‘Popular zoo animals including raccoons and chipmunks could be banned from collections under EU rules amid concerns about them escaping and setting up home, it has been claimed.’
Daily Telegraph, 6th June 2016
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Asylum claims from people who have converted to Christianity are being rejected because officials are testing them on Bible trivia.’
BBC News, 5th June 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A feminist pornographer has hailed a victory for freedom of expression after she won her appeal against an order that had forced her to take down a sadomasochism fetish website.’
The Guardian, 6th June 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘The proposal to introduce mandatory reporting in the victims of crime bill has divided opinion – an objective discussion is needed.’
The Guardian, 6th June 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘The UK’s competition watchdog could be given new powers to fine businesses that breach the formal commitments or undertakings they give to bring a competition investigation to a close under plans put forward by the government.’
OUT-LAW.com, 2nd June 2016
Source: www.out-law.com
‘The Judicial Appointments Commission (JAC) selected candidates for the specific purpose of increasing diversity in 14 recommendations, according to the commission’s latest statistics bulletin published today.’
Law Society’s Gazette, 2nd June 2016
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘When Private Cheryl James was preparing to move from Leconfield to Deepcut Barracks for the next stage of her Army training, an instructor gave her and her friends ominous advice.’
Daily Telegraph, 3rd June 2016
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘The Court of Appeal has given judgment in the case of Director of Legal Aid Casework and another v IS [2016] EWCA Civ 464, the Director’s appeal against the judgment of Collins J in the High Court that the exceptional funding regime was inherently unlawful.’
Legal Aid Handbook, 3rd June 2016
Source: www.legalaidhandbook.com
‘Most insolvency practitioners and lawyers believe the end of the exemption for insolvency litigation from the abolition of recoverable success fees and insurance premiums in conditional fee cases will lead to “unscrupulous or illegal behaviour” by company directors, a survey has found.’
Litigation Futures, 3rd June 2016
Source: www.litigationfutures.co.uk
‘Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council has agreed to refund more than 60 older people if they are found to have been overcharged for care, following an investigation by the Local Government Ombudsman.’
Local Government Lawyer, 2nd June 2016
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘The digital delivery of legal services in England and Wales to people formerly entitled to legal aid could be at the cusp of a “tipping point”, according to Professor Roger Smith, the leading researcher into online law.’
Legal Futures, 3rd June 2016
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘Giving the intelligence and security services a right to collect data about citizens in bulk is not “inherently incompatible” with people’s right to privacy, a UK parliamentary committee has said.’
OUT-LAW.com, 2nd June 2016
Source: www.out-law.com
‘Relatives of the 96 people who died at Hillsborough have told the home secretary they want a “Hillsborough Law” to compel public officials to tell the truth at inquiries.’
BBC News, 2nd June 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Parents of children with special educational needs and disabilities are taking legal action against an academy trust for proposing to bus their children from a well-performing school to a worse alternative because of limited resources.’
The Guardian, 2nd June 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘On-the-spot fines of up to £5,000 could be handed out to careless motorists who drive too close to cyclists, under new government proposals.’
The Independent, 2nd June 2016
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Nineteen people have refused to assist an independent investigation into the role of West Midlands police after the Hillsborough disaster.’
The Guardian, 2nd June 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘A 14-year-old girl suffered an accidental death contributed to by neglect while under the care of the Priory, an inquest jury has ruled.’
Daily Telegraph, 2nd June 2016
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘The coroner at the inquest into the death of a soldier found shot at Deepcut barracks in Surrey is set to announce his verdict.’
BBC News, 3rd June 2016
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘White applicants are three times more likely to be appointed as recorders than lawyers from black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds, according to the Bar Council.’
The Guardian, 2nd June 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘An easement is appurtenant to land and not a personal right of the owner. As such, the easement can be exercised by anyone who is entitled to use the land and it can be enforced by anyone in possession of the land.’
Tanfield Chambers, 31st May 2016
Source: www.tanfieldchambers.co.uk
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