‘A man has been banned from every drinking establishment in Greater London for 25 years after admitting numerous thefts.’
The Independent, 15th October 2014
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Scotland Yard is being investigated by a human rights watchdog for deleting references to discrimination from internal reports to avoid problems at tribunals.’
The Guardian, 22nd September 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘People who repeatedly commit alcohol-related crime will be forced to wear ankle tags that monitor whether they are still drinking, under a year-long pilot scheme.’
The Guardian, 31st July 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Almost 30,000 criminals including rapists and burglars ”have escaped the justice system” in the London area by being handed a police caution, it has been revealed.’
Daily Telegraph, 22nd July 2014
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Met Police officers are to start wearing cameras on their uniforms as part of plans to boost transparency and accelerate convictions.’
BBC News, 8th May 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
The City of London Solicitors’ Company (PDF)
Speech by The Lord Thomas of Cwmgiedd, Lord Chief Justice
Judiciary of England and Wales, 31st March 2014
Source: www.judiciary.gov.uk
‘The London Borough of Camden has successfully fought off a High Court challenge to its proposed regime for the licensing of busking.
Following a two-day hearing last month, Mrs Justice Patterson has now ruled that the introduction of the scheme was lawful.’
Local Government Lawyer, 11th March 2014
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘Plans to limit police stop and search powers in England and Wales have been held up by “regressive” attitudes in Downing Street, senior Conservatives have told BBC Newsnight.’
BBC News, 6th March 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A woman who was searched by police after refusing to pay a bus fare in London has had her appeal case over stop-and-search powers rejected.’
BBC News, 4th February 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The court of appeal is due to rule on a challenge over the legality of random stop-and-search powers aimed at tackling street violence.’
The Guardian, 4th February 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘The Metropolitan Police Service is hosting a multi-agency launch at City Hall today, Monday 3 February, to set a benchmark for the investigation of child sexual exploitation in the capital. Designed to enhance victim care through improved referral pathways the MPS has drawn up robust processes to identify children at risk of abuse and sexual exploitation. The London Child Sexual Exploitation (CSE) Operating Protocol – which has been agreed across all 32 London boroughs – sets out the standards expected of all those agencies involved in dealing with the identification and protection of vulnerable children who are targeted for sexual abuse.’
CrimeLine, 31st February 2014
Source: www.crimeline.info
‘Where the decision of a public body was shown to be unlawful, the court should be reluctant to refuse relief on the ground that, acting lawfully, the decision-maker would have reached the same decision, particularly if the power had been exercised not for its statutory purpose but for an ulterior motive. In such a case the court should grant appropriate relief.’
WLR Daily, 27th January 2014
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
‘The Met Police is struggling to provide adequate medical staffing to assess and treat detainees in their custody, according to a new report.’
BBC News, 28th January 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A London transport ban on a Christian charity’s posters suggesting gay people can “move out of homosexuality” has been put in doubt by a court of appeal judgment that ordered an investigation into whether the mayor, Boris Johnson, acted “for an improper purpose”.’
The Guardian, 27th January 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘The Government’s procedure in deciding which areas to exempt from recently introduced permitted development rights allowing offices to be transformed into homes without planning permission was fair, a High Court judge has decided.’
OUT-LAW.com, 6th January 2014
Source: www.out-law.com
‘Camden council’s decision to licence busking across the borough faces a legal challenge from the Association of Street Artists and Performers.’
The Independent, 22nd November 2013
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“A High Court judge yesterday granted permission to an application by Westminster City Council and English Heritage for a judicial review of the decision by the Secretary of State (SoS) not to call in proposals for a £800 million redevelopment of Elizabeth House near London’s Waterloo Station.”
OUT-LAW.com, 8th November 2013
Source: www.OUT-LAW.com
“A group of London councils is preparing to take legal action over the decision to shut 10 fire stations as part of plans to make £28.8m savings.”
BBC News, 10th August 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“A report by the police watchdog has found Scotland Yard is failing in the way it handles complaints of racism and discrimination against officers, a decade after the force vowed to stamp out prejudice in the ranks.”
The Guardian, 17th July 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Police officers who took the personal details of a woman ‘kettled’ during a trade union rally in 2011 acted unlawfully, the High Court has ruled.”
BBC News, 18th June 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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