‘The government has announced plans to consult on further reforms to the planning system, including giving local authorities more flexibility to dispose of surplus land that could instead accommodate new homes.’
Local Government Lawyer, 2nd October 2018
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘The former president of the Supreme Court, Lord Neuberger, and former Attorney General Dominic Grieve are on the advisory panel for an independent review of the regulatory framework for legal services.’
Legal Futures, 3rd October 2018
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘The Home Office is threatening to deport a teenage granddaughter of a former Chagos Islander, even though her mother holds British citizenship.’
The Guardian, 2nd October 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The Government has announced its intention to introduce civil partnerships for heterosexual couples in England and Wales as an alternative to getting married, saying that the move will provide greater security for unmarried couples and their families.’
Family Law, 2nd October 2018
Source: www.familylaw.co.uk
‘An advert for Costa Coffee has been banned for urging customers to buy a bacon roll rather than avocados.’
BBC News, 3rd October 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Judges do not have power to order a solicitor to give a former client copies of documents which are the property of the solicitor, the High Court has ruled.’
Litigation Futures, 1st October 2018
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
‘A convicted murderer who spent 18 months on the run after being sprung from custody by armed men has been jailed until at least 2051.’
The Guardian, 2nd October 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A judge has confirmed Lewisham Council’s right to possession of a wildlife garden in Deptford as part of a housing project, but said it cannot take place until seven days after a High Court judge holds an oral hearing into whether to grant permission for a judicial review challenge.’
Local Government Lawyer, 1st October 2018
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘The NHS has agreed to pay a record £19.8m in damages for failings in the care of a woman who suffered catastrophic brain injuries when she was deprived of oxygen as a baby.’
The Guardian, 1st October 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The trial of 15 protestors who prevented a deportation flight leaving Stansted airport in March 2017 has begun today at Chelmsford Crown Court. ‘
Rights Info, 1st October 2018
Source: rightsinfo.org
‘A Manchester firm has been fined £150,000 for making thousands of nuisance direct marketing phone calls for personal injury claims that some complainants described as abusive.’
Legal Futures, 2nd October 2018
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘This was Ms Bamber’s appeal of a decision on a preliminary issue in possession proceedings. The first instance court held that in the circumstances of the case, Livewest were not obliged to give 6 months notice of intention to terminate Ms B’s tenancy, under s.21(1B) Housing Act 1998.’
Nearly Legal, 29th September 2018
Source: nearlylegal.co.uk
‘A councillor at Rutland County Council has pleaded guilty to posting malicious content on social media.’
Local Government Lawyer, 1st October 2018
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘Financial services companies, NHS bodies and recruitment companies are among 34 organisations that could be fined for failing to pay the new data protection fee, the UK’s data protection watchdog has said.’
OUT-LAW.com, 1st October 2018
Source: www.out-law.com
‘Small law firms are increasingly being targeted by cyber-criminals, but very few attacks are actually succeeding, new research has found.’
Legal Futures, 2nd October 2018
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
A woman has been jailed for life for bludgeoning a man to death with a baseball bat more than 14 years ago.
BBC News, 1st October 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Two new justices have been sworn in at the supreme court on the opening day of the legal year. A quarter of its judges now are women.’
The Guardian, 1st October 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A factory worker who stabbed his eight-year-old daughter through the chest in an apparent act of revenge against his ex-partner has been found guilty of murder.’
The Guardian, 1st October 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The question in the rather wonderfully titled Watkins v Aged Merchant Seamen’s Homes & Anor (2018) EWHC 2410 (Admin) was whether a former licensee who remained in occupation after a possession order could bring a complaint of statutory nuisance under Environmental Protection Act 1990 and ‘prove’ the condition of the property at the time of the hearing in the Magistrates Court. There are all sorts of things flying about in the background of this judgment, including off stage judicial review proceedings, but the key issue is what sort of status an occupier has to have to bring (and continue) an EPA 1990 prosecution.’
Nearly Legal, 30th September 2018
Source: nearlylegal.co.uk
‘Sarah Jones is one of four mothers from Surrey taking a case to the High Court to challenge cuts to services for their five children with disabilities.’
BBC News, 2nd October 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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