Hibaldstow man wins battle over ‘Game of Thrones’ dragon statue – BBC News

Posted April 24th, 2024 in local government, news, planning by tracey

‘Planes, a dragon and a phone box have prompted complaints about one man’s distinctive front garden. Critics said it looked like a theme park or a ram-raid in a gift shop, but officials have agreed to retrospective planning permission.’

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BBC News, 24th April 2024

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In depth: Transgender athletes and sporting ‘integrity’ – lawyers divided – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted April 24th, 2024 in equality, gender, news, sport, women by tracey

‘The controversial topic of transgender participation in women’s sport was discussed at the recent LawAccord conference. Speakers were – perhaps unsurprisingly – deeply divided on next steps.’

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Law Society's Gazette, 23rd April 2024

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Schrodinger’s Verdict – 25 Bedford Row

Posted April 24th, 2024 in chambers articles, homicide, judicial review, juries, murder, news by sally

‘When can a jury be agreed and, at the same time, hung? This intriguing question is posed (and answered) by R (Yusuff) [2024] EWHC 692.’

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25 Bedford Row, 28th March 2024

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A Tangled Web – What we can learn from the case of Willams-Henry v Associated British Ports Holdings Limited -12 King’s Bench Walk

Posted April 24th, 2024 in chambers articles, damages, deceit, news, personal injuries by sally

‘The Judgment in the case of Kirsty Williams-Henry makes for very uncomfortable reading for everybody who deals with severe to catastrophic personal injury cases.’

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12 King's Bench Walk, 12th April 2024

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Court of Appeal upholds right to damages for imminent breaches of article 3 ECHR – 3PB

‘In a judgment with potentially wide implications for damages claims for breaches of fundamental human rights, the Court of Appeal in ASY & Others v Home Office [2024] EWCA Civ 373 has held that there is a right to damages for imminent breaches of article 3 of the ECHR (the absolute prohibition on torture and inhuman or degrading treatment).’

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3PB, 18th April 2024

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Legal academic awarded £30,000 over ‘toxic’ row with ex-colleague – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted April 24th, 2024 in damages, disclosure, internet, news, privacy, universities by tracey

‘A law lecturer has been ordered to pay £22,500 to a former colleague after sharing confidential information that was later made public on social media.’

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Law Society's Gazette, 23rd April 2024

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Brazil Iron: UK court case launched over mining project in Bahia – BBC News

Posted April 24th, 2024 in damages, environmental health, foreign jurisdictions, miners, news by tracey

‘In a small community deep in the remote, lush mountains of Bahia, Brazil, Catarina Oliveira de Silva points down at what used to be a lake. “After the mine started extracting there, waste came down. It fell into the spring. It buried this entire lake. Three metres of silt and ore sludge.” Catarina says dust from this mine covered crops she owned, including coffee bushes and banana trees, until she could not produce them anymore. She and her husband had also taken out a loan in 2015 for a business where people could pay to go angling in the lake. “Our project went down the drain,” she says. Catarina and her family live in a traditional Quilombola community, descendants of Afro-Brazilian slaves whose rights to their land and way of life are protected under Brazilian law.
Now, their fight against a UK-owned mining company is set to move to a top court in London.’

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BBC News, 24th April 2024

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New family immigration visa rules ‘penalise couples’ – BBC News

Posted April 24th, 2024 in families, government departments, immigration, news, remuneration, visas by tracey

‘There are fears that more people will be separated by the introduction of a minimum salary level for those wanting UK family visas.’

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BBC News, 24th April 2024

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Can AI image generators be policed to prevent explicit deepfakes of children? – The Guardian

Posted April 24th, 2024 in artificial intelligence, blackmail, child abuse, children, news, sexual offences by tracey

‘As one of the largest “training” datasets has been found to contain child sexual abuse material, can bans on creating such imagery be feasible?’

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The Guardian, 23rd April 2024

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Council of Europe human rights watchdog condemns UK’s Rwanda bill – The Guardian

‘The Council of Europe’s human rights watchdog has condemned Rishi Sunak’s Rwanda scheme, saying it raises “major issues about the human rights of asylum seekers and the rule of law”.’

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The Guardian, 23rd April 2024

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Immigration Newsletter – 4KBW

March 2024 Update.

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4KBW, March 2024

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What is a mistake of fact? – 2 Hare Court

Posted April 24th, 2024 in appeals, chambers articles, mistake, news, sexual offences by sally

‘Inclusion on the barred list(s) may be appealed to the Upper Tribunal if there has been a mistake of law or fact. But just what constitutes a mistake of fact has proved a thorny problem. In particular, to what extent may the Upper Tribunal simply disagree with the DBS’ factual finding and substitute its own judgment?’

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2 Hare Court, 5th April 2024

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