Black History Month: First black magistrate Eric Irons honoured – BBC News
‘A plaque is to be unveiled to commemorate the life of Britain’s first black magistrate.’
BBC News, 1st October 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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CPS could and should have extradited paedophile music teacher – The Guardian
‘The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) could and should have extradited a paedophile music teacher suspected of grooming and sexually abusing a string of girls at a school in Manchester, the independent inquiry into child sexual abuse has heard.’
The Guardian, 30th September 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
Ex-BBC worker gets £130,000 settlement in equal pay dispute – The Guardian
‘A former BBC employee has received an out-of-court settlement of more than £130,000 after she accused the broadcaster of failing to meet its obligations over equal pay.’
The Guardian, 22nd September 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
Justice eBay Style – London Review of Books
‘The Shield of Achilles, as described in the Iliad, portrays two cities. One of them is at war, circled by ‘a divided army/gleaming in battle-gear’. In the other, there is a promise of peace through the exercise of law: ‘the people massed, streaming into the marketplace/where a quarrel had broken out and two men struggled/ over the blood-price for a kinsman just murdered./One declaimed in public, vowing payment in full –/the other spurned him, he would not take a thing –/so both men pressed for a judge to cut the knot./ The crowd cheered on both, they took both sides,/but heralds held them back as the city elders sat/on polished stone benches, forming the sacred circle,/grasping in hand the staffs of clear-voiced heralds,/and each leapt to his feet to plead the case in turn.’’
London Review of Books, 26th September 2019
Source: www.lrb.co.uk
Abuse inquiry calls for changes to civil justice system – Litigation Futures
‘Codes of practice for defendants responding to civil claims of child sexual abuse and a review of the law of limitation are among the ideas to deliver redress to victims put forward in a major report.’
Litigation Futures, 23rd September 2019
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
Mavis Eccleston, 80, cleared of murdering husband was ‘hung, drawn and quartered’ by police, family say – Daily Telegraph
‘The family of an 80-year-old cleared of murdering her husband in a failed suicide pact claim she was “hung, drawn and quartered” by police who said they would make an example of her.’
Daily Telegraph, 22nd September 2019
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Firm advertises for black solicitor apprentices – Legal Futures
‘Well-known law firm Leigh Day has hit back at criticism from “trolls” after it advertised solicitor apprenticeships for six black students of Afro-Caribbean or African heritage.’
Legal Futures, 20th September 2019
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
Extinction Rebellion protesters guilty of obstructing highway – BBC News
‘Four Extinction Rebellion campaigners who caused hours of traffic disruption at a climate change protest have been found guilty of obstructing a highway.’
BBC News, 20th September 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Supreme court poised to rule against Boris Johnson, say legal experts – The Guardian
‘Boris Johnson would have no option but to recall MPs to Westminster if the supreme court rules he misled the Queen, senior legal sources told the Observer yesterday.’
The Guardian, 22nd September 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
Children as young as 11 placed in unregulated care homes – BBC News
‘Children as young as 11 years old are illegally being placed in unregulated homes in England, the BBC has learned.’
BBC News, 19th September 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Child sex abuse inquiry: Victims with criminal records denied compensation – BBC News
‘Survivors of sexual abuse in care homes are denied compensation or have payouts cut because of their own criminal convictions, an inquiry has found.’
BBC News, 19th September 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Mum faced £10k bill to move from rapist neighbour – BBC News
‘A mother who discovered her disabled daughter’s rapist had moved next door was told she would have repay £10,000 to a council to leave her property.’
BBC News, 19th September 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Judge praises LiPs denied adjournment to find solicitors – Litigation Futures
‘A deputy master hearing a probate dispute in the High Court said the way litigants in person ran their defence justified a decision not to adjourn the case so they could instruct new lawyers.’
Litigation Futures, 20th September 2019
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
Ex-partner suing firm denied sight of its NDAs – Legal Futures
‘A former partner suing south-east law firm McMillan Williams over alleged sexual misconduct and harassment has been denied access to any non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) it may have reached.’
Legal Futures, 20th September 2019
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
Peter Beardsley barred from football for seven months over racist language – The Guardian
‘The former England striker Peter Beardsley has been banned from football for 32 weeks after being found guilty of three charges of racially abusing black players while coach of the Newcastle under-23 team.’
The Guardian, 19th September 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
John Major’s lawyer attacks No 10 prorogation claims as ‘misleading’ – The Guardian
‘Downing Street put out “misleading” statements about the prorogation of parliament and published excuses for Boris Johnson’s five-week suspension of the Commons that are “not the true reasons”, the supreme court has been told by a lawyer for the former prime minister John Major.’
The Guardian, 19th September 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
Student jailed for making 3D printed gun – BBC News
‘A “loner” university student has been jailed for making a gun using a 3D printer.’
BBC News, 19th September 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Concerns raised over prosecution of trafficked British children – The Guardian
‘The children’s commissioner is raising concerns with the Crown Prosecution Service about young victims of human trafficking being prosecuted rather than protected, following a Guardian investigation.’
The Guardian, 19th September 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
SIF rule could be “catastrophic” for retired solicitors – Legal Futures
‘Refusal by the Solicitors Indemnity Fund (SIF) to accept notifications of potential claims could be “catastrophic” for retired solicitors, a specialist in professional regulation and insurance has warned.’
Legal Futures, 20th September 2019
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
