‘Magistrates should be trained to apply sentencing guidelines correctly to stop defendants ‘venue shopping’ for a more lenient sentence, the Law Society has said.’
Law Society’s Gazette, 18th August 2015
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘Roy Delph freed as it emerges lawyers incorrectly classify his 124-year-old weapon after public outcry at his two-year prison sentence for carrying gun.’
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Daily Telegraph, 20th August 2015
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘A man has been jailed for 16 weeks for posting sexually explicit photographs of a woman on social media.’
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BBC News, 19th August 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A planning condition allowing the height of a new wind turbine to be increased with the approval of the local authority must be “severed” from the otherwise lawful planning permission, the High Court has ruled.’
OUT-LAW.com, 19th August 2015
Source: www.out-law.com
‘Northumbria Police have opened an investigation over images apparently showing a man strangling a seagull. Given that many view them as vermin, what is their legal status, asks Chris Stokel-Walker.’
BBC News, 19th August 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Taking drugs is a human right, according to a cross-party group of MPs and peers who want to legalise the possession, purchase and growing of drugs.’
The Independent, 19th August 2015
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A girl from the same school attended by girls who went to Syria to join the Islamic State group has been ordered to hand her passport to the High Court.’
BBC News, 9th August 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A litigant in person has failed with an attempt to have a solicitor acting for his ex-partner sent to prison.’
Law Society’s Gazette, 18th August 2015
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘A woman has been fined nearly £300 for stealing three bottles of baby milk at South Derbyshire Magistrates Court this week.’
The Independent, 18th August 2015
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A nightclub doorman has been found guilty of raping a 13-year-old girl despite a prominent retired high court judge appearing in court to give character evidence on his behalf.’
The Guardian, 18th August 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘The number of recorded sexual offences on trains and at stations has risen 25% to a record level, British Transport Police figures suggest.’
BBC News, 19th August 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A drunk grandmother who attacked a shopkeeper with a Taser in a racist tirade has reportedly been spared jail.’
The Independent, 18th August 2015
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A property developer who illegally modernised the historic building behind the hymn All Things Bright and Beautiful has been told by a judge to pay out £300,000 or go to jail.’
The Guardian, 18th August 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘International broadcasters including the BBC repeatedly broke the Ofcom code by screening programmes funded by foreign governments, charities and NGOs, an investigation has revealed.’
The Independent, 17th August 2015
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‘A High Court judge has rejected a judicial review challenge to Croydon Council’s decision to introduce a selective licensing scheme for the whole borough.’
Local Government Lawyer, 17th August 2015
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘A party’s refusal to demonstrate that it would have the means to pay costs is not in itself enough to make an order for security for costs because it could simply be a litigation tactic, the High Court has ruled.’
Litigation Futures, 17th August 2015
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
‘Home Secretary Theresa May is being urged to review the case of a retired Asian police officer investigated on a sex charge by the force that previously racially discriminated against him.’
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BBC News, 18th August 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The retired High Court judge Baroness Butler-Sloss has spoken out about the “inordinate” delay in publication of Sir John Chilcot’s inquiry into the Iraq war as Defence Secretary Michael Fallon also calls for report to be pushed through.’
Daily Telegraph, 18th August 2015
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
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