The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) was justified in prosecuting two law firm partners even though all of the allegations were dismissed, a tribunal has ruled.
Legal Futures, 21st January 2021
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘A union has warned of industrial action unless courts in England and Wales close while improvements are made to staff coronavirus safety.’
BBC News, 20th January 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Companies that make dangerous building materials such as those used at Grenfell Tower could be prosecuted and their products banned by a new watchdog announced by the government.’
The Guardian, 19th January 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The Senior Presiding Judge, Lady Justice Thirlwall, and the Deputy Senior Presiding Judge, Lord Justice Haddon-Cave, have issued new guidance on the wearing of masks and face coverings in courts.’
Local Government Lawyer, 18th January 2021
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘A “troubling inequality” between BAME and White British consumers in the way they access legal services has changed little in the five years since it raised the issue, the Legal Services Consumer Panel (LSCP) has found.’
Legal Futures, 19th January 2021
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘Four men have been found guilty of murdering a boy stabbed more than 40 times in a “well-planned execution”.’
BBC News, 19th January 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Victims of female child sexual abusers face “enormous stigma and shame”, according to police and charities.’
BBC News, 19th January 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Police have issued fines to coronavirus rule breakers including those who held a party in a garden shed and a group of more than 40 people who gathered for illegal car racing.’
The Guardian, 18th January 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Buildings operated by HM Courts and Tribunals Service are safe for those that need to use them, the organisation’s acting chief executive has insisted.’
Local Government Lawyer, 19th January 2021
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘A landmark hearing in the court of appeal is under way to examine how cases of domestic abuse are handled by judges in the family courts.’
The Guardian, 19th January 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A series of healthcare failures that could lead to more people dying from Covid-19 were highlighted by a coroner during rare inquests into deaths in the first wave of the pandemic.’
The Guardian, 18th January 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A judgment made in open court takes effect when it is made and not when it is subsequently sealed. The lapse of time between the making of an order in open court and sealing it may be taken by the unsuccessful party as an opportunity to rehearse legal arguments or to produce new evidence to persuade the court to revisit and amend its order before it is sealed.’
Law Society's Gazette, 18th January 2021
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘Urgent action is needed to tackle an “unprecedented backlog” of court cases built up during the pandemic that has “severe implications” for victims, the UK’s four justice chief inspectors have warned.’
The Guardian, 19th January 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘BT is facing a class action lawsuit over claims it failed to compensate elderly customers who were overcharged for landlines for years.’
BBC News, 18th January 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A High Court judge has set out lessons for the future in non-notification cases, after refusing to endorse a local authority’s decision not to disclose the existence of a 10-month-old boy to his father.’
Local Government Lawyer, 18th January 2021
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘Most UK people’s 2020 Christmas eves were cheered by the news that we had some sort of Brexit deal – here, in all its majesty. Given the deadline for no deal, some deal, however thin, was a good deal better than nothing, with the ill-tempered chaos between the UK and a major trading partner which would have followed from the latter.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 18th January 2021
Source: ukhumanrightsblog.com
‘A man whose conviction aged 15 made him Britain’s youngest terrorist is safe to be freed, despite his key role in a plot to kill police officers, the Parole Board has decided.’
The Guardian, 18th January 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A woman is thought to be the first person in the UK to be found guilty of drink-driving while using an e-scooter.’
BBC News, 18th January 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Scottish judges have rejected a third appeal on behalf of the Libyan man convicted of the Lockerbie bombing.’
BBC News, 16th January 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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