19/10/2018 – Current Awareness

‘The Supreme Court will next week consider whether a statutory power to impose conditions amounting to a deprivation of liberty can ever lawfully be “implied”.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 18th October 2018

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‘Shifting sands’: six legal views on the transgender debate – The Guardian

Posted October 19th, 2018 in consultations, equality, gender, human rights, news, sex discrimination, transgender persons, women by sally

‘Lawyers examine the consequences to the proposed reforms to the Gender Recognition Act.’

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The Guardian, 19th October 2018

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Radical preacher Anjem Choudary freed from prison – The Guardian

Posted October 19th, 2018 in early release, hate crime, Islam, media, news, terrorism by sally

‘Anjem Choudary has been released from prison after serving half of the five-and-a-half-year sentence he received in 2016 for urging support for Isis and pledging allegiance to the terrorist group.’

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The Guardian, 19th October 2018

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London borough changes its definition of ‘overcrowding’ after legal challenge: report – Local Government Lawyer

Posted October 19th, 2018 in housing, interpretation, local government, London, news by sally

‘A legal challenge brought by the Public Interest Law Unit (PILU) and Housing Action Southwark and Lambeth (HASL) has forced Southwark Council to change the definition it uses for ‘overcrowding’, it has been claimed.’

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Local Government Lawyer, October 2018

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Health and Social Care of Older People is a Human Rights Issue – Rights Info

Posted October 19th, 2018 in elderly, health, human rights, medical treatment, news, ombudsmen, social services by sally

‘The independent healthcare regulator, the Care Quality Commission recently warned that disjointed health and social care services in England are placing increasing pressure on A&E departments. As pressure grows on the country’s health and care system, what does this mean for the human rights of older people?’

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Rights Info, 18th October 2018

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Home Office asks lawyers to help simplify immigration letters – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted October 19th, 2018 in detention, human rights, immigration, news, select committees, statistics by sally

‘The government will ask lawyers how letters to people navigating a ‘complex’ immigration system can be improved, as MPs take a closer look at proposals to reform immigration detention.’

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Law Society's Gazette, 18th October 2018

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Claimants who discontinued huge case during trial ordered to pay indemnity costs – Litigation Futures

Posted October 19th, 2018 in bankruptcy, civil procedure rules, costs, debts, indemnities, insolvency, news by sally

‘Claimants who discontinued their case four days into a six-week trial have been ordered to pay the defendants’ costs on the indemnity basis because their conduct took it ‘out of the norm’.’

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Litigation Futures, 19th October 2018

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Transport for London appeals High Court ruling on cycle superhighway – Local Government Lawyer

Posted October 19th, 2018 in appeals, bicycles, consent, consultations, injunctions, judicial review, local government, London, news, transport by sally

‘Transport for London has applied for permission to appeal a High Court ruling that its decision to go ahead with the installation of a cycle super highway (CS11) at Swiss Cottage had been taken while omitting a relevant consideration.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 19th October 2018

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Reform and the future of family justice: where is the court modernisation programme heading? – Family Law

Posted October 19th, 2018 in case management, family courts, news by sally

‘The following is an extract from a talk delivered by the immediate past President of the Family Division to the Cheshire and North Wales Resolution Family Law Conference at Chester on 25 September 2018. The full version will appear in the November issue of Family Law.’

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Family Law, 18th October 2018

Source: www.familylaw.co.uk

Woman with learning difficulties not told she had contraceptive device covertly fitted – Daily Telegraph

Posted October 19th, 2018 in carers, contraception, Court of Protection, disclosure, human rights, learning difficulties, news, social services, women by sally

‘A young woman with learning difficulties should not be told she was covertly fitted with a contraceptive device as it would ruin her trust in her carers, a court has ruled.’

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Daily Telegraph, 18th October 2018

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Name checks to begin on bank payments – BBC News

Posted October 19th, 2018 in banking, fraud, news by sally

‘The name of someone receiving a payment will be as important as their banking details for the first time from next summer, in an attempt to combat fraud.’

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BBC News, 18th October 2018

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Homicide rate in England and Wales highest since 2008 – The Guardian

Posted October 19th, 2018 in homicide, murder, news, police, robbery, sentencing, sexual offences, statistics, theft by sally

‘The murder and manslaughter rate in England and Wales has risen to the highest in a decade, official figures show.’

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The Guardian, 18th October 2018

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‘Drunk’ women face harsher sentences than men, research claims – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted October 19th, 2018 in alcohol abuse, equality, news, sentencing, statistics, women by sally

‘Women are twice as likely as men to receive harsher sentences for assault offences when alcohol is a contributory factor, according to a new study.’

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Law Society's Gazette, 19th October 2018

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Home Office ordered to pay damages to sex-trafficking victim – The Guardian

Posted October 19th, 2018 in damages, detention, immigration, news, prostitution, trafficking in human beings, victims by sally

‘A woman who was trafficked into Britain for prostitution and later locked up in an immigration centre is entitled to substantial damages from the Home Office for unlawful detention, the high court has ruled.’

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The Guardian, 18th October 2018

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SRA prosecutes solicitor for second time over same case – Legal Futures

Posted October 19th, 2018 in conflict of interest, misrepresentation, news, prosecutions, solicitors, Solicitors Regulation Authority by sally

‘The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) is taking the unusual step of prosecuting a solicitor for the second time over the same issue.’

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Legal Futures, 19th October 2018

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Research launched to assess whether biased advice is distorting access to justice – Family Law

Posted October 19th, 2018 in bias, children, legal aid, litigants in person, McKenzie friends, news by sally

‘A new research project will examine whether vulnerable people representing themselves in child court cases find themselves and their children put at risk by misinformed or biased online legal advice.’

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Family Law, 18th October 2018

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‘Fred and Rosemary West of Barry’ jailed for abusing girls – The Guardian

Posted October 19th, 2018 in child abuse, indecent photographs of children, news, police, rape, sentencing, sexual grooming, sexual offences by sally

‘A husband and wife nicknamed Fred and Rosemary West in their south Wales town have been jailed for grooming and raping teenage girls over three decades.’

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The Guardian, 18th October 2018

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