‘A family who have seen the value of their London flat slashed from £600,000 to just £90,000 because of Grenfell-style cladding could sue a government agency that helped them buy their home.’
The Guardian, 18th June 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A student from the University of Sussex has been jailed for raping a fellow student at her flat in Brighton.’
BBC News, 15th June 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A leading animal welfare charity is locked in an acrimonious legal dispute with a former employee who claims he was dismissed for telling colleagues that its pension fund invested in companies that have been involved in animal testing.’
The Guardian, 16th June 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘In the age of the internet, privacy is an important and controversial issue. But what do privacy rights mean for children? RightsInfo takes a look.’
Rights Info, 15th June 2018
Source: rightsinfo.org
‘The proportionality test does not prevent the recovery of costs that are higher than the sums at issue in litigation, the Senior Costs Judge has said in allowing such a recovery by a host of celebrities awarded damages in the Mirror Group Newspapers (MGN) phone hacking litigation.’
Litigation Futures, 14th June 2018
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
‘A police force has been hit with an £80,000 monetary penalty by the Information Commissioner’s Office after it sent a bulk email that identified victims of non-recent child abuse.’
Local Government Lawyer, 15th June 2018
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘Upskirting is a depraved violation of privacy. It is outrageous that a single Tory MP has been able to derail a much needed and universally supported change in the law. But that is exactly what has happened.’
The Guardian, 15th June 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘More than 3,000 offences of grooming children online for sex have been committed by paedophiles in only the first year since a new law on sexual communication was introduced last April, police have revealed.’
Daily Telegraph, 17th June 2018
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘The Care Crisis Review, funded by the Nuffield Foundation and facilitated by the Family Rights Group, has published its report. The report considers how to address the crisis in children’s social care and the family justice sector, and explores the factors which have contributed to it.’
Family Law, 13th June 2018
Source: www.familylaw.co.uk
‘At least 40 children have been held in solitary confinement in young offenders institutions in the past year, the Victoria Derbyshire show has been told.’
BBC News, 18th June 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The “smoke and mirror” tactics of defence lawyers in drink-driving cases have been criticised by the government’s forensic science regulator, who has launched an investigation into the work of a number of expert witnesses.’
The Guardian, 18th June 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
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