Harriet Harman seeks input from barristers in ‘moment for change’ review – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted August 28th, 2024 in barristers, bullying, harassment, news by tracey

‘Former long-serving MP and minister Harriet Harman KC has urged practitioners to come forward with submissions to her independent review of bullying and harassment at the bar which she describes as a ‘moment of change’ for the sector.’

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Law Society's Gazette, 27th August 2024

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UK gangster Curtis Warren admits breaches of crime prevention order – The Guardian

‘The notorious gangster Curtis “Cocky” Warren has been handed a 14-month jail term, suspended for 18 months, after he pleaded guilty at Liverpool crown court to failing to comply with a serious crime prevention order.’

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The Guardian, 27th August 2024

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Lucy Letby inquiry should be postponed or changed, experts say – The Guardian

Posted August 28th, 2024 in appeals, birth, hospitals, inquiries, murder, news, nurses by tracey

‘A group including some of the UK’s leading neonatal experts and professors of statistics is calling on the government to postpone or change the terms of a public inquiry over concerns about the conviction of the neonatal nurse Lucy Letby.’

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The Guardian, 27th August 2024

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Nurse struck off after safeguarding concern raised – BBC News

Posted August 28th, 2024 in children, disciplinary procedures, news, nurses, professional conduct by tracey

‘A nurse has agreed to be removed from the nursing register following allegations of poor record keeping and failure to safeguard a vulnerable child.’

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BBC News, 28th August 2024

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Homes seized from landlord after complaints ignored – BBC News

Posted August 28th, 2024 in complaints, housing, landlord & tenant, local government, news, rent, repairs by tracey

‘A private landlord who ignored tenants’ complaints has had their properties seized by a local authority.’

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BBC News, 28th August 2024

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Court backs government over A38 flyover scheme – BBC News

Posted August 28th, 2024 in consultations, environmental health, news, planning, pollution, roads by tracey

‘A judge has thrown out a legal challenge brought by campaigners, which was preventing changes being made to three major road junctions in Derby.’

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BBC News, 28th August 2024

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Chinese gang jailed for operating £55m money-laundering ring – The Guardian

Posted August 28th, 2024 in China, gangs, imprisonment, money laundering, news, sentencing by tracey

‘Seven people have been jailed for operating an undercover £55m money-laundering ring aimed at international university students seeking to bypass limits on the amount of cash that can be taken out of China.’

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The Guardian, 27th August 2024

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City watchdog raises concerns over £4bn life insurance market – The Guardian

‘The UK financial watchdog is to investigate whether insurance companies are ripping off “vulnerable” customers who take out policies designed to financially protect them and their families in case of serious illness or death.’

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The Guardian, 28th August 2024

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Crime clerking in a time of backlog – Counsel

Posted August 21st, 2024 in barristers' clerks, courts, criminal justice, news by sally

‘A crucial part of the justice system jigsaw, what is it like being a criminal clerk in today’s acutely pressured environment? Dave Scothern offers insight, drawing out a framework of best practice points.’

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Counsel, 13th August 2024

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Bringing decolonisation to law teaching: fulfilling the promise of legal pedagogy – OUP Blog

Posted August 21st, 2024 in colonies, education, equality, legal education, news, universities by sally

‘Decolonisation can be described as a collection of repudiatory and resistant responses to the multifaceted inauguration of colonial ways of thinking, being, and doing in the world—this inauguration is often dated to the fifteenth century.’

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OUP Blog, 16th August 2024

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Outside Appointments – London Review of Books

Posted August 21st, 2024 in constitutional law, government departments, news by sally

‘Keir Starmer​ has made several eye-catching appointments to his new government from outside Parliament, continuing the practice of his predecessor, Rishi Sunak, who appointed David Cameron as foreign secretary last November, making him a peer in order to do so. Many find the practice of making outside appointments constitutionally suspect. However, the constitutional issue that requires rectification isn’t so much the way in which prime ministers appoint ministers but the way in which prime ministers themselves are appointed.’

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London Review of Books, 15th August 2024

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Regulators “must warn lawyers against taking advantage of LiPs” – Legal Futures

‘Legal regulators must warn lawyers that they will face action to stop them unethically taking advantage of vulnerable litigants, a charity has urged.’

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Legal Futures, 21st August 2024

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Hotel fire risks: Duties and the law – Kingsley Napley Regulatory Blog

Posted August 21st, 2024 in chambers articles, fire, hotels, news by sally

‘According to Home Office data, in 2023-2024 in England alone, 587 hotels, boarding houses or hostels had primary fires, of these 458 were accidental, two involved accidental fatalities and there were 92 non fatal casualties.’

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Kingsley Napley Regulatory Blog, 19th August 2024

Source: www.kingsleynapley.co.uk

Stop and search study in England and Wales ‘casts doubt’ on effectiveness – The Guardian

‘Stop and search is one of the less effective tactics to tackle rising violence such as knife crime, according to the results of a study.’

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The Guardian, 21st August 2024

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Man jailed for shouting at police dog and using racist slurs – BBC News

‘A father of three who shouted at a police dog and used racist slurs has been jailed for 20 months for violent disorder.’

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BBC News, 20th August 2024

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Family reunion and human rights: KF (Syria) overturned in new Upper Tribunal decision – EIN Blog

Posted August 20th, 2024 in families, human rights, immigration, news by tracey

‘In the newly reported Upper Tribunal decision in Al Hassan & Ors. (Article 8; entry clearance; KF (Syria)) [2024] UKUT 00234 (IAC), my client, a Syrian national, arrived in the UK through a resettlement scheme. She applied to be reunited with her siblings, as well as her nieces and nephews. This was through the standard family reunion route, outside of the Immigration Rules. Our point, inter alia, was that KF and others (entry clearance, relatives of refugees) Syria [2019] UKUT 413 (IAC) was wrong in law to only look at the sponsor’s rights, as well as the argument that the risk of refoulement in a family reunion appeal surely has to be the biggest interference in family life.’

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EIN Blog, 19th August 2024

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Jurisdiction of the FTT on referrals of rent increases. – Nearly Legal

Posted August 20th, 2024 in appeals, housing, jurisdiction, landlord & tenant, news, rent, repossession, tribunals by tracey

‘A couple of cases, one Upper Tribunal, one Court of Appeal, both concerned with the Tribunal’s jurisdiction on proposed rent increases in assured and assured shorthold tenancies.’

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Nearly Legal, 19th August 2024

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Firm “did not know solicitor was disabled” when it withdrew job offer – Legal Futures

‘A legal business did not know a solicitor was disabled and had bipolar disorder when it decided to withdraw his job offer, an employment tribunal has ruled.’

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Legal Futures, 20th August 2024

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Law student wins partial victory in court challenge to expulsion – Legal Futures

Posted August 20th, 2024 in bail, disciplinary procedures, judicial review, news, ombudsmen, universities by tracey

‘A law student has won a partial victory in a judicial review challenging the recommendations of the Office of the Independent Adjudicator (OIA), an independent body which reviews student complaints about universities.’

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Legal Futures, 20th August 2024

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Procurement Act guidance on frameworks is out – Buyers beware! – Local Government Lawyer

‘The latest batch of guidance on the Procurement Act 2023 (the Act) released by the Cabinet Office includes the eagerly awaited guidance on frameworks. Dr Steven Brunning looks at the key considerations.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 16th August 2024

Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk