Ex-soldier among several jailed over riots in Rotherham and Southport – The Guardian

Posted August 22nd, 2024 in asylum, criminal damage, news, sentencing, violent disorder by sally

‘A former soldier who served in Kosovo, Bosnia and Northern Ireland has been jailed for two and a half years after admitting confronting police as they tried to protect a hotel housing asylum seekers in Rotherham.’

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The Guardian, 21st August 2024

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Half of rape investigation team members not fully qualified, police watchdog warns – The Independent

Posted August 22nd, 2024 in delay, news, police, prosecutions, rape, reports by sally

‘Half of staff on rape investigation teams are not fully qualified and are still training, police inspectors have warned.’

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The Independent, 22nd August 2024

Source: www.independent.co.uk

EDI initiatives not “shifting the law’s systemic inequalities” – Legal Futures

Posted August 22nd, 2024 in diversity, equality, legal profession, news, reports by sally

‘There are multiple factors behind the failure of equality, diversity and inclusion (EDI) initiatives to “shift the systemic inequalities that are entrenched” across the legal profession, a report for the Legal Services Board (LSB) has found.’

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Legal Futures, 22nd August 2024

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

Three men guilty of raping girls in Plymouth – BBC News

Posted August 22nd, 2024 in child abuse, news, rape by sally

‘Three men have been found guilty of raping girls in Plymouth.’

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BBC News, 20th August 2024

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MoJ refused to repay living costs to wrongly convicted partly to save money – The Guardian

‘A controversial decision to refuse refunds to wrongly convicted prisoners who were charged for bed and board while in jail was made in part to save money, the Guardian has learned.’

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The Guardian, 21st August 2024

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Crime clerking in a time of backlog – Counsel

Posted August 21st, 2024 in barristers' clerks, courts, criminal justice, news by sally

‘A crucial part of the justice system jigsaw, what is it like being a criminal clerk in today’s acutely pressured environment? Dave Scothern offers insight, drawing out a framework of best practice points.’

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Counsel, 13th August 2024

Source: www.counselmagazine.co.uk

Bringing decolonisation to law teaching: fulfilling the promise of legal pedagogy – OUP Blog

Posted August 21st, 2024 in colonies, education, equality, legal education, news, universities by sally

‘Decolonisation can be described as a collection of repudiatory and resistant responses to the multifaceted inauguration of colonial ways of thinking, being, and doing in the world—this inauguration is often dated to the fifteenth century.’

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OUP Blog, 16th August 2024

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Outside Appointments – London Review of Books

Posted August 21st, 2024 in constitutional law, government departments, news by sally

‘Keir Starmer​ has made several eye-catching appointments to his new government from outside Parliament, continuing the practice of his predecessor, Rishi Sunak, who appointed David Cameron as foreign secretary last November, making him a peer in order to do so. Many find the practice of making outside appointments constitutionally suspect. However, the constitutional issue that requires rectification isn’t so much the way in which prime ministers appoint ministers but the way in which prime ministers themselves are appointed.’

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London Review of Books, 15th August 2024

Source: www.lrb.co.uk

Regulators “must warn lawyers against taking advantage of LiPs” – Legal Futures

‘Legal regulators must warn lawyers that they will face action to stop them unethically taking advantage of vulnerable litigants, a charity has urged.’

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Legal Futures, 21st August 2024

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

Hotel fire risks: Duties and the law – Kingsley Napley Regulatory Blog

Posted August 21st, 2024 in chambers articles, fire, hotels, news by sally

‘According to Home Office data, in 2023-2024 in England alone, 587 hotels, boarding houses or hostels had primary fires, of these 458 were accidental, two involved accidental fatalities and there were 92 non fatal casualties.’

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Kingsley Napley Regulatory Blog, 19th August 2024

Source: www.kingsleynapley.co.uk

Stop and search study in England and Wales ‘casts doubt’ on effectiveness – The Guardian

‘Stop and search is one of the less effective tactics to tackle rising violence such as knife crime, according to the results of a study.’

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The Guardian, 21st August 2024

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Man jailed for shouting at police dog and using racist slurs – BBC News

‘A father of three who shouted at a police dog and used racist slurs has been jailed for 20 months for violent disorder.’

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BBC News, 20th August 2024

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted August 20th, 2024 in law reports by sally

High Court (Chancery Division)

Michael Wilson & Partners, Ltd v Short [2024] EWHC 2113 (Ch) (19 August 2024)

Matrix Receivables Ltd v Musst Holdings Ltd [2024] EWHC 2167 (Ch) (19 August 2024)

Wright & Ors v Chappell & Ors, Re BHS Group Ltd & Ors [2024] EWHC 2166 (Ch) (19 August 2024)

Finnan v Candey Ltd [2024] EWHC 2157 (Ch) (19 August 2024)

High Court (Commercial Court)

Thiscompany Ltd & Ors v Welsh & Ors [2024] EWHC 2159 (Comm) (19 August 2024)

Source: www.bailii.org

Family reunion and human rights: KF (Syria) overturned in new Upper Tribunal decision – EIN Blog

Posted August 20th, 2024 in families, human rights, immigration, news by sally

‘In the newly reported Upper Tribunal decision in Al Hassan & Ors. (Article 8; entry clearance; KF (Syria)) [2024] UKUT 00234 (IAC), my client, a Syrian national, arrived in the UK through a resettlement scheme. She applied to be reunited with her siblings, as well as her nieces and nephews. This was through the standard family reunion route, outside of the Immigration Rules. Our point, inter alia, was that KF and others (entry clearance, relatives of refugees) Syria [2019] UKUT 413 (IAC) was wrong in law to only look at the sponsor’s rights, as well as the argument that the risk of refoulement in a family reunion appeal surely has to be the biggest interference in family life.’

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EIN Blog, 19th August 2024

Source: www.ein.org.uk

Jurisdiction of the FTT on referrals of rent increases. – Nearly Legal

Posted August 20th, 2024 in appeals, housing, jurisdiction, landlord & tenant, news, rent, repossession, tribunals by sally

‘A couple of cases, one Upper Tribunal, one Court of Appeal, both concerned with the Tribunal’s jurisdiction on proposed rent increases in assured and assured shorthold tenancies.’

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Nearly Legal, 19th August 2024

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Firm “did not know solicitor was disabled” when it withdrew job offer – Legal Futures

‘A legal business did not know a solicitor was disabled and had bipolar disorder when it decided to withdraw his job offer, an employment tribunal has ruled.’

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Legal Futures, 20th August 2024

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

Law student wins partial victory in court challenge to expulsion – Legal Futures

Posted August 20th, 2024 in bail, disciplinary procedures, judicial review, news, ombudsmen, universities by sally

‘A law student has won a partial victory in a judicial review challenging the recommendations of the Office of the Independent Adjudicator (OIA), an independent body which reviews student complaints about universities.’

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Legal Futures, 20th August 2024

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

Procurement Act guidance on frameworks is out – Buyers beware! – Local Government Lawyer

‘The latest batch of guidance on the Procurement Act 2023 (the Act) released by the Cabinet Office includes the eagerly awaited guidance on frameworks. Dr Steven Brunning looks at the key considerations.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 16th August 2024

Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk

The interpretation of teaching regulation legislation – Local Government Lawyer

‘Leon Glenister reports on a successful defence to a judicial review challenging the established interpretation of teaching regulation legislation.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 19th August 2024

Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk

Police custody death investigated by watchdog – BBC News

Posted August 20th, 2024 in death in custody, news, ombudsmen, police by sally

‘A man’s death after he was arrested and held in custody in Surrey is being investigated by the police watchdog.’

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BBC News, 19th August 2024

Source: www.bbc.co.uk