‘A holocaust survivor, who overcame the horror of his entire family’s murder by the Nazis to make millions in Britain, has been posthumously cleared of tax evasion by a judge.’
Daily Telegraph, 16th May 2016
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘South Yorkshire police’s alleged ‘frame-up’ of striking miners in 1984 is consistent with force’s conduct five years later.’
The Guardian, 16th May 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘The planned introduction of a new corporate criminal offence of failure to prevent fraud, money laundering and other economic crimes would have an “even bigger impact on businesses than the introduction of the Bribery Act”, a corporate crime expert has said.’
OUT-LAW.com, 13th May 2016
Source: www.out-law.com
‘Fifteen organisations from the legal profession have joined forces to create a new taskforce promoting mental wellbeing in the legal community.’
The Lawyer, 16th May 2016
Source: www.thelawyer.com
‘The issue for many judges is the period over which the standard of living is to be maintained.’
Law Society’s Gazette, 16th May 2016
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘Technical”, “deeply unattractive”, “disingenuous”, “singularly lacks merit”, “ridiculous”, “inappropriate”, “extraordinary”. All words used by Elias or Vos LLJ to describe the arguments advanced by the Home Office in the course of their judgments in the remarkable case of R (On the Application Of Ufot) v Secretary of State for the Home Department [2016] EWCA Civ 298.’
Free Movement, 16th May
Source: www.freemovement.org.uk
‘In Churchill v Boot 2016 (QBD 22/04/2016) permission to appeal against a master’s order refusing permission to amend a cost budget was refused.’
Zenith PI Blog, 13th May 2016
Source: www.zenithpi.wordpress.com
‘Eclipse Film Partners v HMRC [2016] UKSC 24 has almost nothing to do with housing law. It was an appeal from the First Tier Tribunal (Tax Chamber), via the UT (TCC) and the CA. It wasn’t even about the substantive issues in the case, rather, it was about who should pay for the costs of the bundles (which cost over £215,000 to produce – more than 700 files in the trial bundle!).’
Nearly Legal, 12th May 2016
Source: www.nearlylegal.co.uk
‘A 17 year-old has been jailed for life after hacking another teenager to death with a Zombie Killer machete.’
The Guardian, 13th May 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘A High Court judge has dismissed a claim for damages for misfeasance in public office brought against a council and one of its employees, a senior street works engineer.’
Local Government Lawyer, 12th May 2016
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘Many more children are hidden from authorities in unregistered schools across England than previously thought, Ofsted’s chief inspector, Sir Michael Wilshaw, has warned.
The Guardian, 16th May 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘A judge has condemned men who view rape as “lads’ banter” after she jailed a Primark shop supervisor who had sex with a woman while she slept.’
Daily Telegraph, 13th May 2016
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘A Metropolitan Police officer from a sex abuse unit has been jailed for more than five years for child sexual abuse offences.’
The Independent, 13th May 2016
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A series of secret internal inquiries into the deaths of people claiming social security reveal that ministers were repeatedly warned of shortcomings in the treatment of vulnerable claimants facing potentially traumatic cuts to their benefits entitlements.’
The Guardian, 13th May 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘The decision to caution a man who posted revenge porn images online was correct, a police force has said.’
BBC News, 14th May 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Chief constables have had to be reminded that the dead cannot be charged with criminal offences, after the Crown Prosecution Service complained of receiving a number of requests regarding dead suspects.’
The Independent, 13th May 2016
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘This is a very busy time of year for farmers applying for their subsidies under the Basic Payment Scheme. In England the Rural Payment Agency administers the Basic Payment Scheme whereby farmers complete a single application form for farm subsidies. The deadline for 2016 is 16 May 2016.’
36 Bedford Row, 12th May 2016
Source: www.36property.co.uk
‘The Tories’ British bill of rights could deprive victims of the right to seek redress. It must be fought.’
The Guardian, 16th May 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘A delivery driver from Luton has been jailed for life, with a minimum term of 12 years, for plotting to kill US personnel outside an air base.’
BBC News, 13th May 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The fate of two Trinidadian prisoners, both of whom have been condemned to death despite having extremely low IQs, will be decided by British judges this week.’
The Guardian, 15th May 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
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