‘A care home abuse survivor jailed as a teenager for having sex with men has told an inquiry the authorities meant to care for him “destroyed” his life.’
BBC News, 26th October 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘English rugby should set up an independent medical panel to analyse injury trends in the professional game and suggest ways of minimising risk to players to help insulate clubs, and the Rugby Football Union, from legal action in the future, according to a leading negligence lawyer.’
The Guardian, 28th October 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘This was a challenge, arising from a possession claim, to the ‘one succession’ rule on secure tenancies.’
Nearly Legal, 28th October 2018
Source: nearlylegal.co.uk
‘A cot designer has been jailed for more than three years after a baby boy died in a bed he made.’
The Guardian, 26th October 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Two men have been found guilty of the manslaughter of a 15-year-old girl who suffered an allergic reaction to a takeaway meal.’
BBC News, 26th October 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Facebook has been fined £500,000 by the UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) after the watchdog found that the company was responsible for serious breaches of UK data protection laws.’
OUT-LAW.com, 25th October 2018
Source: www.out-law.com
‘Taxi licences are being issued behind closed doors to drivers convicted of offences including child sex crimes and reckless driving, the Local Democracy Reporting Service has revealed.’
BBC News, 27th October 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A man who hanged himself in prison after being convicted of murdering his wife and dumping her body in Coniston Water in the Lake District could receive a posthumous pardon after the case was referred to the court of appeal.’
The Guardian, 26th October 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Couples could soon be allowed to get married outdoors as part of changes to the 180-year-old laws in an attempt to make the ceremonies more affordable.’
The Guardian, 27th October 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Organisers of major sporting and entertainment events such as football matches, athletics meetings and music festivals, will welcome a new ruling barring ticket touts from selling tickets on Cheltenham racecourse premises, an expert has said.’
OUT-LAW.com, 25th October 2018
Source: www.out-law.com
‘Uber drivers are estimated to be more than £18,000 out of pocket because the ride hailing company refuses to recognise a two-year-old ruling entitling them to holiday pay, a minimum wage and rest breaks.’
The Guardian, 28th October 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Organisations that hold and process personal data have already had to contemplate the prospect of €20 million fines for not matching up to the requirements of the GDPR. Now the Court of Appeal has given a ruling that presents another type of exposure risk where personal data is concerned. Upholding a High Court decision given in November 2017, this second ruling confirms that an employer can be liable for the actions of a rogue employee in exposing the private information of thousands of other members of staff.’
Technology Law Update, 26th October 2018
Source: www.technology-law-blog.co.uk
‘Seven members of a gang that used drones to airlift £500,000 worth of drugs into prisons have been given jail terms ranging from three to 10 years.’
The Guardian, 26th October 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Tomorrow [26 October], Tim Loughton will seek, through an amendment to his private members’ bill, to speed through legislation to allow mixed sex couples who disapprove of marriage to register as civil partners instead. Gay couples already have the option of marriage or civil partnership; for straight couples, it’s marriage or nothing, writes Catherine Utley, a former Senior Broadcast Journalist at BBC World Service News.’
Family Law, 25th October 2018
Source: www.familylaw.co.uk
‘A man has been arrested on suspicion of trying to steal a Magna Carta from Salisbury Cathedral.’
The Guardian, 26th October 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The number of hit-and-run crashes in England and Wales has risen by 45% in four years, the BBC has learned.’
BBC News, 28th October 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A police officer who Tasered a man shortly before his death should not have held the trigger for such a long time, the police watchdog has found.’
The Guardian, 26th October 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The UK’s leading health professionals are calling on the government to implement the biggest shake-up of air quality legislation for 60 years in an effort to tackle the country’s growing air pollution crisis.’
The Guardian, 28th October 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
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