‘I’ve represented Doreen Lawrence since her son’s murder. The attack on her by a former detective in a BBC documentary makes us feel betrayed about the Met’s attitude to racism.’
The Guardian, 18th April 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘It’s one of the cardinal rules of court procedure: once you’ve entered the witness box and started to give evidence, you mustn’t discuss the case with anyone outside court, if there’s a break in the proceedings, until you’ve finished giving evidence.’
Transparency Project, 15th April 2018
Source: www.transparencyproject.org.uk
‘A man who said he was “riddled” with HIV and convicted of trying to infect 10 men has been jailed for life with a minimum term of 12 years.’
BBC News, 18th April 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘This week involves a trio of disastrous cases where things have gone wrong and judges have explained why.’
Transparency Project, 17th April 2018
Source: www.transparencyproject.org.uk
‘Major insurers in the UK must “consider a broad set of qualities and competencies” when recruiting board members, and have a policy in place to promote board diversity, under new rules that came into effect on 9 April.’
OUT-LAW.com, 16th April 2018
Source: www.out-law.com
‘Criminal defence lawyers in England and Wales could become “extinct”, the Law Society has warned on the back of data showing that this is an increasingly ageing part of the profession.’
Legal Futures, 17th April 2018
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘Justice minister Lord Keen today set the stage for next week’s House of Lords debate on the Civil Liability Bill with an uncompromising message that there are “too many unmeritorious whiplash claims made each year which proceed without challenge or investigation”.’
Legal Futures, 17th April 2018
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘A personal injury claimant who gave a “misleading impression” of his injuries was not fundamentally dishonest, the High Court has ruled.’
Litigation Futures, 17th April 2018
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
‘If you own assets in more than one jurisdiction, should you try to cover everything under one will, or should you have a separate will in each jurisdiction?’
Family Law, 17th April 2018
Source: www.familylaw.co.uk
‘Theresa May has said that she “deeply regrets” Britain’s historical legacy of anti-gay laws across the Commonwealth as its 53 leaders gathered in London for their annual summit.’
The Guardian, 17th April 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A woman who controlled her partner’s life, scalding him with boiling water and stabbing him, has been jailed.’
BBC News, 16th April 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea has been hit with a £120,000 monetary penalty by the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) after the council unlawfully identified 943 people who owned vacant properties in the borough.’
Local Government Lawyer, 16th April 2018
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘The High Court has refused to overturn a personal injury ruling despite defendant lawyers arguing that the judge should have found the claim to be “fundamentally dishonest”.’
Law Society's Gazette, 17th April 2018
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘Members of the Jewish community have lodged more than 1,000 official complaints calling on Labour to investigate Jeremy Corbyn over anti-Semitism.
The signatories add their names to a complaint lodged by the Campaign Against Anti-Semitism (CAA) earlier this month. The charity, which is considering legal action if Labour refuses to investigate, says that Mr Corbyn has failed to act to stamp out hatred for three years and now his party must show that they take the matter seriously.
Daily Telegraph, 16th April 2018
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘The badger cull is fuelling hundreds of illegal wildlife crimes every year, charities have warned as they claimed the authorised slaughter is responsible for the trend. Nearly 1,300 incidents involving wildlife were recorded in 2016 alone, a report has found. The actual number of incidents is also likely to be “far greater” as the Home Office currently categorises many of the crimes as miscellaneous.’
Daily Telegraph, 16th April 2018
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Ex-offenders trying to turn their lives around face a bleak future, a probation inspector has warned, as ambitious government plans to boost the role of charities and volunteers in the probation service have failed to materialise.’
The Guardian, 17th April 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The UK government has launched a legal challenge to the Scottish and Welsh governments’ Brexit bills. The two devolved parliaments passed legislation last month that is intended to act as an alternative to Westminster’s EU Withdrawal Bill. But the UK government has asked the Supreme Court to rule whether the legislation is constitutional and within devolved powers.’
BBC News, 17th April 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Companies House has been lambasted for trumpeting the prosecution of a whistleblower who used Vince Cable’s name to expose a gaping loophole exploited by fraudsters.’
The Independent, 16th April 2018
Source: www.independent.co.uk
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