‘Offenders released from prison face being banned from drinking from today (17 November 2021) under world-first plans to curb alcohol-fuelled crime.’
Ministry of Justice, 17th November 2021
Source: www.gov.uk
‘An employment tribunal has rejected claims for unpaid wages and holiday pay from a solicitor who worked as a consultant at a law firm and it decided was not an employee.’
Legal Futures, 18th November 2021
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘The drunkenness of a passenger seeking damages for injuries sustained in a car crash “will not avoid a finding of contributory negligence” where the claimant should have appreciated that the driver was too drunk to drive safely, the Court of Appeal has ruled.’
Law Society's Gazette, 16th November 2021
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘A British court on Wednesday sentenced nine members of the climate action group Insulate Britain to up to six months in prison for breaching an injunction designed to prevent road blockades.’
The Independent, 17th November 2021
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A 75-year-old American woman who uses a Zimmer frame and is unable to digest solid food has won her appeal to remain in the UK after living here for 53 years.’
The Guardian, 17th November 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A police officer who pursued inappropriate relationships with a woman feared to have suffered an overdose and another whose mother died would have been dismissed without notice had he not already retired, a watchdog has said.’
The Independent, 17th November 2021
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Only five migrants who crossed the Channel into Britain by boat have been successfully deported back to the continent this year, an immigration minister has revealed.’
The Independent, 17th November 2021
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A coroner has ruled she could not be sure of the exact circumstances in which a teenager died after being knifed in the heart by his friend but ruled out unlawful killing.’
The Guardian, 17th November 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn is taking legal action over a tweet that appeared to be mocking the Liverpool terrorist attack.’
Daily Telegraph, 18th November 2021
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Legal action against the attorney general and the Queen’s private lawyers has been initiated over a decision to ban media organisations from a court hearing about the Duke of Edinburgh’s will.’
The Guardian, 18th November 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘People who steal dogs could face up to five years in jail if convicted of a new criminal offence being planned by the government.’
The Independent, 18th November 2021
Source: www.independent.co.uk
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