“Not all squatters are bad, a senior judge has said, as he suggested an Englishman’s home is no longer his castle.”
Daily Telegraph, 3rd July 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
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“A father has been jailed for killing his young son by negligently allowing him to eat heroin in the family home.”
The Guardian, 3rd July 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Speech on national security by Security Minister James Brokenshire to National Security Summit at Queen Elizabeth Conference Centre on 3 July Originally given at London. This is a transcript of the speech, exactly as it was delivered.”
Home Office, 3rd July 2013
Source: www.gov.uk/home-office
“Hospital and care home managers who allow neglect and abuse to take place on their watch could face criminal prosecution and unlimited fines under new Government plans designed to restore trust in the health service after a series of high profile NHS scandals.”
The Independent, 4th July 2013
Source: www.independent.co.uk
“A national network of 70 ‘resettlement prisons’ is to be established to ensure that inmates are released from jail close to the area in which they will live, the justice secretary, Chris Grayling, has announced.”
The Guardian, 4th July 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“The controversy over police dirty tricks directed at Stephen Lawrence’s family’s campaign for justice grew today after Sir Norman Bettison was alleged to have attempted to intervene in the public inquiry into the racist killing.”
The Guardian, 3rd July 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Parents who fail to secure their children in appropriate child passenger seats can be found to be contributory negligent for any injuries that may be suffered by the child as a result of a road traffic accident, as confirmed by the recent Court of Appeal case Williams v Estate of Dayne Joshua Williams 2013.”
Sovereign Chambers, 1st July 2013
Source: www.sovereignchambers.co.uk
“The judgment develops the growing body of case law surrounding planning consultants and both the substantive and costs judgments will be of interest to construction and costs practitioners alike. The case also raises interesting issues concerning exclusion clauses (including UCTA), limitation of liability, estoppel, waiver, extensions of time and the correct measure of loss.”
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4 New Square, 1st July 2013
Source: www.4newsquare.com
“A man who refuses to tell his ex-wife where their six-year-old daughter is has been jailed for a second time.”
BBC News, 3rd July 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
“We are consulting on our 12th Programme of law reform. We expect to submit our proposals to the Lord Chancellor in summer 2014. If approved, they will make up the main part of our law reform work in the following three years.”
Law Commission, 2nd July 2013
Source: www.lawcommission.justice.gov.uk
“The Government is not planning to combine the roles of the Pensions Regulator and the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) to create a single regulator of workplace defined contribution (DC) pension schemes, it has confirmed.”
OUT-LAW.com, 2nd July 2013
Source: www.out-law.com
“The Legal Services Board publishes today three reports which together deliver new insight into consumers’ behaviour when deciding whether or not to seek legal advice and into the proportionality of regulation.”
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Legal services Board, 3rd July 2013
Source: www.legalservicesboard.org.uk
“Landlords pursuing the administrators of Game for millions of pounds in rent that went unpaid while the retailer was insolvent will have their case fast-tracked to the Court of Appeal, according to press reports.”
OUT-LAW.com, 2nd July 2013
Source: www.out-law.com
“Henry Clayton of 4 Paper Buildings outlines the consequences where a party to financial remedy proceedings becomes bankrupt after the making of a final order.”
Family Law Week, 28th June 2013
Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk
“HH Simon Brown QC continues his exclusive NLJ online series on costs management post-Jackson.”
New Law Journal, 2nd July 2013
Source: www.newlawjournal.co.uk
“An internationally renowned artist who walked free from court despite being convicted of a string of sexual offences against child models is to have his sentence reviewed by the appeal court.”
The Guardian, 2nd July 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
“Sky has avoided regulatory action over its admission that it hacked into emails belonging to a man who faked his own death and those belonging to his wife.”
OUT-LAW.com, 2nd July 2013
Source: www.out-law.com
HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) is preparing to de-register up to 500 pension providers as part of its ‘pension liberation’ compliance efforts, according to press reports.
OUT-LAW.com, 2nd July 2013
Source: www.out-law.com
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