29/02/2024 – Current Awareness

‘On 17 January 2024, the Supreme Court handed down judgment in Herculito Maritime Ltd & Ors v Gunvor International BV & Ors unanimously dismissing the appeal. In this post David McKie, Partner at CMS, comments on that judgment.’

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UKSC Blog, 27th February 2024

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Duties to report child abuse in England – House of Commons Library

Posted February 29th, 2024 in child abuse, news, notification, statutory duty by sally

‘A briefing on reporting child abuse in England, including Government plans to introduce a mandatory reporting duty.’

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House of Commons Library, 28th February 2024

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Fresh investigation launched into one of UK’s biggest abuse scandals – The Guardian

Posted February 29th, 2024 in assault, news, ombudsmen, prison officers, prisons, sexual offences, young offenders by sally

‘Investigators looking into one of the UK’s biggest abuse scandals have said they hope to find answers into how it was allowed to happen and provide “some level of closure” for the victims.’

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The Guardian, 28th February 2024

Source: www.theguardian.com

Prince Harry loses High Court challenge over UK security levels – BBC News

Posted February 29th, 2024 in news, police, royal family by sally

‘The Duke of Sussex has lost a High Court challenge against the government over his security when in the UK.’

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BBC News, 28th February 2024

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Contact arrangements where there’s a history of coercive control – Transparency Project

Posted February 29th, 2024 in coercive & controlling behaviour, contact orders, news by sally

‘This is a contact dispute in respect of a five year old that’s been going on for more than two years. At this hearing, both the mother and father were represented by barristers and there was a bundle of documents of more than 360 pages. The same judge, DJ Sophie Harrison, had conducted a fact-finding hearing in December 2022. The child lives with the mother, and the father was applying for increased contact – he was seeing the child regularly with supported, but not supervised, contact at a centre. At a hearing in June 2023, this contact was varied to extend to some unsupervised contact “in the community”.’

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Transparency Project, 27th February 2024

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Navigating menopause in the workplace: A guide for employers – Kingsley Napley Employment Law Blog

Posted February 29th, 2024 in disability discrimination, employment, equality, Equality and Human Rights Commission, menopause, news, women by sally

‘Yesterday [22 February], the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) published new guidance on an employer’s legal obligations towards employees who experience menopause and perimenopause..

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Kingsley Napley Employment Law Blog, 23rd February 2024

Source: www.kingsleynapley.co.uk

Fines for unauthorised absence from school in England to rise by 33% – The Guardian

Posted February 29th, 2024 in fines, news, school children, truancy by sally

‘Taking an unauthorised family holiday is about to get more expensive, with the government announcing that fines for children in England missing school are to rise by 33%.’

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The Guardian, 29th February 2024

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High Court reverses circuit judge’s decision to reduce costs budget – Legal Futures

Posted February 29th, 2024 in appeals, budgets, costs, news, personal injuries by sally

‘The High Court has taken the unusual step of reversing a circuit judge’s decision to reduce a costs budget, finding she “closed her mind to any argument” based on a comparison with the other side’s.’

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Legal Futures, 28th February 2024

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

Infected blood victims step up compensation battle – BBC News

Posted February 29th, 2024 in blood products, budgets, compensation, HIV, news, personal injuries, victims by sally

‘Victims of the contaminated blood scandal have urged the government to set out a compensation scheme, for those affected, in next week’s Budget.’

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BBC News, 28th February 2024

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Ministers to consult on doubling legal wattage of electric bike motors – The Guardian

Posted February 29th, 2024 in consultations, electricity, news, road safety, road traffic by sally

‘Ministers are to consult on doubling the legal wattage of electric bike motors, despite concerns over road safety and the risk of deadly fires caused by batteries.’

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The Guardian, 29th February 2024

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Man jailed for taking brother’s picture in Newcastle court – BBC News

Posted February 29th, 2024 in contempt of court, courts, guilty pleas, news, photography, sentencing by sally

‘A man who took a “light-hearted” picture of his brother in a court dock has been jailed for six months.’

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BBC News, 28th February 2024

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Deadly experiment? UK asylum sites criticised for ‘horrific’ level of despair – The Guardian

Posted February 29th, 2024 in asylum, housing, mental health, news, self-harm, suicide by sally

‘Twice in January, ambulances rushed to the former RAF airbase at Wethersfield in a remote part of Essex, now the Home Office’s biggest mass asylum accommodation site, to attend to suicide attempts. On each occasion, an asylum seeker was admitted to hospital. Both survived.’

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The Guardian, 28th February 2024

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Joanna Simpson: Wife killer loses bid for release from prison – BBC News

Posted February 29th, 2024 in appeals, domestic violence, homicide, news, parole by sally

‘A man who killed his millionairess wife with a claw hammer has lost a court bid to be freed from prison.’

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BBC News, 28th February 2024

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Equalities regulator issues advice for employers on menopause and Equality Act – Local Government Lawyer

Posted February 29th, 2024 in disability discrimination, employment, equality, Equality and Human Rights Commission, menopause, news, women by sally

‘The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has issued guidance on menopause in the workplace, setting out employers’ legal obligations under the Equality Act 2010.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 28th February 2024

Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk

UK home secretary may tighten restrictions on protests – The Guardian

Posted February 29th, 2024 in demonstrations, news, notification, police by sally

‘The home secretary, James Cleverly, is considering further tightening the law around demonstrations, including a requirement for protesters to increase the amount of notice they give to police before large demonstrations, a minister has said.’

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The Guardian, 28th February 2024

Source: www.theguardian.com