Day: 6 October 2022

The Victims Bill Is Flawed In Protecting Children And Survivors – Each Other

Posted October 6th, 2022 in bills, children, codes of practice, crime, news, select committees, victims by sally

‘The Justice Committee has pointed out flaws of the Victims Bill in a pre-legislative report that raises significant concerns for victims of crimes and abuse across the UK. The cross-party committee noted problems in the way “victims” are defined, a lack of enforcement powers and the need for additional funding and resources for the Bill to be effective. The report was published shortly after Dame Vera Baird KC recently announced her intention to stand down as Victims’ Commissioner, following the Bill’s intention to diminish the role.’

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Each Other, 5th October 2022

Source: eachother.org.uk

Serial cyberstalker who harassed dozens of women has jail term cut – The Guardian

Posted October 6th, 2022 in guilty pleas, harassment, internet, mental health, news, restraining orders, sentencing by sally

‘The court of appeal has reduced the jail sentence of a serial cyberstalker who harassed women by creating fake social media accounts to spread fake claims about them.’

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The Guardian, 5th October 2022

Source: www.theguardian.com

New property rights relevant to ‘data objects’ proposed – OUT-LAW.com

Posted October 6th, 2022 in consultations, cryptocurrencies, data protection, Law Commission, news by sally

‘A new property right that recognises an individual or entity’s control over “data objects” should be established in law in England and Wales, the Law Commission has said.’

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OUT-LAW.com, 3rd October 2022

Source: www.pinsentmasons.com

Government to launch review of civil legal aid sustainability – Legal Futures

Posted October 6th, 2022 in civil justice, legal aid, Ministry of Justice, news by sally

‘The government is to launch a review of civil legal aid in the coming weeks, the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has confirmed.’

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Legal Futures, 4th October 2022

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

Council where Logan Mwangi was murdered ‘worryingly dependent’ on agency care – The Guardian

Posted October 6th, 2022 in care workers, children, contracting out, domestic violence, local government, murder, news, social services by sally

‘A local authority involved in the care of Logan Mwangi, the five-year-old boy murdered by his mother, her partner and his stepson, spent more than £1m on agency social workers in the year the child was killed, it has emerged.’

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The Guardian, 5th October 2022

Source: www.theguardian.com

HIV: How 175 British children were infected with disease – BBC News

Posted October 6th, 2022 in blood products, children, families, HIV, inquiries, news by sally

‘At least 175 children with the blood disorder haemophilia were infected with HIV in the 1980s, according to documents from the national archives seen by BBC News. Some of the families affected are giving evidence at a public inquiry into what has been called the worst treatment disaster in the history of the NHS.’

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BBC News, 6th October 2022

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Stephen Tierney: The Lord Advocate’s Reference: Referendums and Constitutional Convention – UK Constitutional Law Association

Posted October 6th, 2022 in bills, constitutional law, devolution, news, parliament, referendums, Scotland, statutory interpretation by sally

‘Section 29(1) of the 1998 Act provides that an Act of the Scottish Parliament is not law so far as any provision of the Act is outside the legislative competence of the Parliament. A provision is outside that competence so far as it “relates to reserved matters” (s.29(2)(b)), and whether or not it relates to a reserved matter is to be determined by “reference to the purpose of the provision, having regard (among other things) to its effect in all the circumstances” (s.29(3)).’

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UK Constitutional Law Association, 4th October 2022

Source: ukconstitutionallaw.org

Woman to sue CPS after rape case dropped over sexsomnia claims – The Guardian

Posted October 6th, 2022 in consent, Crown Prosecution Service, news, prosecutions, rape, sleepwalking by sally

‘A woman is suing the Crown Prosecution Service after it admitted her rape case should not have been dropped because of claims she had an episode of a rare sleep condition called sexsomnia.’

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The Guardian, 5th October 2022

Source: www.theguardian.com

New Judgment: BTI 2014 LLC v Sequana SA and others [2022] UKSC 25 – UKSC Blog

Posted October 6th, 2022 in company directors, company law, fiduciary duty, insolvency, news, statutory interpretation, Supreme Court by sally

‘This appeal raised questions of considerable importance for company law. It provides the first opportunity for the Supreme Court to consider the existence, content and engagement of the so-called “creditor duty”: the alleged duty of company directors to consider, or to act in accordance with, the interests of the company’s creditors when the company becomes insolvent, or when it approaches, or is at real risk of, insolvency.’

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UKSC Blog, 5th October 2022

Source: ukscblog.com

Master of rolls questions ‘impenetrable’ client documents – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted October 6th, 2022 in agreements, fees, legal language, news, personal injuries, solicitors by sally

‘The ability of lay clients to understand the Law Society’s model conditional fee agreement was questioned by three of the most senior judges in England and Wales yesterday in a much-awaited Court of Appeal hearing.’

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Law Society's Gazette, 5th October 2022

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

Government control over the flow of information: Lord Sumption on the Online Safety Bill – Law Pod UK

Posted October 6th, 2022 in bills, inquests, internet, news, podcasts, suicide, young persons by sally

‘”Government control over the flow of information”: Lord Sumption speaks out against the threat to freedom of speech posed by the Online Safety Bill.’

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Law Pod UK, 6th October 2022

Source: audioboom.com

Heysham explosion: Man jailed for killing boy, 2, in gas blast – BBC News

Posted October 6th, 2022 in criminal damage, guilty pleas, homicide, news, sentencing, theft by sally

‘A man who cut a gas pipe to sell for scrap, causing a blast in which a two-year-old boy died, has been jailed.’

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BBC News, 5th October 2022

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Rise of plea-bargaining coerces young defendants into guilty pleas, says report – The Guardian

Posted October 6th, 2022 in guilty pleas, news, plea bargaining, reports, young offenders by sally

‘Young prisoners in England and Wales are being rushed into guilty pleas under US-style bargaining arrangements, with some defendants said to be given just 30 minutes to decide, it is claimed.’

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The Guardian, 6th October 2022

Source: www.theguardian.com