‘The new rules limiting the recovery of the costs of civil court action to a “proportionate” amount may prevent successful parties from recovering costs that would otherwise have been reasonable, a senior costs judge has confirmed.’
OUT-LAW.com, 7th June 2016
Source: www.out-law.com
‘A police force in Wales has been hit with a £150,000 monetary penalty notice after an officer inadvertently sent an email, containing information that could be used to identify eight sex offenders, to a member of the public.’
Local Government Lawyer, 8th June 2016
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) has opened a second front in its campaign for full separation from the Law Society by appealing to the Treasury to intervene over the issue of money laundering.’
Legal Futures, 7th June 2016
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘A Local Government Ombudsman investigation has found that the London Borough of Hackney had a backlog of 1,500 planning enforcement cases, some of them 15 years old.’
Local Government Lawyer, 7th June 2016
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘Artificial Intelligence has made great advances in recent years, with computer scientists developing cars without drivers, planes without pilots and mobile phones which can double up as a personal assistant. The legal profession is proving to be rich territory in the AI field too.’
BBC Law in Action, June 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘People are avoiding regulation as immigration advisers by “purportedly acting as McKenzie Friends”, the Office of the Immigration Services Commissioner (OISC) has warned.’
Legal Futures, 8th June 2016
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘The ban on legal highs will not lead to the disappearance of spice and other synthetic, cannabis-like drugs because they are so profitable to dealers, a senior government drugs adviser has warned.’
The Guardian, 7th June 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Non-EU migrants illegally entering an EU state in the Schengen zone should not face detention on those grounds, says the European Court of Justice.’
BBC News, 7th June 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A judge has slammed the “disgraceful behaviour” and drinking culture in the armed forces as a Royal Navy officer was cleared of the rape of a drunken colleague following a training college ball.’
Daily Telegraph, 7th June 2016
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘The NHS watchdog NICE has been asked by government to look at the cost of providing an HIV prevention treatment known as Prep.’
BBC News, 7th June 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Residents plagued by flies from a recycling centre said they hope to take legal action against the Environment Agency and the site operator.’
BBC News, 7th June 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Sussex police have been strongly criticised by the force watchdog after an 11-year-old disabled girl was hooded, handcuffed and detained in custody for a total of more than 60 hours.’
The Guardian, 8th June 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘A dentist who extracted more than £1 million from patients and friends in property investment con has been jailed for six years.’
Daily Telegraph, 7th June 2016
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Victims of forced marriages in England and Wales are to be given anonymity for life under amendments to the policing and crime bill.’
The Guardian, 7th June 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘A judge took the unusual step of ordering court staff to take to the streets and find extra jurors after they were left without enough to start a sex assault trial.’
Daily Telegraph, 7th June 2016
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘A man who murdered three young children and impaled their bodies on railings is being considered for release, the Parole Board has confirmed.’
BBC News, 7th June 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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