‘A 43-year-old man has been handed a three-year football banning order after butting the TV pundit Roy Keane at a match. Scott Law, 43, was found guilty of common assault after he and Keane clashed last September.’
The Guardian, 6th June 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A newborn baby abandoned in Newham, East London, has been found – following DNA testing – to be the third child abandoned by the same parents.’
Local Government Lawyer, 6th June 2024
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘The Duke of Sussex has been granted permission to appeal against the dismissal of his high court challenge over a change to his level of personal security when he visits the UK.’
The Guardian, 6th June 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The June 2024 Mental Capacity Report is now out. Highlights this month include:
(1) In the Health, Welfare and Deprivation of Liberty Report: when no option is a good one, snapshots from the frontline, and are we listening closely enough to the person in the context of deprivation of liberty;
(2) In the Property and Affairs Report: the Powers of Attorney Act 2023 on election hold, contesting costs in probate cases and guidance on viewing LPAs online;
(3) In the Practice and Procedure Report: post-death costs, what does it mean to be an expert in the person, and procedure in brain stem death cases;
(4) In the Mental Health Matters Report: the MHA 1983 under strain in police cells and the hospital setting;
(5) In the Wider Context Report: the inherent jurisdiction – a case, guidance, and a challenge from Ireland; the older child and medical treatment decisions – mental capacity or competence, and Capacity and contempt proceedings – what is the test?
(6) In the Scotland Report: guardianship under examination before the Sheriff Appeal Court and Scottish Government’s Mental Health and Capacity Reform Programme.’
Mental Capacity Law and Policy, 6th June 2024
‘Forest of Dean District Council has started to demolish and remove a 10,000 soft cinema and bowling alley built without permission in a lengthy case that has seen a man jailed.’
Local Government Lawyer, 6th June 2024
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘Two of the last remaining British judges to sit on Hong Kong’s top court have resigned, with one citing the political situation in the former colony.’
The Guardian, 6th June 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A coalition of more than 80 nature conservation groups is launching a legal bid to force whichever party is in power next month to improve government targets on tackling wildlife decline in England.’
BBC News, 7th June 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Two-year-old Bronson Battersby, who was found dead next to his father’s body at their home after not being seen for several days, died from dehydration, a coroner’s court has heard.’
The Guardian, 6th June 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Aman has been jailed for three years for assaulting a judge during a hearing in a family court case in an incident which raised national concerns about court security.’
Law Society's Gazette, 6th June 2024
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘Sextortion is a form of blackmail where victims receive threats that intimate images of them will be shared or distributed unless they meet the blackmailer’s financial demands. Law enforcement agencies have reported “an epidemic” of such cases with global figures more than doubling in 2023. This reported increase is reflected in the number of clients seeking our advice on how to deal with this particularly distressing form of criminality.’
Kingsley Napley Criminal Law Blog, 6th June 2024
Source: www.kingsleynapley.co.uk
‘A man has been found guilty of raping a young girl and throwing her brother off a cliff after the boy discovered she was being abused.’
BBC News, 6th June 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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