Month: August 2023

‘Court rent accounts’, McKenzie Friends and allegedly inducing breach of contract. – Nearly Legal

Posted August 10th, 2023 in contracts, freezing injunctions, McKenzie friends, news, rent, repossession by tracey

‘Katrina McCarthy was apparently acting as a McKenzie Friend for a Notting Hill Genesis tenant. Notting Hill assert that in the course of “assisting” the tenant, Katrina McCarthy “induced the tenant to start paying his rent directly into her own bank account. She had represented to the tenant that she would then transfer the funds into a “court rent account” so that he could “offset” his rent whilst a disrepair dispute with Notting Hill was resolved.” ‘

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Nearly Legal, 9th August 2023

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Council to pay nearly £13k after delayed disability adaptations forced resident to install his own – Local Government Lawyer

Posted August 10th, 2023 in compensation, delay, disabled persons, local government, news, ombudsmen by tracey

‘Waverley Borough Council has been told to pay nearly £13,000 after a Housing Ombudsman investigation found the council’s “unreasonable delays” in providing disability adaptations forced a resident to install his own.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 10th August 2023

Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk

Developer wins partial award of costs following council’s “unreasonable behaviour” – Local Government Lawyer

Posted August 10th, 2023 in appeals, costs, local government, news, planning by tracey

‘Property developer Berkeley Homes has won an appeal to demolish old offices in Sevenoaks and construct a new flatted development for 69 residential units.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 10th August 2023

Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk

What makes a responsible chambers? – Counsel Magazine

Posted August 10th, 2023 in barristers, diversity, environmental protection, equality, news by tracey

‘Know where to start on ESG? Rachel Holmes – CEO of the chambers named “Responsible Business of the Year 2023” – shares its blueprint.’

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Counsel Magazine, August 2023

Source: www.counselmagazine.co.uk

Bar chief: Legal Twitter pile-ons “getting out of hand” – Legal Futures

Posted August 10th, 2023 in barristers, bullying, harassment, internet, news by tracey

‘The number of “pile-ons” on legal Twitter is “getting out of hand”, the chairman of the Bar Council has argued.’

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Legal Futures, 10th August 2023

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

UK would be outlier with Russia if it left ECHR, Law Society says – The Guardian

Posted August 10th, 2023 in asylum, human rights, Law Society, news, treaties by tracey

‘The UK would be an international outlier along with Russia and Belarus if it left the European convention on human rights, a leading law body has warned, after a senior minister signalled that the move could be an option to stop small boat crossings.’

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The Guardian, 9th August 2023

Source: www.theguardian.com

East Dulwich: Primary school teacher jailed for child abuse – BBC News

Posted August 10th, 2023 in abuse of position of trust, child abuse, guilty pleas, indecent photographs of children, news, sentencing, sexual offences, teachers by tracey

‘A former deputy head teacher at a school Prince George and Princess Charlotte attended has been jailed for child sexual abuse offences.’

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BBC News, 9th August 2023

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Lancashire woman died from brain tumour after surgery delay – BBC News

Posted August 10th, 2023 in cancer, delay, hospitals, medical treatment, news, ombudsmen, reports by tracey

‘A woman died from an operable brain tumour after doctors failed to properly monitor her scan results, a health watchdog has found.’

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BBC News, 10th August 2023

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Refugee and asylum for women – EIN Blog

Posted August 9th, 2023 in asylum, immigration, news, refugees, treaties, women by tracey

‘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.’

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EIN Blog, 9th August 2023

Source: www.ein.org.uk

Recent Statutory Instruments – legislation.gov.uk

Posted August 9th, 2023 in legislation by tracey

SI 2023/896 – The Windsor Framework (Retail Movement Scheme) Regulations 2023

SI 2023/895 – The Building Safety (Leaseholder Protections etc.) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2023

Source: www.legislation.gov.uk

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted August 9th, 2023 in law reports by tracey

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)

Royal Borough of Kingston Upon Thames v Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities & Anor [2023] EWHC 2055 (Admin) (07 August 2023)

Caldwell & Anor v Secretary of State for Levelling-Up, Housing and Communities & Anor [2023] EWHC 2053 (Admin) (07 August 2023)

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)

A Local Authority v Y & Anor (Notification of The Father and Relatives) [2023] EWHC 2040 (Fam) (04 August 2023)

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

First joint Ombudsman investigation finds vulnerable tenant not supported properly when faced with anti-social behaviour – Local Government Lawyer

Posted August 9th, 2023 in compensation, complaints, housing, landlord & tenant, local government, news, ombudsmen by tracey

‘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.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 8th August 2023

Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk

Court of Appeal rules on “hot potato” issue of decision between care order, supervision order or no order when child placed at home – Local Government Lawyer

Posted August 9th, 2023 in appeals, care orders, child abuse, children, families, family courts, indecent photographs of children, local government, news, sexual offences, social services, supervision orders by tracey

‘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.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 8th August 2023

Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk

Police officer jailed for causing death of Shante Daniel-Folkes in road collision – Crown Prosecution Service

Posted August 9th, 2023 in Crown Prosecution Service, dangerous driving, homicide, imprisonment, news, police, sentencing by tracey

‘A police officer has been jailed after a woman was hit and killed by a patrol car responding to a 999 call.’

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Crown Prosecution Service, 7th August 2023

Source: www.cps.gov.uk

Taxi driver’s attacker jailed after court intervenes – Attorney General’s Office

Posted August 9th, 2023 in appeals, attorney general, grievous bodily harm, imprisonment, news, sentencing, suspended sentences, taxis by tracey

‘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.’

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Attorney General's Office, 7th August 2023

Source: www.gov.uk

Hybrid working is here to stay – but HR policies vary widely – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted August 9th, 2023 in employment, flexible working, law firms, news by tracey

‘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?’

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Law Society's Gazette, 9th August 2023

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

Darlington FC player Marcus Maddison jailed for attack – BBC News

Posted August 9th, 2023 in grievous bodily harm, imprisonment, news, sentencing, sport by tracey

‘A footballer has been jailed for attacking a 60-year-old woman.’

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BBC News, 8th August 2023

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

‘Chaotic’ maternity unit ‘not fit for purpose’ rated inadequate by CQC – The Independent

Posted August 9th, 2023 in birth, hospitals, midwives, news, ombudsmen, pregnancy by tracey

‘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”.’

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The Independent, 9th August 2023

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Electoral Commission apologises for security breach involving UK voters’ data – The Guardian

Posted August 9th, 2023 in data protection, elections, electoral register, news, Russia by tracey

‘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.’

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The Guardian, 8th August 2023

Source: www.theguardian.com

Public could receive hundreds of millions as water firms face sewage lawsuit – The Guardian

Posted August 9th, 2023 in class actions, compensation, environmental health, environmental protection, news, pollution, waste, water, water companies by tracey

‘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.’

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The Guardian, 9th August 2023

Source: www.theguardian.com