‘Customers of doorstep lender Provident Financial can claim compensation for mis-sold loans after the High Court backed a partial repayment scheme.’
BBC News, 4th August 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘An Instagram post by TV star Lauren Goodger has been banned because she didn’t clearly mark it as an advert.’
BBC News, 4th August 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘In R (Rose) v Chief Constable of Greater Manchester Police [2021] EWHC 875 (Admin), a businessman successfully challenged a decision not to refer his complaint to the Independent Office of Police Conduct (IOPC) under the mandatory referral criteria. The High Court concluded that the chief constable had failed to review the conduct alleged and consider whether, if substantiated, it would constitute serious corruption as defined in the (then) Independent Complaints Commission (IPCC) Statutory Guidance on the handling of complaints. Instead, he had performed an assessment of the merits which had rendered the decision not to refer the complaint unlawful. The case makes clear that complaints engaging the mandatory criteria, especially that of “serious corruption”, must be referred to the IOPC.’
UK Police Law Blog, 26th July 2021
Source: ukpolicelawblog.com
‘The London Borough of Lambeth has secured an order for possession against occupiers camping on Clapham Common.’
Local Government Lawyer, 13th July 2021
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘Two Metropolitan Police staff members may have failed to pass on information in relation to the disappearance of Richard Okorogheye and have been served with misconduct notices as a result, the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC) has announced.’
The Independent, 10th July 2021
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘The advertising watchdog, the ASA, has banned an advert by controversial brewer Brewdog for misleading claims.’
BBC News, 6th July 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The Housing Ombudsman has published details of more than 350 individual decisions to its online casebook on complaints made against landlords since the database’s conception in March this year.’
Local Government Lawyer, 30th June 2021
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘The Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman has said the London Borough of Lewisham exposed a former looked after child to “significant harm” after it failed to address her claims of abuse while in foster care properly.’
Local Government Lawyer, 22nd June 2021
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘A new regulator, with powers to investigate and address unfair trade practices and subsidies, has begun operating in the UK.’
OUT-LAW.com, 2nd June 2021
Source: www.pinsentmasons.com
‘Instagram posts by three reality TV stars promising that people in financial trouble could wipe out 85% of their debt have been banned.’
BBC News, 2nd June 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘People renewing their home or motor insurance will pay no more than they would as a new customer from January. The new rules have been confirmed by the City regulator, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), following years of complaints.’
BBC News, 28th May 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The firm behind HS2 was “dishonest and misleading” in its handling of a compensation claim from a member of the public who had to sell their home to make way for the line, a report claims.’
BBC News, 27th May 2021
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘An ad campaign telling the public that “it’s time to buy” bitcoin has been banned after the advertising watchdog ruled that it was irresponsible and misleading.’
The Guardian, 26th May 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘In R (Grice) v HM Senior Coroner of Brighton and Hove [2020] EWHC 3581, the High Court has summarised the scope of the requirements under article 2 of the European Convention of Human Rights (ECHR) for an effective investigation into alleged failures of the police to protect life. The question arose where a coroner had refused to re-open the inquest into the murder of a woman by her former partner after the police had mishandled her complaints of stalking. While the criminal trial by itself had not satisfied the article 2 investigative obligation, it had been met by the combination of the criminal trial and the four subsequent investigations of police conduct.’
UK Police Law Blog, 24th May 2021
Source: ukpolicelawblog.com
‘The police watchdog is investigating complaints by Richard Okorogheye’s mother and considering whether race played a role in the way the Metropolitan police handled reports of her son’s disappearance.’
The Guardian, 26th April 2021
Source: www.theguardian.com
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