Best use of stop and search scheme – Home Office
‘Guidance for police forces on the implementation of the best use of stop and search scheme.’
Home Office, 26th August 2014
Source: www.gov.uk/home-office
Category: news
Financial Remedies Working Group Report – A Summary – Family Law Week
‘Jacqui Thomas, barrister, 37 Park Chambers, summarises the recommendations of the Financial Remedies Working Group.’
Family Law week, 22nd August 2014
Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk
Mother who beat three-year-old Mikaeel Kular to death jailed for 11 years – Daily Telegraph
‘A mother who beat her three-year-old son to death and hid his body in a suitcase before sparking a huge search for him by claiming he had gone missing has been jailed for 11 years. Rosdeep “Rosie” Adekoya, 34, was originally charged with murdering her son Mikaeel Kular but pleaded guilty last month to the reduced charge of culpable homicide.’
Daily Telegraph, 25th August 2014
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Former MI6 counter-terrorism chief warns against rush to overhaul UK laws – The Guardian
‘Britain should resist a rush to overhaul its fundamental legal principles in the face of an “unproven threat” from homegrown militants fighting in Syria and Iraq, the former global counter-terrorism director of MI6 has said. In an interview with the Guardian, Richard Barrett criticised government plans for new laws to tackle British extremists and warned against Boris Johnson’s suggestion that Britons who travel to Iraq or Syria should be presumed guilty of involvement in terrorism unless they can prove their innocence.’
The Guardian, 25th August 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Stop and search: Police code of conduct launched – BBC News
‘All 43 police forces in England and Wales have agreed to adopt a new government code of conduct on the use of their powers to stop and search members of the public.’
BBC News, 26th August 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Landlord fined for renting room that could only be entered on all fours – The Guardian
‘Barnet council took the landlord of a house in Sunningfields Road, Hendon, to court after discovering he was renting a room which could not be accessed standing up. The head height along the course of the staircase was between 0.7m (27.5 inches) and 1.2m (47 inches) high and the door to the room was also reduced in size.’
The Guardian, 22nd August 2014
Soource: www.guardian.co.uk
Man jailed for filming Fast And Furious in cinema – BBC News
‘A man has been jailed for 33 months after recording Fast And Furious 6 from the back of a cinema in Walsall.’
BBC News, 22nd August 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
EDF to pay £3m in compensation after Ofgem inquiry – The Guardian
‘EDF Energy is to pay out £3m to benefit “vulnerable customers” after an investigation by the energy industry watchdog Ofgem found that the company had breached complaint handling rules.’
The Guardian, 22nd August 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Carter-Ruck granted relief from sanctions after solicitor “misread” CPR – Litigation Futures
‘The High Court this week granted libel specialists Carter-Ruck relief from sanctions after an assistant solicitor “misread” the Civil Procedure Rules and was almost four months late in sending out a funding notice.’
Litigation Futures, 22nd August 2014
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
Lawyers critical of free mediation scheme – Law Society’s Gazette
‘The government’s scheme to fund a free mediation session for separating couples will do little to increase the number of people resolving disputes out of court, lawyers have claimed.’
Law Society’s Gazette, 21st August 2014
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Derby Moor teacher David Foster banned for punching and swearing at pupils – BBC News
‘A teacher has been banned indefinitely after he swore at pupils, punched them and called them offensive names.’
BBC News, 21st August 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Sentence given to killer of former girlfriend’s baby to be reviewed – The Guardian
‘A nine-year jail term given to the killer of his then girlfriend’s baby will be reviewed by the court of appeal amid complaints the sentence was not long enough.’
The Guardian, 22nd August 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Doctors who harm patients face ‘tougher sanctions’ – BBC News
‘Doctors who make mistakes in the care of their patients could face tougher sanctions, under plans being considered by the General Medical Council.’
BBC News, 22nd August 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Gang jailed for stealing bank card details worth £16m – The Guardian
‘A gang of fraudsters have been jailed for between 21 and 64 months for stealing bank card details potentially worth up to £16m from more than 60,000 people in the UK and abroad.’
The Guardian, 21st August 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Policeman told girlfriend of confidential drugs top-off – BBC News
‘An ex-police officer who used confidential information to tip off his girlfriend about her brother being reported for drug offences has been jailed for 17 months.’
BBC News, 21st August 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Undercover police officers will not face sex charges – BBC News
‘Four undercover police officers accused of starting relationships with women will not face sexual offence charges, prosecutors have said.’
BBC News, 21st August 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Costs and forfeiture – NearlyLegal
‘Barrett v Robinson [2014] UKUT 322 (LC) is very, very important decision on costs from the Upper Tribunal (Lands Chamber).’
NearlyLegal, 21st August 2014
Source: www.nearlylegal.co.uk/blog/
Tribunals to rule on disputes over re-use of public sector information – OUT-LAW.com
‘Information rights tribunals will be able to provide binding rulings on public bodies’ re-use of non-personal information under new plans unveiled by the UK government’
OUT-LAW.com, 20th August 2014
Source: www.out-law.com
New ‘fundamental dishonesty’ rule may act “as deterrent”, MoJ says – Litigation Futures
‘The government believes its new ‘fundamental dishonesty” rule could lead not only to the number of personal injury claims being reduced but may “have some form of deterrent effect” against exaggeration, it has emerged.’
Litigation Futures, 21st August 2014
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
