Anurag Deb and Colin Murray: An Unfortunate Legacy: Fixing the Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023 – UK Constitutional Law Association

‘The Labour Government comes into office seeking to indicate, as a priority, that it is making a break from its predecessors. That much is central to a manifesto simply entitled Change. Prominent within this agenda is an effort to reset relations with the Irish Government and attempt to restore a partnership around Northern Ireland affairs. This relationship, already strained by years of fraught Brexit negotiations, was upended when the Conservative Government pushed through the Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023 (‘the Legacy Act’) in an effort to draw a line under legal actions relating to the conflict in Northern Ireland.’

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UK Constitutional Law Association, 29th July 2024

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Man jailed for murdering lodger and cutting up body – BBC News

Posted July 29th, 2024 in imprisonment, murder, news, perverting the course of justice, sentencing by sally

‘A man has been jailed for a minimum of 19 years for murdering his lodger and scattering his severed body parts in packages and a suitcase.’

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BBC News, 26th July 2024

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“A Prolonged Period of Dying”: On best interests and miracles: Re XY [2024] EWCOP 37 – Law & Religion UK

Posted July 29th, 2024 in Court of Protection, families, hospitals, Islam, medical treatment, news by sally

‘In Re XY [2024] EWCOP 37 Mr Justice Hayden was called on to consider the best interests of a patient at the end of his life. XY, a 66-year-old man, was admitted to the hospital in December 2023 with pneumonia, and whilst there he suffered a cardiac arrest. Had that happened at home he would likely have died, but the medical staff at the hospital were able to resuscitate him. Over the subsequent days, however, he suffered from significant multi-organ failure and entered a prolonged disorder of consciousness.’

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Law & Religion UK, 29th July 2024

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Fears for father still in jail 19 years after laptop robbery under ‘scandalous’ IPP sentence – The Independent

Posted July 29th, 2024 in criminal justice, imprisonment, Ministry of Justice, news, sentencing by sally

‘A father trapped under an indefinite jail term for a laptop robbery almost 20 years ago still has no release date after he was recalled to prison for missing a hospital appointment.’

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The Independent, 28th July 2024

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High Court injunction bans protesters from M25 – BBC News

‘A High Court order aiming to prevent protesters from disrupting the M25 has been extended.’

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BBC News, 26th July 2024

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Chortle chortle, scribble scribble: inside the Old Bailey with Britain’s last court reporters – podcast – The Guardian

Posted July 29th, 2024 in courts, news, podcasts by sally

‘The cases heard at the Old Bailey offer a vivid, often grim portrait of England and Wales today. What happens when there is no one left to tell these stories? By Sophie Elmhirst.’

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The Guardian, 29th July 2024

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