Cheltenham masseur Malcolm Baker jailed for sex assault – BBC News
‘A masseur who sexually assaulted six female clients has been jailed for 15 months.’
BBC News, 10th January 2017
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Rolf Harris sex attack trial due to start with entertainer following case remotely due to his age – Daily Telegraph
Prosecutors are due to open their case against television entertainer Rolf Harris, who will follow his sex attack trial remotely.
Daily Telegraph, 11th January 2017
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Court orders exemplary damages in fundamental dishonesty case – Litigation Futures
‘A district judge in Manchester has made an award of exemplary damages after finding road traffic accident claimants guilty of bringing fundamentally dishonest claims.’
Litigation Futures, 10th January 2017
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
Brian Altman QC named lead counsel for child sexual abuse inquiry – The Guardian
‘The former Old Bailey prosecutor Brian Altman QC has been named as the new lead counsel for the independent inquiry into child sexual abuse.’
The Guardian, 10th January 2017
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Court of Appeal to refer City law firm to SRA and DPP after revoking £500,000 costs order – Legal Futures
‘The criminal division of the Court of Appeal has taken the unusual step of announcing its intention to refer a City law firm to the Solicitors Regulation Authority.’
Legal Futures, 11th January 2017
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
Attorney general calls for new legal basis for pre-emptive military strikes – The Guardian
‘Pre-emptive military strikes against terrorist targets overseas are required for national self-defence and the legal basis on which they are carried out should be made more explicit to deal with increasing threat levels, the UK’s attorney general is due to say on Wednesday.’
The Guardian, 11th January 2017
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
House of Lords blocks controversial reforms that allow ‘marketisation’ of universities – The Independent
‘The vote reflects cross-party hostility to proposed government reforms that peers say could damage the reputation of UK universities.’
The Independent, 10th January 2017
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Rapper sentenced to 23 years after raping and torturing a woman – The Guardian
‘A man who raped and tortured a woman while keeping her prisoner for three days last February has been jailed for 23 years.’
The Guardian, 10th January 2017
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Chief druid wins right to take English Heritage to court over Stonehenge parking charges – Daily Telegraph
‘A senior druid has won the right to take a charity to court over “pay-to-pray” parking charges for the Summer Solstice at Stonehenge, claiming it should be free.’
Daily Telegraph, 10th January 2017
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Corpse-eating Staffordshire bull terrier gets execution reprieve – BBC News
‘A dog sentenced to death after eating his owner’s body has been given a stay of execution after a judge granted a judicial review.’
BBC News, 10th January 2017
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Would you support a maximum wage law in the UK? – The Guardian
‘Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has again suggested he would like to see a maximum salary cap in the UK. Would you support this policy? And what level do you think maximum earnings should be?’
The Guardian, 10th January 2017
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Liberty launches legal challenge to ‘state spying’ in snooper’s charter – The Guardian
‘Human rights campaign group Liberty has launched a crowdfunded legal challenge to the “sweeping state spying powers” in the newly enacted Investigatory Powers Act, which has been dubbed the snooper’s charter.’
The Guardian, 10th January 2017
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Judge cleared of misconduct after calling racist thug a ‘bit of a c—‘ – Daily Telegraph
‘A judge who called a racist thug a “bit of a c—” after he launched a foul-mouthed tirade at her has been cleared of misconduct.’
Daily Telegraph, 9th January 2017
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Women should make up at least 45% of MPs by law, say Commons equalities committee – The Independent
‘Parties ‘must be held to account for reducing this democratic deficit’, according to the Women and Equalities Committee, chaired by former Culture Secretary Maria Miller.’
The Independent, 10th January 2017
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Keir Starmer gagged in Commons debate on victims’ law – The Guardian
‘Keir Starmer, the shadow Brexit secretary and former director of public prosecutions, is being prevented by parliamentary rules from speaking in a debate about the rights of crime victims.’
The Guardian, 9th Janaury 2017
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
UK justice system is racist, suggests one of Britain’s only non-white judges – The Independent
‘Britain’s justice system is racist and should not be trusted by ethnic minorities, one of the UK’s only black judges has suggested.’
The Independent, 10th January 2017
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Suicide is a national crisis. The law must stop hiding its true extent – The Guardian
‘It’s the UK’s leading cause of death for young people, but the way suicides are recorded may reduce the true number by 30-50% while perpetuating stigma.’
The Guardian, 9th January 2017
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Leases, tribunals and contractual costs – Nearly Legal
‘The vexed issues of costs in service charge disputes rumble on. Willow Court Management Company (1985) Ltd v Alexander [2016] UKUT 0290 (LC) (our note) set out guidance for how and when rule 13 costs awards will be engaged and awarded in the First Tier Tribunal (for unreasonable conduct). But in this case, the landlord had been awarded 20% of their costs under a Rue 13 decision, but then sought to recover the full costs under a contractual entitlement to costs of an enforcement action under the lease, and sort the FTT’s determination of those as a variable administration charge.’
Nearly Legal, 9th January 2017
Source: www.nearlylegal.co.uk
Driver jailed after he killed teenage motorist in crash which split car in two – Daily Telegraph
‘A dangerous driver who killed a teenage motorist in a crash which split her car in half has been jailed for six years.’
Daily Telegraph, January 2017
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Watchdog calls for action over transgender prison deaths – The Guardian
‘The recent deaths of several transgender prisoners underline the need for jails to be more flexible and proactive in managing such inmates, a watchdog has said.’
The Guardian, 10th January 2017
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
