Day: 24 October 2023

Jasper Brooks inquest: Baby died due to ‘neglect’ at hospital – BBC News

Posted October 24th, 2023 in birth, child neglect, hospitals, inquests, news by tracey

‘A coroner has found neglect contributed to a baby’s death at the hospital where he was born.’

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BBC News, 23rd October 2023

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

‘Stark’ failures by probation service contributed to murder of Derbyshire family – The Guardian

Posted October 24th, 2023 in domestic violence, inquests, murder, news, probation by tracey

‘Several “very stark” failures by probation services led to a dangerous man being categorised as low risk before murdering an entire family, an inquest has found.’

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The Guardian, 23rd October 2023

Source: www.theguardian.com

Recent Statutory Instruments – legislation.gov.uk

Posted October 24th, 2023 in legislation by tracey

SI 2023/1103 – The Service Custody and Service of Relevant Sentences (Amendment) Rules 2023

SI 2023/1097 – The Armed Forces (Amendment of Court Rules) Rules 2023

Source: www.legislation.gov.uk

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted October 24th, 2023 in law reports by tracey

High Court (Chancery Division)

Kamenetskiy & Ors v Zolotarev & Ors [2023] EWHC 2619 (Ch) (23 October 2023)

High Court (Commercial Court)

The Federal Republic of Nigeria v Process & Industrial Developments Ltd [2023] EWHC 2638 (Comm) (23 October 2023)

Source: www.bailii.org

The multiple deposit penalty claim question – yet again – Nearly Legal

Posted October 24th, 2023 in deposits, housing, landlord & tenant, news, penalties by tracey

‘Szorad & Anor v Kohli (2023) EW Misc 12 (CC). A county appeal to a circuit judge on the perennial question of how many deposit regulations breaches can be claimed for in respect of the same deposit.’

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Nearly Legal, 23rd October 2023

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Pensions disputes: UK ombudsman weighs in on pension benefits calculations – OUT-LAW.com

Posted October 24th, 2023 in complaints, news, ombudsmen, pensions by tracey

‘In two recent cases the UK’s Pensions Ombudsman (PO) has responded to member concerns that a provider has not calculated their pension benefits correctly.’

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OUT-LAW.com, 23rd October 2023

Source: www.pinsentmasons.com

BSB could publish assessments of chambers and encourage mergers – Legal Futures

Posted October 24th, 2023 in barristers, consultations, mergers, news, standards by tracey

‘The Bar Standards Board (BSB) has floated the idea of publishing assessments of individual chambers as part of a new “graduated supervision strategy”.’

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Legal Futures, 24th October 2023

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

Firm’s ‘unrealistic’ estimate of costs in professional negligence case was ‘inadequate’, judge finds – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted October 24th, 2023 in costs, law firms, negligence, news by tracey

‘Al aw firm acting in a professional negligence claim against another firm gave “unrealistic” estimates and the incurred costs were “likely to be unreasonable”, a judge has found.’

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Law Society's Gazette, 23rd October 2023

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

Nigeria wins arbitration award fight against P&ID as judgment referred to regulators over lawyers’ conduct – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted October 24th, 2023 in arbitration, barristers, disclosure, documents, news, privilege, professional conduct, solicitors by tracey

‘A High Court judgment naming lawyers involved in an arbitration award under which Nigeria was ordered to pay a sum equal to its entire federal budget is to be sent to legal regulators, a judge ordered today.’

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Law Society's Gazette, 23rd October 2023

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

No-fault eviction ban delayed indefinitely by court reforms – BBC News

Posted October 24th, 2023 in bills, courts, delay, landlord & tenant, news, repossession by tracey

‘A ban on “no-fault” evictions in England will be indefinitely delayed until after the court system is reformed, the government has announced.’

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BBC News, 24th October 2023

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Court transcript costs are exploitative – BBC News

Posted October 24th, 2023 in attempted murder, audio recordings, courts, fees, law reports, Ministry of Justice, news, rape, victims by tracey

‘Victims of violent and sexual crimes are calling for court transcript costs to be cut after they were quoted “unaffordable” sums for them.’

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BBC News, 24th October 2023

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Harassment victims in UK film and TV face backlash after #MeToo, study finds – The Guardian

Posted October 24th, 2023 in bullying, complaints, harassment, media, news, sexual offences, victims by tracey

‘Victims of sexual harassment in film and TV experience the “worst of both worlds” because they are encouraged to speak out but face a backlash for doing so, a study has found.’

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The Guardian, 23rd October 2023

Source: www.theguardian.com

Indi Gregory: Legal challenge from critically ill baby’s parents dismissed – BBC News

Posted October 24th, 2023 in appeals, children, consent, hospitals, medical treatment, news, parental rights by tracey

‘The parents of a critically ill baby have had a legal challenge against a ruling to end life-support treatment dismissed.’

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BBC News, 23rd October 2023

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Three-day hearing on Shamima Begum’s legal fight set to begin in Court of Appeal – The Independent

Posted October 24th, 2023 in appeals, citizenship, news, proscribed organisations, terrorism by tracey

‘Shamima Begum’s legal fight over the decision to deprive her of her British citizenship is set to reach the Court of Appeal.’

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The Independent, 24th October 2023

Source: www.independent.co.uk

‘Failure to act’ on suicide website linked to 50 UK deaths – BBC News

Posted October 24th, 2023 in coroners, government departments, inquests, internet, news, suicide by tracey

‘British authorities failed to act on multiple official warnings about a website promoting suicide that has been connected to at least 50 UK deaths, the BBC has found.’

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BBC News, 24th October 2023

Source: www.bbc.co.uk