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‘Not so much about “religion” as about charity law and what happens when the Charity Commission refuses to act on serious allegations of mismanagement.’

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Law & Religion UK, 4th February 2025

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Homelessness – local connection and necessity – Nearly Legal

Posted February 4th, 2025 in appeals, asylum, homelessness, housing, immigration, local government, medical treatment, mental health, news, refugees by tracey

‘Hussaini v Islington London Borough Council (2025) EWCA Civ 22. Mr Hussaini was a refugee. He had been accommodated in Barking & Dagenham area. On grant of leave to remain, he applied as homeless to Islington. Islington decided he did not have a local connection to the borough and referred the application to Barking. Mr H sought a review and s.204 appeal but was unsuccessful on both. He appealed to the Court of Appeal.’

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Nearly Legal, 2nd February 2025

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Tasneem Ghazi: Political Accountability for the Abuse of Guidance: Comparing English and Irish Guidance during the Coronavirus Lockdown – UK Constitutional Law Association

Posted February 4th, 2025 in constitutional law, coronavirus, government departments, Ireland, news by tracey

‘This blog post compares how the government of Ireland and the UK government exercising its responsibility for England used non-statutory guidance during the pandemic to reinforce two severe intrusions upon peoples’ liberty: the orders requiring people to stay home and to refrain from public gatherings.’

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UK Constitutional Law Association, 3rd February 2025

Source: ukconstitutionallaw.org

Councillor jailed after sustained campaign against head of legal and chief executive – Local Government Lawyer

Posted February 4th, 2025 in harassment, imprisonment, local government, news, sentencing by tracey

‘A councillor at Torridge District Council has been jailed for 18 weeks for harassment of the local authority’s head of legal and governance.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 3rd February 2025

Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk

Solicitor “cannot complain” to JCIO about judge’s criticism – Legal Futures

Posted February 4th, 2025 in appeals, case management, children, complaints, families, judges, judicial review, medical treatment, news, solicitors by tracey

‘The High Court has rejected a solicitor and his client’s bid to challenge the Judicial Conduct Investigations Office’s (JCIO) refusal to entertain their complaints about three Court of Appeal judges.’

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Legal Futures, 4th February 2025

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

BSB: No need for “anxiety” over barrister training standards – Legal Futures

Posted February 4th, 2025 in barristers, legal education, news, pupillage, statistics by tracey

‘The evidence “does not support anxiety about standards” for qualifying as a barrister, the Bar Standards Board (BSB) has said.’

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Legal Futures, 4th February 2025

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

Fraudster who defrauded Covid ‘Eat Out to Help Out’ scheme jailed – Crown Prosecution Service

Posted February 4th, 2025 in coronavirus, Crown Prosecution Service, fraud, HM Revenue & Customs, imprisonment, loans, news, sentencing by tracey

‘An accountant who helped himself to £27,000 from the ‘Eat Out to Help Out’ scheme as part of a bigger Covid loans fraud has been jailed for three years and eight months today.’

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Crown Prosecution Service, 3rd February 2025

Source: www.cps.gov.uk

BSB publishes its Annual Report to the Board on Bar Training and a report on Bar Training statistics – Bar Standards Board

Posted February 4th, 2025 in barristers, legal education, news, pupillage, statistics by tracey

‘The Bar Standards Board (BSB) has today published its third Annual Report to the Board on Bar Training covering the period from December 2023 to November 2024 along with a further report containing statistics on enrolment, results, and student progression overall.’

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Bar Standards Board, 3rd February 2025

Source: www.barstandardsboard.org.uk

‘Disordered and chaotic’ financial remedies hearing adjourned over procedural breaches – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted February 4th, 2025 in adjournment, families, family courts, law firms, legal representation, news by tracey

‘A recorder has adjourned a family court hearing after finding the parties had come to it “in such a disordered and chaotic state that it is simply impossible to proceed in a fair way.” ’

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Law Society's Gazette, 3rd February 2025

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

NHS 111 firm admits fault for not sending ambulance to baby who later died – The Guardian

Posted February 4th, 2025 in causing death of children or vulnerable adults, children, health, hospitals, inquests, news by tracey

‘A private call handling firm operating the NHS 111 non-emergency service has admitted it was at fault for failing to send an ambulance to a baby boy who died shortly after falling ill, an inquest has heard.’

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The Guardian, 3rd February 2025

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Shop fined for mouse and cockroach infestation – BBC News

Posted February 4th, 2025 in fines, food, food hygiene, health & safety, news by tracey

‘A shop in Coventry was fined after inspectors discovered a mice and cockroach infestation, a council said.’

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BBC News, 3rd February 2025

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Judicial review set to begin over new bridge – BBC News

Posted February 4th, 2025 in environmental protection, judicial review, news, parks, planning, universities by tracey

‘A row over plans for a new bridge over the Thames is due to go to judicial review later.’

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BBC News, 4th February 2025

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Drugs gang jailed after machete attack on rivals – BBC News

Posted February 4th, 2025 in affray, attempted murder, gangs, news, offensive weapons, sentencing, wounding by tracey

‘Four men have been jailed after they attacked a rival drugs gang with swords, machetes and knives, before pushing them out of a first floor window and continuing the attack on the ground.’

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BBC News, 3rd February 2025

Source: www.bbc.co.uk

Thousands of Asda workers win latest stage in decade-long equal pay case – The Guardian

Posted February 4th, 2025 in class actions, employment tribunals, equal pay, news, women by tracey

‘Thousands of Asda workers have won the latest stage in a decade-long equal pay case against the supermarket that could lead to a payout worth £1.2bn.’

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The Guardian, 3rd February 2025

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What is the new challenge to the evidence used to convict Lucy Letby? – The Guardian

Posted February 4th, 2025 in children, Criminal Cases Review Commission, evidence, expert witnesses, hospitals, murder, news, nurses by tracey

‘Letby’s legal team is preparing to submit a case to the body that investigates potential miscarriages of justice.’

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The Guardian, 4th February 2025

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UK online pharmacies face stricter rules for sales of weight-loss jabs – The Guardian

Posted February 4th, 2025 in consumer protection, electronic commerce, medicines, news, obesity, pharmacists by tracey

‘Access to weight-loss jabs through online pharmacies is to be tightened up as part of a crackdown on inappropriate prescriptions – although some experts say even more must be done.’

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The Guardian, 4th February 2025

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Lucy Letby latest: Experts to reveal ‘significant new medical evidence’ questioning child killer’s guilt – The Independent

Posted February 4th, 2025 in children, Criminal Cases Review Commission, evidence, expert witnesses, hospitals, murder, news, nurses by tracey

‘An international panel of experts in the care of newborn babies will present what they say is “significant new medical evidence” in the case of convicted child serial killer Lucy Letby.’

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The Independent, 4th February 2025

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‘Dangerous fool’ Daniel Khalife jailed for 14 years for prison escape and spying for Iran – The Independent

Posted February 4th, 2025 in armed forces, escape from custody, explosives, fugitive offenders, intelligence services, Iran, news, official secrets act, sentencing, spying by tracey

‘Former soldier Daniel Khalife has been branded a “dangerous fool” by a judge imprisoning him for more than 14 years for escaping from prison and spying for Iran.’

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The Independent, 3rd February 2025

Source: www.independent.co.uk