‘The Wednesday in an investigation into the track record of Anglican churches in England and Wales in preventing exploitation, dealing with perpetrators and helping survivors to overcome trauma and obtain justice.’
The Guardian, 16th March 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Ministers have ordered an immediate inquiry into allegations that former senior civil servants from the Ministry of Justice have used their Whitehall knowledge and contacts to help private companies secure government contracts worth millions.’
The Guardian, 14th March 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Lord Janner faced allegations that he had abused 30 victims from the mid-1950s until the late 1980s, the first preliminary hearing of a public inquiry into child abuse has heard.’
The Guardian, 9th March 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Government’s sex abuse inquiry – which has first preliminary hearing on Wednesday – will hear claims that former home secretary was warned of abuse in the early 90s.’
Daily Telegraph, 8th March 2016
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘A three-year police review has found insufficient evidence to charge a single manager, doctor or nurse.’
Daily Telegraph, 1st March 2016
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Paul Worthington awarded £87,318 for counsel payments and £29,450 for solicitors’ fees to fight against the proceedings.’
Daily Telegraph, 28th February 2016
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘It cost £15m and took five years but what did Operation Elveden – the police investigation into inappropriate payments to police and public officials by journalists – aim to achieve?’
BBC News, 26th February 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Scotland Yard’s investigation into payments by journalists to police and other public officials has officially closed after five years.’
The Guardian, 26th February 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘The full background to Scotland Yard’s troubled Operation Midland inquiry into an alleged VIP paedophile ring may never be made public, one of the country’s top policemen has hinted. Metropolitan Police Deputy Commissioner Craig Mackey said police can “never put all the allegations about a particular case into the public domain”, adding that the Met should not be judged on the “partial” accounts of the inquiry coming from accusers and accused.’
Daily Telegraph, 25th February 2016
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘”Serious failings” at the BBC allowed Jimmy Savile to sexually abuse 72 people without detection for decades, according to a damning report published on Thursday, which insisted that the corporation still had lessons to learn.’
The Guardian, 25th February 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘The CMA is investigating grocer Netto’s completed acquisition of three stores from Co-Operative Group. The announcement of a fresh UK merger control investigation comes in the wake of the CMA’s July 2015 clearance of the transaction and after learning that it should have been notified to the European Commission under the EU Merger Regulation.’
Zenith Chambers, 5th February 2016
Source: www.zenithchambers.co.uk
‘Over the past few decades, the question of substantive review has provided one of the liveliest debates in public law. However, despite a myriad of contributions from courts and legal commentators, we are still left with little certainty as to its nature, scope, and structure. As we near 70 years since Lord Greene’s landmark decision in Wednesbury, and despite some interesting and innovative recent additions to the debate, a distinct sense of fatigue has begun to set in.’
UK Constitutional Law Association, 17th February 2016
Source: www.ukconstitutionallaw.org
‘It was clear from the start that the Leveson inquiry was to be conducted in two parts. The first section, examining the culture, practices and ethics of the media, reported back in 2012.’
The Guardian, 15th February 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘The former international development secretaries have called for an inquiry into the way in which UK counter-terrorism laws are hampering the humanitarian work of Islamic charities, including some of the few British charities capable of operating inside Syria.’
The Guardian, 12th February 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘The first part of the inquiry, in 2011-2012, examined press ethics, but hearings into ties between newspapers and the police were put on hold amid criminal inquiries over phone hacking.’
BBC News, 9th February 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘MPs will use human rights laws this week to prevent politicians being named the House of Commons after their arrest.’
Daily Telegraph, 7th February 2016
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Sir Bernard Hogan-Howe, Britain’s most senior police officer, will explain his conduct over the beleaguered child sex abuse inquiry for the first time later this month after being called to give evidence to MPs.’
Daily Telegraph, 7th February 2016
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘The Metropolitan Police investigation of a rape allegation against the late Lord Brittan was “fully justified”, a review has concluded.’.
BBC News, 7th February 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Police investigating the murder of Stephen Lawrence in 1993 have contacted an unspecified number of people to request DNA samples.’
BBC News, 30th January 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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