Care proceedings and recusal – Local Government Lawyer
‘Gary Fawcett considers two recent care cases he has dealt with recently where “recusal” has cropped up.’
Local Government Lawyer, 17th December 2024
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Category: bias
AI “could amplify gender biases in legal profession” – Legal Futures
‘Increased use of artificial intelligence (AI) could “perpetuate or even amplify existing gender biases in the legal profession”, new research has warned.’
Legal Futures, 4th December 2024
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
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
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
Ofcom fines GB News £100,000 over impartiality – BBC News
‘Ofcom has fined GB News £100,000 for breaking impartiality rules with a programme featuring the former Prime Minister Rishi Sunak.’
BBC News, 31st October 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Members’ interests, bias and pre-determination – Local Government Lawyer
‘In his latest article Geoff Wild seeks to clarify when it is appropriate for members to declare interests (and when it is not) and what the consequences are of doing so.’
Local Government Lawyer, 30th November 2024
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Family court judges use victim-blaming language in domestic abuse cases, finds AI project – The Guardian
‘Judges in the family courts are using victim-blaming and gender-biased language towards domestic abuse survivors, AI analysis of judgments and appeals in England and Wales reveals.’
The Guardian, 8th October 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
Ofcom considers sanction against GB News for breaking impartiality rules – The Guardian
‘Ofcom is considering a statutory sanction against GB News over “serious and repeated” breaches of British television laws relating to the channel’s lack of impartiality.’
The Guardian, 20th May 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
Five GB News programmes presented by Tory MPs broke impartiality rules, Ofcom says – The Independent
‘Five episodes of GB News programmes presented by Tory MPs were found by Ofcom to have broken broadcasting rules.’
The Independent, 18th March 2024
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Judge in Court of Protection declines request for judicial visit due to risk of “unconscious bias” – Local Government Lawyer
‘A judge sitting in the Court of Protection has declined to meet the applicant in advance of a capacity hearing, over concerns that a judicial visit “may influence decision making” and cause unfairness to the parties.’
Local Government Lawyer, 12th March 2024
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
High Court removes arbitrator who pre-judged expert evidence – Legal Futures
‘The High Court has removed a sole arbitrator it found had pre-judged the merits of a dispute because he said he knew and would believe the expert witnesses one side had put forward.’
Legal Futures, 27th February 2024
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
Majority verdicts in England and Wales brought in ‘partly for racial and class reasons’ – The Guardian
‘The introduction of majority verdicts in criminal trials in England and Wales was partly motivated by a desire to dilute the influence of minority ethnic people and the labouring classes serving on juries, according to research.’
The Guardian, 24th January 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
GB News: Ofcom rules breached over Don’t Kill Cash campaign – BBC News
‘GB News breached impartiality rules with an episode of The Live Desk, which promoted its branded campaign Don’t Kill Cash, Ofcom has said.’
BBC News, 19th December 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Bad Optics: The High Court Focuses on Panel Member’s Apparent Bias in Suleman v General Optical Council [2023] EWHC 2110 (Admin) – Mountford Chambers
‘On 16 August 2023 the High Court handed down its judgment allowing the appeal in Suleman v General Optical Council [2023] EWHC 2110 (Admin). The High Court found that a panel member should have recused himself due to his connections to the appellant’s former employer. His failure to do so tainted the entire proceedings.’
Mountford Chambers, 3rd October 2023
Source: www.mountfordchambers.com
High Court ruling on ‘without prejudice’ privilege renders adjudication unenforceable – OUT-LAW.com
‘A disputed adjudicator’s decision is unenforceable due to apparent bias, according to the High Court in England, after privileged communications were wrongly deemed admissible as evidence during the proceedings.’
OUT-LAW.com, 25th October 2023
Source: www.pinsentmasons.com
