‘Children in London are being put at risk because of “serious failings” in the way the Met Police deals with child sexual abuse, inspectors have found.’
BBC News, 25th November 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘It was only a matter of weeks ago that I encouraged readers to look to 2017 for any future changes to the credit hire landscape. Nevertheless, it appears I was too hasty. The case of William Powell v Babu Palani was heard on 5th September 2016 at Birmingham County Court before His Honour Judge McKenna.’
Zenith PI, 22nd November 2016
Source: www.zenithpi.wordpress.com
‘Armes v Nottinghamshire County Council [2016] EWHC 2864 (QB).The right of a claimant to name the people who abused her prevailed over the rights of the perpetrators and others to private and family life.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 23rd November 2016
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
‘Today the Sentencing Council is launching guidance for sentencing cases of “drug driving”. The guidance is to assist those sentencing offences of driving, attempting to drive or being in charge of a motor vehicle with a concentration of a specified controlled drug in the body above the specified limit (Section 5A Road Traffic Act 1988).’
Sentencing Council, 17th November 2016
‘A deputy High Court judge has made a security for costs order whose value is contingent on the outcome of a forthcoming costs management hearing.’
Litigation Futures, 24th November 2016
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
‘Claimant personal injury lawyers have been left questioning why the government was prepared to announced in yesterday’s Autumn Statement that it is to ban cold-calling in relation to pensions, but not to stop it in personal injury – and whether Chancellor Philip Hammond let slip that the whiplash reforms are already a done deal.’
Legal Futures, 24th November 2016
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘The government can keep secret “super-sensitive” documents from Britain’s spy agencies that might shed light on the mystery death of a fugitive Russian, the high court has ruled.’
The Guardian, 23rd November 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘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
‘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
‘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
‘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
‘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
‘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
‘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
‘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
‘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
‘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
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