Jo Cox: Man jailed for ‘terrorist’ murder of MP – BBC News
‘Thomas Mair has been jailed for life after being found guilty of the murder of Labour MP Jo Cox.’
BBC News, 23rd November 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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Teenager jailed for 16 years after murdering senior civil servant – The Guardian
‘A teenager has been jailed for at least 16 years after being found guilty of murdering a high-ranking civil servant after they met via the gay social networking app Grindr.’
The Guardian, 23rd November 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Man found guilty of punching five-day-old baby in the face – The Independent
‘A man has been found guilty of punching a five-day-old baby girl in the face.’
The Independent, 23rd November 2016
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Stephen Port: Serial killer guilty of murdering four men – BBC News
‘A serial killer has been found guilty of murdering four young men by poisoning them with lethal doses of a date rape drug.
Stephen Port, 41, lured his victims to his London flat and secretly gave them GHB, the Old Bailey heard. Scotland Yard believes there could be more victims and is reviewing 58 deaths in London spanning four years involving the drug.’
BBC News, 23rd November 2016
source: www.bbc.co.uk
Watchdog investigating 187 claims of police failings in child sex abuse cases – The Independent
‘The police watchdog is carrying out 187 investigations into possible failings by police in their handling of historical child sex abuse cases, it has been reported.’
The Independent, 24th November 2016
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Council told to pay £90,000 after boy nearly drowns during swimming lesson – Local Government Lawyer
‘A local authority in Wales has been ordered to pay more than £90,000 in fines and damages after a four-year-old boy nearly drowned during a swimming lesson.’
Local Government Lawyer, 22nd November 2016
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
Costs ordered against party that ignored efforts to discuss expert evidence – Litigation Futures
‘Defendants who failed to engage in discussions about expert evidence, leading to the claimants having to go back to court, have been ordered to pay the costs of the hearing.’
Litigation Futures, 23rd November 2016
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
“If You Prick Us, Do We Not Bleed?”: The Harassment of Cafcass and Local Authority Workers in Family Law Proceedings – Family Law Week
‘Bianca Jackson, barrister of Coram Chambers, sets out the civil remedies available to persons subjected to harassment.’
Family Law Week, 15th November 2016
Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk
Alleged people smuggler to be extradited to Greece – BBC News
‘A man accused of being part of an illegal people smuggling ring will be extradited to Greece from the UK, a judge has ruled.’
BBC News, 22nd November 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Mother’s £270 fly-tipping fine for putting rubbish out on wrong day outside neighbours’ homes – Daily Telegraph
‘A woman who left her household rubbish on the opposite side of the road in an attempt to avoid waiting two weeks for it to be collected has been hit with a £270 fine for fly-tipping.’
Daily Telegraph, 22nd November 2016
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Child sex abuse victims boycott inquiry meeting in anger over order to sign up to code of conduct – Daily Telegraph
‘Victims have begun a boycott of the Government’s child sex abuse inquiry after being ordered to sign up to a code of conduct if they want to attend meetings.’
Daily Telegraph, 22nd November 2016
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
ASA bans Heinz Beanz’s Can Song advert for safety concerns – The Guardian
‘A Heinz TV advert teaching viewers how to use cans of its baked beans to drum out a song has been banned for being dangerous for children to copy.’
The Guardian, 23rd November 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Bishop George Bell case: Lord Carlile to lead review – BBC News
‘An independent review into how the Church of England handled the case of a bishop accused of being a child abuser is to be led by Lord Carlile.’
BBC News, 23rd November 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Spalding teenage couple’s murder sentences referred to Attorney General as ‘unduly lenient’ – Daily Telegraph
‘The 20-year minimum terms handed to a teenage couple – believed to be Britain’s youngest double-murderers – for the brutal “executions” of a mother and her daughter have been referred to the Attorney General for being “unduly lenient”.’
Daily Telegraph, 22nd November 2016
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Top judge urges tougher community service as alternative to prison – The Guardian
‘Fewer criminals should be jailed and tougher community punishments developed as an alternative to imprisonment, the lord chief justice has urged.’
The Guardian, 22nd November 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Silent solution’ for emergency calls should be reviewed after murder victim’s 999 call did not reach police – Daily Telegraph
‘The so-called “silent solution” protocol for calls to the emergency services should be reviewed following the murder of a primary school worker who wrongly believed officers would be dispatched if she called 999 but said nothing, the police watchdog has said.’
Daily Telegraph, 22nd November 2016
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
High Court: part 36 offer extinguished earlier common law offer – Litigation Futures
‘A part 36 offer acts as a counter-offer that extinguishes an earlier offer based on common law principles, the High Court has ruled in a decision that one of the solicitors involved said “could influence settlement techniques and tactics in many commercial disputes in future”.’
Litigation Futures, 22nd November 2016
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
David Baddiel show breached rules with jokes on Queen’s sex life – The Guardian
‘Jokes about the Queen’s sex life on David Baddiel’s Radio 4 show and Fox News host Sean Hannity’s coverage of the US election have been found in breach of UK broadcasting rules.’
The Guardian, 21st November 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
