‘Sources close to the Iraq Inquiry have indicated chairman Sir John Chilcot may write to David Cameron with a timetable for his report before 3 November.’
BBC News, 22nd October 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Mental health campaigners have expressed concern that detentions under the Mental Health Act have risen by almost 10% in England in the past year.’
The Guardian, 23rd October 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘A married father-of-three has been jailed for 14 months after he admitted sexually assaulting a horse.’
BBC News, 23rd October 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Campaigners in one of the UK’s key fracking battlegrounds have been given the green light to bring a judicial review of Lancashire county council’s decision to allow seismic monitoring equipment at proposed drilling sites.’
The Guardian, 23rd October 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Is the system in place to manage dangerous offenders when they are released from prison keeping people safe?’
BBC News, 25th October 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A sex offender who snatched a six-year-old girl off the street and bundled her into the boot of his car has been jailed for life.’
The Guardian, 23rd October 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘The revelations emerging about a major cyber attack on telecoms and broadband supplier TalkTalk are every CIO’s worst nightmare. But hard-working companies that are doing their best to stay ahead of the hackers shouldn’t be criticised, should they?’
Technology Law Update, 23rd October 2015
Source: www.technology-law-blog.co.uk
‘Rights Watch UK describes the Government’s bid to the change the code – which sets out standards expected from ministers – to disregard international law was ‘seriously concerning’.’
Daily Telegraph, 26th October 2015
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Lawyers representing families in the baby ashes scandal have said they are to take legal action against Shropshire Council.’
BBC News, 26th October 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A proposed blanket ban on legal highs is too broad and fails to adequately define what a psychoactive substance actually is, an influential committee of MPs has said.’
The Guardian, 24th October 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Those who want change should have to make the case for it, Baroness Helena Kennedy QC challenged her fellow panellists, at a recent event jointly organised by the Bingham Centre for the Rule of Law and British Institute of International and Comparative Law, and hosted by Bindmans. The panel was one of the most stimulating contributions of the year to the debate over the proposed repeal of the Human Rights Act and its replacement with a British Bill of Rights, featuring contributions from three members of the 2012 Commission on a Bill of Rights, a number of comparative perspectives including one from Australia, and even a call for what appears to be a written constitution.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 23rd October 2015
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
‘A father who inflicted life-threatening injuries on a baby has been found guilty of abuse.’
BBC News, 22nd October 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘From next year, insurers will not be able refuse policyholder claims on the grounds that they breached an irrelevant term in their policy.’
OUT-LAW.com, 22nd October 2015
Source: www.out-law.com
‘Legal experts have criticised the prosecution of a protester who was arrested when a fellow activist placed a sticker on a window of a block of luxury flats.’
The Guardian, 22nd October 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘A man has been jailed for a minimum of 20 years for the “agonising” murder of a 14-month-old baby.’
BBC News, 22nd October 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A landlord who rented out a storage basement as self-contained accommodation for £975 a month after it was declared substandard has been ordered to pay back £70,000 in rent under the Proceeds of Crime Act.’
The Guardian, 22nd October 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Three quarters of universities are breaching consumer law by failing to tell students what their fees will buy them.’
Daily Telegraph, 22nd October 2015
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Conservative ministers have been accused of quietly abandoning the longstanding principle that members of the government should be bound by international law.’
The Guardian, 22nd October 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘A couple who received death threats and left the country after being accused of cruelty to their cats are to sue the RSPCA for damages over killing their animals, a High Court ruled.’
Daily Telegraph, 22nd October 2015
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Lincolnshire County Council has said it will consult its lawyers about the recovery of its costs after a High Court judge set out why in July she rejected a legal challenge to the authority’s plans for its libraries services.’
Local Government Lawyer, 22nd October 2015
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
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