Girl Guides sisters jailed over Gift Aid tax fraud – BBC News

Posted November 19th, 2024 in charities, fraud, income tax, money laundering, news, sentencing by sally

‘Two sisters who used their positions as Girl Guides volunteers in a scheme which defrauded the taxpayer out of nearly £500,000 have been jailed.’

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BBC News, 18th November 2024

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Schools and colleges in England accused of failing in legal duty to tackle racism – The Guardian

Posted November 19th, 2024 in education, equality, news, racism, school exclusions by sally

‘Schools and colleges are failing in their legal duty to prevent and address racism, say campaigners who are calling for the national curriculum in England to include an explicit anti-racism focus with Black history as a compulsory subject.’

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The Guardian, 18th November 2024

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AI cloning of celebrity voices outpacing the law, experts warn – The Guardian

Posted November 19th, 2024 in artificial intelligence, fraud, media, news by sally

‘Now experts have warned that voice-cloning is outpacing the law as technologists hone previously clunky voice generators into models capable of emulating the subtlest pauses and breathing of human intonation.’

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The Guardian, 19th November 2024

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More than 1,200 textile workers illegally underpaid – BBC News

Posted November 19th, 2024 in freedom of information, minimum wage, news, remuneration by sally

‘More than 1,200 garment workers in Leicester were illegally underpaid over the last five years, figures obtained by the BBC have revealed.’

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BBC News, 19th November 2024

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Ex-soldier jailed for anti-Islam Facebook posts – BBC News

Posted November 19th, 2024 in guilty pleas, inciting racial hatred, Islam, news, sentencing by sally

‘A former soldier who posted a series of anti-Islamic messages on Facebook has been jailed.’

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BBC News, 18th November 2024

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Research Briefing: A shift in approach? Assimilated law reform and the change of government – House of Commons Library

Posted November 18th, 2024 in brexit, EC law, news, repeals, statute law revision by sally

‘The Labour government’s approach to reform of legacy EU laws is different from that of its Conservative predecessor. This briefing tracks changes in assimilated law in the first half of 2024 and looks at the future direction of reform following the General Election.’

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House of Commons Library, 15th November 2024

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Roof Gardens and Higher-Risk Buildings – A tale of one too many storeys. – Local Government Lawyer

Posted November 18th, 2024 in building law, fire, health & safety, landlord & tenant, news, repairs by sally

‘David Owens and Helen Arthur explore a recent First Tier Tribunal decision regarding the meaning of “higher-risk building’ under the Building Safety Act 2022.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 14th November 2024

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Criminalising thought crime? – Local Government Lawyer

‘Kuljit Bhogal KC and Sarah Salmon explain why a defendant was recently convicted of breaching a PSPO near an abortion clinic.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 15th November 2024

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Makin Review: Summary of Recommendations – Law & Religion UK

‘The independent review led by Keith Makin into the Church of England’s handling of allegations of serious abuse by the late John Smyth was published on 7 November 2024. The 253-page Review includes eight Key Recommendations [Review paragraph numbers in black] and twenty seven Specific Recommendations directed at particular concerns.’

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Law & Religion UK, 14th November 2024

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Mental Capacity Report – November 2024 – 39 Essex Chambers

‘Mental Capacity Report – November 2024’

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39 Essex Chambers, 1st November 2024

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Practice and Procedure Report – November 2024 – 39 Essex Chambers

Posted November 14th, 2024 in chambers articles, costs, Court of Protection, news by sally

‘In the Practice and Procedure Report: costs and delay and capacity in cross-border cases.’

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39 Essex Chambers, 1st November 2024

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Health, Welfare and Deprivation of Liberty Report – November 2024 – 39 Essex Chambers

Posted November 14th, 2024 in chambers articles, Court of Protection, medical treatment, mental health, news by sally

‘In the Health, Welfare and Deprivation of Liberty Report: anticipatory declarations; systemic failure in considering PDOC patients, and the CQC and DoLS.’

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39 Essex Chambers, 1st November 2024

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Mental Health Matters Report – November 2024 – 39 Essex Chambers

Posted November 14th, 2024 in bills, chambers articles, mental health, news by sally

‘In the Mental Health Matters Report: the Mental Health Bill is introduced.’

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39 Essex Chambers, 1st November 2024

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Liability for omissions: Is the law as it should be? – 12 King’s Bench Walk

Posted November 14th, 2024 in duty of care, negligence, news, police, road safety, Supreme Court, vicarious liability by sally

‘John-Paul Swoboda examines liability for omissions in the police negligence case of Tindall v Chief Constable of Thames Valley Police [2024] UKSC 33.’

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12 King’s Bench Walk, 6th November 2024

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Coercion, control and powers of attorney – a dilemma for the court – Mental Capacity Law and Policy

‘Re CA (Fact finding – capacity – inherent jurisdiction – injunctive relief) [2024] EWCOP 64 (T3) is a decision which is very helpfully summarised in the case title. In headline terms, it involved the court having to decide what to do, and how to do it, to secure the interests of CA, a 79 year old woman with dementia. Her daughter, DA, held lasting powers of attorney in respect of her mother’s property and affairs and health and welfare.’

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Mental Capacity Law and Policy, 13th November 2024

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When can Contribution Claims run into trouble? – 4 New Square

Posted November 14th, 2024 in chambers articles, contribution, insolvency, insurance, news, third parties by sally

‘Insolvency and Contribution Claims make uneasy companions in the professional liability sphere. The latest proof is the judgment of Master Brightwell on Monday this week in Riedweg v HCC International Insurance plc & Ors [2024] EWHC 2805. Helen Evans KC explains the challenge that emerged in that case – and how variations of it have manifested themselves elsewhere.’

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4 New Square, 13th November 2024

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Immigration Newsletter (November 2024) – 4KBW

Posted November 14th, 2024 in chambers articles, evidence, news, practice directions by sally

‘Immigration Newsletter (November 2024)’

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4KBW, 11th November 2024

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ADP RPO UK Ltd v Haycocks – Blackstone Chambers

Posted November 14th, 2024 in chambers articles, consultations, news, redundancy by sally

‘On 29 October 2024, the Court of Appeal handed down judgment in the case of ADP RPO UK Ltd v Haycocks. The decision addresses the principles governing the fairness of non-statutory redundancy consultations and is the first time that the Court of Appeal had confirmed that the ‘British Coal’ principles apply to an assessment of the fairness of a redundancy procedure.’

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Blackstone Chambers, 30th October 2024

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Barristers “wrongly think they work within AML regulations” – Legal Futures

Posted November 14th, 2024 in barristers, money laundering, news, regulations by sally

‘Barristers are wrongly stating that their work is covered by the Money Laundering Regulations 2017 (MLRs) in their annual declarations to the Bar Standards Board (BSB), it has emerged.’

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Legal Futures, 14th November 2024

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Women jailed over sadistic monkey torture videos – BBC News

Posted November 14th, 2024 in animal cruelty, news, sentencing, torture, video recordings by sally

‘Two women have been jailed for their part in a monkey torture ring and behaviour described by the judge as “depraved, sickening and wicked”.’

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BBC News, 13th November 2024

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