Victims to be given more protection in stalking crackdown – Home Office
‘Stalking victims will be better protected under a raft of new measures unveiled by the Home Office.’
Home Office, 3rd December 2024
Source: www.gov.uk
Month: December 2024
Magistrate’s letter on ‘the acceptability of absent fathers’ leads to formal advice – Law Society’s Gazette
‘A magistrate who remarked on the “relentless rise in the acceptability of” absent fathers has been issued with formal advice.’
Law Society's Gazette, 2nd December 2024
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘Most wanted man’ jailed for role in £4.5m drug gang – BBC News
‘A man named on the UK’s most wanted list after supplying £4.5m worth of cocaine across the West and South West has been jailed for 18 years.’
BBC News, 2nd December 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Covid corruption commissioner starts fraud probe – BBC News
‘The new Covid corruption commissioner has started an investigation into personal protective equipment (PPE) fraud. Tom Hayhoe’s first task will be reviewing the £8.7bn of PPE bought during the pandemic that then had to be written off the government’s books.’
BBC News, 3rd December 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Stalking victims will be able to learn who the perpetrator is under new crackdown – The Independent
‘Stalking victims will be able to learn their perpetrator’s identity more quickly under new measures unveiled by the government. Perpetrators will be subject to a tougher restraining order system as new policies make it easier for victims to obtain Stalking Protection Orders to stop offenders from pursuing and harassing them.’
The Independent, 3rd December 2024
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Dangerous’ 17-year-old handed life sentence for killing woman – The Guardian
‘A “dangerous” teenager who shot a woman in the head through the front door of her home in east London has been handed a life sentence.’
The Guardian, 2nd December 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
Trees in Churchyards – Law & Religion UK
‘Trees seldom feature in the deliberations of the consistory courts, and since 2014 L&RUK has only reviewed 23 judgments in this area – just 1.9% of the total[*]. In June 2024, the Ecclesiastical Law Association (ELA) re-circulated Re St. Kenelm Upper Snodsbury [2001] Worcester Const. Ct., Mynors Ch on the basis that it was the first consistory court judgment since changes were made under the Faculty Jurisdiction Rules 2000 (SI 2047); this recognized that petitions concerning works to trees were quite different from those relating to building works and provides a special procedure accordingly.
This post includes summaries of Re St. Kenelm Upper Snodsbury and these twenty two subsequently reported cases which have been posted on L&RUK over the period 2015 to present; in descending chronological order.’
Law & Religion UK, 2nd December 2024
Source: lawandreligionuk.com
Fees before the Tenant Fees Act, after the Tenant Fees Act. – Nearly Legal
‘Martyna Switaj v Adrian McClenaghan (2024) EWCA Civ 1457. The Court of Appeal on the status of a fee related to a tenancy taken before the Tenant Fees Act 2019 came into force on 1 June 2019 and the impact on the validity of a section 21 notice.’
Nearly Legal, 1st December 2024
Source: nearlylegal.co.uk
Posthumous Right to Buy – Nearly Legal
‘Howe v Brent London Borough Council (2024) EWCA Civ 1444. Just a quick note on this Court of Appeal judgment on whether “a family member (B) of a secure tenant with a right to buy their home (A) is able to exercise a shared right to buy if A, whose right is established, dies after B’s entitlement to share A’s right to buy has been claimed by A, but before the landlord has accepted B’s right or it has been established by the County Court.” ‘
Nearly Legal, 1st December 2024
Source: nearlylegal.co.uk
Changes to payment practices and performance reporting for large businesses – OUT-LAW.com
‘Large businesses in the UK preparing for the 2024-25 reporting season will need to be aware of the latest changes to the payment practices and performance reporting requirements.’
OUT-LAW.com, 29th November 2024
Source: www.pinsentmasons.com
Francesca Jackson: Should the Monarch Pay Inheritance Tax? – UK Constitutional Law Association
‘The recent protests by farmers over changes to the rules on inheritance tax have raised questions over who, if anyone, should be exempt from paying it – including King Charles, as an episode of Newsnight has recently highlighted.’
UK Constitutional Law Association, 2nd December 2024
Source: ukconstitutionallaw.org
Perception of harm as a material planning consideration – Local Government Lawyer
‘The perception of harm has an important role to play as part of the consideration of a planning application, writes Anne Gerzon.’
Local Government Lawyer, 29th November 2024
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Defending cycling pothole claims – Local Government Lawyer
‘A recent High Court ruling could help with the defence of cycling pothole claims, writes John Goodman.’
Local Government Lawyer, 29th November 2024
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
New measures to protect victims of domestic abuse – Ministry of Justice
‘Domestic abusers will be ordered to stay away from their victims and face tougher restrictions with the launch of new protective orders today.’
Ministry of Justice, 28th November 2024
Source: www.gov.uk
Government “at risk of breaching duty” to provide access to justice – Legal Futures
‘The Ministry of Justice is at risk of not meeting its statutory duty for civil legal aid to deliver access to justice, according to research it commissioned.’
Legal Futures, 2nd December 2024
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
Rogue employers will be banned from hiring overseas workers – Home Office
‘Shameless businesses who commit serious offences will be banned from sponsoring overseas workers to crack down on visa abuse and prevent exploitation.’
Home Office, 28th November 2024
Source: www.gov.uk
CPS sets out Action Plan to tackle disproportionality in charging decisions – Crown Prosecution Service
‘An ambitious plan to tackle racial disproportionality and safeguard fair prosecution decision-making for all has been published today by the Crown Prosecution Service.’
Crown Prosecution Service, 28th November 2024
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
Speech by the Master of the Rolls: Are rights sufficiently human in the age of the machine? – Courts and Tribunals Judiciary
‘Speech by the Master of the Rolls: Are rights sufficiently human in the age of the machine?.’
Courts and Tribunals Judiciary, 27th November 2024
Source: www.judiciary.uk
Enacting Just and Equal Laws: the Mayflower 400 Lecture by the Lady Chief Justice – Courts and Tribunals Judiciary
‘Baroness Carr of Walton-on-the-Hill, the Lady Chief Justice of England and Wales, delivered the 2024 Mayflower 400 Lecture at the University of Plymouth on Thursday 28 November.’
Courts and Tribunals Judiciary, 29th November 2024
Source: www.judiciary.uk
