‘A fraudster who claimed more than £100,000 meant for Grenfell Tower victims has been jailed for six years.’
The Independent, 21st November 2018
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘The parents of a girl sexually assaulted at the age of six by boys in her school playground have won compensation from the local authority.’
BBC News, 21st November 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Facebook is lodging an appeal against the record fine of £500,000 levied against it by the Information Commissioner’s Office in the UK, arguing that the penalty “challenges some of the basic principles of how people should be allowed to share information online”.’
The Guardian, 21st November 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Peers have hit out at the Government’s escalating use of so-called “Henry VIII powers”, describing the practice as “constitutionally objectional”. In a report the House of Lords Constitution Committee criticised the seeking of broad delegated powers that permit the determination as well as the implementation of policy, and in particular the use of such powers to create criminal offences and establish public bodies.’
Local Government Lawyer, 20th November 2018
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘Family lawyers will be expected to come to court with their laptops and draft orders on the day as part of a policy drafted to reduce delays caused by growing workloads and dwindling staff resources. The court orders policy came into force at London’s Central Family Court last week.’
Law Society's Gazette, 20th November 2018
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘Matthew Richardson, barrister at Coram chambers considers the fundamental problem with re-shaping our justice system around a huge increase in litigants in person, caused by the removal of legal aid provision from most cases.’
Family Law Week, 9th November 2018
Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk
‘Courts in England and Wales are suffering from decades of neglect and need an injection of hundreds of millions of pounds for repairs, the lord chief justice has told MPs.’
The Guardian, 20th November 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A House of Lords committee that suspended a Liberal Democrat peer who it found had sexually harassed a women’s rights campaigner has defended its decision, after the upper house voted to block the punishment.’
The Guardian, 20th November 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Criminals may be escaping conviction because of a lack of resources for forensic investigations, the Lord Chief Justice warned yesterday.’
Daily Telegraph, 20th November 2018
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Kellogg’s, the maker of Coco Pops, has beaten a junk food advert ban after lobbying to overturn a decision by the UK’s advertising regulator, in a move that has outraged obesity campaigners.’
The Guardian, 21st November 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The accounting watchdog has launched an investigation into Grant Thornton’s audits of Patisserie Valerie over the three years from 2015 to 2017, after financial irregularities were uncovered at the cafe chain earlier this year.’
The Independent, 21st November 2018
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A bus driver who was sacked for testing positive for cocaine has been awarded £40,000 after a tribunal ruled the drug could have got into his system when he licked his fingers after accepting notes from students.’
Daily Telegraph, 20th November 2018
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Juries may need to be scrapped in rape trials because of the dominance of rape myths in society and “shockingly low” charging and conviction rates, the House of Commons will hear.’
The Guardian, 21st November 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A wife, her lover and his daughter have been jailed for life over a plot to kill her terminally ill husband.’
BBC News, 20th November 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A Royal Academy of Music teacher was wrongfully dismissed for referring to violinists as ‘gypos’, a tribunal ruled.’
Daily Telegraph, 19th November 2018
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘The Court of Appeal has overturned a finding of the High Court of fraudulent misrepresentation against a postal equipment supplier, on the grounds that it was not ‘vicariously liable’ for the dishonesty of its agent.’
OUT-LAW.com, 19th November 2018
Source: www.out-law.com
‘The Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) is pushing for protection for staff from criminal sanctions for disclosing information relating to transgender solicitors and other law firm staff.’
Legal Futures, 20th November 2018
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘The supreme court has dismissed an attempt by the Brexit secretary to derail a European court hearing into whether article 50 – which triggered the UK’s departure from the EU – could be reversed.’
The Guardian, 20th November 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
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