‘The annual cost to the NHS in England of settling clinical negligence claims is equivalent to training 6,500 doctors and is expected to double by 2023, according to the Medical Protection Society.’
The Guardian, 23rd June 2017
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The Government acted unlawfully by seeking to restrict “ethical” boycotts of Israel, the High Court has ruled. After accepting a judicial review, the judge said Sajid Javid, the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, acted unlawfully in issuing guidance to restrict local councils from pursuing boycott, divestment and sanctions (BDS) against Israel through their pension schemes.’
The Independent, 22nd June 2017
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘The European Court of Justice has been accused of undermining Britain’s vaccination programme after ruling that patients can sue for illnesses they believe were caused by jabs, even when there is no scientific evidence.’
Daily Telegraph, 22nd June 2017
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘A dispute between the UK and Mauritius over disputed island territory in the Indian Ocean is to be referred to the International Court of Justice (ICJ).’
BBC News, 22nd June 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Online gambling companies will have to change their “unfair” sign-up deals or face a legal challenge after the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) announced that it was launching enforcement action against operators that it believes to be breaking consumer law.’
Daily Telegraph, 23rd June 2017
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘The government spent almost £140,000 of taxpayers’ money on a prolonged legal battle against a father who took his daughter out of school for a holiday during term-time, according to new figures.’
The Guardian, 23rd June 2017
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A central plank of the Government’s benefit reform programme has suffered a major setback after a High Court judge ruled it was unlawful and was causing “real misery” to single parents and their children.’
Daily Telegraph, 22nd June 2017
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘The Church of England “concealed” evidence of child abuse by a former bishop stretching over two decades, the Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, has said, following a major independent review.’
The Independent, 22nd June 2017
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Justice Secretary David Lidington sets out the essential reforms under way to make prisons places of safety and reform.’
Ministry of Justice, 21st June 2017
Source: www.gov.uk
‘Northampton Borough Council is to pay £13m to the family of a boy who was left with brain injuries after nearly drowning in a council swimming pool in 2002.’
Local Government Lawyer, 21st June 2017
Source: localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘The work on extending fixed recoverable costs (FRC) is going to start with a pilot to test capping costs at £80,000 for claims up to £250,000 in a limited number of courts, it has emerged.’
Litigation Futures, 22nd June 2017
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
‘The High Court has overturned a finding of dishonesty made by the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal (SDT) against a prominent solicitor because the allegation was not tested during the hearing – which the court called a “serious procedural irregularity”.’
Legal Futures, 22nd June 2017
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘The Law Commission welcomes plans outlined in today’s Queen Speech to close a legal loophole which means buyers of second-hand vehicles are at risk of having them repossessed due to unfair logbook loans.’
Law Commission, 21st June 2017
Source: www.lawcom.gov.uk
‘Fresh reforms to personal injury claims are back on the agenda following today’s Queen’s speech. The government’s slimmed-down wishlist of legislation includes a Civil Liability Bill to address the ‘compensation culture’ around motor insurance claims.’
Law Society's Gazette, 21st June 2017
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘An approved budget cannot be re-opened by a costs judge at detailed assessment unless there is “good reason” to do so, the Court of Appeal held today in a much-awaited ruling in Harrison v University Hospitals Coventry & Warwickshire NHS Trust.’
Law Society's Gazette, 21st June 2017
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘A UK hacker has been jailed for stealing almost £100,000 from a bank by exploiting a bug in the bank’s online banking system.’
BBC News, 21st June 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The Serious Fraud Office appears to have been granted a reprieve from plans to abolish it in a U-turn that came just a day after the organisation targeted Barclays with the first criminal charges ever brought against a bank over the financial crisis. Controversial proposals in the Conservative manifesto to fold the SFO into the National Crime Agency were quietly dropped from the Queen’s Speech on Wednesday.’
Daily Telegraph, 21st June 2017
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘A father and daughter who launched a fatal attack on a neighbour who punctured a child’s football have each been jailed for seven years.’
BBC News, 21st June 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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