“The Independent Police Complaints Commission has said ‘significant’ material about the death of Mark Duggan has emerged in recent weeks, meaning its report into his shooting by police will be delayed even further.”
The Guardian, 23rd October 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A successful proportionality defence on an introductory tenancy and one upheld on appeal. There is also some helpful confirmation about what can be considered in assessing proportionality.”
NearlyLegal, 21st October 2012
Source: www.nearlylegal.co.uk
“Virgin Media and BT are taking legal action against Birmingham city council over the use of public money to build a broadband network that directly competes with their own.”
The Guardian, 21st October 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“One of the less well-remarked upon changes in the Localism Act 2010 was a set of radical changes to the role of the Housing Ombudsman (the current incumbent being the lovely Mike Biles). In short, the HO takes over jurisdiction for local authority housing complaints; there is a filter mechanism before the HO can accept a complaint (it has to be referred by a Designated person: MP, Councillor, Tenants Panel). The former is to be welcomed – on one view, the HO now offers a far better, more modern, proactive service than the Local Government Ombudsman in our entrepreneurialised housing system; the latter is to be absolutely deprecated as being not just against the spirit of administrative justice but also as a mechanism for cost-saving in the face of proper redress of grievance/s. Whatever you think about ombudspersons – and a range of views are expressed – there is no doubt that they have consistently exposed various maladministrations across the housing sphere, and they don’t hold back; in addition, their purpose (unlike courts) is to make things better for future ‘customers’ so that there may well be an impact on service delivery from a single instance of maladministration (and not just in that organisation).”
NearlyLegal, 17th October 2012
Source: www.nearlylegal.co.uk
“Research shows that clients are reluctant to complain to lawyers when things go wrong and that the Legal Ombudsman needs to be clearer in its message.”
The Guardian, 17th October 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“A Boots ad for an ‘organic’ baby shampoo has been banned after a watchdog found that fewer than 5% of the ingredients in the product were natural.”
The Guardian, 17th October 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Clients of law firms are scared to complain when things go wrong and are confused about the complaints system.”
The Guardian, 15th October 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Comedian Frankie Boyle is suing the Mirror newspaper for libel, over an article which labelled him racist.”
BBC News, 15th October 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The day before our seminar on the Court of Protection and the right to autonomy, the Strasbourg Court has ruled on a closely related issue in a fascinating challenge to the role of the Official Solicitor in making decisions on behalf of individuals who are for one reason or another unable to act for themselves.”
UK Human Rights Blog, 10th October 2012
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
“As the number of sex crimes rises, police procedures mean victims of assault do not get justice – and their attackers go free.”
The Independent, 7th October 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“An advert for a Harvey Nichols sale has escaped censure despite attracting 105 complaints that it pictured people who had apparently wet themselves with excitement.”
Daily Telegraph, 3rd October 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
“The advertising watchdog has criticised Channel 4’s controversial Big Fat Gypsy Weddings poster campaign, ruling that it depicted a child in a sexualised way and reinforced negative stereotypes.”
The Guardian, 3rd October 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Type in ‘mis-sold mortgages’ on a Google search and you will discover literally hundreds of internet businesses vying for the opportunity to pursue a claim to the Financial Services Authority (FSA). If you thought PPI was big, you ain’t seen nothing yet; with millions already having been put aside to meet the thousands of potential claims that arise from possible mis-selling of mortgages during the boom years of 2004 to 2009.”
Hardwicke Chambers, 27th September 2012
Source: www.hardwicke.co.uk
“The BBC Trust has ruled that Jeremy Clarkson’s joke comparing a Japanese car to the Elephant Man was offensive to people with facial disfigurements, and criticised Top Gear’s production team for a ‘regrettable lapse of editorial judgment’.”
The Guardian, 1st October 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Two people who sent millions of spam text messages face being fined more than £250,000, the information watchdog said today.”
The Independent, 1st October 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“Forty-nine Metropolitan police officers were suspended for corruption over a three-year period, with figures showing 15 cases were proven, 18 unproven and 16 ongoing.”
The Guardian, 29th September 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Prince Harry will not pursue a complaint with the Press Complaints Commission (PCC) over the publication of photographs of him naked in Las Vegas, St James’s Palace has said.”
BBC News, 28th September 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“An advert for a computer game that contained ‘scenes of graphic violence’ involving fighting between a man and several women wearing ‘sexually provocative clothing’ was not likely to cause widespread offence or distress to viewers, was not socially irresponsible and did not glamorise violence against women, the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has ruled.”
OUT-LAW.com, 27th September 2012
Source: www.out-law.com
“A councillor breached equality laws when he suggested putting a minefield around a travellers’ site in Cambridgeshire, a report has said.”
BBC News, 26th September 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“The ECtHR’s recent decision in Buckland v UK demonstrates again how wonderfully delphic the subject of housing and Article 8 rights has become.”
NearlyLegal, 23rd September 2012
Source: www.nearlylegal.co.uk
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