07/11/2024 – Current Awareness

‘A leading City law firm unfairly dismissed a senior associate for sexual misconduct after a defective investigation and disciplinary process, an employment tribunal has ruled.’

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Legal Futures, 7th November 2024

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

Wholesale reform to adoption process is needed, says Public Law Working Group – Courts & Tribunal Judiciary

Posted November 7th, 2024 in adoption, families, news, reports by tracey

‘Wholesale reform is needed, the adoption sub-group of the Public Law Working Group has said in its report ‘Recommendations for best practice in respect of adoption’, which is published today (Thursday, 7 November).’

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Courts & Tribunal Judiciary, 7th November 224

Source: www.judiciary.uk

Surrey magistrates’ ‘standard practice’ declared unlawful by the High Court – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted November 7th, 2024 in benefits, compensation, costs, fraud, magistrates, news by tracey

‘Magistrates who made a “clearly irrational” order for a gas engineer to pay £22,000 within 28 days were following a “standard practice” which was unlawful, the High Court has ruled.’

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Law Society's Gazette, 6th November 2024

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

Firm penalised £20,000 by SRA for 2022 compliance failings – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted November 7th, 2024 in advertising, consumer protection, disciplinary procedures, fines, law firms, news, Solicitors Regulation Authority by tracey

‘A small firm which failed to have in place a compliance officer for three years and missed transparency requirements two years ago has been fined more than £20,000.’

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Law Society's Gazette, 7th November 2024

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

Man City ordered to pay Benjamin Mendy up to £11m after unfair dismissal claim over sex charges – The Independent

Posted November 7th, 2024 in damages, news, sexual offences, sport, unfair dismissal by tracey

‘Benjamin Mendy has won the majority of his £11m claim against Manchester City for unpaid wages after the club stopped paying his salary when he was charged with rape and sexual assault.’

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The Independent, 6th November 2024

Source: www.independent.co.uk

UK asylum system retraumatises women fleeing sexual abuse, says report – The Guardian

Posted November 7th, 2024 in asylum, news, reports, sexual offences, victims by tracey

‘The UK asylum system is retraumatising women and girls who have fled rape and sexual abuse and putting them at risk of further harm, leading charities have said.’

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The Guardian, 7th November 2024

Source: www.theguardian.com

GP jailed for 31 years over ‘audacious’ plot to murder mother’s partner with fake Covid jab – The Independent

Posted November 7th, 2024 in coronavirus, doctors, news, poisoning, sentencing by tracey

‘A GP who disguised himself as a nurse and poisoned his mother’s partner with a fake Covid jab in an “audacious” plot to murder him has been jailed for 31 years.’

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The Independent, 6th November 2024

Source: www.independent.co.uk

Twenty men jailed over child rape and sexual abuse in Calderdale – The Independent

Posted November 7th, 2024 in child abuse, news, rape, sentencing, sexual grooming, sexual offences by tracey

‘Twenty men have been jailed for raping and abusing four girls in Calderdale, West Yorkshire Police has said. The men have been sentenced to a combined total of 219 years in prison in relation to sexual abuse carried out between 2001 and 2010, against four girls aged 12 to 16.’

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The Independent, 6th November 2024

Source: www.independent.co.uk

High Court case over closure of nurseries dropped – BBC News

Posted November 7th, 2024 in children, consultations, judicial review, local government, London, news by tracey

‘A High Court challenge over plans to close children’s centres in east London has been dropped after the council accepted its consultation was “unlawful”.’

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BBC News, 7th November 2024

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

From two letters a year to face-to-face meetings: ‘Seismic’ changes to adoption contact – BBC News

Posted November 7th, 2024 in adoption, families, news, reports by tracey

‘Adopted children are likely to be allowed much closer contact with their birth families in the future as part of “seismic” changes recommended in a report published today. Some families say the changes are long overdue – but others worry they may deter people from adopting.’

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BBC News, 7th November 2024

Source: www.bbc.co.uk