Month: April 2022

Children subject of deprivation of liberty applications spending “significant” amount of time in suboptimal placements, research highlights – Local Government Lawyer

Posted April 5th, 2022 in children, deprivation of liberty safeguards, news, placement orders, reports by sally

‘It is evident that children who are the subject of applications to the Family Court to authorise a deprivation of liberty, are spending significant periods of time in “suboptimal” placements without the therapeutic support they need to make significant long-term improvements, according to a review of published judgments by the Nuffield Family Justice Observatory (NFJO).’

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Local Government Lawyer, 4th April 2022

Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk

SRA rebukes leading class action firm over conduct of struck-out claim – Legal Futures

Posted April 5th, 2022 in airlines, carriage by air, class actions, law firms, news, Solicitors Regulation Authority, striking out by sally

‘Class action firm Hausfeld has been rebuked by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) for allowing its independence to be compromised in the conduct of a massive group claim.’

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Legal Futures, 5th April 2022

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

Greater Manchester Police officer who had sex with rape victim jailed – BBC News

Posted April 5th, 2022 in misfeasance in public office, news, perverting the course of justice, police, sentencing by sally

‘A “predatory” police officer who had a secret sexual relationship with a rape victim has been jailed.’

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BBC News, 4th April 2022

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Four in 10 pupils have experienced or witnessed bullying at the Bar – Legal Futures

Posted April 4th, 2022 in barristers, bullying, equality, harassment, news, pupillage, statistics by sally

‘Nearly four in 10 pupils have either personally experienced or observed bullying, harassment and/or discrimination (BHD), Bar Council research has revealed.’

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Legal Futures, 4th April 2022

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

Child Q: Met Police changes strip-search policy in two London boroughs – BBC News

Posted April 4th, 2022 in children, disciplinary procedures, drug offences, London, news, police, professional conduct, race discrimination, racism, school children by sally

‘A strip-search of any child in two London boroughs will need approval from an inspector in the wake of the Child Q controversy, the Met Police says.’

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BBC News, 2nd April 2022

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Oxford college pays damages to woman after alleged rape by fellow student – The Guardian

Posted April 4th, 2022 in compensation, complaints, damages, negligence, news, non-disclosure agreements, rape, sexual offences, universities by sally

‘A University of Oxford college has pledged to overhaul its handling of sexual assault cases after paying damages to settle a legal action taken by a woman who said she was raped by a fellow student.’

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The Guardian, 1st April 2022

Source: www.theguardian.com

High Court finds council in contempt of court over failure to comply with mandatory injunction on placement planning for autistic young man – Local Government Lawyer

Posted April 4th, 2022 in autism, contempt of court, disabled persons, injunctions, judicial review, learning difficulties, local government, news by sally

‘A High Court judge has found Cardiff City Council in contempt of court over its failure to comply with a mandatory injunction in a case concerning future placement planning for a young man with a range of diagnoses including autistic spectrum disorder and severe communication and learning difficulties.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 1st April 2022

Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk

Service and admin charges – from the Upper Tribunal – Nearly Legal

Posted April 4th, 2022 in appeals, consultations, housing, landlord & tenant, leases, news, repairs, service charges by sally

‘The First Tier Tribunal had been wrong to grant dispensation from section 20 consultation requirements on the basis that the freeholder “had started the consultation process and had kept the leaseholders of flats in the block informed until the works became sufficiently urgent that the respondent had had to carry them out without waiting for the consultation to be completed.”’

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Nearly Legal, 3rd April 2022

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Radlett anaesthetist jailed for arranging child sex abuse – BBC News

Posted April 4th, 2022 in child abuse, children, disciplinary procedures, doctors, imprisonment, internet, news, sentencing, sexual offences by sally

‘An NHS consultant anaesthetist who was caught by police while arranging to sexually abuse a seven-year-old girl has been jailed for 28 months.’

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BBC News, 2nd April 2022

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Lewis Graham: The Reed Court by Numbers: How Shallow is the ‘Shallow End’? – UK Constitutional Law Association

Posted April 4th, 2022 in constitutional law, judicial review, news, Supreme Court by sally

‘In a recent critical essay for the London Review of Books, Conor Gearty penned a wonderful, if provocative, account of the recent output of the UK Supreme Court, and attributed a substantial amount of influence to its President, Lord Reed. His “commitment to formalism”, said Gearty, has led to a series of decisions which shrink human rights protections, valorise the state and (especially) the government, and “insulate the decision-maker from judicial review” in all but the most extreme circumstances. The Supreme Court, he suggested, is in no danger of being out of its depth; Reed has marshalled the judges to the safe waters of “the shallow end”.’

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UK Constitutional Law Association, 4th April 2022

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No-fault divorce: rush expected as new law introduced in England and Wales – The Guardian

Posted April 4th, 2022 in divorce, families, married persons, news by sally

‘Lawyers are expecting a surge in applications from separating couples when no-fault divorce is introduced in England and Wales on Wednesday.’

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The Guardian, 3rd April 2022

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Shrewsbury maternity report: Uncovering the biggest NHS maternity scandal – BBC News

Posted April 4th, 2022 in birth, causing death of children or vulnerable adults, children, families, hospitals, inquiries, midwives, news, pregnancy by sally

‘A damning report this week revealed the catastrophic failings at an NHS trust, where at least 201 babies and nine mothers might have survived with better maternity care. Michael Buchanan has led the BBC’s investigation into the scandal and first reported concerns five years ago, but he says he’s not done in Shrewsbury yet.’

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BBC News, 2nd April 2022

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BSB scraps student aptitude test despite Bar Council opposition – Legal Futures

Posted April 4th, 2022 in barristers, legal education, news, statistics by sally

‘The Bar Standards Board (BSB) is to ditch the Bar course aptitude test (BCAT) as it is no longer acting as a “filter” of those likely to fail the vocational component of their training.’

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Legal Futures, 1st April 2022

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

Delaying new law ‘gives green light to rogue employers’, says TUC – The Guardian

Posted April 4th, 2022 in bills, delay, employment, news, trade unions by sally

‘Britain’s top union leader has written to the business secretary, Kwasi Kwarteng, to warn the government that dropping plans to legislate for tougher employment rights after mass sackings at P&O Ferries would “side with bad bosses”.’

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The Guardian, 4th April 2022

Source: www.theguardian.com

MP welcomes parole reforms after Pitchfork release – BBC News

Posted April 4th, 2022 in child abuse, dangerous offenders, murder, news, parole, sexual offences by sally

‘An MP who campaigned against the release of double child killer Colin Pitchfork has welcomed “landmark” changes to the parole system.’

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BBC News, 1st April 2022

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What you need to know about the new High Potential Individual visa route – EIN Blog

Posted April 4th, 2022 in employment, immigration, news, universities, visas by sally

‘The High Potential Individual (HPI) route is similar to the Graduate route but offered to recent graduates of the top ranking universities outside the UK. This route opens on 30 May 2022.’

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EIN Blog, 31st March 2022

Source: www.ein.org.uk

Salford man jailed after refusing to grant his wife Jewish religious divorce – The Guardian

Posted April 4th, 2022 in coercive & controlling behaviour, divorce, imprisonment, Judaism, married persons, news, sentencing by sally

‘The owner of a property company has been jailed for 18 months for controlling or coercive behaviour after refusing to grant his wife a religious divorce.’

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The Guardian, 1st April 2022

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Met police officer charged with GBH after man paralysed by Taser – The Guardian

Posted April 1st, 2022 in firearms, grievous bodily harm, news, police, professional conduct by sally

‘A Metropolitan police officer has been charged with grievous bodily harm after a black man was shot with a Taser and left paralysed from the chest down.’

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The Guardian, 31st March 2022

Source: www.theguardian.com

Basingstoke deaths: Babysitter jailed for murdering child’s parents – BBC News

Posted April 1st, 2022 in imprisonment, murder, news, sentencing by sally

‘A babysitter who murdered a married couple in a “frenzied” stabbing while their young son slept in his room has been jailed for a minimum of 34 years.’

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BBC News, 31st March 2022

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

‘Conversion therapy’: Ban to go-ahead but not cover trans people – BBC News

Posted April 1st, 2022 in Christianity, consultations, gender, homosexuality, human rights, news, religious discrimination, sexual orientation discrimination, transgender persons by sally

‘The government insists it will ban so-called conversion therapy for gay or bisexual people in England and Wales – but not for transgender people.’

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BBC News, 1st April 2022

Source: www.bbc.co.uk