‘MPs have launched an inquiry into the planned renovation of the Palace of Westminster amid concerns it may not provide value for money.’
BBC News, 15th January 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Secretary of State for Justice, Liz Truss, recently announced that the government would soon confirm the time-table for the post legislative review of the Legal Aid Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2012 (LASPO). There has been growing pressure on ministers for some time to announce this (see “Back to the drawing board”, 166 NLJ 7698 13 May 2016, p 6). The Legal Action Group (LAG) hopes that the review will be used as an opportunity by the still relatively new team at the top of the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) to look at funding the provision of early advice in civil legal cases.’
Halsbury’s Law Exchange, 11th January 2017
Source: www.halsburyslawexchange.co.uk
‘Gambling firms that fail to tackle problem gambling and money laundering face heftier fines and a higher risk of losing their operating licence under a tougher regime to be unveiled by the industry’s regulator.’
The Guardian, 15th January 2017
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘The actor who played Damien Thorn in the 1970s horror film The Omen punched two cyclists in a road-rage attack and has been given a suspended prison sentence – on Friday the 13th.’
The Guardian, 13th January 2017
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘The Supreme Court is expected this week to make it more difficult for former Taliban fighters to sue the Government over their detention in Afghanistan.’
Daily Telegraph, 14th January 2017
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Three teenagers have been jailed for stabbing a young rapper to death in a fight over a stolen bicycle in south-east London.’
BBC News, 13th January 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘It said car insurance firms couldn’t discriminate between the sexes … since then men have seen a four-fold rise in premiums.’
The Guardian, 14th January 2017
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘A masseur who sexually assaulted six female clients has been jailed for 15 months.’
BBC News, 10th January 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Prosecutors are due to open their case against television entertainer Rolf Harris, who will follow his sex attack trial remotely.
Daily Telegraph, 11th January 2017
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘A district judge in Manchester has made an award of exemplary damages after finding road traffic accident claimants guilty of bringing fundamentally dishonest claims.’
Litigation Futures, 10th January 2017
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
‘The former Old Bailey prosecutor Brian Altman QC has been named as the new lead counsel for the independent inquiry into child sexual abuse.’
The Guardian, 10th January 2017
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘The criminal division of the Court of Appeal has taken the unusual step of announcing its intention to refer a City law firm to the Solicitors Regulation Authority.’
Legal Futures, 11th January 2017
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘Pre-emptive military strikes against terrorist targets overseas are required for national self-defence and the legal basis on which they are carried out should be made more explicit to deal with increasing threat levels, the UK’s attorney general is due to say on Wednesday.’
The Guardian, 11th January 2017
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘The vote reflects cross-party hostility to proposed government reforms that peers say could damage the reputation of UK universities.’
The Independent, 10th January 2017
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A man who raped and tortured a woman while keeping her prisoner for three days last February has been jailed for 23 years.’
The Guardian, 10th January 2017
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘A senior druid has won the right to take a charity to court over “pay-to-pray” parking charges for the Summer Solstice at Stonehenge, claiming it should be free.’
Daily Telegraph, 10th January 2017
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘A dog sentenced to death after eating his owner’s body has been given a stay of execution after a judge granted a judicial review.’
BBC News, 10th January 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has again suggested he would like to see a maximum salary cap in the UK. Would you support this policy? And what level do you think maximum earnings should be?’
The Guardian, 10th January 2017
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Landscape is not just physical, but also filled with symbolic, social and cultural attachments. The impacts of large wind energy projects on landscapes can be enormously contentious to the communities asked to host them. This lecture will examine how the legal process for consenting ‘nationally significant’ wind farms shapes our knowledge of landscape.’
Date: 28th February 2017, 1.15-1.55pm
Location: Darwin Lecture Theatre, Darwin Building, London WC1E 6BT
Charge: Free
More information can be found here.
‘Sarah Nason, Bangor University Law School
With guest speakers:
Mr Justice Lewis, Administrative Court
Professor Rick Rawlings, University College London
Paul Bowen QC, Brick Court Chambers
Dr Dimitrios Kyritsis, University of Reading’
Date: 20th February 2017, 5.30-8.00pm
Location: Institute of Advanced Legal Studies, 17 Russell Square, London WC1B 5DR
Charge: Free, registration required
More information can be found here.
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