‘A former police constable has been jailed for 20 weeks after sending a string of racist WhatsApp memes, including images that mocked the death of George Floyd.’
The Guardian, 14th June 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Victims of one of Britain’s biggest banking frauds will each be offered £3m compensation packages, according to a source familiar with the proposed deal expected to be announced later this week.’
The Guardian, 13th June 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘An advert for betting firm Paddy Power has been banned for encouraging repetitive gambling, by showing it taking priority over family.’
BBC News, 14th June 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The Court of Appeal will this week (16 June) will this week consider the role of local authorities, under the Care Act 2014, in respect of facilitating holidays and recreation for people with care needs.’
Local Government Lawyer, 14th June 2022
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘A masked driver has been found guilty of his part in two shootings on the same night which left one man dead and a second seriously injured.’
The Independent, 13th June 2022
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A Peterborough landlord has been sentenced to 12 months imprisonment for the illegal eviction and harassment of a private tenant, following a prosecution brought by Peterborough City Council.’
Local Government Lawyer, June 2022
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘A Swansea rapper who petrol-bombed a woman’s home after mistaking it for the house of his rap rival has been jailed for almost 10 years.’
The Independent, 13th June 2022
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Laws are central to our everyday lives – they govern our freedoms and liberties, should defend our human rights and even determine what taxpayer’s money goes towards. But what is a law and how are they created in the UK?’
Each Other, 13th June 2022
Source: eachother.org.uk
‘The multimillionaire Brexit backer Arron Banks has lost his libel action against the Observer and Guardian journalist Carole Cadwalladr, in a significant decision for public interest journalism.’
The Guardian, 13th June 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Five years after fire ripped through Grenfell Tower in west London, a public inquiry has laid bare the string of failures which resulted in the deaths of 72 people. But behind closed doors, police are carrying out one of the largest and most complex criminal investigations ever. When will justice be done and will it result in prison sentences?’
BBC News, 14th June 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Animal welfare campaigners, food policy experts and farmers have reacted with fury after the government watered down post-Brexit trade deal standards in its food strategy, released on Monday.’
The Guardian, 13th June 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘UK product liability laws need to be updated to address the use of artificial intelligence (AI), an expert has said.’
OUT-LAW.com, 8th June 2022
Source: www.pinsentmasons.com
‘A “monster” who murdered one neighbour and seriously wounded two others in a “spree of planned violence” after they took legal action to try to curtail his 12-year campaign of extreme harassment has been jailed for at least 37 years.’
The Guardian, 9th June 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Three people have been fined for breaking Covid laws by attending a vigil for Sarah Everard.’
BBC News, 9th June 2022
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Law Commission proposals to make directors more accountable for economic crimes at the companies they oversee have been condemned as a “thundering disappointment”.’
The Guardian, 10th June 2022
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The Supreme Court will next week (15 June) hand down its ruling on whether, when an appellate court reviews a first instance decision concerning the proportionality of orders made under the courts’ obligations under the Human Rights Act 1998, it is necessary for the appellate court to undertake its own proportionality assessment of that decision.’
Local Government Lawyer, 9th June 2022
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
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