‘A council has been told to pay a boy with special educational needs £20,000 because it failed to provide a suitable alternative education for him.’
BBC News, 5th November 2020
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The Metropolitan police has apologised for errors made in an investigation into a vicious racist attack. The victim says the errors resulted from discrimination by officers.’
The Guardian, 22nd October 2020
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Fewer than one in 200 complaints made against the division of the Metropolitan police responsible for public order policing over the last decade have been upheld, figures obtained by the Guardian suggest.’
The Guardian, 15th October 2020
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘An independent panel investigating two maternity units in south Wales where a series of failings may have put the lives of mothers and babies at risk is looking into the care given to 150 women, it emerged on Monday.’
The Guardian, 28th September 2020
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘On 12th December 2018, the Diocese of Oxford announced the establishment of an Independent Case Review of the diocesan safeguarding response to allegations of spiritual abuse in the case of the Revd Tim Davis. On 11 September 2020, the Diocese of Oxford published the Review’s findings, a summary of which is reproduced below.’
Law & Religion UK, 11th September 2020
Source: www.lawandreligionuk.com
‘The UK government is considering whether to allow non-profit organisations to make data protection regulatory complaints and bring court claims on behalf of individuals without their consent.’
OUT-LAW.com, 14th September 2020
Source: www.pinsentmasons.com
‘A judge has claimed he was put under “improper and undue influence” to keep a defendant in custody.’
BBC News, 11th September 2020
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A multifaceted complaint against legal educator BPP from students on its postgraduate solicitor programmes was formally submitted today.’
Law Society's Gazette, 11th August 2020
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘A judge has failed in his claim that he suffered discrimination, harassment and victimisation due to his race over how a complaint by a litigant was dealt with.’
Legal Futures, 10th August 2020
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘The UK’s financial watchdog has warned high-cost lenders about irresponsible repeat lending and exploitative marketing that risks pushing vulnerable borrowers into a cycle of debt.’
The Guardian, 6th August 2020
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘There has been a 9% increase in the number of complaints to law firms last year, but they continue to resolve eight out of 10 themselves, according to official statistics.’
Legal Futures, 31st July 2020
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘Parliament’s sleaze watchdog has warned that a lack of openness is undermining the Westminster standards system, as she appealed for a new right to name MPs who are under investigation.’
The Independent, 15th July 2020
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A police officer had sex with two domestic violence victims while on duty and used the force’s computer systems to track down two other women and send them texts of a sexual nature, the police watchdog has found.’
The Independent, 15th July 2020
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A complaint against police officers who accused a black woman of “jumping on the bandwagon” is to be probed by a watchdog.’
BBC News, 16th July 2020
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The Housing Ombudsman has published its new Complaint Handling Code in preparation for its assumption of greater powers at the end of the year.’
Local Government Lawyer, 8th July 2020
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
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