‘A woman who said she wanted to marry “Jihadi John” has been jailed for four years and six months for sharing so-called Islamic State propaganda.’
BBC News, 18th May 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Prison reformers have dismissed the government’s planned shake-up of prisons as a “tragic distraction” that will not solve key problems of overcrowding and underfunding.’
The Guardian, 18th May 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘The Queen has announced the government’s legislation for the year ahead, at the state opening of Parliament. Here is a bill-by-bill guide to what is in the 2016 Queen’s Speech.’
BBC News, 18th May 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘An injunction banning the naming of a celebrity involved in an alleged extra-marital relationship should stay in place, the Supreme Court has ruled.’
BBC News, 19th May 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A legal ruling that coffee shops and fast food outlets with fewer than 10 seats must now provide loos for their customers could threaten thousands of small businesses.’
The Guardian, 18th May 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Prisons exist to keep society safer. When we put criminals behind bars we take them off our streets, prevent them from preying on the innocent and uphold the clear bright line between right and wrong. But if we really want to fight crime as effectively as possible, we must do more than just incapacitate criminals for the length of their sentence. We need to ensure that when they leave jail they do not offend again.’
Daily Telegraph, 18th May 2016
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘The supreme court is set to deliver its long-awaited decision on a privacy injunction preventing identification of a celebrity said to have taken part in a three-way sexual encounter.’
The Guardian, 19th May 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘The NHS Litigation Authority (NHSLA) has been ordered by the High Court to pay indemnity costs after sending a last-minute surveillance video to the claimant’s lawyers which resulted in a trial being vacated.’
Litigation Futures, 16th May 2016
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
‘A sex predator who pretended to be fashion blogger Zoella Sugg has been jailed for eight years for grooming children online.’
Daily Telegraph, 17th May 2016
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘A doctor accused of gross negligence manslaughter over the death of a 12-year-old boy has been cleared of wrongdoing. Lyndsey Thomas had been on trial at Cardiff Crown Court after being charged in connection with the death of schoolboy Ryan Morse, who died at his home in south Wales following several months of ill health. But on Tuesday the GP was acquitted after a judge directed a jury to return a not guilty verdict on the 42-year-old.’
Daily Telegraph, 17th May 2016
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘The police must confront the “poison of decades-old misdeeds”, the Home Secretary Theresa May has told officers, raising hopes that she is close to ordering an inquiry into police misconduct during the 1980s miners’ strike.’
The Independent, 17th May 2016
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A mother has been sentenced to at least 24 years in prison for stabbing to death her two young daughters.’
The Independent, 17th May 2016
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘The parents of a man found alive six years after he disappeared have said their joy turned to frustration after they were told they could not see him.’
BBC News, 17th May 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Researchers rank Britain 11th out of 18 countries, including US, France and Spain, for factors such as pay and board level representation.’
The Guardian, 18th May 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘A woman who plotted a terror attack in London had her minimum jail term reduced from 25 to 23 years on appeal.’
BBC News, 18th May 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The family of a retired solicitor stabbed to death by a man with known mental health problems following a minor car accident has criticised the NHS for failings that left him free to kill.’
The Guardian, 16th May 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘The Court of Appeal has dismissed a judicial review challenge to Coventry City Council’s decision to lend £14.4m to ACL, a company which operates the Ricoh Arena.’
Local Government Lawyer, 17th May 2016
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘The supreme court will on Thursday deliver its long-awaited decision on a privacy injunction preventing identification of a celebrity involved in a three-way sexual encounter.’
The Guardian, 16th May 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘The UK government will help rights holders to clamp down on online copyright infringement by explaining what evidence they will need to build up to win website blocking orders before the courts, according to new plans it has set out.’
OUT-LAW.com, 16th May 2016
Source: www.out-law.com
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