‘Metropolitan Police officers are four times more likely to use force against black people compared with the white population, new figures have suggested.’
BBC News, 30th July 2020
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The Cape v Dring litigation concerns an attempt by a non-party to obtain copies of the trial bundle used during a six-week asbestos trial involving Cape which settled before judgment in early 2017. At first instance the Master granted the non-party permission to have copies of all documents, including the trial bundle of 5000 pages of disclosure, referred to at the trial. The Supreme Court confirmed in July 2019 that the non-party was entitled to written submissions, witness statements and expert reports under the inherent jurisdiction of the court, but remitted the question of what, if any, documents in the trial bundle the non-party should obtain to the original trial judge. On 16 July 2020 Picken J considered that question and held that Mr Dring was not entitled to receive any other documents.’
Henderson Chambers, 17th July 2020
‘The mother of a 22-year-old insurance clerk murdered in 1988 has asked judges to quash a Parole Board decision to release her daughter’s killer.’
BBC News, 29th July 2020
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Legal prohibitions on discrimination based upon certain characteristics have been part of UK domestic law for decades. The Foreword to the seminal book Monaghan on Equality Law started as follows:
“Equality”, wrote Rabinder Singh QC (as he then was) some time ago, is the “neglected virtue”. But it is not neglected now. At long last, we have the Equality Act 2010, which brings together the many separate laws against discrimination and tries to make them into a coherent whole. That is easier said than done. If equality is indeed a virtue, then it is a very complicated one.’
Landmark Chambers, July 2020
Source: www.landmarkchambers.co.uk
‘The Crown Prosecution Service has launched a new strategy to tackle tumbling rates of charging and prosecution for rape, following sustained criticism that the service is failing victims of sexual assault.’
The Guardian, 30th July 2020
Source: www.theguardian.com
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