‘A violent gang “general” who police believe poses a serious threat to the public is back on the streets after attempts to have him deported ended in failure.’
Daily Telegraph, 16th January 2014
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘A cancer patient has been jailed for life for killing his wife and daughter after suffering an adverse psychiatric reaction to his chemotherapy drugs.’
BBC News, 16th January 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A teenager has been found guilty of the murder of a 14-year-old boy who was stabbed on a south-east London bus.’
BBC News, 15th January 2014
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‘Claimants seeking to stop the closure of day centres in Shropshire have this week been given permission to take their case to the Court of Appeal.’
Local Government Lawyer, 16th January 2014
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘Companies can now start “looking in earnest” at how to make changes to the regime governing protections for employees transferring to a new employer after the publication of final regulations clarified some outstanding questions about the new regime, an expert has said.’
OUT-LAW.com, 15th January 2014
Source: www.out-law.com
‘A former lord chief justice called on politicians to back the recommendations of the Low Commission which last week made the case for an extra £100m to ensure “a basic level of provision” of advice in its final report.’
Legal Voice, 15th January 2014
Source: www.legalvoice.org.uk
‘The Ministry of Justice has confirmed that a working group will next month begin the process of creating medical panels to assess whiplash injury claims.’
Law Society’s Gazette, 16th January 2014
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘A man has been jailed for refusing to give police the password to a memory stick that they could not crack. Syed Hussain, 22, from Luton, was convicted of failing to provide police with the password to the stick seized in a counter-terrorism operation.’
BBC News, 15th January 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Two men and three teenage boys have been found guilty of a series of rapes and sexual assaults on young girls.
Zdeno Mirga, 18, Hassan Abdulla, 33, and three boys were convicted at the Old Bailey. The Crown Prosecution Service said it was one of the “worst cases” of child sex abuse it had seen.’
BBC News, 15th January 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Lord Rennard has been cleared of sexually harassing Liberal Democrat party workers despite an independent review finding “broadly credible” evidence he “violated” the personal space of women.’
Daily Telegraph, 15th Janaury 2014
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘A couple who took their children on a week-long holiday during school term time have been ordered by magistrates to pay £1,000 in costs and fines.’
BBC News, 15th January 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Fears that landowners could use ancient rights to allow fracking under people’s homes have been raised following the disclosure on Wednesday that more than 73,000 claims to manorial rights in England and Wales have been received by the Land Registry. The claims have resulted in thousands of home owners being sent letters informing them that landowners or institutions have the rights to mineral extraction under their property. This has raised fears the landowners could try to exercise those rights for mining or fracking.’
Daily Teelgraph, 16th Janaury 2014
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘A man who staged a stunt in which he leapt over a vehicle barrier at Buckingham Palace armed with a knife as a protest against his Incapacity Benefit being stopped has been jailed for 16 months.’
Daily Telegraph, 15th January 2014
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘All new web addresses registered in the UK will be screened for terms that signal or encourage serious sexual offences.’
BBC News, 15th January 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A local authority has won an appeal in the First-Tier Tribunal over an Information Commissioner decision that it should disclose legal advice related to the redevelopment of a town centre.’
Local Government Lawyer, 15th January 2014
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘A costs judge has refused relief from sanctions despite his “qualms” at the nature of the penalty for the breach involved.’
Litigation Futures, 14th January 2014
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
‘Two City solicitors struck off following a rare private prosecution before the Solicitors Disciplinary Tribunal (SDT) have won a High Court battle that gives them a second chance to fight the allegations against them.’
Legal Futures, 15th January 2014
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘It is again time for a round-up of recent competition law developments which have caught our attention.’
Competition Bulletin from Blackstone Chambers, 14th January 2014
Source: www.competitionbulletin.com
‘Belhaj and another v Straw and Others [2013] EWHC 4111 (QB) 20 December 2013. The High Court has struck out claims against British establishment defendants for “unlawful rendition”. The doctrine of immunity attaching to an act of state is total bar to that such claims and is not limited by the gravity of the alleged violation of rights.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 14th January 2014
Source: www.ukhumanrightsblog.com
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