26/01/2024 – Current Awareness

‘Graham Phillips, the Claimant, is a British national and video blogger who posts content from the Donbass dressed in Russian military fatigues. He says he is a journalist who provides a “counterbalance” to widespread western misunderstanding of the true situation in Ukraine but the Administrative Court disagrees. On 12 January 2024, it handed down judgment in R (Phillips) v Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs [2024] EWHC 32 (Admin), in which it upheld the Government’s view that the Claimant is a propagandist for Russia who is lawfully subject to a sanctions regime which allows the state to freeze his assets.’

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UK Human Rights Blog, 25th January 2024

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Indonesian fruit picker landed in debt bondage challenges Home Office – The Guardian

Posted January 26th, 2024 in compensation, damages, forced labour, government departments, human rights, immigration, news, visas by sally

‘When Ismael found himself sleeping rough at York station in the late October cold he struggled to understand how an opportunity to pick berries 7,000 miles from his home had so quickly ended there.’

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The Guardian, 26th January 2024

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Environmental watchdog criticises Government over lack of monitoring and transparency – Local Government Lawyer

Posted January 26th, 2024 in environmental health, environmental protection, government departments, local government, news, ombudsmen by sally

‘The Office for Environmental Protection (OEP) has attacked the Government over a lack of transparency in measures to protect the environment.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 25th January 2024

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Nottingham attacks: attorney general considering killer’s sentence for review – The Guardian

Posted January 26th, 2024 in attorney general, bereavement, families, homicide, hospital orders, inquiries, mental health, murder, news, sentencing by sally

‘The attorney general is considering whether judges should review the sentence of the Nottingham killer Valdo Calocane after receiving a submission that it could be unduly lenient.’

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The Guardian, 26th January 2024

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Scope of duty since Khan v Meadows – Law Pod UK

Posted January 26th, 2024 in birth, chambers articles, children, compensation, costs, damages, disabled persons, doctors, families, negligence, news, podcasts, Supreme Court, wrongful birth by sally

‘Rachel Marcus and Marcus Coates-Walker of 1 Crown Office Row join Lucy McCann to explore the principle of the scope of duty in the context of clinical negligence claims. First by analysing the decision in Khan v Meadows [2021] UKSC 21 and then discussing how the courts have grappled with scope of duty issues since.’

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Law Pod UK, 25th January 2024

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Mother of girl whose death was linked to air pollution sues UK government – The Guardian

Posted January 26th, 2024 in bereavement, compensation, damages, environmental health, government departments, London, news, personal injuries, pollution by sally

‘The mother of a nine-year-old girl who became the first person in the UK to have air pollution cited on their death certificate has launched a high court claim against the government.’

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The Guardian, 25th January 2024

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Horizon scandal: post office operator cleared after years of suffering in silence – The Guardian

Posted January 26th, 2024 in appeals, computer programs, fraud, miscarriage of justice, news, postal service, theft by sally

‘A former post office branch operator who suffered in silence and endured humiliation after being convicted of fraud based on evidence from the faulty Horizon IT system has had her conviction quashed by the court of appeal.’

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The Guardian, 25th January 2024

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High Court judge gives guidance on use of intermediaries in Family Court – Local Government Lawyer

Posted January 26th, 2024 in care orders, children, delay, disabled persons, domestic violence, families, family courts, local government, mental health, news, placement orders by sally

‘The High Court has given guidance on the use of intermediaries in the Family Court, in a case concerning a 2-and-a-half year old girl, which was in week 127 at the hearing last month.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 25th January 2024

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Men admit conspiracy to remove genitals – BBC News

Posted January 26th, 2024 in conspiracy, grievous bodily harm, news by sally

‘Two men have admitted being part of an extreme body-modification plot involving pay-per-view website videos.’

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BBC News, 25th January 2024

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Case Comment: TUI Limited v Griffiths [2023] UKSC 48 – UKSC Blog

Posted January 26th, 2024 in appeals, cross-examination, damages, evidence, expert witnesses, holidays, news, personal injuries, Supreme Court by sally

‘In this case, Catherine McAndrew, a Senior Associate in the Insurance and Reinsurance team at CMS, comments on the Supreme Court’s decision in TUI Limited v Griffiths [2023] UKSC 48, which was handed down on 29 November 2023.’

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UKSC Blog, 26th January 2024

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Llanelli DJ jailed for urinating on cancer patient and posting video online – The Guardian

Posted January 26th, 2024 in assault, cancer, compensation, imprisonment, news, sentencing by sally

‘A wedding DJ has been jailed for 14 weeks for urinating on a cancer patient and then posting the footage online.’

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The Guardian, 25th January 2024

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