YouTube pranksters jailed after ‘terrifying’ fake art heist – The Guardian

‘Four men have been jailed for pranks filmed for YouTube channel Trollstation, including a “terrifying” fake art heist in the National Portrait Gallery.’

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The Guardian, 16th May 2016

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Interpreters lose MoJ race bias challenge – Law Society’s Gazette

‘The Employment Tribunal did not ’misdirect’ itself when it dismissed two interpreters’ claims for racial discrimination against the Ministry of Justice, the Court of Appeal has ruled.’

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Law Society’s Gazette, 17th May 2016

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Paranoid schizophrenic man who pushed passenger onto Tube tracks sent to mental health hospital ‘indefinitely’ – The Independent

Posted May 17th, 2016 in assault, detention, mental health, news by sally

‘A mentally ill man who caused horrific injuries to a fellow passenger after pushing him under the Tube has been detained indefinitely.’

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The Independent, 16th May 2016

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Criminalisation of lesbians on the rise – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted May 17th, 2016 in crime, foreign jurisdictions, homosexuality, news, reports, women by sally

‘At least 10 countries that previously criminalised only male same-sex sexual conduct have recently expanded their criminal codes to encompass sexual conduct between women, groundbreaking research has discovered.’

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Law Society’s Gazette, 17th May 2016

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Witchcraft child abuse cases investigated by Met rise by over 50% – BBC News

Posted May 17th, 2016 in child abuse, news, police, witchcraft by sally

‘The number of child abuse cases involving witchcraft that were dealt with by the Met has risen by over 50% in three years, the force has revealed.’

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BBC News, 16th May 2016

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Almost half of solicitors in England and Wales are women, study shows – The Guardian

Posted May 17th, 2016 in costs, diversity, equality, law firms, news, statistics, women by sally

‘Almost half of all solicitors in England and Wales are women and almost a fifth are from non-white backgrounds, according to the latest figures.’

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The Guardian, 17th May 2016

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The Queen’s Speech: Six laws that could be about to change dramatically – The Independent

Posted May 17th, 2016 in adoption, bills, education, human rights, news, parliament, prisons, speeches by sally

‘Oliver Wright takes a look at the biggest changes to be expected in Wednesday’s Queen’s Speech – and assesses how controversial they will be.’

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The Independent, 16th May 2016

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Don Lock death: Ten killings to be reviewed by NHS trust – BBC News

‘Ten killings involving patients of a mental health trust will be reviewed after the conviction of a man who stabbed a motorist to death.’

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BBC News, 17th May 2016

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RSPCA to step back from launching prosecutions for hunting – The Guardian

‘The new head of the RSPCA has pledged to continue passing information about illegal fox-hunting and farm cruelty to the police but said that in the past the charity had struck the wrong tone when championing animal rights.’

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The Guardian, 16th May 2016

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The tech start-up planning to shake up the legal world – BBC News

Posted May 17th, 2016 in computer programs, law reports, legal profession, news by sally

‘A career in law and extremely long hours tend to go hand in hand. When you’re starting out it’s often particularly gruelling.’

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BBC News, 17th May 2016

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Holocaust survivor was not a tax cheat, judge rules – Daily Telegraph

Posted May 17th, 2016 in banking, news, tax evasion, wills by sally

‘A holocaust survivor, who overcame the horror of his entire family’s murder by the Nazis to make millions in Britain, has been posthumously cleared of tax evasion by a judge.’

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Daily Telegraph, 16th May 2016

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Orgreave inquiry calls grow after damning Hillsborough verdict for police – The Guardian

‘South Yorkshire police’s alleged ‘frame-up’ of striking miners in 1984 is consistent with force’s conduct five years later.’

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The Guardian, 16th May 2016

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UK proposes ‘sweeping changes’ to corporate liability for economic crimes – OUT-LAW.com

‘The planned introduction of a new corporate criminal offence of failure to prevent fraud, money laundering and other economic crimes would have an “even bigger impact on businesses than the introduction of the Bribery Act”, a corporate crime expert has said.’

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OUT-LAW.com, 13th May 2016

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Profession unites to create mental health taskforce – The Lawyer

Posted May 16th, 2016 in legal profession, mental health, news by sally

‘Fifteen organisations from the legal profession have joined forces to create a new taskforce promoting mental wellbeing in the legal community.’

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The Lawyer, 16th May 2016

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Family: needs and standard of living – Law Society’s Gazette

Posted May 16th, 2016 in divorce, families, financial provision, news by sally

‘The issue for many judges is the period over which the standard of living is to be maintained.’

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Law Society’s Gazette, 16th May 2016

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Court of Appeal unhappy with Home Office position and submissions in student case – Free Movement

Posted May 16th, 2016 in appeals, education, immigration, news, passports by sally

‘Technical”, “deeply unattractive”, “disingenuous”, “singularly lacks merit”, “ridiculous”, “inappropriate”, “extraordinary”. All words used by Elias or Vos LLJ to describe the arguments advanced by the Home Office in the course of their judgments in the remarkable case of R (On the Application Of Ufot) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2016] EWCA Civ 298.’

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Free Movement, 16th May

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Increasing costs budget – what constitutes “significant development” – Zenith PI Blog

Posted May 16th, 2016 in budgets, civil procedure rules, costs, expert witnesses, news by sally

‘In Churchill v Boot 2016 (QBD 22/04/2016) permission to appeal against a master’s order refusing permission to amend a cost budget was refused.’

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Zenith PI Blog, 13th May 2016

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How the other half live – Nearly Legal

Posted May 16th, 2016 in costs, news, taxation, tribunals by sally

‘Eclipse Film Partners v HMRC [2016] UKSC 24 has almost nothing to do with housing law. It was an appeal from the First Tier Tribunal (Tax Chamber), via the UT (TCC) and the CA. It wasn’t even about the substantive issues in the case, rather, it was about who should pay for the costs of the bundles (which cost over £215,000 to produce – more than 700 files in the trial bundle!).’

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Nearly Legal, 12th May 2016

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Teenager jailed for life over machete killing in London park – The Guardian

Posted May 16th, 2016 in murder, news, sentencing, young offenders by sally

‘A 17 year-old has been jailed for life after hacking another teenager to death with a Zombie Killer machete.’

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The Guardian, 13th May 2016

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Judge rejects misfeasance in public office claim against council and employee – Local Government Lawyer

Posted May 16th, 2016 in local government, misfeasance in public office, news by sally

‘A High Court judge has dismissed a claim for damages for misfeasance in public office brought against a council and one of its employees, a senior street works engineer.’

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Local Government Lawyer, 12th May 2016

Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk