‘The Civil Justice Council (CJC) has made only minor changes to proposals for radical reform of pre-action protocols (PAPs) in the first part of a final report on the issue.’
Legal Futures, 23rd August 2023
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘Law Commission proposals for how digital assets should be treated in English common law are “reassuring” and will help eliminate uncertainty over their legal status, according to two legal experts.’
OUT-LAW.com, 9th August 2023
Source: www.pinsentmasons.com
‘A woman died from an operable brain tumour after doctors failed to properly monitor her scan results, a health watchdog has found.’
BBC News, 10th August 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘In July 2022, the President of the Family Division launched the national deprivation of liberty court. Based at the Royal Courts of Justice, it deals with all new applications seeking authorisation to deprive children of their liberty under the inherent jurisdiction and will run for a 12-month pilot phase initially. Nuffield Family Justice Observatory was invited to collect and publish data on these applications.’
Family Law, 7th August 2023
Source: www.familylaw.co.uk
‘A criticism of the NHS generally is that it does not learn from mistakes. Despite the “never event” framework, the number of such incidents remains stubbornly high. In response to the perceived failures to the improvement of patient safety, NHS England are introducing the Patient Safety Incident Response Framework (“PSIRF” pronounced “pea surf”) to replace the Serious Incident Framework. The transition to PSIRF from the Serious Incident Framework should be completed by autumn 2023.’
St John's Chambers, 13th July 2023
Source: www.stjohnschambers.co.uk
‘On 21 July 2023, the Diocese of Oxford issued the Press Release Learning Lessons Review: Revd Michael Hall, (“the Hall Review”), concerning the safeguarding case review it commissioned in April 2022 into allegations of spiritual abuse connected with St Margaret’s, Tylers Green, High Wycombe between 1981 and 2000. The review was the most recent of such “lessons learnt” reviews from the Diocese[1] and provides a present-day perspective of the Church’s approach to spiritual abuse both during and after the events at St Margaret’s.’
Law & Religion UK, 31st July 2023
Source: lawandreligionuk.com
‘The Domestic Homicide Sentencing Review undertaken by independent reviewer Clare Wade KC and the government response.’
Ministry of Justice, 20th July 2023
Source: www.gov.uk
‘Rishi Sunak and Ben Wallace have formally apologised to the Commons for the decades-long ban on LGBT people serving in the UK armed forces, after the publication of a government-commissioned review.’
The Guardian, 19th July 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A third legal category of personal property – alongside the existing “things” (choses) of possession and action – should be formally recognised to cope with the world of cryptocurrencies and non-fungible tokens, the Law Commission recommends today.’
Law Society's Gazette, 28th June 2023
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘Lone child asylum seekers are facing fivefold increases in delays in having their claims processed by the Home Office, with devastating consequences, according to a new report.’
The Guardian, 27th June 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘There are inconsistencies in child safeguarding in Wales, the care inspectorate has said. There were 32 reviews in progress in May about children who died or were seriously hurt due to abuse or neglect.’
BBC News, 22nd June 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Two years after the government’s end-to-end rape review for England and Wales, victims are still being failed, say women’s groups.’
BBC News, 20th June 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A chief constable says she believes her own force is “institutionally racist”. Sarah Crew said she came to that conclusion after applying a series of criteria to Avon and Somerset Police following a report into the local criminal justice system.’
BBC News, 16th June 2023
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘On 22 May, the Home Secretary made a statement on the Government’s response to the final report of the Independent Investigation into Child Sexual Abuse. She told the House of Commons that the Government had accepted the need to act on 19 of IICSA’s 20 recommendations (but see the response to Recommendation 3), though she also told the House that the Government’s response was not the final word. It should also be noted that “accepting the need to act” on a recommendation is not exactly the same as accepting the recommendation in full.’
Law & Religion UK, 23rd May 2023
Source: lawandreligionuk.com
‘The government is to launch a compensation scheme for survivors of child sexual abuse in England, the home secretary has said.’
The Guardian, 22nd May 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The legal profession pays only “lip service” to diversity and “there is a lack of action or appetite to pursue meaningful change”, a report for the Legal Services Board (LSB) has suggested.’
Legal Futures, 17th May 2023
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘England’s children’s commissioner has called for the “most robust” online protections for under-18s after publishing research examining links between sexual abuse cases and pornography.’
The Guardian, 9th May 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Research published by Nuffield Family Justice Observatory (Nuffield FJO) has found that private family law applications involving non-parents are diverse, and “circumstances may overlap with public law cases”.’
Local Government Lawyer, 26th April 2023
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘The 220-page report published in accordance with Ofcom’s market study powers under the Enterprise Act 2002 highlighted practices which the regulator considers potentially hinder and restrict competition; in particular a customer’s ability to switch provider and adopt a multi-cloud architecture. It is proposing to refer the market for an in-depth investigation by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA).’
OUT-LAW.com, 24th April 2023
Source: www.pinsentmasons.com
‘Hundreds of asylum seeker children are wrongly being treated as adults by the Home Office, according to data from dozens of local authorities.’
The Guardian, 24th April 2023
Source: www.theguardian.com
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