Posthumous Right to Buy – Nearly Legal

Posted December 2nd, 2024 in housing, news, right to buy, succession by sally

‘Howe v Brent London Borough Council (2024) EWCA Civ 1444. Just a quick note on this Court of Appeal judgment on whether “a family member (B) of a secure tenant with a right to buy their home (A) is able to exercise a shared right to buy if A, whose right is established, dies after B’s entitlement to share A’s right to buy has been claimed by A, but before the landlord has accepted B’s right or it has been established by the County Court.” ‘

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Nearly Legal, 1st December 2024

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Changes to payment practices and performance reporting for large businesses – OUT-LAW.com

Posted December 2nd, 2024 in codes of practice, company directors, financial regulation, news, partnerships, regulations by sally

‘Large businesses in the UK preparing for the 2024-25 reporting season will need to be aware of the latest changes to the payment practices and performance reporting requirements.’

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OUT-LAW.com, 29th November 2024

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Francesca Jackson: Should the Monarch Pay Inheritance Tax? – UK Constitutional Law Association

Posted December 2nd, 2024 in constitutional law, Crown, inheritance tax, news, royal family by sally

‘The recent protests by farmers over changes to the rules on inheritance tax have raised questions over who, if anyone, should be exempt from paying it – including King Charles, as an episode of Newsnight has recently highlighted.’

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UK Constitutional Law Association, 2nd December 2024

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Perception of harm as a material planning consideration – Local Government Lawyer

Posted December 2nd, 2024 in environmental protection, local government, news, planning by sally

‘The perception of harm has an important role to play as part of the consideration of a planning application, writes Anne Gerzon.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 29th November 2024

Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk

Defending cycling pothole claims – Local Government Lawyer

Posted December 2nd, 2024 in bicycles, local government, news, personal injuries, roads by sally

‘A recent High Court ruling could help with the defence of cycling pothole claims, writes John Goodman.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 29th November 2024

Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk

New measures to protect victims of domestic abuse – Ministry of Justice

Posted December 2nd, 2024 in domestic violence, government departments, news, victims by sally

‘Domestic abusers will be ordered to stay away from their victims and face tougher restrictions with the launch of new protective orders today.’

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Ministry of Justice, 28th November 2024

Source: www.gov.uk

High public confidence in barristers falters among ethnic minorities – Legal Futures

Posted December 2nd, 2024 in barristers, equality, legal profession, news, race discrimination, statistics by sally

‘Public confidence in barristers is high, but lower among those from minority backgrounds, especially when it comes to perceptions of whether they treat everyone fairly, new research has found.’

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Legal Futures, 2nd December 2024

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

Government “at risk of breaching duty” to provide access to justice – Legal Futures

Posted December 2nd, 2024 in civil justice, fees, legal aid, legal profession, Ministry of Justice, news by sally

‘The Ministry of Justice is at risk of not meeting its statutory duty for civil legal aid to deliver access to justice, according to research it commissioned.’

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Legal Futures, 2nd December 2024

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

Rogue employers will be banned from hiring overseas workers – Home Office

Posted December 2nd, 2024 in employment, government departments, immigration, minimum wage, news, visas by sally

‘Shameless businesses who commit serious offences will be banned from sponsoring overseas workers to crack down on visa abuse and prevent exploitation.’

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Home Office, 28th November 2024

Source: www.gov.uk

CPS sets out Action Plan to tackle disproportionality in charging decisions – Crown Prosecution Service

Posted December 2nd, 2024 in bias, codes of practice, Crown Prosecution Service, equality, news, prosecutions, race discrimination, racism by sally

‘An ambitious plan to tackle racial disproportionality and safeguard fair prosecution decision-making for all has been published today by the Crown Prosecution Service.’

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Crown Prosecution Service, 28th November 2024

Source: www.cps.gov.uk

Speech by the Master of the Rolls: Are rights sufficiently human in the age of the machine? – Courts and Tribunals Judiciary

Posted December 2nd, 2024 in artificial intelligence, climate change, human rights, judges, news, speeches by sally

‘Speech by the Master of the Rolls: Are rights sufficiently human in the age of the machine?.’

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Courts and Tribunals Judiciary, 27th November 2024

Source: www.judiciary.uk

Enacting Just and Equal Laws: the Mayflower 400 Lecture by the Lady Chief Justice – Courts and Tribunals Judiciary

Posted December 2nd, 2024 in human rights, judges, legal history, news, speeches by sally

‘Baroness Carr of Walton-on-the-Hill, the Lady Chief Justice of England and Wales, delivered the 2024 Mayflower 400 Lecture at the University of Plymouth on Thursday 28 November.’

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Courts and Tribunals Judiciary, 29th November 2024

Source: www.judiciary.uk

CoA rejects late claim in spite of its merits – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted December 2nd, 2024 in appeals, case management, damages, news, striking out, time limits by sally

‘The Court of Appeal has ruled that a litigant who missed a deadline should not have been granted leniency merely because she appeared to have a strong case.’

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Law Society's Gazette, 2nd December 2024

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

Women not appealing conviction ‘because they fear rocking the boat’ – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted December 2nd, 2024 in appeals, Criminal Cases Review Commission, criminal justice, miscarriage of justice, news, women by sally

‘Women are less likely than men to appeal their convictions because they fear “rocking the boat” and doing anything that could increase their sentence, the Criminal Cases Review Commission has revealed.’

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Law Society's Gazette, 2nd December 2024

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

Child Maintenance and Mortgage Payments – New Guidance: LM v SSWP & NM [2024] UKUT 259 (AAC) – Financial Remedies Journal

Posted December 2nd, 2024 in child support, children, divorce, families, financial dispute resolution, financial provision, mortgages, news by sally

‘What happens if the Child Maintenance Service (CMS) has determined that a non-resident parent (NRP) is required to pay child maintenance to the parent-with-care (PWC), but payments are also being made towards the mortgage secured on the property in which PWC still lives with the qualifying child/children (QC)? Does it matter if the property is jointly owned by NRP and PWC? Will those mortgage payments reduce the amount of child maintenance?’

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Financial Remedies Journal, 29th November 2024

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Shared parental leave ‘failing working families’ – BBC News

Posted December 2nd, 2024 in children, employment, equality, families, maternity leave, news, paternity leave by sally

‘A decade on from the introduction of a landmark scheme aimed at helping new parents share childcare, campaigners say shared parental leave is failing the working families it was designed to help.’

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BBC News, 2nd December 2024

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New deadlines set for fixing dangerous cladding – BBC News

Posted December 2nd, 2024 in accidents, building law, construction industry, fire, government departments, health & safety, housing, news, repairs by sally

‘Plans to speed up the removal of unsafe cladding, including target dates for making buildings safe and tougher penalties for refusing to act, have been announced by ministers.’

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BBC News, 2nd December 2024

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Watchdog ‘appalled’ by use of restraint on autistic children at London school – The Guardian

Posted December 2nd, 2024 in autism, children, closed circuit television, education, government departments, learning difficulties, news, ombudsmen, restraint, school children, special educational needs by sally

‘The children’s commissioner for England has called for an urgent review of the use of restraint and “calming rooms” after leaked CCTV footage showed autistic children being pushed into a padded space where they were left distressed, self-harming and sitting in vomit.’

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The Guardian, 27th November 2024

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Many unable to access eVisas to prove right to be in UK, Home Office admits – The Guardian

Posted December 2nd, 2024 in computer programs, government departments, human rights, immigration, news, visas by sally

‘The Home Office has admitted that many people who have the right to live and work in the UK cannot access their eVisas and provide proof that they are allowed to be in the country.’

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The Guardian, 1st December 2024

Source: www.theguardian.com

Resentencing of prisoners trapped under indefinite jail terms not ‘adequately explored’, committee warns – The Independent

Posted December 2nd, 2024 in bills, criminal justice, government departments, imprisonment, Ministry of Justice, news, parole, prisons, select committees by sally

‘The government has been urged to reconsider resentencing thousands of prisoners trapped under abolished indefinite jail terms.’

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The Independent, 29th November 2024

Source: www.independent.co.uk