‘Lawyers for rape complainants who have been “failed” by the criminal justice system are preparing to launch a legal challenge against the Crown Prosecution Service, the Guardian has learned.’
The Guardian, 28th September 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Restaurants will be legally barred from keeping tips from staff under plans to be announced by Theresa May on Monday.’
BBC News, 1 October 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A new super-database being built for the police represents a “grave” risk to privacy, a leading human rights group has said.’
The Guardian, 1 October 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘This was Curo Places appeal of a Circuit Judge’s dismissal of its possession claim against Ms Walker.’
Nearly Legal, 30th September 2018
Source: nearlylegal.co.uk
‘Combustible cladding is to be banned for all new schools, hospitals, care homes, student accommodation and residential buildings in England above 18m (60ft).’
BBC News, 30th September 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A judge and police leaders have questioned why a senior counter-terror officer had to face a criminal trial over a complaint that he “shoulder-barged” a female colleague.’
Daily Telegraph, 28th September 2018
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘It is increasingly difficult for defendants and claimants to find solicitors prepared to represent them due to government legal aid cuts, the Law Society has warned.’
The Guardian, 28th September 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘NHS England is being taken to court by the UK’s equality watchdog for its failure to offer fertility services to transgender patients.’
Rights Info, 25th September 2018
Source: rightsinfo.org
‘The UK Government has published a notice about what will happen in relation to EU trade marks and designs if there is NO DEAL. The Government still regards NO DEAL as unlikely, but there is plenty of political uncertainty in the UK just now.’
Technology Law Update, 25th September 2018
Source: www.technology-law-blog.co.uk
‘Billy Joe Saunders has been fined £100,000 by the British Boxing Board of Control after the emergence of video footage in which he appears to offer a woman drugs.’
The Guardian, 25th September 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Police are demanding almost unfettered access to highly personal records and data from potential rape victims before pressing ahead with their cases, the Guardian can reveal.’
The Guardian, 25th September 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Coercive abuse became a criminal offence under the Serious Crimes Act in 2015. We define coercive abuse as the act of coercive or controlling behaviour in an intimate or family relationship.’
Family Law, 25th September 2018
Source: www.familylaw.co.uk
‘Richard Shepherd’s career saw him work on some of the most high-profile cases of the past 30 years, such as Harold Shipman and Stephen Lawrence. But it came at a terrible personal cost, he says.’
The Guardian, 26th September 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A council failed to take into consideration all relevant facts when deciding that an elderly couple had deliberately deprived themselves of capital in order to reduce the husband’s care costs, the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman (LGO) has concluded.’
Local Government Lawyer, September 2018
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘Detailed proposals to reform the leasehold enfranchisement process and make it easier and cheaper for leaseholders in England and Wales to purchase the freehold of their house or flat have been published by the Law Commission.’
OUT-LAW.com, 24th September 2018
Source: www.out-law.com
‘The English High Court has ruled that a charter company was in breach of contract when it failed to provide cargoes to a ship owner – but that the contract’s ‘force majeure’ clause means it escapes paying damages.’
OUT-LAW.com, 24th September 2018
Source: www.out-law.com
‘A criminal sole practitioner has been fined for offences including failure to distribute legal aid payments for professional disbursements, which he blamed on having laid off a manager after the firm suffered from government cutbacks.’
Legal Futures, 25th September 2018
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
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