‘A High Court judge has launched an extraordinary attack on a senior property partner, saying that although he was “on the whole” an honest witness, he “plainly cut corners all the time in his practice”.’
Legal Futures, 30th November 2015
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘Incident echoes infamous moment the late Prince of Pop dangled his second son “Blanket” from a balcony of the Hotel Adlon in Berlin in 2002.’
Daily Telegraph, 27th November 2015
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘A police constable who arranged to have sex with a 15-year-old runaway while investigating her disappearance has been sentenced to four years in prison.’
The Guardian, 27th November 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Leaders of one of the UK’s largest Jewish communities have welcomed the conviction of a man over a wave of criminal damage incidents involving cars in north-east London last year.’
The Guardian, 27th November 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘High Court case disputes decision by Sir Keir Starmer, the former DPP turned Labour MP, not to bring charges after Telegraph exposé.’
Daily Telegraph, 28th November 2015
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Three drug smugglers have been convicted of transporting as much as £1.6bn worth of cocaine and heroin into the UK using a fleet of fake ambulances.’
The Guardian, 27th November 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Damages for “sexting” have been awarded for the first time, the BBC has learnt.’
BBC News, 30th November 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The National Crime Agency claims there is little prospect of completed cases being quashed despite having to launch a review into its use of warrants and production orders following the collapse of major trials.’
The Guardian, 27th November 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Government plans to introduce a residence test for civil legal aid eligibility are lawful, the Court of Appeal has ruled.’
Law Society’s Gazette, 27th November 2015
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘The Local Government Ombudsman has urged a borough council to provide conservation training for all its planning officers after accusing the authority of failing to apply the correct law and guidance.’
Local Government Lawyer, 26th November 2015
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘A former Broadmoor hospital worker has been jailed for eight months for selling stories to the Sun about notorious patients, including the Yorkshire Ripper.’
The Guardian, 26th November 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Henry Hadaway could be awarded more than £300,000 after High Court ruling.’
Daily Telegraph, 26th November 2015
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘The home secretary, Theresa May, has been accused of fast-tracking her “snooper’s charter” legislation by the back door after giving a scrutiny committee of MPs and peers only three weeks to consider the 299-page bill.’
The Guardian, 26th November 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Teenager is youngest person convicted of so-called revenge porn after posting explicit pictures of girlfriend on Instagram.’
Daily Telegraph, 26th November 2015
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘The government will conduct a review of the rules prohibiting gay and bisexual men from donating blood, the public health minister Jane Ellison has announced.’
The Guardian, 26th November 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Mother-of-four Samantha Watt posted images on Facebook and captioned them: “This girl pays for rent with sex”‘
Daily Telegraph, 26th November 2015
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘A man who drowned his nine-year-old grandson in the bath has been jailed for a minimum of 22 years and told that his “callousness cannot be overstated”.’
The Guardian, 26th November 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘The judge leading the independent inquiry into child sexual abuse is set to announce its first investigations.’
BBC News, 27th November 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The National Crime Agency (NCA) has launched an internal inquiry into its use of warrants and production orders following the collapse of major trials, amid warnings that other cases could be in jeopardy.’
The Guardian, 27th November 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘LGBT campaigners have called for an urgent reform of the law, following the death of 21 year-old transgender woman Vicky Thompson in an all-male prison. Ms Thompson had previously said that she would take her own life if she were placed in a prison for men.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 23rd November 2015
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
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