Killer with ‘misplaced’ sense of injustice loses appeal – BBC News
‘A murderer with an “entirely misplaced” sense of injustice over his life sentence had an appeal rejected.’
BBC News, 19th August 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
UK sperm donations being exported despite 10-family limit – The Guardian
‘Sperm donated in the UK is being exported and can be used to create large numbers of children across multiple countries, contradicting a strict 10-family limit that applies in the UK, experts warn.’
The Guardian, 18th August 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
England prison overcrowding emergency measures come into force – The Guardian
‘Ministers have activated emergency measures to ease prison overcrowding as more rioters are sentenced for their role in the recent unrest.’
The Guardian, 19th August 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
Child strip-searched every 14 hours by police in England and Wales, report finds – The Independent
‘A child was strip-searched every 14 hours by police in England and Wales, new data has revealed, with the youngest aged just eight years old.’
The Independent , 19th August 2024
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Guide sets out “consistent process” for AI approach to e-discovery – Legal Futures
‘The International Legal Technology Association (ILTA) has published a draft best practice guide for the use in e-discovery of active learning (AL), a form of machine learning which can update and change its predictions as additional documents are reviewed.’
Legal Futures, 16th August 2024
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
Government drops appeal over climate activist who held sign outside UK court – The Guardian
‘The government has dropped an appeal against a judge’s decision to throw out a contempt case against a woman who stood outside a climate activist trial holding a placard about jury rights.’
The Guardian, 15th August 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
Strict duties under the DPA: does the decision in Vainker v Marbank bring us any closer to getting a firm answer on this? – Gatehouse Chambers
‘It was probably inevitable that the retrospective extension of time to 30 years for bringing claims under the Defective Premises Act 1972 (the “DPA”), introduced by the Building Safety Act 2022, would lead to increased scrutiny of the DPA. Until then, with some honourable exceptions, the DPA had received relatively little attention, no doubt because, in most cases, it presented a more difficult route to ascend up the same mountain as would a claim in contract or tort. All that has now changed.’
Gatehouse Chambers, 22nd July 2024
Source: gatehouselaw.co.uk
Father who poured can of cider over police officer at Weymouth protest jailed – The Independent
‘A father-of-one who poured a can of cider over a police officer during a protest in Weymouth has been jailed for 21 months.’
The Independent, 15th August 2024
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Student psychotherapist wins apology over expulsion for gender-critical views – The Guardian
‘A student psychotherapist who was expelled from his master’s course after expressing gender-critical views has received an apology from the training institute where he was studying.’
The Guardian15th August 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
Judge calls for tougher charges for rioters – BBC News
‘A judge has urged prosecutors to consider charging offenders playing central roles in disorder with an offence carrying a maximum sentence of 10 years in jail.’
BBC News, 15th August 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Claimant wins High Court challenge to council over failure to secure suitable accommodation, conduct lawful assessment of children – Local Government Lawyer
‘The London Borough of Bexley failed to secure suitable accommodation for claimant ZRR in breach of section 190 of the Housing Act 1996 and failed to conduct a lawful needs assessment of her children under section 17 of the Children Act 1989, the High Court has found.’
Local Government Lawyer, 15th August 2024
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Thousands of train fare prosecutions to be quashed – BBC News
‘As many as 74,000 prosecutions for alleged rail fare evasion in England and Wales are set to be quashed following a landmark ruling.’
BBC News, 15th August 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘It’s not like you were beaten’: The horrifying misogyny vulnerable women face from the judge’s bench – The Independent
‘Domestic abuse survivors warn that – inside the secretive family courts – they are being “retraumatised” by the legal system, and say judges are the worst offenders.’
The Independent, 16th August 2024
Source: www.independent.co.uk
BAILII: Recent Decisions
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
MTA v The Lord Chancellor [2024] EWCA Civ 965 (13 August 2024)
High Court (Administrative Court)
High Court (Chancery Division)
High Court (Family Division)
K (Declaration of Parentage: Absence of Written Consent), Re [2024] EWHC 2126 (Fam) (14 August 2024)
High Court (Technology and Construction Court)
Source: www.bailii.org
Role of free legal advice “never been more critical”: Access to Justice Foundation – Local Government Lawyer
‘Providing free specialist legal advice could save the government £4.5billion for every half a million people who receive it, a new report has found.’
Local Government Lawyer, 14th August 2024
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Rioters jailed for ‘utterly terrifying’ attack on Rotherham asylum hotel – The Independent
‘A father-of-three has been jailed for three years for storming a hotel housing asylum seekers in an “utterly terrifying” attack during riots in Rotherham.’
The Independent, 14th August 2024
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Steven Bartlett nutrition adverts banned for being misleading – BBC News
‘Adverts for nutrition products promoted by Diary of a CEO podcaster Steven Bartlett have been banned after a watchdog said they were misleading.’
BBC News, 14th August 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Woman paid £35,000 over CPS’s decision to drop rape case after ‘sexsomnia’ claim – The Guardian
‘A woman has been awarded £35,000 in compensation from the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) after her rape case was dropped over claims that she could have had an episode of a rare sleep condition called sexsomnia.’
The Guardian, 15th August 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
Key questions that remain about Nottingham killer’s care – BBC News
‘The critical report into the mental healthcare given to Valdo Calocane – a paranoid schizophrenic who fatally stabbed three people in Nottingham last year – is damning.’
BBC News, 14th August 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Woman, 53, jailed over ‘blow the mosque up’ Facebook post after Southport riots – The Guardian
‘A 53-year-old woman who lived a “quiet, sheltered” life has been jailed for 15 months for posting a comment on Facebook which said: “Blow the mosque up with the adults in it.”’
The Guardian, 14th August 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
