‘People held at Britain’s immigration removal centres can be thrown into solitary confinement against medical advice and held for hours without any explanation, according to new guidance set to be issued to guards by the Home Office.’
The Independent, 2nd August 2016
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A funeral director who stole money donated by grieving families to charities in memory of their loved ones has been handed a suspended sentence.’
BBC News, 3rd August 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A father accused of “caging” his 21-year-old British daughter in Saudi Arabia after he caught her kissing a man must help her return to Swansea, a High Court judge has ruled.’
Daily Telegraph, 3rd August 2016
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Slow-motion video replays of crimes shown in courtrooms may be distorting the outcomes of trials, according to a US study.’
BBC News, 2nd August 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Betting shops, bingo halls and casinos will face new restrictions on installing gaming machines on their premises under new licensing conditions finalised by the British Gambling Commission.’
OUT-LAW.com, 2nd August 2016
Source: www.out-law.com
‘The Court of Appeal has ruled that an employer who negligently contributed 2.3% of the asbestos fibres in the lungs of an asbestosis sufferer should have to pay proportional compensation.’
Litigation Futures, 1st August 2016
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
‘A High Court judge has criticised the conduct of the parties and solicitors on both sides of a personal injury dispute for engaging in the type of “attritional warfare” that has been dying out.’
Litigation Futures, 3rd August 2016
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Secretary of State for the Home Department v ZAT & Ors (Syria) [2016] EWCA Civ 810 (02 August 2016)
Barnsley & Ors v Noble (Rev1) [2016] EWCA Civ 799 (02 August 2016)
Rhuppiah v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2016] EWCA Civ 803 (02 August 2016)
High Court (Administrative Court)
PS v Royal Borough of Greenwich & Ors [2016] EWHC 1967 (Admin) (03 August 2016)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Hayden v Maidstone & Tunbridge Wells NHS Trust [2016] EWHC 1962 (QB) (02 August 2016)
Source: www.bailii.org
‘The Home Office has won an appeal against a landmark ruling allowing four Syrian refugees living in Calais’ so-called Jungle camp to come to Britain.’
BBC News, 2nd August 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A driver clocked speeding at 154mph has been banned from the roads for 56 days, Suffolk police said.’
The Guardian, 2nd August 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘More than 30 fake UK universities have been shut down in the past year as concern grows about students being mis-sold fraudulent degrees.’
The Guardian, 2nd August 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘A teenager who launched a cyber attack against parenting site Mumsnet – forcing it to reset millions of passwords – has been sentenced.’
BBC News, 2nd August 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Ofcom has upheld complaints made against Manchester-based radio station Key 103 over a phone-in competition dubbed “Heartless Hotline”.’
Daily Telegraph, 2nd August 2016
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘An “oddball” loner has been jailed for the rape and murder of a woman he promised to “get home safe” after they met outside a nightclub.’
BBC News, 2nd August 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The NHS in England has been told by the High Court it can fund a “game-changing” drug that can prevent HIV after health bosses argued it was not their responsibility.’
BBC News, 2nd August 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
High Court (Administrative Court)
Rehman v The Bar Standards Board [2016] EWHC 2023 (Admin) (29 July 2016)
High Court (Technology and Construction Court)
Source: www.bailii.org
‘A 37-year-old man has been sentenced today at Minshull Street Crown Court to life imprisonment for the murder of William Lound, a Salford University student, who was stabbed to death in his flat in February 2016. He must serve a minimum of 23 years and four months in prison.’
Crown Prosecution Service, 1st August 2016
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
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