18/10/2022 – Current Awareness

‘In this post, Grant Arnold, a paralegal in the litigation team at CMS, previews the decision awaited from the Supreme Court in Unger and Anor (in substitution for Hasan) v Ul-Hasan (deceased) and Anor.’

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UKSC Blog, 17th October 2022

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DPA breach at “lowest end of spectrum”: High Court awards £250 – Panopticon

Posted October 18th, 2022 in Crown Prosecution Service, damages, data protection, misuse of private information, news by sally

‘Just about anyone who works in data protection will probably have asked, or have been asked: what do courts tend to award claimants who suffer data breaches? They will probably also be used to an answer along the lines that “it’s quite difficult to say; there isn’t very much case law”. Last week’s judgment of Knowles J in Driver v Crown Prosecution Service [2022] EWHC 2500 (KB) is a helpful contribution to this limited line of authority.’

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Panopticon, 17th October 2022

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SRA “should police anti-money laundering across UK legal sector” – Legal Futures

Posted October 18th, 2022 in legal profession, money laundering, news, reports, Solicitors Regulation Authority by sally

‘A Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) with “beefed up” powers should be the single body policing money laundering across the UK legal sector, a report has recommended.’

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Legal Futures, 18th October 2022

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Watchdog facing legal action over death of Black man tasered on Chelsea Bridge – The Independent

Posted October 18th, 2022 in judicial review, mental health, minorities, news, police, weapons by sally

‘The family of a vulnerable Black man who died after being tasered by police and then jumping from Chelsea Bridge have threatened to sue the police watchdog.’

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The Independent, 18th October 2022

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High Court to hear judicial review of Local Plan brought by parish council in attempt to block construction of 27 dwellings – Local Government Lawyer

Posted October 18th, 2022 in housing, judicial review, local government, news, planning by sally

‘The High Court will this week hear a judicial review brought by Norton St Philip Parish Council which argues that Mendip District Council’s decision to follow the recommendations of a planning inspector and approve a Local Plan was unlawful.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 17th October 2022

Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk

Noise cameras to be trialled in England to tackle ‘boy racers’ – The Guardian

Posted October 18th, 2022 in evidence, news, noise, road traffic offences, video recordings by sally

‘Noise-detecting traffic cameras will be trialled in four areas in England in an attempt to crack down on “boy racers” who rev engines and use illegal exhausts, the Department for Transport has announced.’

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The Guardian, 18th October 2022

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East Kent hospital baby deaths: Harry Richford’s family’s five-year fight for justice – BBC News

Posted October 18th, 2022 in bereavement, birth, children, families, hospitals, inquests, news by sally

‘The grandfather of a baby who died at a hospital that was fined over failings in the delivery has spoken of his five-year fight for justice.’

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BBC News, 18th October 2022

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Inquiry after Black child mauled by police dog while being detained by armed officers – The Independent

Posted October 18th, 2022 in children, dogs, inquiries, minorities, news, police by sally

‘The police watchdog is investigating after a Black child was mauled by a police dog as he was detained by armed officers.’

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The Independent, 17th October 2022

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UK justice system ‘ill-equipped’ for rise in fraud, say MPs – The Guardian

Posted October 18th, 2022 in criminal justice, fraud, news, select committees by sally

‘The UK’s justice system is “ill-equipped” to tackle a spiralling fraud epidemic and needs a rapid overhaul, a cross-party committee of MPs has concluded.’

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The Guardian, 18th October 2022

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