Assault of shop workers to be made specific criminal offence – BBC News

Posted April 10th, 2024 in assault, bills, criminal justice, news, sentencing by sally

‘Assaulting a shop worker will be made a separate criminal offence in England and Wales as part of a government response to a wave of retail crime.’

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BBC News, 10th April 2024

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Met Police refers itself to watchdog after woman fatally stabbed in Westminster home – The Independent

Posted April 10th, 2024 in delay, missing persons, murder, news, ombudsmen, police, professional conduct by sally

‘Scotland Yard has referred itself to the police watchdog after officers waited until the next morning to respond to calls and then found a woman stabbed to death.’

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The Independent, 9th April 2024

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Lack of immigration advisers “encourages illegal services” – Legal Futures

Posted April 10th, 2024 in immigration, legal advice, news, statistics by sally

‘A lack of immigration advisers “encourages those who seek to provide advice illegally”, the Office of the Immigration Services Commissioner (OISC) has warned.’

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Legal Futures, 10th April 2024

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

Universal Credit: Gang guilty of large £53.9m benefit fraud – BBC News

Posted April 10th, 2024 in benefits, Crown Prosecution Service, fraud, gangs, money laundering, news by sally

‘Five members of an organised gang have been convicted of what has been described by the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) as the largest case of benefit fraud in England and Wales.’

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BBC News, 10th April 2024

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Vicarious liability and reforming the law of apologies in civil proceedings? – Law & Religion UK

‘Section 2 of the Compensation Act 2006 (Apologies, offers of treatment or other redress) was enacted to make it easier for organisations to apologise for their actions without admitting civil liability: it reads, “An apology, an offer of treatment or other redress, shall not of itself amount to an admission of negligence or breach of statutory duty”.’

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Law & Religion UK, 10th April 2024

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Rapist who drowned mum is set for release from prison despite whole-life sentence – The Independent

‘The children of a woman killed by a man serving a whole-life sentence have described how the possibility of his release from prison on “compassionate grounds” makes their “blood boil” and would be a “national scandal”.’

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The Independent, 9th April 2024

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CPS says it was wrong to pursue case against press photographer – The Guardian

‘The Crown Prosecution Service has admitted it was wrong to press on with a case against a news photographer arrested as he tried to lawfully take pictures at a crime scene.’

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The Guardian, 9th April 2024

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Hull funeral home inquiry: Legal move to close Legacy stalls – BBC News

Posted April 10th, 2024 in burials and cremation, insolvency, local government, news by sally

‘A formal move to dissolve the funeral firm at the centre of a police inquiry could not proceed in court.’

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BBC News, 9th April 2024

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Shoplifting crackdown to include £55m for facial recognition tools in England and Wales – The Guardian

Posted April 10th, 2024 in assault, bills, criminal justice, facial mapping, news, theft by sally

‘The government is investing more than £55m in expanding facial recognition systems – including vans that will scan crowded high streets – as part of a renewed crackdown on shoplifting.’

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The Guardian, 10th April 2024

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Recent Statutory Instruments – legislation.gov.uk

Posted April 10th, 2024 in legislation by tracey

SI 2024/478 – The Local Authorities (Capital Finance and Accounting) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2024

SI 2024/477 – The Compulsory Purchase of Land (Vesting Declarations and Land Compensation Development Order) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2024

SI 2024/473 – The Compulsory Purchase of Land (Prescribed Forms) (Ministers) (Amendment) Regulations 2024

Source: www.legislation.gov.uk

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted April 10th, 2024 in law reports by tracey

Court of Appeal (Civil Division)

Procter v Procter & Ors [2024] EWCA Civ 324 (09 April 2024)

High Court (Administrative Court)

FG, R (On the Application Of) v Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea [2024] EWHC 780 (Admin) (09 April 2024)

High Court (Chancery Division)

Gibraltar (UK) Ltd & Anor v Viovet Ltd [2024] EWHC 777 (Ch) (09 April 2024)

High Court (Commercial Court)

Lowry Trading Ltd & Anor v Musicalize Ltd & Ors (No. 2) [2024] EWHC 773 (Comm) (08 April 2024)

High Court (King’s Bench Division)

Amersi v British Broadcasting Corporation [2024] EWHC 774 (KB) (09 April 2024)

Source: www.bailii.org