‘Barry George, the man wrongfully convicted of the murder of Jill Dando, has told the BBC that a decision not to award him compensation is “a mockery of justice”.’
BBC News, 23rd February 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Hundreds of deaths in psychiatric units, prisons and police cells between 2010 and 2013 were avoidable and were caused by repeated “basic errors” by staff ignorant of mental-health risks, human rights advocates have said.’
The Independent, 23rd February 2015
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A man has been sentenced to 15 years in prison after being found guilty of attempting to murder his wife as she worked in an intensive care unit.’
BBC News, 20th February 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A former Guildhall School of Music teacher who lured his female pupils into soundproof practice rooms before he raped and abused them has been jailed for 11 years.’
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The Independent, 20th February 2015
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Blame-free divorces and fairer property rights for cohabiting couples should be introduced as a matter of urgency, a leading family law organisation has urged.’
The Guardian, 23rd February 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘The government has pledged to double the number of experts who help vulnerable witnesses and victims in courts in England and Wales.’
BBC News, 22nd February 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Police to be told they need to obtain the permission of a judge if they want to obtain details of a journalist’s phone calls or emails.’
Daily Telegraph, 21st February 2015
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Companies that fail to prevent tax evasion could face penalties as part of plans announced by Danny Alexander.’
BBC News, 22nd February 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The number of women imprisoned in Britain every year represents a “litany of despair”, Nick Clegg will say tomorrow, in a tacit admission that the coalition has failed to tackle high rates of female incarceration.’
The Independent, 22nd February 2015
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘HSBC’s Swiss arm is potentially open to a range of criminal charges in Britain because there is “credible evidence” that it has had a role in enabling tax evasion, according to a former director of public prosecutions.’
The Guardian, 22nd February 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Those responsible for employment decisions in firms and businesses with multiple office locations will have been relieved that the Advocate General recommended a reversal of the Employment Appeal Tribunal’s interpretation of ‘one establishment’ in the Woolworths cases (USDAW v Ethel Austin Ltd (In administration) UKEAT/0547/12/kn[2013] IRL886) when his opinion was handed down on 5 February 2015. However, as the European Court of Justice is not obliged to follow the AG’s opinion, we still have some time to wait for further clarity on this issue.’
The Futures of Law, 19th February 2015
Source: www.blogs.lexisnexis.co.uk
‘A teenager who was on his way to behead a British soldier with a 12in knife when he was arrested, has been found guilty of preparing a terrorist act.’
BBC News, 19th February 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The Court of Appeal considered the clash of s.144 LASPO and the rules on adverse possession, on appeal from the Administrative Court. Our report on the Admin Court judgment is here, and, to be honest, I’m not sure that the Court of Appeal adds much to that judgment. Much the same arguments were rehearsed and much the same conclusion is reached.’
NearlyLegal, 19th February 2015
Source: www.nearlylegal.co.uk
‘Millions of pounds of parking fines could have been charged illegally, according to the RAC Foundation.’
BBC News, 20th February 2015
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The jury in a trial at the Old Bailey have been ordered not to watch a BBC documentary on the royal family’s relations with the media amid concerns it could prejudice a fair trial of the Sun’s royal editor.’
The Guardian, 19th February 2015
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘In recent years, there has been a seemingly unending string of cases relating to whether certain activities constitute trading. Ewan Leslie James McMorris v HMRC[1]is the latest case to consider the circumstances in which a taxpayer may deduct losses incurred from his other income under section 64, Income Tax Act 2007 (ITA).’
RPC Tax Take, 13th February 2015
Source: www.rpc.co.uk
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