‘Women have historically found it more difficult to qualify for refugee status than men. The 1951 Convention relating to the status of a refugee promises protection for refugees following the Second World War and Europe’s inadequate response to those fleeting Nazism. However, not everyone who is fleeing danger or violence qualifies as a refugee under this Convention.’
EIN Blog, 9th August 2023
Source: www.ein.org.uk
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
Watson & Ors, R. v (Rev1) [2023] EWCA Crim 960 (08 August 2023)
Malkinson, R. v [2023] EWCA Crim 954 (07 August 2023)
High Court (Administrative Court)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Safe Hands Plans Ltd, Re (Re Insolvency Act 1986) [2023] EWHC 2025 (Ch) (08 August 2023)
Laird v Simcock & Ors [2023] EWHC 2054 (Ch) (07 August 2023)
Karpavicius & Anor v Waites [2023] EWHC 2051 (Ch) (07 August 2023)
High Court (Family Division)
High Court (Technology and Construction Court)
Halsion Limited v St Thomas Street Development Limited [2023] EWHC 2045 (TCC) (08 August 2023)
Municipio De Mariana v BHP Group (UK) Ltd & Anor [2023] EWHC 2030 (TCC) (07 August 2023)
Source: www.bailii.org
‘The Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman and the Housing Ombudsman have jointly criticised Nottingham City Council and Nottingham City Homes (NCH) for the way they dealt with a woman’s antisocial behaviour complaints and subsequent requests to move house.’
Local Government Lawyer, 8th August 2023
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘The Court of Appeal has allowed an appeal by a mother and made supervision orders in place of care orders for all three of her children, who are placed at home.’
Local Government Lawyer, 8th August 2023
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘A police officer has been jailed after a woman was hit and killed by a patrol car responding to a 999 call.’
Crown Prosecution Service, 7th August 2023
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
‘A woman who permanently blinded a taxi driver in one eye after a frenzied attack with her high heels has been jailed for three years.’
Attorney General's Office, 7th August 2023
Source: www.gov.uk
‘Hybrid working is here to stay but HR policies still vary widely. Some law firms incentivise staff to “come in”, but does this risk alienating people by creating a “them and us” workplace?’
Law Society's Gazette, 9th August 2023
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘A footballer has been jailed for attacking a 60-year-old woman.’
BBC News, 8th August 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A maternity unit has been given the lowest possible rating by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) after the regulator described it as a “chaotic environment which was not fit for purpose”.’
The Independent, 9th August 2023
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Confidence in the UK’s electoral regulator has been thrown into question after it emerged a hostile cyber-attack accessing the data of 40 million voters went undetected for a year and the public was not told for another 10 months.’
The Guardian, 8th August 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The public could receive hundreds of millions of pounds in compensation in the first class action against water companies which are alleged to have failed to reveal the true scale of raw sewage discharges, and abused their position as privatised monopolies.’
The Guardian, 9th August 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A rogue trader who targeted elderly people despite being banned from cold calling has been jailed.’
BBC News, 8th August 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The mother of a girl murdered in 1992 says she is taking legal action against a police force over her 30-year wait for justice.’
BBC News, 9th August 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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