Businessman jailed for killing support worker Belinda Rose – BBC News
‘A businessman who fatally stabbed a support worker in a “savage and brutal attack” has been jailed for 10 years.’
BBC News, 29th June 2020
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Category: mental health
Unfurnished temporary accommodation – is it suitable? – Nearly Legal
‘A judicial review where the relevant parts played out in the early stages of the pandemic lockdown, and where the central question was whether self contained accommodation provided without a fridge, cooker and bed, was suitable within the meaning of section 206 Housing Act 1996, such that interim relief could be ordered.’
Nearly Legal, 28th June 2020
Source: nearlylegal.co.uk
Tate Modern: Jonty Bravery jailed for 15 years for attempted murder – The Guardian
‘A teenager who threw a six-year-old child off a viewing platform at the Tate Modern gallery in London will serve at least 15 years in prison, the Old Bailey was told on Friday.’
The Guardian, 26th June 2020
Source: www.theguardian.com
County council in legal action against Health Secretary over ‘ordinary residence’ determination – Local Government Lawyer
‘Worcestershire County Council has started legal action against the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, Matt Hancock, in a dispute over which council should care for someone under the Mental Health Act 1983.’
Local Government Lawyer, 25th June 2020
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Council agrees to pay out £60k after Ombudsman report into failure to support autistic woman – Local Government Lawyer
‘A council has agreed to pay a woman with autism, severe anxiety disorder and associated mental health disorders £60,000 after it failed to provide her with support for more than five years.’
Local Government Lawyer, 15th June 2020
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Ben Ashman: Man who ran over stepmother at wedding jailed – BBC News
‘A man who repeatedly drove over his stepmother in a drunken rage at a wedding has been jailed for six years.’
BBC News, 11th June 2020
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Calls For Reform After Nurse With PTSD Endures Stop And Search ‘Torture’ – Each Other
‘“The last 14 months were like torture,” said nurse Neomi Bennett on her fight to clear her name after being convicted of obstructing a police officer during a stop and search last year.’
Each Other, 10th June 2020
Source: eachother.org.uk
Be wary of the ‘last straw’: Williams v Alderman Davies Church in Wales Primary School UKEAT/0108/19/LA – 3PB
‘The Claimant (“C”) was a primary school teacher who had worked for Alderman Davies Church in Wales Primary School (“the School”) for a number of years. The Respondent (“R”) was the governing body of the School. It was agreed between the parties that from April 2015, C had a disability by reason of a mental impairment affecting, in particular, his reaction to and behaviour in stressful situations.’
3PB, 2nd June 2020
Source: www.3pb.co.uk
Prison visits could resume in July in England and Wales – The Guardian
‘Families and friends are expected to be able to visit prisoners from July as part of a wider Covid-19 recovery plan for jails in England and Wales, which have been placed under a severely restrictive regime for nearly three months.’
The Guardian, 2nd June 2020
Source: www.theguardian.com
Covid causes child detention crisis, and a ‘timebomb’ in adult prisons – The Guardian
‘Serious concerns are emerging over the treatment of children in custody during the coronavirus pandemic, after evidence that some have been spending as little as 40 minutes a day out of their cell.’
The Guardian, 31st May 2020
Source: www.theguardian.com
Knowing the risks – foreseeability of stress related illness in the time of Covid 19 – Old Square Chambers
‘Employers and workers are facing unprecedented challenges in responding to the current pandemic and the measures put in place by the UK governments to tackle it. One area of increasing concern is the impact of the crisis on mental health and wellbeing.’
Old Square Chambers, 26th May 2020
Source: www.oldsquare.co.uk
Alarm over five suicides in six days at prisons in England and Wales – The Guardian
‘Five suicides have been recorded in prisons in England and Wales in just six days, the Guardian understands, fuelling fears that a highly restrictive regime in place to combat the spread of the coronavirus is having a devastating impact on inmates.’
The Guardian, 28th May 2020
Source: www.theguardian.com
Lewes sex abuser Jonathan Smith’s victim feels hope after his jailing – BBC News
‘A woman who was systematically abused as a child by a world-renowned music director has gone from “despair to hope” after seeing him finally jailed.’
BBC News, 22nd May 2020
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Anxiety among aspiring solicitors has “skyrocketed” – Legal Futures
‘Anxiety among aspiring solicitors has “skyrocketed” as a result of the Covid-19 crisis, a survey has found, with 75% of trainees and paralegals expecting it to lead to “significant job losses at my level of seniority”.’
Legal Futures, 20th May 2020
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
Case Preview: Ecila Henderson (A Protected Party, by her litigation friend, The Official Solicitor) v Dorset Healthcare University NHS Foundation Trust – UKSC Blog
‘The claimant had a long history of mental health difficulties arising from her diagnosis of paranoid schizophrenia. Following a period spent in hospital detention, the claimant received outpatient psychiatric treatment. During this time, her condition deteriorated and she stabbed her mother to death while experiencing a serious psychotic episode. She was charged with murder and pleaded guilty to manslaughter by reason of diminished responsibility. An independent investigation found that failings by the Trust in her care and treatment meant that a serious incident of some kind was foreseeable based on her behaviour in previous psychotic episodes. The Trust admitted liability to the effect that the claimant’s mother would not have been killed but for its breaches of duty in failing to respond adequately to the claimant’s deterioration in mental health.’
UKSC Blog, 11th May 2020
Source: ukscblog.com
Coronavirus: Young offenders out of cells for 40 minutes a day – BBC News
‘Children at a young offenders institution have been let out of their cells for only 40 minutes a day due to coronavirus, a report has revealed.’
BBC News, 7th May 2020
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Errol Graham death: Judicial review move over DWP policy – BBC News
‘The family of a mentally ill man who starved to death after his benefits were cut have applied for a judicial review of government policy.’
BBC News, 1st May 2020
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
