‘The Upper Tribunal has held that regulations under the Equality Act 2010 excluding children who have a ‘tendency to physical abuse’ from its protection give rise to unlawful discrimination under Article 14 ECHR.’
Local Government Lawyer, 15th August 2018
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘An investigation by the Independent Office for Police Conduct into the incident in east London in July 2017 in which Rashan Charles died has found that the performance of the Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) officer who restrained Mr Charles fell short of expected standards.’
Independent Office for Police Conduct, 15th August 2018
Source: policeconduct.gov.uk
‘The BBC today admitted that the way it reported the police raid on the home of Sir Cliff Richard will make it hard to persuade the Court of Appeal that the High Court was wrong to award the singer heavy damages last month for breach of privacy. Announcing that it will not seek leave to appeal the judgment in Sir Cliff Richard OBE v British Broadcasting Corporation the BBC called on the government to clarify the balance between the rights to privacy and free expression.’
Law Society's Gazette, 15th August 2018
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘The number of law firms closed by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) rose by 35% last year to 50, it has emerged.’
Legal Futures, 15th August 2018
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘Councils last year paid £2.1m in compensation to pedestrians who tripped on pavements, according to freedom of information requests from motoring organisation the AA.’
Local Government Lawyer, 15th August 2018
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘The Court of Appeal has ordered a Russian national to provide full security for the legal costs of a former business partner.’
OUT-LAW.com, 15th August 2018
Source: www.out-law.com
‘A Lancashire man has pleaded guilty to infecting two women with HIV.’
The Guardian, 15th August 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The challenges universities face when handling complaints of alleged serious misconduct, and the significant implications of getting it wrong, has been highlighted in a recent case involving a US university.’
OUT-LAW.com, 15th August 2018
Source: www.out-law.com
‘A father and son have been cleared by a court of stealing eight bottles of champagne worth £348 from Fortnum & Mason.’
The Guardian, 15th August 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The widow of a coke oven worker who suffered chronic bronchitis because of harmful fumes has won £15,853 in a court battle against the UK government.’
BBC News, 15th August 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Badger culling will be extended across England on an open-ended basis, conservationists have warned, after the high court rejected a challenge to the legality of the government’s policy.’
The Guardian, 15th August 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The recently-launched UK body charged with overseeing product safety has unveiled plans to strengthen the regulatory regime for product safety and standards, including proposals to set up a national incident management team capable of coordinating large scale product recall and repair programmes.’
OUT-LAW.com, 15th August 2018
Source: www.out-law.com
‘The BBC will not challenge a ruling over its coverage of a police raid at Sir Cliff Richard’s home in 2014 at the Court of Appeal.’
BBC News, 15th August 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The Crown Prosecution Service has defended its handling of the high-profile case against the England cricketer Ben Stokes after a jury unanimously cleared him of affray.’
The Guardian, 15th August 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘BHS’s accounts were misleading and featured unrealistic forecasts before Sir Philip Green sold the now collapsed department store chain, according to a report into the role of the retailer’s auditor, PwC.’
The Guardian, 15th August 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘British expatriates have launched a fresh legal challenge against the 2016 referendum, arguing that the result has been invalidated by the Electoral Commission’s ruling on leave campaign spending.’
The Guardian, 14th August 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘One of the ringleaders behind the Hatton Garden raid has been given additional jail time for failing to pay his confiscation order.’
BBC News, 14th August 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A police watchdog investigation into four murders by the serial killer Stephen Port, who drugged and raped young men before dumping their bodies near his home in Barking, east London, has been completed and its findings will be given to the victims’ families ahead of a full inquest.’
The Guardian, 14th August 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The following opinion of an Advocate General in the European Court of Justice (NB not the European Court of Human Rights at Strasbourg) is an interesting investigation as to how the courts of two different EU Member States work together to deal with the situation where parents have unlawfully removed their children from one country to the other – together with some strong criticism of how those countries failed to abide by important procedural safeguards to protect the rights of both the parents and the children.’
Transparency Project, 14th August 2018
Source: www.transparencyproject.org.uk
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