23/04/2024 – Current Awareness

‘A man jailed for life for the murder of four British soldiers nearly 50 years ago has had his convictions quashed by Northern Ireland’s Court of Appeal.’

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BBC News, 22nd April 2024

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CICA Awards and HRA Damages: is there double recovery? – UK Health Law Blog

Posted April 23rd, 2024 in criminal injuries compensation, damages, human rights, news by sally

‘The ratio of the decision in AXO v CICA [2024] EWCA Civ 226 is that in certain circumstances, there is overlap and double recovery of a CICA award and Convention damages for breach of the HRA, so that it is open to CICA to seek repayment from HRA damages of a CICA award.’

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UK Health Law Blog, 15th March 2024

Source: www.ukhealthcarelawblog.co.uk

High Court concern over 10 law firms being sued in one action – Legal Futures

Posted April 23rd, 2024 in law firms, negligence, news, sale of land, striking out by sally

‘A High Court judge has used a case where 10 law firms are being sued to warn about “extreme attempts” to bring such claims in one action.’

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Legal Futures, 22nd April 2024

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

Northampton teacher admits killing partner buried in garden – BBC News

Posted April 23rd, 2024 in domestic violence, guilty pleas, homicide, murder, news by sally

‘A primary school teacher has admitted killing her partner whose tied-up body was found buried in the garden.’

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BBC News, 20th April 2024

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Residence, care, sex and marriage: an (unusual) successful appeal on capacity – Mental Capacity Law and Policy

Posted April 23rd, 2024 in Court of Protection, learning difficulties, local government, news by sally

‘Re ZZ (Capacity) [2024] EWCOP 21 is an example of a relatively species of case, namely a successful appeal in relation to capacity. At first instance, HHJ Burrows had found that ZZ had capacity make decisions about residence, sexual relations and marriage. The local authority appealed his conclusions, the appeal being opposed by ZZ through his litigation friend the Official Solicitor.’

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Mental Capacity Law and Policy, 22nd April 2024

Source: www.mentalcapacitylawandpolicy.org.uk

UK passes bill to send asylum seekers to Rwanda – The Guardian

Posted April 23rd, 2024 in asylum, bills, deportation, news, Rwanda by sally

‘Rishi Sunak’s Rwanda deportation bill will become law after peers eventually backed down on amending it, opening the way for legal battles over the potential removal of dozens of people seeking asylum.’

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The Guardian, 22nd April 2024

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Suspension for barrister who lied to client over binned files – Legal Futures

Posted April 23rd, 2024 in barristers, disciplinary procedures, documents, news by sally

‘A direct access barrister who lied to a client over files that were accidentally destroyed by his chambers has been suspended for six months by a Bar disciplinary tribunal.’

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Legal Futures, 23rd April 2024

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

Stalker who was ‘obsessed’ with her victims jailed – BBC News

Posted April 23rd, 2024 in news, sentencing, stalking, threatening behaviour by sally

‘A woman has been jailed for making the lives of a couple “a living hell”, after stalking, harassing and threatening to kill them.’

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BBC News, 22nd April 2024

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‘Birmingham Four’ ask CCRC to investigate convictions for terror plot – The Guardian

Posted April 23rd, 2024 in conspiracy, Criminal Cases Review Commission, explosives, forensic science, intelligence services, news, police, terrorism by sally

‘Four men were jailed for life in 2017 for planning terrorist attack in UK after elaborate undercover police operation.’

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The Guardian, 22nd April 2024

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Serious medical treatment – the importance of the public record – Mental Capacity Law and Policy

Posted April 23rd, 2024 in Court of Protection, deprivation of liberty safeguards, judgments, medical treatment, news, public records by sally

‘In 2014, a (relatively) very long time ago, Sir James Munby, then President of the Court of Protection, issued guidance on the publication of judgments. This set a presumption, absent “compelling reasons,” for publication of judgments relating to a range of matters, either where the judgment already exists, or the judge has ordered that the judgment be transcribed. The guidance applied to all judgments in the Court of Protection delivered by the Senior Judge, nominated Circuit Judges and High Court Judges (in other words, not to judgments delivered by District Judges, who hear the majority of cases).’

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Mental Capacity Law and Policy, 22nd April 2024

Source: www.mentalcapacitylawandpolicy.org.uk

Court orders law firm and partners to repay loans from couple – Legal Futures

Posted April 23rd, 2024 in agreements, guarantees, law firms, loans, news by sally

‘The High Court has ruled that a law firm and four of its former partners must repay money borrowed under loan agreements with a husband and his wife.’

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Legal Futures, 23rd April 2024

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Sex offender banned from using AI tools in landmark UK case – The Guardian

Posted April 23rd, 2024 in artificial intelligence, fines, indecent photographs of children, internet, news, sentencing, sexual offences by sally

‘A sex offender convicted of making more than 1,000 indecent images of children has been banned from using any “AI creating tools” for the next five years in the first known case of its kind.’

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The Guardian, 21st April 2024

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