Law reports
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Law ReportCouncil vicariously liable for abuse committed by foster parents
Lawyers will need to pay close attention to local authority contracts with independent fostering agencies.
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Law ReportPress regulations
Divisional Court dismisses application for judicial review, arguing the defendant had not erred in its decision to grant recognition to the interested party, which regulated number of small or smaller publishers.
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Law ReportImmigration guidance ruled unlawful
Court rules aspects of the defendant Secretary of State’s Adults at Risk in Immigration Detention guidance on the definition of torture were unlawful.
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Law ReportDamages for breach of contract
Father loses damages claim after former partner faked consent for baby to receive IVF treatment.
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Law ReportEnvironmental costs
High Court ruled the government’s interpretation of rules protecting people bringing environmental law cases against the government from ruinous costs bills requires further review.
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Law ReportFalse imprisonment
Queen’s Bench Division ruled Michael Barrymore was not lawfully arrested and subsequently able to recover damages from police.
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Law ReportCriminal justice
Court of Appeal allowed the defendant optometrist’s appeal against conviction and quashed her conviction for an offence of gross negligence manslaughter.
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Law ReportImmigration
Court of Appeal give guidance on the general approach to be adopted in law and practice by the tribunals to the fair determination of claims for asylum from children, young people and other incapacitated or vulnerable persons whose ability to effectively participate in proceedings might be limited.
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Law ReportIraq War
High Court refuse defendant attempt to gain permission for Supreme Court to issue a summons for a private prosecution of Tony Blair, Jack Straw and Lord Goldsmith.
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Law ReportEmployment tribunal fees
Fees imposed in respect of proceedings in employment tribunals and the Employment Appeal Tribunal were ruled unlawful by the Supreme Court, both at common law and under European Union law.
