Day: 27 July 2020

The Spotlight Review on domestic abuse – where does it fit in with other court reforms? – Transparency Project

Posted July 27th, 2020 in children, domestic violence, families, family courts, Ministry of Justice, news, practice directions by sally

‘The work undertaken by the “spotlight panel” appointed by the Ministry of Justice, reported in what is being referred to as the “harm report”, has already been commented on here and here. Its full title is “Assessing Risk of Harm to Children and Parents in Private Law Cases”. The purpose of this blog post is to try to see how the harm report fits in with the wider reforms discussed by the President’s Private Law Working Party (the PrLWG) in its two reports.’

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Transparency Project, 24th July 2020

Source: www.transparencyproject.org.uk

Man wrongly detained over murder of PC Harper to sue police – The Guardian

Posted July 27th, 2020 in compensation, homicide, news, police, racism, theft, travellers, wrongful arrest, young offenders by sally

‘An innocent man who spent weeks in prison accused of murdering PC Andrew Harper before proceedings against him were dropped is taking legal action against the police.’

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The Guardian, 25th July 2020

Source: www.theguardian.com

Judge rejects calls for recusal in planning case amid accusations of bias – Local Government Lawyer

Posted July 27th, 2020 in bias, injunctions, judges, local government, news, planning, recusal by sally

‘A High Court judge has refused to recuse himself from a planning case involving Surrey Heath Borough Council after claimants accused him of bias.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 23rd July 2020

Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk

Only 19 bereaved families approved for NHS staff coronavirus compensation scheme – The Guardian

Posted July 27th, 2020 in bereavement, compensation, coronavirus, emergency services, families, government departments, hospitals, news by sally

‘Only 19 families of NHS and social care workers who died after contracting coronavirus have so far been approved for the £60,000 compensation payment from the government.’

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The Guardian, 26th July 2020

Source: www.theguardian.com

Developer loses High Court battle over planning consent after council admitted failure to give adequate reasons – Local Government Lawyer

Posted July 27th, 2020 in local government, news, planning by sally

‘Bath and North East Somerset Council should have given adequate reasons when it allowed a development against officer’s recommendations, the High Court has found.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 23rd July 2020

Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk

Novichok inquest quashed – UK Human Rights Blog

Posted July 27th, 2020 in coroners, families, human rights, inquests, inquiries, news, Russia, unlawful killing by sally

‘The High Court has today [24 July] handed down a judgment quashing a coroner’s decision on the scope of the inquest into the death of Dawn Sturgess: R (GS) v HM Senior Coroner for Wiltshire and Swindon [2020] EWHC 2007 (Admin).’

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UK Human Rights Blog, 24th July 2020

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Frozen pensions: injustices faced by Windrush generation in spotlight – The Guardian

Posted July 27th, 2020 in citizenship, colonies, equality, government departments, immigration, news, pensions, retirement by sally

‘Campaigners urge new working group to look into why some retirees living abroad are penalised.’

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The Guardian, 25th July 2020

Source: www.theguardian.com

Harry Dunn death: Family drop legal action against Northamptonshire Police – BBC News

Posted July 27th, 2020 in bereavement, dangerous driving, diplomats, disclosure, documents, extradition, families, government departments, immunity, news, police, unlawful killing by sally

‘The parents of a young man whose death in a crash sparked an international diplomatic row have dropped their legal action against Northamptonshire Police.’

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BBC News, 26th July 2020

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Youth Justice Board chair aims to tackle racial disparities in criminal justice system in England and Wales – The Guardian

Posted July 27th, 2020 in children, criminal justice, news, race discrimination, racism, statistics by sally

‘Keith Fraser says all agencies working with BAME children need to examine their practices, and that children should not be treated the same as adults in the justice system.’

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The Guardian, 27th July 2020

Source: www.theguardian.com

Justice secretary drops plan to replace jury trials – Legal Futures

Posted July 27th, 2020 in coronavirus, criminal justice, delay, juries, lord chancellor, Ministry of Justice, news, trial without jury, trials by sally

‘Lord Chancellor Robert Buckland has dropped a widely criticised plan to replace juries in some criminal trials with a judge and two magistrates.’

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Legal Futures, 23rd July 2020

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

Teenagers guilty of killing PC Andrew Harper – BBC News

Posted July 27th, 2020 in homicide, news, police, theft, young offenders by sally

‘Three teenagers have been convicted of the manslaughter of PC Andrew Harper, who died after being dragged along a road by a car.’

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BBC News, 24th July 2020

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Recent Statutory Instruments – legislation.gov.uk

Posted July 27th, 2020 in legislation by tracey

Health Protection (Coronavirus, International Travel) (England) (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations 2020

The Port Examination Codes of Practice and National Security Determinations Guidance Regulations 2020

Source: www.legislation.gov.uk

Video witnessing of wills to be made legal in England and Wales during pandemic – The Guardian

Posted July 27th, 2020 in coronavirus, news, video recordings, wills by sally

‘Video witnessing of wills is to be made legal in England and Wales to make it easier for people to record their final wishes during the coronavirus pandemic.’

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The Guardian, 25th July 2020

Source: www.theguardian.com

BAILII: Recent decisions

Posted July 27th, 2020 in law reports by tracey

Court of Appeal (Civil Division)

C (A Child) [2020] EWCA Civ 987 (24 July 2020)

High Court (Chancery Division)

Sprint Electric Ltd v Buyer’s Dream Ltd & Anorr [2020] EWHC 2004 (Ch) (24 July 2020)

High Court (Technology and Construction Court)

Rushbond Plc v The J S Design Partnership LLP [2020] EWHC 1982 (TCC) (24 July 2020)

Source: www.bailii.org