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Police not liable for failing to protect someone from injury: Supreme Court – UK Human Rights Blog

Posted November 12th, 2024 in duty of care, negligence, news, police, road safety, Supreme Court, vicarious liability by tracey

‘Tindall and another (Appellants) v Chief Constable of Thames Valley Police (Respondent) [2024] UKSC 33, on appeal from [2022] EWCA Civ 25. The Supreme Court has affirmed that there is no duty of care, and hence no liability in negligence, for failing to confer a benefit, which includes failing to protect a person from injury, as opposed to making matters worse. This applies equally to public authorities such as the police as it does to private individuals.’

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UK Human Rights Blog, 11th November 2024

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Orders protecting against risk of FGM should be “focused, targeted and proportionate” to specific risks established, says High Court judge – Local Government Lawyer

Posted November 12th, 2024 in families, female genital mutilation, local government, news, proportionality by tracey

‘The High Court has discharged a Prohibited Steps Order (PSO) made to protect a now teenage girl against the risks of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), after finding “no evidence” of an ongoing risk of FGM to the girl, and finding that the order continued to have a “profound impact on her competing rights and freedoms”.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 11th November 2024

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Council prosecutes pair after finding licensed taxi business used unlicensed taxi driver – Local Government Lawyer

Posted November 12th, 2024 in licensing, local government, news, prosecutions, taxis by tracey

‘Two men have been prosecuted by Lichfield District Council after licensing officers caught a licensed taxi company handing business to a driver without a taxi licence.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 11th November 2024

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Much ado about timescales – planning challenges – Local Government Lawyer

Posted November 12th, 2024 in areas of outstanding natural beauty, housing, news, planning, service, time limits by tracey

‘A High Court judge recently dismissed a statutory challenge brought by a town council over permission for a 146-home scheme, saying he did not have power to extend time for service. Alex Minhinick and Emily Kell-Rowan analyse the judgment.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 9th November 2024

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Employment law silks clash over impact of BSB equality duty – Legal Futures

Posted November 12th, 2024 in barristers, consultations, diversity, equality, news, standards by tracey

‘Two leading employment law silks have clashed over the new, proactive equality duty proposed by the Bar Standards Board (BSB).’

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Legal Futures, 12th November 2024

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Former piano teacher jailed for prolific sexual offences against 19 victims – Crown Prosecution Service

Posted November 12th, 2024 in child abuse, news, sentencing, sexual offences, teachers, voyeurism by tracey

‘A former director of music at a private school who indecently assaulted 10 pupils has been jailed today for 12 years for a number of sexual offences.’

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Crown Prosecution Service, 11th November 2024

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Drivers fined for ignoring ‘school streets’ rules – BBC News

Posted November 12th, 2024 in fines, news, road safety, road traffic, school children by tracey

‘Nearly 3,000 fines have been given to motorists for continuing to ignore new traffic-free zones set up around schools in a part of Kent.’

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BBC News, 12th November 2024

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Ex-inmate jailed for prison worker video posting – BBC News

Posted November 12th, 2024 in internet, malicious communications, news, prison officers, prisons, restraint, video recordings, Wales by tracey

‘A former inmate of Wales’ only privately run jail has been sent to prison after he posted on a Facebook group a video of a staff member restraining a prisoner.’

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BBC News, 11th November 2024

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Covid denier who posted violent threats against Chris Whitty jailed for five years – The Guardian

Posted November 12th, 2024 in coronavirus, internet, news, sentencing, terrorism by tracey

‘A Covid denier who suggested “whacking” Prof Sir Chris Whitty with a rounders bat has been jailed for five years after being convicted of encouraging terrorism.’

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The Guardian, 11th November 2024

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Bishop calls on Welby to resign over Church abuse scandal – BBC News

Posted November 12th, 2024 in child abuse, Church of England, clergy, news, reports by tracey

‘A Church of England bishop has called on the Archbishop of Canterbury to resign, calling his position “untenable” after a damning report into a prolific child abuser associated with the Church.’

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BBC News, 11th November 2024

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Issues at rat-infested prison laid bare in report – BBC News

Posted November 12th, 2024 in health & safety, news, prisons, reports by tracey

‘The full extent of conditions at a rat-infested jail has been revealed in a report that calls for urgent improvements.’

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BBC News, 12th November 2024

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Only one in 10 sexual assault survivors in England and Wales would report crime again, survey shows – The Guardian

Posted November 12th, 2024 in mental health, news, police, prosecutions, rape, sexual offences, statistics, victims by tracey

‘Rape victims in England and Wales have echoed the message of Gisèle Pelicot in France that “shame belongs to perpetrators, not them”, in the largest ever survey of rape and sexual assault survivors, according to the government’s key adviser on the crime.’

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The Guardian, 12th November 2024

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Licences granted to nearly 200 UK care providers despite labour law violations – The Guardian

Posted November 12th, 2024 in care homes, care workers, employment, immigration, licensing, news, reports by tracey

‘Nearly 200 care providers have been given government licences to bring foreign nurses to the UK despite having previously violated labour laws, according to a study that highlights widespread employment problems in the social care sector.’

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The Guardian, 12th November 2024

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Church covered up ‘abhorrent’ abuse, report finds – BBC News

Posted November 12th, 2024 in assault, barristers, child abuse, Church of England, news, reports, sexual offences by tracey

‘A British barrister’s “horrific” and violent abuse of more than 100 children and young men was covered up within the Church of England for decades, according to the conclusion of a damning report.’

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BBC News, 7th November 2024

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Churchyard Regulations – “non-standard cases” – Law & Religion UK

Posted November 11th, 2024 in faculties, monuments, news, regulations, reports by tracey

‘The Report of the Ecclesiastical Judges Association Working Party into Churchyard Memorial Regulations (“the Report”), reviewed here and reproduced at the end of this post, included a consideration of how chancellors have dealt with petitions that do not comply with the criteria set by the diocesan Churchyard Regulations for the introduction of a memorial without a faculty.’

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Law & Religion UK, 11th November 2024

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Gang members who ‘flooded’ town with drugs jailed – BBC News

Posted November 7th, 2024 in drug trafficking, news, sentencing by tracey

‘Members of a county lines gang who “flooded” a North Yorkshire coastal town with illegal drugs have been jailed.’

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BBC News, 6th November 2024

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Men jailed after armed violence at kabaddi match – BBC News

Posted November 7th, 2024 in firearms, grievous bodily harm, news, offensive weapons, sentencing, sport, violent disorder, wounding by tracey

‘Seven men have been jailed after violence broke out at a sporting event in Derby.’

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BBC News, 6th November 204

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City firm unfairly dismissed associate over party misconduct claims – Legal Futures

Posted November 7th, 2024 in disciplinary procedures, employment tribunals, law firms, news, solicitors, unfair dismissal by tracey

‘A leading City law firm unfairly dismissed a senior associate for sexual misconduct after a defective investigation and disciplinary process, an employment tribunal has ruled.’

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Legal Futures, 7th November 2024

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Wholesale reform to adoption process is needed, says Public Law Working Group – Courts & Tribunal Judiciary

Posted November 7th, 2024 in adoption, families, news, reports by tracey

‘Wholesale reform is needed, the adoption sub-group of the Public Law Working Group has said in its report ‘Recommendations for best practice in respect of adoption’, which is published today (Thursday, 7 November).’

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Courts & Tribunal Judiciary, 7th November 224

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Surrey magistrates’ ‘standard practice’ declared unlawful by the High Court – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted November 7th, 2024 in benefits, compensation, costs, fraud, magistrates, news by tracey

‘Magistrates who made a “clearly irrational” order for a gas engineer to pay £22,000 within 28 days were following a “standard practice” which was unlawful, the High Court has ruled.’

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Law Society's Gazette, 6th November 2024

Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk