‘The future of a key part of the government’s system to remove failed asylum seekers is in doubt after the High Court ruled it was unlawful.’
BBC News, 12th June 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The Chilcot report has taken six years and cost £10m but is “unlikely to be published for another year at least”, according to sources close to the inquiry.’
The Independent, 14th June 2014
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘New laws aimed at preventing young girls being taken abroad to undergo female genital mutilation are to be fast-tracked within weeks, amid fears that the number of cases could soar during the summer holidays.’
The Guardian, 13th June 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘A man who infected two women with HIV after having unprotected sex with them despite knowing he was a carrier has been jailed for seven years.’
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The Independent, 13th June 2015
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A woman, who was forcibly strip-searched by police officers then left naked in a custody cell while cameras broadcast her image, has won £37,000 in damages from the Metropolitan Police, the Guardian has reported.’
The Independent, 14th June 2015
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘The British government has been criticised by the UN for lacking “a consistent and coherent” approach to tackling violence against women, warning that its austerity agenda will further undermine the safety of vulnerable individuals.’
The Guardian, 14th June 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Older people are not being protected by the legal system against abuse, neglect and other crimes, their commissioner for Wales has said.’
BBC News, 15th June 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Lease provisions that would ultimately increase service charges payable by the tenants of a number of holiday homes near Swansea to more than £1 million a year should be allowed to stand, the UK’s highest court has ruled.’
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OUT-LAW.com, 11th June 2015
Source: www.out-law.com
‘Police behaviour at Orgreave paved the way for Hillsborough five years later. The IPCC’s decision not to investigate teaches the state that it can mistreat citizens with impunity.’
The Guardian, 12th June 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Hearing is told bullying head Anupe Hanch, 49, asked a special needs pupil: ‘Do you want to become a paedophile?”
Daily Telegraph, 11th June 2015
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘This is not a usual blog post. I was asked to do an analysis of the proposed £23,000 pa benefit cap, its impact on housing, homelessness and the legal position, with a focus on London, for use elsewhere and for a purpose which shall remain nameless. But I feel this needs wider sharing.’
Nearly Legal, 10th June 2015
Source: www.nearlylegal.co.uk
‘The family of a man said to be in a state of “low awareness” after sustaining a brain injury have launched a legal fight to prevent a health trust from halting treatment that is keeping him alive. The patient, in his 40s, is being treated in a hospital intensive care unit. Specialist doctors say it is very unlikely that he will regain any level of consciousness.’
The Guardian, 11th June 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘he Department of Health’s cost estimates and chosen funding mechanisms for implementing the first phase of the Care Act 2014 have put local authorities under increased financial risk given the uncertain level of demand for adult social care, the National Audit Office has said.’
Local Government Lawyer, 11th June 2015
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘Confectionery giant Nestle’s attempt to trademark the shape of its four-finger KitKat bar in the UK does not comply with European law, a senior European Court lawyer has said.’
BBC News, 11th June 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘It will be impossible to enforce human rights across Europe if the Conservative party carries out its threat to withdraw from the Strasbourg court, the former attorney general Dominic Grieve QC has warned.’
The Guardian, 11th June 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Fiona Cullum sobs in the courtroom as her suspended sentence for perverting the course of justice is declared ‘unduly lenient’.’
Daily Telegraph, 11th June 2015
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Prison authorities have been underestimating the scale of overcrowding in jails in England and Wales for six years, the prisons minister has admitted.’
The Guardian, 11th June 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘A petition calling for a referendum on whether Britain should repeal the Human Rights Act has attracted more than 235,000 signatures as opposition to the Conservative government’s plans to scrap it grows.’
The Independent, 11th June 2015
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A young woman who admitted being a “Twitter terrorist” on a massive scale has been jailed for three and a half years.’
The Guardian, 11th June 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘A GP who did not act adequately over concerns raised about starved schoolboy Daniel Pelka remains fit to practise, a disciplinary panel has ruled.’
BBC News, 11th June 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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