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Balancing the rights of domestic abuse victims and their alleged abusers in court – Family Law

Posted October 30th, 2018 in appeals, children, cross-examination, domestic violence, human rights, judiciary, litigants in person, news, victims by sally

‘Should a court allow a potential perpetrator of domestic abuse, when they are acting in person, to cross-examine their alleged victim? Does this run the risk of the proceedings themselves being abusive? Or will it unfairly curtail the ability of the accused to put their case? If the court does not allow direct cross-examination, how should it proceed?’

Family Law, 30th October 2018

Source: www.familylaw.co.uk

Cot designer jailed after seven-month-old boy dies in bespoke bed – The Guardian

Posted October 29th, 2018 in children, fraud, guilty pleas, health & safety, homicide, news, sentencing by sally

‘A cot designer has been jailed for more than three years after a baby boy died in a bed he made.’

The Guardian, 26th October 2018

Source: www.theguardian.com

Cot bed designer admits York baby choke death failure – BBC News

Posted October 25th, 2018 in children, fraud, guilty pleas, health & safety, homicide, news by sally

‘A designer has admitted a health and safety failing after a seven-month-old baby “choked to death” in a cot bed.’

BBC News, 24th October 2018

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Chloe Atkinson Wilkie death: Drunk mother slept on baby girl – BBC News

Posted October 23rd, 2018 in alcohol abuse, causing death of children or vulnerable adults, child neglect, children, news, sentencing, suspended sentences by sally

‘A drunk mother whose seven-week old daughter died as she fell asleep holding her on a sofa has walked free from court.’

BBC News, 22nd October 2018

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Research launched to assess whether biased advice is distorting access to justice – Family Law

Posted October 19th, 2018 in bias, children, legal aid, litigants in person, McKenzie friends, news by sally

‘A new research project will examine whether vulnerable people representing themselves in child court cases find themselves and their children put at risk by misinformed or biased online legal advice.’

Family Law, 18th October 2018

Source: www.familylaw.co.uk

Munby troubled by Court of Protection cases being ‘transferred up’ – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted October 18th, 2018 in children, Court of Protection, families, family courts, news by sally

‘Desperate parents are persuading less senior judges to transfer Court of Protection cases higher to force public authorities to act – a practice that the former president of the family division finds ‘deeply troubling’.’

Law Society's Gazette, 16th October 2018

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

Reporting restrictions on Bethany’s dad – children’s rights or concealing system failure? – Transparency Project

Posted October 17th, 2018 in autism, children, detention, families, hospitals, injunctions, learning difficulties, local government, media, mental health, news, public interest, reporting restrictions by sally

‘On Saturday, the Times reported: ‘Father beats legal bid to silence him over autistic girl in hospital “cell” ‘ [paywall]. Social affairs editor, Greg Hirst, reported that Jeremy (who is not using his surname publicly) succeeded in contesting an application by Walsall Metropolitan County Borough Council for an injunction to stop his social media campaign that is drawing attention to the plight of his 17-year-old-daughter.’

Transparency Project, 16th October 2018

Source: www.transparencyproject.org.uk

Man on trial a second time for 1986 murders of Brighton schoolgirls – The Guardian

Posted October 17th, 2018 in child abuse, children, evidence, forensic science, murder, news, trials by sally

‘A paedophile accused of killing two nine-year-old girls more than three decades ago has gone on trial for a second time as prosecutors seek to draw on scientific advances in forensics on top of evidence from an original trial.’

The Guardian, 16th October 2018

Source: www.theguardian.com

Teacher banned for life after marrying 13-year-old girl – Daily Telegraph

Posted October 10th, 2018 in child abuse, children, licensing, marriage, news, sexual offences, teachers, video recordings by sally

‘A physics teacher has been banned from the classroom for life after travelling abroad to marry a 13-year-old girl.’

Daily Telegraph, 9th October 2018

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Boy, 6, awarded record £37m in NHS compensation after ‘catastrophic’ brain damage – Daily Telegraph

Posted October 9th, 2018 in children, compensation, health, news, personal injuries by sally

‘Boy, 6, awarded record £37m in NHS compensation after “catastrophic” brain damage.’

Daily Telegraph, 8th October 2018

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Rejection of unaccompanied asylum seeking children unlawful for lack of reasons – Court of Appeal – UK Human Rights Blog

Posted October 5th, 2018 in appeals, asylum, children, consultations, immigration, judicial review, local government, news, public interest, reasons by sally

‘Help Refugees Ltd, R (on the application of) v Secretary of State for the Home Secretary [2018] EWCA Civ 2098. This was an appeal by Help Refugees Ltd against the refusal of its application for judicial review of the secretary of state’s consultation process regarding the relocation of unaccompanied asylum-seeking children under Section 67 of the Immigration Act 2016.’

UK Human Rights Blog, 4th October 2018

Source: ukhumanrightsblog.com

Drug dealer jailed for trafficking vulnerable children in ‘county lines’ operation – The Independent

Posted October 5th, 2018 in children, closed circuit television, drug offences, drug trafficking, news, sentencing, trafficking in human beings by sally

‘A man who trafficked three children, including a 14-year-old girl, to use as drug dealers in a “county lines” ring has been jailed for 14 years in a landmark prosecution.’

The Independent, 4th October 2018

Source: www.independent.co.uk

UK watchdogs demand transparency from Facebook amid child trafficking claim – Daily Telegraph

Posted October 4th, 2018 in children, internet, news, trafficking in human beings by sally

‘UK child protection organisations have called for Facebook to improve transparency on its site, after a new lawsuit in America claimed that it is being used to lure children into the sex trade. The National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (NSPCC) said Facebook should be forced to report how many child abusers it identifies online to help measure the scale of the problem.’

Daily Telegraph, 3rd Ocotber 2018

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Court upholds UK cap on number of child refugees – The Guardian

Posted October 4th, 2018 in appeals, children, consultations, immigration, news, refugees by sally

‘The government’s decision to cap the number of unaccompanied child refugees who can be brought into the UK has been upheld by the court of appeal. But three senior judges said there had been a breach of the “duty of fairness” in the process because those refused entry were not given any reasons for being denied permission.’

The Guardian, 3rd October 2018

Source: www.theguardian.com

Charity brings legal action against Home Office over use of children as spies – Local Government Lawyer

Posted October 1st, 2018 in children, judicial review, news, police, spying by sally

‘A charity has issued judicial review proceedings against the Home Office concerning the use of children as spies by the police and other investigative agencies.’

Local Government Lawyer, 28th September 2018

Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk

Child spies: judicial review sought to challenge May’s government – The Guardian

Posted September 27th, 2018 in children, human rights, news, spying, treaties by sally

‘Human rights lawyers have been crowdfunding for a judicial review to challenge the government’s use of child spies, arguing that the tactic was incompatible with the UN convention on the rights of the child. Just for Kids Law, a charity that represents, advises and supports children in legal difficulty, has issued a pre-action letter to the Home Office raising concerns over the practice, which has been condemned by politicians and human rights groups.’

The Guardian, 27th September 2018

Source: www.theguardian.com

Judge slams decision to house paedophile near children’s home – BBC News

Posted September 25th, 2018 in appeals, care homes, children, compensation, housing, local government, news, police, sexual offences, victims by sally

‘A judge has ordered a police force and council to pay £52,000 to a sex abuse victim after a convicted paedophile was housed near his children’s home.’

BBC News, 24th September 2018

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Websites of Kinder chocolate banned over ads targeting children – The Guardian

Posted September 19th, 2018 in advertising, children, complaints, food, health, internet, news by sally

‘A series of websites, an app and a YouTube channel promoting Kinder chocolate and toys have been banned in the UK for aiming junk food advertising at children.’

The Guardian, 19th September 2018

Source: www.theguardian.com

Social media firms face £18m fines if they send children notifications at night – Daily Telegraph

Posted September 17th, 2018 in children, codes of practice, fines, internet, news by sally

‘Social media firms face fines of up to £18m if they disturb children with notifications and alerts at night or during the school day under plans being considered by the information commissioner.’

Daily Telegraph, 17th September 2018

Source: www.telegraph.co.uk

Council apologises to mother over unlawful restrictions on contact with children – Local Government Lawyer

Posted September 14th, 2018 in children, contact orders, human rights, local government, mental health, news by sally

‘Cumbria County Council has apologised to a mother who had unlawful restrictions placed on her level of contact with her three children, it has been reported.’

Local Government Lawyer, 13th September 2018

Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk

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