Academy school fails in High Court challenge over Ofsted rating – Local Government Lawyer

Posted July 24th, 2024 in education, government departments, news, reports, standards, statutory duty by sally

‘The High Court has rejected a legal challenge brought by a school over an inspection report issued by Ofsted following two separate inspections.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 23rd July 2024

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School reprimanded after using facial recognition technology to take canteen payments from pupils – The Independent

Posted July 24th, 2024 in data protection, facial mapping, news, school children by sally

‘A school has been reprimanded by the data protection regulator after using facial recognition technology (FRT) to take cashless canteen payments from pupils.’

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The Independent, 23rd July 2024

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Bringing Wages Home: Labour’s proposal for a Fair Pay Agreement in the social care sector – by Sandhya Drew – UK Labour Law

Posted July 24th, 2024 in agreements, care workers, employment, news, remuneration, social services by sally

‘The King’s Speech on 17 July 2024 announced the 35 Bills which are the legislative priority of the new Labour Government. Those relating to labour law are of particular interest to readers of this blog.’

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UK Labour Law, 23rd July 2024

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South Asian lawyers “experience discrimination in career progression” – Legal Futures

Posted July 24th, 2024 in law firms, London, news, race discrimination, solicitors by sally

‘Two-thirds of South Asian partners in large London law firms have experienced racial discrimination in career progression, a new report has found.’

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Legal Futures, 24th July 2024

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High Court judge stresses importance of resolving immigration status early in care proceedings – Local Government Lawyer

‘A High Court judge has highlighted the need to ensure that the immigration status of a child in public law proceedings before the Family Court is clarified at the “earliest opportunity”, and that any issues with respect to that child’s immigration status are dealt with before final orders are made.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 22nd July 2024

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Local authority loses judicial review over refusal by minister to revoke academy order for school council considered should close – Local Government Lawyer

Posted July 23rd, 2024 in judicial review, local government, ministers' powers and duties, news by tracey

‘The London Borough of Islington has lost a judicial review claim against a decision by the Secretary of State for Education to refuse to revoke an Academy Order for a school the council considered should close.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 22nd July 2024

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Family Court judge criticises “manifest delay” in case where new-born child remained in foster care for over two years – Local Government Lawyer

Posted July 23rd, 2024 in children, delay, fostering, guardianship, local government, news by tracey

‘A Family Court Judge has criticised the “manifest and wholly unconscionable” delay in a case where a new-born child remained in foster care for over two years.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 22nd July 2024

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Accusations fly amid “hostility” between LSB and Bar regulator – Legal Futures

Posted July 23rd, 2024 in barristers, legal services, Legal Services Board, news, standards by tracey

‘Relations between the Legal Services Board (LSB) and the Bar Standards Board (BSB) are close to breaking point over the speed of reform at the barrister regulator.’

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Legal Futures, 23rd July 2024

Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk

Arbitration Bill re-introduced to Parliament – Law Commission

Posted July 23rd, 2024 in arbitration, bills, Law Commission, news by tracey

‘The Arbitration Bill was introduced into Parliament today. The Bill enacts the recommendations of the Law Commission to reform arbitration law.’

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Law Commission, 18th July 2024

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What Is a ‘Predicament of Real Need’? – Financial Remedies Journal

Posted July 23rd, 2024 in divorce, financial provision, news, prenuptial agreements by tracey

‘In Radmacher (Formerly Granatino) v Granatino [2010] 2 FLR 1900 at [81] Lord Phillips of Worth Matravers said that of the three strands identified in White v White [2000] 2 FLR 981 and Miller/McFarlane [2006] 1 FLR 1186 it was needs and compensation which could most readily render it unfair to hold the parties to an ante-nuptial agreement. In relation to the former this was because:
“[t]he parties are unlikely to have intended that their ante-nuptial agreement should result, in the event of the marriage breaking up, in one partner being left in a predicament of real need, while the other enjoys a sufficiency or more, and such a result is likely to render it unfair to hold the parties to their agreement.” But what is the meaning of “predicament of real need”?’

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Financial Remedies Journal, 16th July 2024

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Insurers hail ruling that credit hire company was the ‘real instigator’ of claim – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted July 23rd, 2024 in accidents, claims management, costs, insurance, news, road traffic by tracey

‘Insurers have hailed a county court judgment on credit hire – the provision of a temporary vehicle by a claims management company in an RTA claim – as a significant turning point on costs liability.’

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Law Society's Gazette, 22nd July 2024

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk

‘Justice system complicit in stalking escalation’ – BBC News

Posted July 23rd, 2024 in criminal justice, London, news, police, reports, stalking by tracey

‘The criminal justice system is failing women on stalking, a review by London’s victims’ commissioner has found.’

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BBC News, 23rd July 2024

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Disabled man was left without care after council failures – BBC News

Posted July 23rd, 2024 in community care, compensation, delay, disabled persons, local government, news by tracey

‘A disabled man suffered “significant distress” after a council’s failings left him without care, according to a report.’

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BBC News, 23rd July 2024

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Head teacher suing parents over ‘harassment’ – BBC News

Posted July 23rd, 2024 in bullying, families, harassment, news, school children, teachers by tracey

‘A head teacher is suing the parents of two pupils over harassment claims.’

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BBC News, 22nd July 2024

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Babies died after hospital neglect – inquest jury – BBC News

Posted July 23rd, 2024 in birth, child neglect, hospitals, inquests, news by tracey

‘Two premature babies died within weeks of each other after neglect by a hospital, an inquest jury has found.’

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BBC News, 22nd July 2024

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Trafficking victims being turned down for compensation in ‘horrendous failing’ – The Independent

‘Trafficking victims are being turned down for compensation in a “horrendous and clear failing”, the anti-slavery commissioner has said, after new figures showed how few people can access support.’

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The Independent, 23rd July 2024

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Violence against women soars by 40% as police chief brands crime rate a ‘national emergency’ – The Independent

Posted July 23rd, 2024 in child abuse, domestic violence, news, police, reports, sexual offences, statistics, women by tracey

‘Crimes involving violence against women and girls have surged by almost 40 per cent in England and Wales in recent years, according to a new report.’

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The Independent, 23rd July 2024

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‘Not acceptable in a democracy’: UN expert condemns lengthy Just Stop Oil sentences – The Guardian

‘The lengthy multi-year sentences handed to Just Stop Oil activists are “not acceptable in a democracy”, a UN special rapporteur has said, as the government faced growing pressure to reverse the previous administration’s “hardline anti-protest” approach.’

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The Guardian, 19th July 2024

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BT fined more than £17m over ‘catastrophic’ 999 call failure – The Guardian

Posted July 23rd, 2024 in emergency services, fines, news, telecommunications by tracey

‘BT has been fined more than £17m for missing 14,000 emergency calls after technical faults caused the emergency call handling service to be disrupted for nearly 11 hours last summer.’

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The Guardian, 22nd July 2024

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‘Catalogue of failures’: watchdog missed chances to help Andrew Malkinson, report finds – The Guardian

‘A report on the Criminal Cases Review Commission’s handling of the Andrew Malkinson case has laid bare “a catalogue of failures”, finding that he could have been exonerated almost a decade earlier.’

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The Guardian, 18th July 2024

Source: www.theguardian.com