“Are you one of the 17,000 students about to embark on a law course in the UK? Why not get your teeth stuck into our quiz to find out how clued up you are before you start at university? We have so many preconceptions about the law from what we see on the TV and through films — but how much do you really know?”
OUP Blog, 26th August 2013
Source: www.blog.oup.com
“On the whole, trying to appeal an unlawful eviction judgment and quantum decision against you on the basis that you are not actually the landlord is not an approach to be recommended. This appeal decision in the High Court can be taken as a reminder why this is so. There is also a reminder of the limits of Housing Act 1988 section 27(7)(a) mitigation by conduct of the tenant and of a section 27(8)(a) defence.”
NearlyLegal, 26th August 2013
Source: www.nearlylegal.co.uk
“A local authority in London has been fined £70,000 after mistakenly disclosing sensitive personal information about more than 2,000 people in response to a freedom of information (FOI) request.”
OUT-LAW.com, 26th August 2013
Source: www.out-law.com
“Santander (UK) Plc v McAtamney and other cases [2013] NIMaster 15 is, as the neutral citation should reveal, a case from Northern Ireland, decided by a Chancery Master. It is not, therefore, a binding authority on the law of England and Wales. Nevertheless, it is very interesting and, as we’ll see, highly persuasive.”
NearlyLegal, 27th August 2013
Source: www.nearlylegal.co.uk
“Channel 4 soap Hollyoaks has been censured over a fight scene where one of the main characters was killed by a speeding train.”
BBC News, 27th August 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Tougher laws are needed to prevent members of the public from revealing official secrets, former Metropolitan police commissioner Lord Blair has said.”
The Guardian, 26th August 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“David Cameron is facing demands to set out the legal justification for military action against Syria amid mounting unease over the scale and speed of Britain’s commitment to another conflict in the Middle East.”
Daily Telegraph, 26th August 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“Everybody wants to know what causes people to turn to violent crime. But what can you tell from the family history of a robber?”
BBC News, 27th August 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A Muslim woman who says she was stopped at an airport ‘without reasonable suspicion’ is awaiting a court ruling on whether her rights were breached.”
BBC News, 28th August 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A review into the rape of a toddler by a paedophile nursery worker has criticised Ofsted and council staff, who were aware that he had a ‘special relationship’ with the child but did not investigate it
properly.”
The Independent, 27th August 2013
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“A health board’s out-of-hours service has been criticised after a woman died hours after a GP in Carmarthen failed to diagnose sepsis.”
BBC News, 28th August 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“Criminals will profit from the ‘unintended consequences’ of new laws meant to protect consumers, the Trading Standards Institute (TSI) is warning.”
The Independent, 27th August 2013
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Victims of the Real IRA have expressed outrage after revelations that the family of a murdered member of the republican terror group has been awarded compensation.”
The Guardian, 26th August 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A judge has refused to let a Muslim woman in a full-length burka enter a plea until she shows her face to the court.”
Daily Telegraph, 23rd August 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
Hall -Chung, R. v [2007] EWCA Crim 3429 (26 July 2007)
High Court (Administrative Court)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Data Power Systems Ltd & Ors v Safehosts (London) Ltd & Anor [2013] EWHC 2479 (Ch) (17 May 2013)
High Court (Family Division)
Jones, Re (Alleged Contempt of Court) [2013] EWHC 2579 (Fam) (21 August 2013)
Source: www.bailii.org
“Ruth Cabeza, barrister, of Field Court Chambers considers two important judgments recently made by Mrs Justice Theis concerning payments under international commercial surrogacy agreements.”
Family Law Week, 22nd August 2013
Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk
“David Williams QC provides an introduction to the 1996 Hague Convention.”
New Law Journal, 22nd August 2013
Source: www.newlawjournal.co.uk
“Broad references by the press to ‘zero hours’ employment contracts are unhelpful, as the term is used to refer to a wide variety of contracts that can be used for a number of legitimate business reasons, an expert has said.”
OUT-LAW.com, 22nd August 2013
Source: www.out-law.com
“The judge gave the Allliance permission to seek judicial review of the Secretary of State’s decision about re-burial. But I question the result – does the Alliance really have a legal right to be consulted about where Richard III is to be re-buried?”
UK Human Rights Blog, 22nd August 2013
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
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