‘A judge has ordered a police force and council to pay £52,000 to a sex abuse victim after a convicted paedophile was housed near his children’s home.’
BBC News, 24th September 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Ofcom is to launch an inquiry into Celebrity Big Brother after it received more than 25,000 complaints about Roxanne Pallett’s allegation she was physically abused by Ryan Thomas.’
BBC News, 24th September 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Tens of thousands of victims of domestic abuse and children are being put at further risk of harm by privatised offender supervision companies whose staff lack the skills, experience and time to supervise perpetrators, according to a new report.’
The Guardian, 25th September 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A teacher who drove into an airport worker following a row over a new £3 drop-off charge has been spared jail after a judge said he agreed the levy was an “absolute disgrace”.’
Daily Telegraph, 21st September 2018
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘The pioneering technique used to identify a British widow’s sadistic killer has led to hundreds of crimes being solved around the world. How was familial DNA searching used to catch a murderer for the first time, 15 years ago, and more recently the suspected Golden State Killer?’
BBC News, 23rd September 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘NHS England is to be taken to court by the UK’s equality watchdog for failing to offer fertility services to transgender patients.’
The Guardian 22nd, September 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The NHS has won a landmark battle against drug giants paving the way for the health service to save millions by prescribing cheaper medicine.’
Daily Telegraph, 21st September 2018
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘The Legal Services Board (LSB) has received unprecedented lobbying against the Solicitors Regulation Authority’s (SRA) plans to allow solicitors to practise from unregulated businesses.’
Legal Futures, 24th September 2018
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘The crisis engulfing the criminal justice system over its approach to rape cases is revealed by startling figures that show less than a third of prosecutions brought against young men result in a conviction.’
The Guardian, 23rd September 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Campaigners say it is time to find out the truth about the contaminated blood scandal that left nearly 3,000 people dead, as a public inquiry begins.’
BBC News, 24th September 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The number of people claiming to have suffered homophobic discrimination of work has almost doubled in the last year, according to The Times.’
Rights Info, 18th September 2018
Source: rightsinfo.org
‘The friend of a student who died after taking ecstasy as she celebrated finishing university has been told she could receive a custodial sentence for supplying controlled drugs.’
The Guardian, 18th September 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The claimant discontinued a claim. The defendants alleged that the claim was dishonest and asked the court to determine the issue of fundamental dishonesty so the defendants could enforce their entitlement to costs.’
Zenith PI Blog, 18th September 2018
Source: zenithpi.wordpress.com
‘A no-deal Brexitwill make it harder to bring the two Russian agents responsible for the Novichok attack to justice, one of the country’s most senior police officers has said.’
Daily Telegraph, 18th September 2018
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘The police tactic of stop and search is increasing the likelihood of crime rather than preventing it, finds a report that paints a bleak picture of young men and boys snapping under the pressure of relentless checks sometimes multiple times a day.’
The Guardian, 18th September 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The UK’s highest court is to have a female majority hear a case for the first time in 600 years.’
Daily Telegraph, 18th September 2018
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Two men overseeing an SAS selection march in which three reservists died have been acquitted of negligence.’
BBC News, 18th September 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A series of websites, an app and a YouTube channel promoting Kinder chocolate and toys have been banned in the UK for aiming junk food advertising at children.’
The Guardian, 19th September 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The husband in a divorce dispute cannot pay his lawyers a pound without paying a pound to his wife’s solicitors, the High Court has ruled.’
Legal Futures, 18th September 2018
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
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