‘Britain’s biggest training provider successfully applied for a superinjunction that stopped official inspectors from passing on a critical report to the government, it has emerged.’
The Guardian, 16th January 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A case concerning the parental suitability of two parents with mental health and learning difficulties offers a number of lessons that can help local authorities to better manage such challenging circumstances. Emma Harman, counsel for the mother, and Omar Malik, for the father, both of 3 Paper Buildings, outline the most salient issues for practitioners and local authorities to be aware of.’
Family Law, 18th January 2018
Source: www.familylaw.co.uk
‘Roger Evans, barrister at Harcourt Chambers, says that Lewis v Warner is an interesting demonstration of the courts exercising their jurisdictional powers in the transfer of property under the Inheritance (Provision for Family and Dependants) Act 1975.’
Family Law, 17th January 2018
Source: www.familylaw.co.uk
‘A man has today (17 January) been sentenced to life with a minimum term of 26 years in prison, for murdering a teenage girl and hiding her body in a wardrobe for more than two weeks.’
Crown Prosecution Service, 17th January 2018
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
‘Joshua Ingram has been sent to a young offenders’ institute after Solicitor General Robert Buckland QC MP referred his sentence as unduly lenient.’
Attorney General’s Office, 17th January 2018
Source: www.gov.uk/ago
The Soft Drinks Industry Levy Regulations 2018
The Designs (International Registration of Industrial Designs) Order 2018
The Advanced Quality Partnership Schemes (Existing Facilities) (England) Regulations 2018
The Advanced Quality Partnership Schemes (England) Regulations 2018
Source: www.bailii.org
Court of Appeal (Civil Division) Decisions
Whiting v First/Keolis Transpennine Ltd [2018] EWCA Civ 4 (17 January 2018)
Premier Paper Group Ltd v Buchanan McPherson Ltd [2018] EWCA Civ 15 (17 January 2018)
B (A Child) (care proceedings) [2018] EWCA Civ 20 (17 January 2018)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
Coghlan v Cheshire Police & Ors [2018] EWHC 34 (QB) (17 January 2018)
Source: www.bailii.org
‘A man and his female friend have been sentenced to life in prison for murdering his wife and dumping her body in woodland.’
The Guardian, 17th January 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A PPI company that made 75 million nuisance calls in just four months has been fined £350,000 by the Information Commissioner’s Office. The director of Miss-sold Products UK Ltd will not face any punishment despite the company he ran “blatantly ignoring the law” because of shortcomings in existing legislation, the ICO said on Wednesday.’
The Independent, 17th January 2018
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A serial sex attacker who was allowed to continue his spree of violence after police failures is being considered for release by the Parole Board.’
The Guardian, 17th January 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Phones 4u has dealt a blow to Britain’s biggest mobile operator from beyond the grave, winning a key battle in a long campaign by its administrators to extract £120m in unpaid commission from EE.’
Daily Telegraph, 17th January 2018
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Private probation companies responsible for supervising more than 200,000 offenders in England and Wales face total losses of more than £100m, even after a £342m “bailout” by the Ministry of Justice, MPs have been told.’
The Guardian, 17th January 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The Home Office has paid out £15,500 in compensation after admitting handing over sensitive information about an asylum seeker to the government of his Middle East home country, a move which could have endangered his life and that of his family.’
The Guardian, 17th January 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A coroner has raised concerns about fixed-gear bikes with no front brakes, as she heard how an Italian aristocrat died after falling under the wheels of a truck.’
Daily Telegraph, 17th January 2018
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘The High Court has admitted up to 17 people in England and Wales were unlawfully sent to jail for not paying their council tax last year – but it refused to accept this constituted “systematic failings” by the courts.’
The Independent, 17th January 2018
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘An American actress and singer is to receive revenge porn damages from her ex-boyfriend after becoming the first person to sue in the British courts.’
Daily Telegraph, 17th January 2018
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘A man who served eight months in a youth jail for stealing mailbags in the 1970s has had his name cleared.’
BBC News, 17th January 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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