‘Scotland Yard’s investigation into payments by journalists to police and other public officials has officially closed after five years.’
The Guardian, 26th February 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘The law on media reporting of private proceedings continues to develop with the decision of the Court of Appeal in Re W [2016] EWCA Civ 113. The decision arises out of the care proceedings that followed the death of 13-month old Poppi Worthington which attracted very high levels of public interest and media coverage.’
Panopticon, 26th February 2016
Source: www.panopticonblog.com
‘The Ministry of Justice and Mayor of London announce crackdown against alcohol related crime.’
Ministry of Justice, 25th February, 2016
Source: www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-justice
‘The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has asked the House of Commons’ justice select committee to assume responsibility for holding it to account once independence from the Law Society has been achieved.’
Legal Futures, 26th February 2016
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘The Judicial Executive Board (JEB) has issued a consultation paper proposing reforms to the existing guidance for “McKenzie Friends”, non-lawyers who offer assistance and in some cases seek to appear as advocates on behalf of litigants-in-person (LiPs).’
Court & Tribunals Judiciary, 25th February 2016
Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk
‘John Tughan QC of 4 Paper Buildings analyses recent significant judgments in public children law.’
Family Law Week, 22nd February 2016
Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk
‘The owner of Alton Towers is to be prosecuted over the Smiler rollercoaster crash which left five people seriously injured.’
BBC News, 25th February 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Adam Barr, who had banner with disparaging description of David Cameron, Ed Miliband, Nick Clegg and Nigel Farage, has case dropped.’
The Guardian, 25th February 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘The full background to Scotland Yard’s troubled Operation Midland inquiry into an alleged VIP paedophile ring may never be made public, one of the country’s top policemen has hinted. Metropolitan Police Deputy Commissioner Craig Mackey said police can “never put all the allegations about a particular case into the public domain”, adding that the Met should not be judged on the “partial” accounts of the inquiry coming from accusers and accused.’
Daily Telegraph, 25th February 2016
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘An army recruitment sergeant has been jailed for 11 and a half years for raping and assaulting female cadets at Mitcham Barracks in south London.’
BBC News, 25th February 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Three care workers have each been jailed for four months for assaulting an elderly woman in a residential home.’
BBC News, 25th February 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Victims of child sexual abuse in Rotherham are set to take South Yorkshire police to court to force them to hand over confidential records on how they handled decades of abuse in the town.’
The Guardian, 25th February 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Prosecutors from across the UK have signed up to new commitments to tackle human trafficking and exploitation. It comes as figures suggest trafficking prosecutions in England and Wales have increased since the introduction of the Modern Slavery Act in April.’
BBC News, 26th February 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘John Hayes on the powers we need to keep Britain safe in the digital age.’
Home Office, 25th February 2016
Source: www.gov.uk/home-office
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