Man found guilty of murdering wife on New Year’s Eve – BBC News
‘An estate agent has been found guilty of murdering his wife after a drinking game on New Year’s Eve.’
BBC News, 27th June 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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Justice secretary’s plan for female prisoners ‘underfunded by £15m’ – The Guardian
‘The government’s advisers on dealing with female offenders have written a joint letter to the justice secretary branding a new strategy for women in prison a missed opportunity that is underfunded by at least £15m.’
The Guardian, 27th June 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
The ‘straight civil partnership’ challenge: All you need to know before the Supreme Court Judgment – UK Human Rights Blog
‘The Supreme Court will hand down Judgment on Wednesday 27th June 2018 in R (on the application of Steinfeld and another) v Secretary of State for the International Development (in substitution for the Home Secretary and the Education Secretary).’
UK Human Rights Blog, 25th June 2018
Source: ukhumanrightsblog.com
The Lanzarote Convention Will Help End the Sexual Abuse of Children: Here’s How – Rights Info
‘The Lanzarote Convention is an important step forward in protecting children from sexual abuse. But what else needs to be done?’
Rights Info, 25th June 2018
Source: rightsinfo.org
Ban on heterosexual civil partnerships in UK ruled discriminatory – The Guardian
‘A heterosexual couple who were denied the right to enter into a civil partnership have won their claim at the UK’s highest court that they have suffered discrimination.’
The Guardian, 27th June 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
Council ordered to pay £68k on account in costs over coroner burial policy case – Local Government Lawyer
‘The Divisional Court has ordered Camden Council to pay £68,000 in costs on account following the high-profile case where judges ruled that the Senior Coroner for Inner North London acted unlawfully in adopting a policy that resulted in Jewish and Muslim families facing delays in the burials of family members, contrary to their religious beliefs.’
Local Government Lawyer, 26th June 2018
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
The CoA finds that a bank was contractually entitled to comply with foreign court orders – OUT-LAW.com
‘The Court of Appeal (CoA) has dismissed an appeal in which the Republic of Kazakhstan (RoK) and its national bank argued that their custodian bank, Bank of New York Mellon (BNYM), had acted in breach of contract by freezing their assets in accordance with foreign court orders.’
OUT-LAW.com, 26th June 2018
Source: www.out-law.com
Court of Appeal overturns costs penalty imposed on claimant who gave dishonest evidence – Litigation Futures
‘A judge was wrong to penalise a claimant for not disclosing an important piece of evidence, given that the defendant made the part 36 offer she accepted in full knowledge of her dishonesty, the Court of Appeal has ruled.’
Litigation Futures, 26th June 2018
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
Court in tangle after law firm ‘whistleblower’ sends it privileged material – Legal Futures
‘The president of the Family Division is to be asked what the court should do in the highly unusual case of a ‘whistleblower’ from the solicitors of one party to a divorce sending it legally privileged information.’
Legal Futures, 27th June 2018
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
Family Mediation: Piercing the cloak of confidentiality – Family Law Week
‘Deborah Eaton QC, 1 King’s Bench Walk, Hassan Khan, 4 Paper Buildings and Mark Irving, Harbottle & Lewis examine whether mediation agreements are always susceptible to privilege, following Mr Justice Williams’s judgment in BL v TC & OD [2017] EWHC 3363.’
Family Law Week, 21st June 2018
Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk
The Routemaster replica model that costs £1,150 and takes two years to complete – Daily Telegraph
‘The advertising standards watchdog has banned a series of adverts promoting the chance to build the replica after it emerged it would take two years to complete , at a cost of more than £1,150.’
Daily Telegraph, 27th June 2018
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
The ‘new Asbos’ issued without the burden of proof – BBC News
‘Prosecutions for breaking Community Protection Notices – sometimes known as the new Anti-Social Behaviour Orders (Asbos) – are on the rise in England and Wales. But there are concerns the powers are being used unfairly, with no need to prove the accusations being made.’
BBC News, 27th June 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Police officers who took cocaine together during extra-marital affair jailed – Daily Telegraph
‘Two police officers who took cocaine together in hotel rooms during an extramarital affair have been jailed.’
Daily Telegraph, 26th June 2018
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Government scraps proposed women’s ‘community prisons’ in new strategy to reduce female offending – The Independent
‘The government has scrapped proposals to create “community prisons” for women as part of a delayed strategy aiming to combat female offending.
The new strategy is moving “emphasis from custody to the community” and trying to bring the female prison population down. “We want to ensure that the public and judiciary have confidence in non-custodial sentences – such as effective community orders – which directly tackle the causes of reoffending, including alcohol or drug abuse,” said the MoJ.’
The Independent, 26th June 2018
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Children of renowned sculptor Lynn Chadwick in court battle over his art work – Daily Telegraph
‘The children of a renowned sculptor have taken their stepmother to court in a battle over his artwork. The family of Lynn Chadwick, who died in 2003 aged 88, have become embroiled in a bitter legal row over ownership of hundreds of his works.’
Daily Telegraph, 26th June 2018
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Couple who murdered French nanny and burned her body in garden jailed for life – The Independent
‘A “cruel and evil” couple have been jailed for life for murdering their French nanny and burning her body.’
The Independent, 26th June 2018
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Uber wins 15-month probationary licence to work in London – The Guardian
‘Uber will be able to continue operating in London, after a court decided the ride-hailing firm should be awarded a new 15-month probationary licence, after being told of sweeping changes to its practices.’
The Guardian, 26th June 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
Khalid Ali: British Taliban bomber guilty of Westminster plot – BBC News
‘A British plumber has been convicted of planning a terror attack in Westminster and making bombs for the Taliban.’
BBC News, 26th June 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Free childcare to be extended to foster carers – Family Law
‘Foster carers are to receive the 30 hours free childcare offer for children in their care for the first time from September 2018. The Government also announced that over 340,000 children were in a 30-hour place in the first year of the policy.’
Family Law, 26th June 2018
Source: www.familylaw.co.uk
Jail for man who provided unqualified immigration advice – Legal Futures
‘A man convicted for the second time of providing unqualified immigration advice and services has been jailed for a year.’
Legal Futures, 26th June 2018
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
