Trans Parenthood in the UK: The “Unanswered Questions” of the McConnell Litigation – Cambridge Law Journal

‘This article considers three “unanswered questions” raised by R. (McConnell) v Registrar General for England and Wales (AIRE Centre Intervening) [2020] EWCA Civ. 559, which held that a trans man (with a Gender Recognition Certificate) who gave birth must be registered as “mother” on his child’s birth certificate. This article considers these questions to clearly situate McConnell within the context of the UK’s legal regimes concerning access to fertility treatment, gender recognition and legal parenthood in cases involving assisted reproduction. The article argues that clearly establishing the current legal position will provide the proper context to facilitate any subsequent legal reforms.’

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Cambridge Law Journal, 3rd October 2024

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Supreme Court: clients must agree specific costs deductions – Legal Futures

Posted October 25th, 2024 in appeals, costs, damages, fees, law firms, news, solicitors, Supreme Court by sally

‘Solicitors cannot deduct their costs from a client’s damages without their agreement to the precise amount, the Supreme Court ruled today.’

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Legal Futures, 23rd October 2024

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Digital advancement at forefront of UK immigration law developments – OUT-LAW

‘Digital advancement including artificial intelligence (AI), automation, and biometric recognition are at forefront of new border security and immigration measures in the UK.’

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OUT-LAW, 23rd October 2024

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Anticipatory declarations and supporting P in her wish to protect herself – Mental Capacity Law and Policy

Posted October 25th, 2024 in Court of Protection, disabled persons, local government, news by sally

‘Leicestershire County Council v P & Anor [2024] EWCOP 53 (T3) is both an interesting and an important decision.’

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Mental Capacity Law and Policy, 24th October 2024

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Developer wins High Court challenge after inspector misinterpreted policy in neighbourhood plan – Local Government Lawyer

Posted October 25th, 2024 in appeals, housing, interpretation, local government, news, planning by sally

‘Housebuilder Cora Homes has won on one of four grounds in a planning appeal, with Mr Justice Mould ruling he could not say the decision of the inspector concerned would have been the same without the error made.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 24th October 2024

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Parenthood and parental responsibility: legal messaging and the power of law – Journal of Social Welfare and Family Law

Posted October 25th, 2024 in children, families, news, parental responsibility by sally

‘In this paper I will engage with a position Felicity Kaganas has often elaborated upon, and with which I agree, namely, that lawmakers often mistake law’s messaging for law’s power. In doing so I will focus on the law’s management of parental status and the performance of parental responsibility. I will argue that English law’s disaggregation of parental status and parental function should have enabled law to distance itself from involvement-by-presumption in the particularities of the disputes between parents and other carers about children, and enabled it to perform a better, more situation-sensitive role in the management of those disputes. It should have allowed for a more pragmatic, less ideological and generalised, decision-making process for particular disputes, and paid better attention to the actual children at the heart of those disputes. I argue that, given the limits of the power of law in resolving family disputes (which I also elaborate in the paper), law has a limited role in these situations. There are other orders of power – beyond law – which affect the way in which legal power works and may misdirect (or, at least, redirect) its ambitions.’

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Journal of Social Welfare and Family Law, 17th October 2024

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Far-right extremist jailed for terrorist offences – BBC News

Posted October 25th, 2024 in firearms, imprisonment, internet, news, sentencing, terrorism by sally

‘A far-right extremist has been jailed for 12 years after posting videos of an extreme right-wing nature on social media.’

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BBC News, 24th October 2024

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Man faces jail over AI-generated child abuse images – BBC News

‘A graphic design student used artificial intelligence to create child abuse images that he then sold to other paedophiles.’

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BBC News, 23rd October 2024

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Court of Appeal refuses certification challenge in Gormsen v Meta – OUT-LAW.com

‘The Court of Appeal in London has dismissed arguments that the Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) erred in law by permitting an “unfair pricing” argument and in its assessment of the “unfair trading conditions” argument.’

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OUT-LAW.com, 23rd October 2024

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Legal rights charity wins tribunal case demanding Government transparency on determination of adult social care funding – Local Government Lawyer

‘The Information Tribunal has ordered HM Treasury and the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government to reveal information requested by legal rights charity Access Social Care around the decision-making processes which determine funding for adult social care.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 23rd October 2024

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Manchester Arena survivors win case against man who claimed there was ‘no bomb’ – The Guardian

Posted October 24th, 2024 in children, data protection, explosives, harassment, news, terrorism, victims by sally

‘Two survivors of the Manchester Arena bombing have won a high court harassment case against a former television producer who claimed the attack had been staged.’

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The Guardian, 23rd October 2024

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“Safe access zones” at abortion clinics: legislation – Law & Religion UK

Posted October 24th, 2024 in abortion, Christianity, harassment, news by sally

‘On 21 October 2024, the Secretary of State made The Public Order Act 2023 (Commencement No. 5) (England and Wales) Regulations 2024 which extend to England and Wales; this provides that Section 9 of the Public Order Act 2023 (offence of interference with access to or provision of abortion services) will come into force on 31 October 2024.’

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Law & Religion UK, 23rd October 2024

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Extra time – Kingsley Napley Employment Law Blog

Posted October 24th, 2024 in appeals, chambers articles, employment, news, Supreme Court, taxation by sally

‘Waqar Shah and Andy Norris analyse the latest decision of the Supreme Court in the case of Professional Game Match Officials Ltd, which has been referred back to the First-tier Tribunal.’

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Kingsley Napley Employment Law Blog, 22nd October 2024

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Officers on trial over shooting suspects to get anonymity – BBC News

‘Firearms officers facing trial over shooting suspects are to be given anonymity unless they are convicted, under reforms announced by the home secretary.’

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BBC News, 23rd October 2024

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Labour peer at centre of Starmer donations scandal found to have breached Lords rules – The Independent

Posted October 24th, 2024 in codes of practice, news, parliament, political parties by tracey

‘Labour peer Waheed Alli has been found to have committed four breaches of Lords rules over his declarations in the register of interests.’

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The Independent, 23rd October 2024

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Police reopen Wimbledon school crash investigation – BBC News

‘The Metropolitan Police is to carry out a new investigation into the Wimbledon school crash in order to further examine a number of lines of inquiry.’

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BBC News, 24th October 2024

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New data laws aim to ‘improve public services and boost economy by £10 billion’ – The Independent

Posted October 24th, 2024 in bills, data protection, government departments, hospitals, news, police by tracey

‘Proposed new data laws will free up police and NHS staff time, boost the economy and make it easier to register births and deaths or start a new job, the Government has said.’

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The Independent, 24th October 2024

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Trans children’s charity told to rewrite guidance on puberty blockers – The Guardian

‘A charity supporting gender-questioning young people has been told to rewrite its guidance about the risks of puberty blockers, after a two-year Charity Commission investigation, which also concluded that there had been mismanagement within the organisation. However, the investigation found that the charity, Mermaids, had appropriate safeguarding policies in place and there was no evidence that it provided medical advice to children, which would have been outside its remit.’

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The Guardian, 24th October 2024

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Board refuses to reverse murderer release decision – BBC News

Posted October 23rd, 2024 in Ministry of Justice, murder, news, parole, rape, sexual offences by tracey

‘The Parole Board has refused to overturn its direction to release a convicted murderer who stabbed a woman 60 times.’

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BBC News, 22nd October 2024

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Licence regime updated as new UK trade sanctions implementation office launched – OUT-LAW.com

Posted October 23rd, 2024 in civil justice, enforcement, export controls, licensing, news, sanctions by tracey

‘The UK government’s newly established Office of Trade Sanctions Implementation (OTSI) has become operational and businesses need to take note of the updated civil sanctions enforcement regimes and the three bodies with different responsibilities for licence applications.’

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OUT-law.com, 22nd October 2024

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