic memorials in churches – Law & Religion UK
‘A recent judgment on the installation of a hatchment in the church of St Mary Magdalene, Adlestrop, includes an examination of the arcane rules of heraldry and their present-day relevance in the Church of England. Following a brief consideration of what is and who can have a hatchment, the court determined whether a hatchment should now be displayed in a Church. It also includes a warning to witnesses as well as others seeking information on obscure areas such as this: “Alas, a Google search is not always accurate or complete” [34], (to which should be added, Wikipedia, as we often remind ourselves).’
Law & Religion UK, 22nd February 2018
Source: www.lawandreligionuk.com
Recent Statutory Instruments – legislation.gov.uk
The Policing and Crime Act 2017 (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2018
The Research and Development (Qualifying Bodies) (Tax) Order 2018
The Electronic Monitoring (Responsible Persons) Order 2018
The Gambling Act 2005 (Amendment of Schedule 6) Order 2018
The Electronic Monitoring (Responsible Persons) Order 2018
The Financial Assistance Scheme (Increased Cap for Long Service) Regulations 2018
Source: www.legislation.gov.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Amey Birmingham Highways Ltd v Birmingham City Council [2018] EWCA Civ 264 (22 February 2018)
DN (Rwanda) v The Secretary of State for the Home Department [2018] EWCA Civ 273 (22 February 2018)
AL v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2018] EWCA Civ 278 (22 February 2018)
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
Gohil, R v [2018] EWCA Crim 140 (15 February 2018)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Ali & Anor v Channel 5 Broadcast Ltd [2018] EWHC 298 (Ch) (22 February 2018)
High Court (Commercial Court)
Dana Gas PJSC v Dana Gas Sukuk Ltd & Ors [2018] EWHC 332 (Comm) (22 February 2018)
Source: www.bailii.org
Groundhog Day for air pollution breaches: Government loses again – UK Human Rights Blog
‘R (ClientEarth No.3) v Secretary of State for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs, Garnham J, 21 February 2018. DEFRA has been found wanting again, in its latest attempt to address nitrogen dioxide in air. This is the third time. Yet DEFRA’s own analysis suggests that some 23,500 people die every year because of this pollutant.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 23rd February 2017
Source: ukhumanrightsblog.com
Police liability for failures in criminal investigations – UK Police Law Blog
‘The hits for the police keep on coming. The decision in Commissioner of the Metropolis v (1) DSD (2) NBV [2018] UKSC 11 confirms that the police can be liable in proceedings for a breach of article 3’s prohibition on inhuman and degrading treatment (and possibly article 4’s prohibition on slavery) where they fail to perform an adequate criminal investigation into alleged serious ill-treatment.’
UK Police Law Blog, 22nd February 2018
Source: ukpolicelawblog.com
Sentencing Council publishes new guideline on domestic abuse – Sentencing Council
‘A new domestic abuse sentencing guideline has been published today (22 February), giving courts up to date guidance that emphasises the seriousness of this kind of offending.’
Sentencing Council, 22nd February 2018
Law firm was negligent in property purchase but clients would have gone ahead anyway, court rules – Legal Futures
‘A Kent law firm was negligent for failing to advise properly on a mortgage and valuation report (MVR), but this did not cause a couple in Canterbury to buy a house suffering from subsidence, a circuit judge has ruled.’
Legal Futures, 23rd February 2018
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
Home-ownership call for evidence – help make commonhold more common – Law Commission
‘The Law Commission is asking flat owners, housebuilders, mortgage lenders and lawyers to help shape a law which could help people own their flats outright. The independent legal body wants views on a little-known and little used home ownership status called commonhold, which provides an alternative to residential leasehold.’
Law Commission, 22nd February 2018
Source: www.lawcom.gov.uk/
DPP speech to the International Summit on Modern Slavery – Crown Prosecution Service
‘DPP speech to the International Summit on Modern Slavery.’
Crown Prosecution Service, 21st February 2018
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
Mother who poisoned and suffocated her baby is jailed for life – Crown Prosecution Service
‘A mother who suffocated and poisoned her eight-week-old baby, causing his death, has been jailed for life with a minimum term of 14 years and nine months today (22 February).’
Crown Prosecution Service, 22nd February 2018
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
Attorney General speech at the Modern Slavery Summit – Attorney General’s Office
‘Attorney General Jeremy Wright QC MP gives keynote speech at the Crown Prosecution Service Modern Slavery Summit.’
Attorney General’s Office, 22nd February 2018
Source: www.gov.uk/ago
Mother faces £20,000 costs bill despite successfully challenging care order – Law Society’s Gazette
‘Local authorities should not have to cover legal aid funding deficiencies, the Court of Appeal has said, while upholding a mother’s challenge against a placement order. A placement order allows the local authority to place a child with suitable adopters following care proceedings, even if the parents do not agree.’
Law Society's Gazette, 22nd February 2018
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Does the inclusion of families and children in family proceedings go far enough? – Family Law Week
‘Adele Cameron-Douglas, barrister of 4 Paper Buildings, asks how children can continue to be involved in proceedings that concern them after their conclusion.’
Family Law Week, 22nd February 2018
Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk
