‘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
‘The Chief Inspector of Prisons has expressed fury and disappointment after the Government’s commitment to prison reform, which was given high prominence in 2016, was omitted from the Queen’s Speech.’
The Independent, 21st June 2017
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Full text of the speech given by the Rt Hon David Lidington at his Lord Chancellor swearing-in ceremony in June 2017.’
Ministry of Justice, 19th June 2017
Source: www.gov.uk
‘Theresa May is facing a landmark legal challenge over her proposed deal with the Democratic Unionist party on the grounds that it breaches the Good Friday agreement.’
The Guardian, 20th June 2017
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘An investigation into evidence given to the Stephen Lawrence murder inquiry will only be concluded after a separate corruption investigation is completed, the police watchdog has announced.’
BBC News, 20th June 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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