‘The number of punishment hearings held inside prisons has risen by 24% in the past year with almost 160,000 extra days – or 438 years – of imprisonment imposed on inmates, according to a report.’
The Guardian, 14th November 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Speed Medical has said it will appeal after the High Court this morning rejected its judicial review and backed the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) over the operation of MedCo, the portal for expert evidence in whiplash cases.’
Litigation Futures, 11th December 2015
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
‘The Patents Court endeavours bring patent cases on for trial where possible within 12 months of the claim being issued. To this end, the following procedure will be adopted.’
Courts and Tribunals Judiciary, 10th December 2015
Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk
‘The Court of Appeal has today increased the unduly lenient sentences of Richard Copeland, Glenn Milburn and Ian Froom for a spate of burglaries in the north east of England.’
Attorney General’s Office, 10th December 2015
Source: www.gov.uk/ago
‘Edward Heaton, Principal Associate and Jane Booth, Associate, both of Mills & Reeve LLP analyse the news and case law relating to financial remedies and divorce during November 2015.’
Family Law Week, 6th December 2015
Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk
‘A student who tried to travel to Syria to fight for so-called Islamic State has been jailed for four years.’
BBC News, 11th December 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘No more prosecutions will be brought over alleged phone hacking at newspapers owned by the Mirror Group or News Group Newspapers, prosecutors say.’
BBC News, 11th December 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A senior police chief has expressed fears that child abuse in Britain is on the rise as new data revealed teachers and medical staff were among hundreds of potential sex offenders arrested in the last nine months.’
The Guardian, 10th December 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Four men have been convicted over a phone scam carried out across the south of England that defrauded 18 pensioners out of a total of £600,000.’
BBC News, 10th December 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The exam regulator, Ofqual, has announced proposals to toughen up the re-marking of A-level and GCSE exams, after figures showed a further huge increase in the number of pupils and schools appealing against results.’
The Guardian, 10th December 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘A former RAF man who had a love affair with a rich divorcee for whom he worked as a handyman is now battling for a slice of her £10 million fortune.’
Daily Telegraph, 10th December 2015
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘The killers of teenager Becky Watts are appealing against their convictions and sentences.’
The Guardian, 10th December 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Health inspectors have demanded an independent system for investigating deaths of mental health patients detained in hospitals in England, in a scathing report on how those detained are being treated.’
The Guardian, 10th December 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘The Care Quality Commission, the health watchdog in England, is “not yet an effective regulator”, MPs say.’
BBC News, 11th December 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A legal ban preventing identification of a 50-year-old mother who died after refusing lifesaving kidney treatment has been extended by the court of protection.’
The Guardian, 9th December 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Joint report by criminal justice watchdogs voices concern over “inappropriate use of police cautions”.’
Daily Telegraph, 9th December 2015
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘After the release of a recent survey by the Sutton Trust showing that nearly 75% of senior judges are privately educated – compared with about 7% of the general population – many assume the judiciary in England and Wales is out-of-touch with popular culture.’
The Guardian, 10th December 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Following his attention seeking call for all Muslims to be banned from entering the United States, there have been calls for Donald Trump to be given a “visa ban” preventing him from coming to the UK. Is this feasible in UK immigration law?’
Free Movement, 9th December 2015
Source: www.freemovement.org.uk
‘The number of offenders punished for carrying a knife has risen by 7% in the last year as the police and courts take a tougher approach, especially to teenage offenders, new figures show.’
The Guardian, 10th December 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
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