Feuding ukulele bands battle it out in court – BBC News
‘The Ukulele Orchestra Of Great Britain (UOGB) has won a High Court ruling against a rival group which it accused of trading off its reputation.’
BBC News, 2nd July 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Month: July 2015
Mother asks judge to choose whether her baby son should live or die – Daily Telegraph
‘A mother asked a High Court judge to choose whether her 18-month-old son should live or die so that she did not have to decide herself. Mr Justice Hayden said that the mother, who had a “deep-seated” religious faith, had been “in turmoil” over choosing whether or not her son’s life-support machine should be turned off.’
Daily Telegraph, 2nd July 2015
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
EE fined £1m by Ofcom for poor complaints handling – BBC News
‘EE, the UK’s largest mobile phone operator, has been fined £1m by the regulator Ofcom for breaching rules on handling customer complaints.’
BBC News, 3rd July 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Secret prosecution of terrorism suspect raises ‘difficult constitutional issues’ – The Guardian
‘The decisions that led to a terrorism suspect being prosecuted in conditions of almost unprecedented secrecy raise “really difficult constitutional issues” about the independence of prosecutors from government, the head of the judiciary in England and Wales warned on Wednesday.’
The Guardian, 1st July 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
FCA to consult on issue of unsolicited marketing in consumer credit market this summer – OUT-LAW.com
‘The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) is to consult on the issue of unsolicited marketing by consumer credit firms this summer, according to an answer given in the UK parliament.’
OUT-LAW.com, 1st July 2015
Source: www.out-law.com
Fruit farm manager jailed over deaths of men who ‘scuba dived’ for apples – The Guardian
‘A fruit farm manager has been jailed for the manslaughter of two workers who died after climbing into a sealed storage unit to collect the best apples for a competition.’
The Guardian, 1st July 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
More than a third of police child abuse investigations ‘inadequate’, says watchdog – Daily Telegraph
‘Inspection of response to paedophilia and other types of abuse a ‘damning indictment’ of police.’
Daily Telegraph, 2nd July 2015
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘English votes for English laws’ plan to be set out – BBC News
‘The government is expected to set out its proposals to give MPs from English constituencies the final say on laws affecting England only.’
BBC News, 2nd July 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Domestic abusers to wear GPS tracking devices – Daily Telegraph
‘Northumbria Police unveil a pilot scheme that will allow victims of domestic abuse to be warned when there ex-partners are close by.’
Daily Telegraph, 1st July 2015
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
IPCC clears police after man died in Bradford raid – BBC News
‘No police officers will face legal action after a man died of a gunshot wound in a raid on a Bradford house.’
BBC News, 2nd July 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Government should address core Libya rendition allegations, judge rules – The Guardian
‘The government should address the core allegations of 12 claimants who say they were kidnapped, tortured, subject to control orders or tricked into travelling to Libya where they were detained or mistreated, a high court judge has said.’
The Guardian, 1st July 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Ramblers celebrate after landmark High Court ruling that could see up to 1,000 former rights of way re-open – The Independent
‘Up to 1,000 rights of way could be re-established centuries after they stopped being recorded on maps after a landmark High Court ruling.’
The Independent, 2nd July 2015
Source: www.independent.co.uk
New UK rules finalised on the re-use of public sector information – OUT-LAW.com
‘Public bodies in the UK must make it easier for businesses to re-use the information they hold from the middle of next month, under new regulations that have been passed by parliament.’
Full story
OUT-LAW.com, 30th June 2015
Source: www.out-law.com
‘Negligent’ firm escapes payout after court finds no causation – Legal Futures
‘The High Court has dismissed a claim of professional negligence against a firm of solicitors because, although the claimant successfully established liability, no loss or damage was found to have been caused.’
Legal Futures, 1st July 2015
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
Edward Huxley guilty of Wrexham historical abuse charges – BBC News
‘A fifth man has been found guilty of historical sexual abuse in Wrexham during the 1980s.’
BBC News, 30th June 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
New code of conduct on data protection for cloud service providers being scrutinised by EU privacy watchdogs – OUT-LAW.com
‘EU privacy watchdogs are assessing a proposed new code of conduct on data protection for cloud service providers that the European Commission hopes will help to boost the uptake of cloud services by EU businesses.’
Full story
OUT-LAW.com, 30th June 2015
Source: www.out-law.com
Mr Justice Mostyn: Nobody anticipated “savagery” of legal aid cuts – Legal Futures
‘Mr Justice Mostyn has delivered some of the strongest judicial criticisms yet of the legal aid cuts and warned that “more are in prospect” under a majority Conservative government.’
Legal Futures, 1st July 2015
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
Lowdon-v-Jump Zone Leisure UK Limited [2015] EWCA Civ586 – Zenith PI Blog
‘This case concerned an appeal against an Order in which the Defendant was to pay the Claimant, Mr Lowdon, the sum of £17,000 by way of general damages for personal injury following injury he suffered as a result of riding on the Defendant’s equipment known as “The Hyper jump”.’
Full story
Zenith PI Blog, 30th June 2015
Source: www.zenithpi.wordpress.com
Legal aid work refused by law firms in cutbacks protest – BBC News
‘A number of criminal law firms have refused to take work funded by legal aid in protest against government cuts.’
BBC News, 1st July 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
