Five companies fined £590,000 for making almost 2 million marketing calls targeting vulnerable people – The Independent

Posted September 21st, 2023 in advertising, elderly, fines, insurance, news, telecommunications by sally

‘Five companies have been fined a total of £590,000 for collectively making 1.9 million unwanted marketing calls to elderly and vulnerable people.’

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The Independent, 21st September 2023

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Anonymous litigant barred from bitcoin costs challenge – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted September 21st, 2023 in anonymity, costs, cryptocurrencies, news by sally

‘The absence of a specific procedure rule requiring a paying party’s name and address in costs assessment proceedings does not permit the party to conceal their identity from the court, an appeal judge has ruled.’

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Law Society's Gazette, 20th September 2023

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

The Disability Ground in Abortion Law, and the Negative ‘Message’ it is Sending: R (Crowter) v Secretary of State for Health and Social Care – Oxford Human Rights Hub

Posted September 21st, 2023 in abortion, disabled persons, human rights, news by sally

‘A recent decision of the Court of Appeal involved a very interesting legal challenge based on an alleged negative “message” in the law. It raises important questions about the law on disability-selective abortion, but also more broadly on the possibility of challenges to the law based on any allegedly negative message.’

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Oxford Human Rights Hub, 21st September 2023

Source: ohrh.law.ox.ac.uk

Expert evidence – the importance of independence – Mills & Reeve

‘The rules on expert witnesses in the courts of England and Wales are governed by Part 35 of the Civil Procedure Rules. One of the fundamental principles when it comes to expert evidence is that of independence.’

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Mills & Reeve, 19th September 2023

Source: www.mills-reeve.com

Olly Stephens: Murdered boy’s dad says new law a ‘game-changer’ – BBC News

Posted September 21st, 2023 in bereavement, bills, consumer protection, internet, murder, news by sally

‘The father of a 13-year-old murdered by two schoolboys has welcomed a new law to make social media firms more responsible for users’ safety.’

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BBC News, 21st September 2023

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Use of x-rays in asylum age assessments “inaccurate” and “unethical”, experts warn – Local Government Lawyer

Posted September 21st, 2023 in asylum, children, consent, immigration, medical treatment, news, x-rays by sally

‘Medical experts have criticised the use of x-rays to determine the age of lone migrant children and young people seeking asylum in the UK.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 20th September 2023

Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk

New Acts – legislation.gov.uk

Posted September 21st, 2023 in legislation by tracey

2023 c. 49 – Firearms Act 2023

2023 c. 48 – Veterans Advisory and Pensions Committees Act 2023

2023 c. 47 – Protection from Sex-based Harassment in Public Act 2023

2023 c. 45 – Animals (Low-Welfare Activities Abroad) Act 2023

2023 c. 44 – Pensions (Extension of Automatic Enrolment) Act 2023

2023 c. 42 – Powers of Attorney Act 2023

2023 c. 40 – Lifelong Learning (Higher Education Fee Limits) Act 2023

Source: www.legislation.gov.uk

Three-quarters of rape survivors say police response damaged their mental health – The Guardian

Posted September 21st, 2023 in assault, mental health, news, police, rape, sexual offences, victims by sally

‘The full extent of the trauma rape survivors experience as a direct result of their interaction with police has been shown for the first time in a damning official survey.’

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The Guardian, 21st September 2023

Source: www.theguardian.com

Recent Statutory Instruments – legislation.gov.uk

Posted September 21st, 2023 in legislation by tracey

SI 2023/1016 – The Whole of Government Accounts (Designation of Bodies) Order 2023

SI 2023/1007 – The Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure (Security Requirements for Relevant Connectable Products) Regulations 2023

SI 2023/1017 – The Social Security Additional Payments (Second Qualifying Day) Regulations 2023

SI 2023/1015 – The Human Medicines (Amendment Relating to Original Pack Dispensing) (England and Wales and Scotland) Regulations 2023

SI 2023/1022 – The Product Security and Telecommunications Infrastructure Act 2022 (Commencement No. 3) Regulations 2023

Source: www.legislation.gov.uk

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted September 21st, 2023 in law reports by tracey

Supreme Court

Republic of Mozambique v Privinvest Shipbuilding SAL (Holding) & Ors [2023] UKSC 32 (20 September 2023)

High Court (Administrative Court)

Pawlak v Regional Court of Szczecin (Poland) [2023] EWHC 2311 (Admin) (19 September 2023)

High Court (Chancery Division)

Queensgate Place Ltd v Solid Star Ltd & Ors (Re Solid Star Ltd, Companies Act 2006 and Insolvency Act 1986) [2023] EWHC 2277 (Ch) (20 September 2023)

Secretary of State For Business and Trade v Barnsby (Re Pure Zanzibar Ltd) (Rev1) [2023] EWHC 2284 (Ch) (20 September 2023)

Abbas v Hussain & Ors [2023] EWHC 2322 (Ch) (19 September 2023)

Dorman v Reece & Ors [2023] EWHC 2212 (Ch) (19 September 2023)

Court (Commercial Court) Decisions

Invest Bank PSC v El-Husseini & Ors [2023] EWHC 2302 (Comm) (20 September 2023)

High Court (Family Division)

Ditchfield v Ditchfield [2023] EWHC 2303 (Fam) (20 September 2023)

Source: www.bailii.org

Online slots challenges grow as Government consults on new gambling legislation – The Independent

Posted September 21st, 2023 in gambling, internet, news, statistics by sally

‘The percentage of online gamblers seeking support for problems related to slot machines has almost doubled in the past five years, new figures show.’

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The Independent, 21st September 2023

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Alice Litman inquest: Transgender services are underfunded, coroner says – BBC News

Posted September 21st, 2023 in hospitals, inquests, mental health, news, suicide, transgender persons by sally

‘The coroner investigating the death of a trans woman said services for transgender people were “underfunded and insufficiently resourced”.’

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BBC News, 20th September 2023

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Competition Appeal Tribunal gives first judgment under Subsidy Control Act 2022 – OUT-LAW.com

Posted September 21st, 2023 in competition, local government, news, waste by sally

‘The Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) has handed down judgment on the first application for review of a subsidy decision under the Subsidy Control Act 2022, dismissing the application made by a local business against a Durham County Council decision on the basis that it did not involve the grant of a subsidy.’

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OUT-LAW.com, 19th September 2023

Source: www.pinsentmasons.com

Childhood in care raises risk of entering English youth justice system eightfold – The Guardian

Posted September 21st, 2023 in care orders, children, criminal records, news, statistics, young offenders, youth courts by sally

‘The largest ever study of care experience and the youth justice system in England has revealed that children who have lived in care are eight times more likely to have received a youth justice caution or conviction than those who have not.’

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The Guardian, 21st September 2023

Source: www.theguardian.com