One in four complaints to Legal Ombudsman outside new time limits – Legal Futures

‘More than a quarter (27%) of complaints made to the Legal Ombudsman (LeO) are outside the new time limits introduced at the beginning of April, it has emerged.’

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Legal Futures, 16th August 2023

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

Statement of brave 13-year-old gets rapist more than 19 years in prison – BBC News

Posted August 16th, 2023 in child abuse, children, imprisonment, news, rape, sentencing, sexual offences, victims by sally

‘A man who subjected a young girl to a three-year “campaign of rape” has been jailed for over 19 years.’

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BBC News, 15th August 2023

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Police and CPS had key DNA evidence 16 years before Andrew Malkinson cleared of rape – The Guardian

‘Police and prosecutors in the Andrew Malkinson case knew there was another man’s DNA on the victim’s clothes in 2007 – three years after he was wrongly convicted of rape – but he remained in prison for another 13 years.’

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The Guardian, 15th August 2023

Source: www.theguardian.com

Ofsted issues warning against placement of vulnerable children in unregistered homes – Local Government Lawyer

‘Ofsted has warned that “too often”, children subject to deprivation of liberty (DoL) orders are placed in illegal unregistered settings without external oversight.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 15th August 2023

Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk

Widower of jailed Post Office worker loses appeal in wake of Horizon scandal – The Guardian

‘The widower of a Post Office worker jailed after being convicted of theft has lost a court of appeal fight as a judge ruled that the conviction was not based on evidence from the scandal-hit Horizon software.’

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The Guardian, 15th August 2023

Source: www.theguardian.com

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted August 16th, 2023 in law reports by tracey

High Court (Chancery Division)

Tomlinson v Tomlinson & Ors [2023] EWHC 2083 (Ch) (15 August 2023)

High Court (Family Division)

Augousti v Matharu (Rev1) [2023] EWHC 1900 (Fam) (10 August 2023)

Source: www.bailii.org