Harriet Harman seeks input from barristers in ‘moment for change’ review – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted August 28th, 2024 in barristers, bullying, harassment, news by tracey

‘Former long-serving MP and minister Harriet Harman KC has urged practitioners to come forward with submissions to her independent review of bullying and harassment at the bar which she describes as a ‘moment of change’ for the sector.’

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Law Society's Gazette, 27th August 2024

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UK gangster Curtis Warren admits breaches of crime prevention order – The Guardian

‘The notorious gangster Curtis “Cocky” Warren has been handed a 14-month jail term, suspended for 18 months, after he pleaded guilty at Liverpool crown court to failing to comply with a serious crime prevention order.’

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The Guardian, 27th August 2024

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Lucy Letby inquiry should be postponed or changed, experts say – The Guardian

Posted August 28th, 2024 in appeals, birth, hospitals, inquiries, murder, news, nurses by tracey

‘A group including some of the UK’s leading neonatal experts and professors of statistics is calling on the government to postpone or change the terms of a public inquiry over concerns about the conviction of the neonatal nurse Lucy Letby.’

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The Guardian, 27th August 2024

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Nurse struck off after safeguarding concern raised – BBC News

Posted August 28th, 2024 in children, disciplinary procedures, news, nurses, professional conduct by tracey

‘A nurse has agreed to be removed from the nursing register following allegations of poor record keeping and failure to safeguard a vulnerable child.’

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BBC News, 28th August 2024

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Homes seized from landlord after complaints ignored – BBC News

Posted August 28th, 2024 in complaints, housing, landlord & tenant, local government, news, rent, repairs by tracey

‘A private landlord who ignored tenants’ complaints has had their properties seized by a local authority.’

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BBC News, 28th August 2024

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Court backs government over A38 flyover scheme – BBC News

Posted August 28th, 2024 in consultations, environmental health, news, planning, pollution, roads by tracey

‘A judge has thrown out a legal challenge brought by campaigners, which was preventing changes being made to three major road junctions in Derby.’

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BBC News, 28th August 2024

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Chinese gang jailed for operating £55m money-laundering ring – The Guardian

Posted August 28th, 2024 in China, gangs, imprisonment, money laundering, news, sentencing by tracey

‘Seven people have been jailed for operating an undercover £55m money-laundering ring aimed at international university students seeking to bypass limits on the amount of cash that can be taken out of China.’

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The Guardian, 27th August 2024

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City watchdog raises concerns over £4bn life insurance market – The Guardian

‘The UK financial watchdog is to investigate whether insurance companies are ripping off “vulnerable” customers who take out policies designed to financially protect them and their families in case of serious illness or death.’

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The Guardian, 28th August 2024

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BAILII: Recent Decisions

Posted August 27th, 2024 in law reports by tracey

Court of Appeal (Civil Division)

Commissioners for His Majesty’s Revenue and Customs v Payroll & Pension Services (PPS Umbrella Company) Ltd [2024] EWCA Civ 995 (23 August 2024)

High Court (Administrative Court)

Jones, R (On the Application Of) v Cornwall Council [2024] EWHC 2198 (Admin) (23 August 2024)

Lomas v Republic of South Africa [2024] EWHC 2210 (Admin) (23 August 2024)

Greenfields (IOW) Ltd, R (On the Application Of) v Isle of Wight Council [2024] EWHC 2107 (Admin) (23 August 2024)

High Court (Chancery Division)

Nilsson & Anor v Cynberg [2024] EWHC 2164 (Ch) (23 August 2024)

MTA Personal Injury Solicitors LLP v Wiseglass [2024] EWHC 2208 (Ch) (23 August 2024)

Rahman v Hassan & Ors [2024] EWHC 2209 (Ch) (23 August 2024)

High Court (Family Division)

An NHS Trust v Mother & Ors [2024] EWHC 2207 (Fam) (22 August 2024)

High Court (King’s Bench Division)

Achille v Calcutt & Anor (No. 3) (Civil Restraint Order & Costs) [2024] EWHC 2169 (KB) (23 August 2024)

Hawrami v Journalism Development Network Inc & Ors [2024] EWHC 2194 (KB) (23 August 2024)

Worcester v Hopley [2024] EWHC 2181 (KB) (21 August 2024)

Source: www.bailii.org

Who knew? Or ought to have known? – Nearly Legal

Posted August 27th, 2024 in defective premises, duty of care, landlord & tenant, news, repairs by tracey

‘Mann v Martin (2024) EW Misc 23 (CC). Standalone section 4 Defective Premises Act 1972 cases are quite unusual. It is more common as an additional/secondary head in a disrepair claim, but this county court case is such a relatively rare beast.’

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Nearly Legal, 26th August 2024

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Teenager with significant support needs left days from homelessness due to ‘unfathomable’ council failings: Ombudsman – Local Government Lawyer

‘The Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman (LGSCO) has found fault in the actions of Devon County Council after it left a teenager with needs including Autism and ADHD less than a week away from being made homeless because the council had not decided where he should live when he became 18.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 22nd August 2024

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Council to pay family more than £5k after placing them in B&B accommodation for six months – Local Government Lawyer

Posted August 27th, 2024 in families, homelessness, housing, local government, news, ombudsmen, statutory duty by tracey

‘The Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman (LGSCO) has found that Birmingham City Council failed to provide suitable accommodation to a family placed in bed and breakfast (B&B) accommodation for more than 26 weeks, 20 weeks over the maximum time such accommodation can be used for homeless applicants with dependent children.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 22nd August 2024

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Judge’s “concern” that law firm’s administrator was too close to owner – Legal Futures

Posted August 27th, 2024 in administrators, fees, insolvency, law firms, news by tracey

‘A judge has set aside his order for payment of a law firm’s administrator after new evidence raised “a sense of real unease and concern” about the decision.’

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Legal Futures, 27th August 2024

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Tribunal criticises BSB for prosecuting “sleeping” barrister – Legal Futures

‘A disciplinary tribunal has sharply criticised the Bar Standards Board (BSB) for how it approached the prosecution of a barrister who provided clear medical evidence to explain why she struggled to stay awake during an inquest she was participating in online.’

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Legal Futures, 27th August 2024

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Paralegal unfairly dismissed by firm awarded £105,000 damages – Legal Futures

‘A paralegal at a London law firm who was unfairly dismissed – leaving her dreams of becoming a solicitor in tatters – has been awarded damages of more than £100,000.’

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Legal Futures, 27th August 2024

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People smuggling ring jailed for cramming migrants in boot of car – Home Office

Posted August 27th, 2024 in news, sentencing, trafficking in human beings by tracey

‘Members of a people-smuggling ring have been jailed yesterday after being caught cramming 2 Afghan migrants into a tiny car boot.’

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Home Office, 23rd August 2024

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Court hits claimant who pitched up with ‘unrealistic’ budget – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted August 27th, 2024 in budgets, costs, negligence, news, penalties by tracey

‘A clinical negligence claimant who saw their unrealistic costs budget slashed cannot claim for the costs of sorting out the argument, a court has ruled.’

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Law Society’s Gazette, 23rd August 2024

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

High Court dismisses judicial review in asylum legal aid case – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted August 27th, 2024 in asylum, children, judicial review, legal aid, news by tracey

‘A High Court judge has dismissed a claim for judicial review in a case where legal aid for a Home Office asylum interview was refused because the interviewee had turned 18 by the time of his interview.’

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Law Society’s Gazette, 23rd August 2024

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

‘We did it!’ Next shop workers win equal pay claim – BBC News

Posted August 27th, 2024 in employment tribunals, equal pay, news, women by tracey

‘More than 3,500 current and former workers at Next have won the final stage of a six-year legal battle for equal pay.’

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BBC News, 27th August 2024

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Thousands of women abused as children may be unable to get justice due to legal anomaly – The Guardian

Posted August 27th, 2024 in child abuse, limitations, news, retrospectivity, sexual offences, victims, women by tracey

‘Thousands of women who were sexually abused as children could be unable to obtain justice because of an anomaly in the law of England and Wales that is being challenged at the European court of human rights.’

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The Guardian, 25th August 2024

Source: www.theguardian.com