Nottingham Asda worker guilty of terrorist charges – BBC News
‘An Asda worker has been found guilty of trying to join a Islamist terrorist group in the Philippines.’
BBC News, 2nd February 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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HBOS manager and other City financiers jailed over £245m loans scam – The Guardian
‘A group of bankers who ran an “utterly corrupt scheme” that left hundreds of small business owners “cheated, defeated and penniless” have been sentenced to almost 50 years in jail.’
The Guardian, 2nd February 2017
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Supreme Court “needs to clarify scope of legal advice privilege” – Litigation Futures
‘RBS’s solicitors have expressed disappointment that the Supreme Court will not now consider the issue of who is a client for the purposes of legal advice privilege, after its client dropped a planned appeal against the present “unhelpful and unworkable” position.’
Litigation Futures, 2nd February 2017
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
Price promotions – making sure your price is right – Technology Law Update
‘New guidance on price promotions has been issued by the UK Chartered Trading Standards Institute to replace the previous Pricing Practices Guide by BIS (now merged into the Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy). The guidance applies to all consumer sales of goods, services and digital content, and includes online transactions as well as those in retail premises. Enforcers are likely to allow traders until April 2017 to bring their practices into line with the guidance.’
Technology Law Update, 2nd February 2017
Source: www.technology-law-blog.co.uk
PI reforms could make justice system “unworkable”, district judges tell government – Legal Futures
‘The judges on the front line of low-value personal injury (PI) litigation have added a powerful voice of opposition to the government’s proposed reforms, saying the civil justice system could become “unworkable” as a result.’
Legal Futures, 3rd February 2017
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
Independent Monitoring Board : the Eyes and Ears – Halsbury’s Law Exchange
‘Our prisons appear to be in a state of permanent crisis but what little we on the outside know about what goes inside our chaotic and violent jails owes little to journalists. Media has been effectively banned by the Government from going into prisons.’
Halsbury’s Law Exchange, 31st January 2017
Source: www.halsburyslawexchange.co.uk
Brexit white paper spells out need for new immigration laws – The Guardian
‘David Davis failed to placate Conservative rebels concerned about the status of European Union migrants and other Brexit details, despite publishing a 77-page white paper setting out the government’s plans for leaving the EU.’
The Guardian, 2nd February 2017
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Number of alleged child sex offences committed by other children almost doubles – Daily Telegraph
‘The number of children being investigated by police for sexual offences has almost doubled in the last four years.’
Daily Telegraph, 3rd February 2017
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Brexit and muddled thinking – OUP Blog
‘When Sir Ivan Rogers stepped down in January as the UK’s top official in Brussels, he urged his colleagues to “continue to challenge ill-founded arguments and muddled thinking” and not to be afraid “to speak the truth to those in power.” The implication was clear. The government’s Brexit preparations displayed all these failings but the politicians responsible did not like having this pointed out.’
OUP Blog, 3rd February 2017
Source: www.blog.oup.com
Norma Bell death: Gareth Dack to serve 33 years in jail – BBC News
‘A cocaine addict who strangled a foster mother and then tried to cause an explosion to hide evidence has been jailed for a minimum of 33 years.’
BBC News, 2nd February 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Iraq lawyer Phil Shiner struck off over misconduct – BBC News
‘A human rights lawyer who brought abuse claims against UK troops after the Iraq War has been struck off for misconduct.’
BBC News, 2nd February 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Campaigners launch fresh Brexit legal challenge over single market – The Guardian
‘The government’s Brexit strategy faces a fresh legal challenge in the high court on Friday when campaigners argue that parliament must separately legislate to remove the UK from the European Economic Area (EEA) and the single market.’
The Guardian, 3rd February 2017
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Post-portal PAD applications subject to fixed fees, Court of Appeal rules – Litigation Futures
‘Applications for pre-action disclosure (PAD) in cases that leave the personal injury portals are still subject to fixed costs, the Court of Appeal has ruled.’
Litigation Futures, 1st February 2017
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
International Children Law Update: February 2017 – Family Law Week
‘Jacqueline Renton, barrister of 4 Paper Buildings, reviews the latest key decisions in international children law.’
Family Law Week, 1st February 2017
Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk
FCA overhaul risks deluge of contested enforcement probes – Daily Telegraph
‘The City watchdog has unveiled plans to overhaul the way it carries out enforcement investigations to make it easier for firms and individuals to dispute probes, sparking speculation the regulator could now become swamped in even lengthier cases.’
Daily Telegraph, 1st February 2017
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Transgender teenager sues Hereford school for discrimination – BBC News
‘A transgender teenager is taking legal action against his former school for discrimination.’
BBC News, 2nd February 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Brexit free movement restrictions would ruin Britain’s £26bn legal services industry, country’s top lawyers warn – The Independent
‘Britain’s £26bn legal industry is under threat from post-Brexit restrictions to freedom of movement and exit from the single market, the country’s top lawyers have warned. MPs on the Justice Select Committee, who are gathering evidence on the impact of leaving the EU, were told that there would be little left to “salvage” of the successful industry if lawyers were stripped of free movement and lost the right to practise in the EU because of differing regulations.’
The Independent, 1st February 2017
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Reports of antisemitic incidents increase to record levels in UK – The Guardian
‘The number of antisemitic incidents in the UK rose by more than a third to record levels in 2016, according to data released by the Community Security Trust.’
The Guardian, 2nd February 2017
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
