‘Inspectors have launched a national review into radiology services in the NHS after it emerged patients came to “significant harm” at a hospital where junior doctors were left to interpret chest x-rays, including those for suspected cancer.’
The Guardian, 1st December 2017
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The number of asylum seekers who wait longer than the six-month decision target has increased by more than a quarter in the past year, despite asylum applications having fallen by 21 per cent in the same period, figures show.’
The Independent, 30th November 2017
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘The Grenfell Tower fire inquiry could become a whitewash unless there is a diverse panel to oversee proceedings, survivors and bereaved families say. They say chairman Sir Martin Moore-Bick should sit with people from a range of backgrounds who understand the issues facing those affected by the blaze, in which 71 people died on 14 June.’
BBC News, 1st December 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Three children are to be removed from their family home amid concerns that their parents’ “open relationship” may have contributed to neglect. The ruling by a family court judge makes clear that the hearing was concerned only with the impact of the parents’ unusual lifestyle on their young children, who are all under the age of five and will now be placed for adoption.’
The Guardian, 30th November 2017
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The family of a grandmother who was sent to an immigration detention centre and threatened with deportation to Jamaica, a country she left 50 years ago when she was 10, has called on the Home Office to apologise for the treatment she has received. The case of Paulette Wilson, 61, who was detained for a week at Yarl’s Wood immigration detention centre last month, has focused attention on other UK residents, now retired, who have lived in Britain since they were in primary school, who are being pursued by the Home Office. Most had no idea that there was anything wrong with their immigration status.’
The Guardian, 29th November 2017
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Lawyers acting for the man convicted of murdering Lin and Megan Russell in Kent in 1996 say they have new evidence of his innocence, including a “very detailed confession” to the killings from serial killer Levi Bellfield.’
The Independent, 29th November 2017
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘The justice secretary, David Lidington, has unveiled a series of measures that the government hopes will urgently tackle failing prisons in England and Wales. From Thursday, the chief inspector of prisons has been given new powers to alert the justice secretary directly of any urgent and severe problems he finds during a jail inspection.’
The Guardian, 30th November 2017
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘More than 5 million people in the UK could be entitled to compensation from Google if a class action against the internet giant for allegedly harvesting personal data is successful. A group led by the former executive director of consumer body Which?, Richard Lloyd, and advised by City law firm Mischon de Reya claims Google unlawfully collected personal information by bypassing the default privacy settings on the iPhone between June 2011 and February 2012.’
The Guardian, 30th November 2017
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The ex-wife of a travel boss who had multiple affairs is demanding a share of his future earnings on top of a £10m divorce payout, the court of appeal has heard.’
Daily Telegraph, 29th November 2017
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Uber has revealed that 2.7 million British riders and drivers were affected by a 2016 data breach that it covered up for more than a year.’
BBC News, 29th November 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The father of Poppi Worthington refused to answer 69 questions relating to her death in case it incriminated him as it emerged he is now under witness protection.’
Daily Telegraph, 29th November 2017
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Two men have been jailed for what a judge called the “callous and morally repugnant” roles they played in supplying a schoolgirl with MDMA shortly before her death.’
The Independent, 30th November 2017
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Maidstone Borough Council should pay compensation to a homeless family of £4,170 after it accepted their forcible eviction at short notice from temporary accommodation, the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman has said.’
Local Government Lawyer, 29th November 2017
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘Smartphones and social media are causing headaches for judges, a Court of Appeal judge has warned in a speech highlighting current challenges faced in jury trials.’
Law Society's Gazette, 27th November 2017
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
A judge is to protest to ministers for the second time in a year about the lack of secure accommodation for vulnerable young people.
Local Government Lawyer, 29th November 2017
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘Workers are entitled to paid leave and can claim compensation if they are not allowed to take their holidays, the EU’s highest court has ruled.’
The Guardian, 29th November 2017
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The High Court has sent a message through a new judgment that litigants should not seek advantage from judges’ hardline stance on costs budgeting.’
Law Society's Gazette, 28th November 2017
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘A woman and her baby son were murdered by a man being monitored by police.’
BBC News, 29th November 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The Law Society is taking High Court action against the government’s latest criminal legal aid reforms over concerns that the ‘fragile’ sector will not be able to withstand further cuts.’
Law Society's Gazette, 28th November 2017
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
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