‘Home Secretary Yvette Cooper gave an update on the actions the government will take to protect young people from sexual abuse and grooming gangs.’
Home Office, 16th January 2025
Source: www.gov.uk
‘Former pupils at a residential school caring for vulnerable young people have said they were ignored when reporting claims of abuse.’
BBC News, 20th January 2025
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A woman who carried out a transphobic stabbing attack motivated by a “distorted notion of revenge” has been sentenced to more than eight years in youth detention.’
The Guardian, 16th January 2025
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The father and stepmother of 10-year-old Sara Sharif are seeking permission to appeal against their sentences for her murder.’
BBC News, 16th January 2025
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Users accessing online pornography in the UK could soon be required to have their face scanned, under measures announced by Ofcom to stop children seeing the material.’
The Guardian, 16th January 2025
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘An aspiring human rights lawyer, Elianne Andam was described as an ‘amazing, beautiful girl’ by her friends and family before her tragic killing in Croydon, south London.’
The Independent, 16th January 2025
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘The President of the Family Division has set out public-facing Practice Guidance (January 2025) for cases transitioning from the National DOL List (“NDL”) to the Court of Protection. The Practice Guidance is based on the internal guidance used by judiciary and court staff with respect to such cases, which was referred to in the October 2023 NDL national listing protocol guidance.’
Mental Capacity Law and Policy, 13th January 2025
‘An order made by a High Court judge to restrain the naming of judges who sat in proceedings concerning the late Sara Sharif, who was murdered by her father and stepmother, infringed upon the principle of open justice ‘in a manner that is without any known precedent’, the Court of Appeal heard today.’
Law Society's Gazette, 14th January 2025
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘The Family Court reporting pilot is to be rolled out nationally from Monday 27 January through changes to the Family Procedure Rules.’
Local Government Lawyer, 9th January 2025
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘In October 2022, child protection expert Prof Alexis Jay finished a seven-year inquiry into the countless ways children had been sexually abused in England and Wales.’
BBC News, 9th January 2025
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘In the recent judgment of Marcus v Marcus [2024] EWHC 2086, Master Marsh found that the words “the children and remoter issue of the Settlor” in a settlement meant the two adult sons of the settlor, even though (unbeknownst to the settlor during his lifetime) one of his sons was not biologically his child. The case raises interesting and difficult questions about how “terms of art” should be treated in settlements, wills and contracts. And, how that concept fits with the well-established approach to interpreting documents having regard to the ordinary, natural meaning of words and the intention of the party or parties making the document.’
Wilberforce Chambers, 4th December 2024
Source: www.wilberforce.co.uk
‘A High Court Judge has rejected an application by a father who sought to revoke placement orders made in respect of his two children, on the basis of his 11-month period of abstinence from alcohol.’
Local Government Lawyer, 6th January 2025
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘A young man with Down’s syndrome and autism was left without suitable education for more than a year, an investigation found.’
BBC News, 6th January 2025
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Vulnerable children are being jailed many miles from their families at record levels, a Guardian investigation has found, prompting warnings that the government is breaking the law.’
The Guardian, 6th January 2025
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The former president of the supreme court has said parents are being deprived of their human rights by having to fight for contact with their children without lawyers.’
The Guardian, 5th January 2025
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The UK’s youngest knife murderers have had the minimum terms of their life sentences increased for the killing of Shawn Seesahai.’
BBC News, 19th December 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A bid to name the judges involved in Sara Sharif’s family court proceedings before she was killed will be heard at the Court of Appeal.’
BBC News, 19th December 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A mother who is trying to stop her teenager being given cross-sex hormones to change their gender has won her fight to keep the courts involved in the case.’
BBC News, 19th December 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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