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Drawing on forced marriage – The Law Teacher

Posted June 27th, 2024 in education, forced marriages, news, young persons by sally

‘Forced marriage is illegal in the United Kingdom and civil legal remedies have been created to protect victim-survivors. However, legal responses have to go hand in hand with education to prevent and end this harmful practice. Comics are a creative educational tool that is accessible, engaging and inclusive, reaching diverse audiences. Comics tell nuanced and sensitive stories about complex experiences, challenging readers to identify, understand and confront injustice, and to act for a better world. Therefore, comics are an effective way to teach teenagers about forced marriage and to support their development as allies to those at risk or already experiencing it.’

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The Law Teacher, 21 June 2024

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Murder and manslaughter charges under joint enterprise rise despite concern – The Guardian

Posted June 27th, 2024 in homicide, joint enterprise, murder, news, statistics by sally

‘The number of people facing murder and manslaughter charges despite not being the principal offender has risen significantly, amid official warnings about the use of joint enterprise laws.’

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The Guardian, 26th June 2024

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Parking fines are changing – here’s everything UK drivers need to know- The Independent

Posted June 27th, 2024 in complaints, consumer protection, fines, news, parking, sanctions by sally

‘Parking authorities in the UK have published new car parking rules today that will affect all drivers in the country.’

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The Independent, 27th June 2024

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Ofcom warned it must change outdated reporting rules to counter election day fake news – The Independent

Posted June 27th, 2024 in elections, media, news, regulations by sally

‘Fears that fake news could influence the outcome of the general election have led to calls for an immediate change in rules on reporting on polling day.’

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The Independent, 27th June 2024

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Risky calls: understanding the challenges and risks of using mobile phone data during homicide investigations – Policing and Society

Posted June 27th, 2024 in evidence, news, police, telecommunications by sally

‘Despite concerns having been voiced internationally about the validity and reliability of mobile phone evidence, there remain large gaps in our understanding of how police acquire and process mobile phone data, and the risks associated with this work. This paper fills some of these gaps by drawing upon qualitative data gathered during an ethnographic study of the role of forensic sciences and technologies in British homicide investigations. Specifically, we draw upon case papers, interviews, and observations to illuminate, from the perspective of police and prosecution actors, some of the opportunities, tensions, and risks encountered in accessing and processing mobile phone data during these inquiries. Our findings reveal several risks associated with current practice alongside broader complexities related to legislation, privatisation, and accreditation. We consider how these intertwined risks and challenges may undermine the reliability of mobile phone evidence and jeopardise criminal justice.’

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Policing and Society, 25th June 2024

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A critical analysis of the role of legal higher education and training in the institutionalisation of the English legal profession: quo vadis for English law schools? – The Law Teacher

Posted June 27th, 2024 in legal education, legal profession, news, universities by sally

‘This article focusses on the development and current state of the relationship between the English legal profession and higher education institutions invested in the education and training of its members. A historiography in Parts 2 and 3 reveals the development of an originally unintended relationship that came about by chance and out of necessity and ultimately gave rise to a peculiar mix of practical legal training and university education that exist to this day. It is against this background and with reference to the Larson/Abel market control theory and Clark’s triangle heuristic, that the analysis in Part 4 explores how the English legal profession continues to exert control over its market by adopting the credentials of education institutions in the training and accreditation of its own members (control over the production of producers), and by also prescribing to its members the scope and nature of the services they may provide (control over the production by producers). The organisational alliance that has so been forged between the English legal profession and higher education institutions is critically reflected upon, also in terms of how higher education institutions can possibly consider more fundamentally their stake in the maintenance of this legal professional enterprise.’

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The Law Teacher, 6th June 2024

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Looking Beyond the Traditional: A Multi-dimensional Account of the Modern Judicial Role – Judicial Review

Posted June 27th, 2024 in constitutional history, constitutional law, judiciary, news by sally

‘This article makes quite a simple claim: that it is appropriate to conceptualise the role of judges in today’s constitution as one which is multi-dimensional. This article considers how we understand “the judicial role” within the constitution historically before mapping out notable moments in that history to document the evolution of the role from “old” to “new”. Next, the article asks us to think about who our judges are by offering a brief reflection on the state of the modern judiciary and its composition.’

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Judicial Review, 29th May 2024

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Allegation of Fundamental Dishonesty? No Interim Payment Permitted – Parklane Plowden Chambers

Posted June 27th, 2024 in accidents, chambers articles, fundamental dishonesty, news, personal injuries, road traffic by sally

‘In this case, the claimant brought a claim for serious injuries arising from a RTA in January 2019. As a consequence, the claimant suffered severe brain injury which he alleged caused a lack of capacity.’

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Parklane Plowden Chambers, 8th May 2024

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Illiquid SASSs: A way forward? – Pensions Barrister

Posted June 27th, 2024 in news, pensions, sale of land, trusts by sally

‘This week, Paul Newman KC looks at the problems that arise when small self-administered schemes holding commercial property need to liquidate the asset to pay pension benefits.’

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Pensions Barrister, 27th June 2024

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Zara Aleena murder: agencies’ failures contributed to death, inquest finds – The Guardian

Posted June 27th, 2024 in inquests, murder, news, police, prisons, probation by sally

‘Failures by the police and prison and probation services contributed to the death of Zara Aleena, who was murdered as she walked home from a night out in east London, an inquest jury has found.’

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The Guardian, 26th June 2024

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Court of Appeal hands down ruling on use of medical research literature in care proceedings – Local Government Lawyer

Posted June 27th, 2024 in causation, children, evidence, families, news, personal injuries by sally

‘The Court of Appeal has allowed appeals brought by a mother and a father against findings made by a judge that their infant son sustained an injury through an acceleration/deceleration event – attributable to “a lack of reasonable parental care”.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 26th June 2024

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Pornography, the Online Safety Act 2023 and the need for further reform – Journal of Media Law

Posted June 27th, 2024 in child abuse, children, internet, media, news, obscenity, pornography by sally

‘The UK’s Online Safety Act 2023 regulates pornography in a range of new ways which could radically alter both how pornography is accessed and the nature of the content available. However, while the Act ostensibly represents a new form of regulation focusing on the systems and processes of online platforms, in practice it is content-based. Our analysis reveals that the Act generates eight new classifications of pornography, each associated with a distinct legal framework, thereby creating a confusing and unnecessarily complex regulatory regime. Accordingly, we recommend further reforms to fortify and clarify the regulatory regime, as well as a more comprehensive review of pornography regulation in general, with the overall aim of reducing the harms of pornography.’

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Journal of Media Law, 5th June 2024

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Tracing The Effects Of Salary Hikes For Sponsored Workers – EIN Blog

Posted June 18th, 2024 in immigration, news, remuneration, sponsored immigrants by tracey

‘On April 4, new salary thresholds for sponsored workers came into effect, as part of the wide-ranging changes to immigration rules that the government confirmed in March.’

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EIN Blog, 17th June 2024

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