‘A report by power supplier Npower, claiming bills will rise due to higher energy distribution costs, has been dismissed by regulator Ofgem as “misleading”.’
BBC News, 22nd January 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The Supreme Court has rejected a legal bid by objectors of the HS2 national high-speed rail link to force further scrutiny of the government’s plans.’
BBC News, 22nd January 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A report which found Liberal Democrat MP Mike Hancock breached a council code of conduct over alleged behaviour towards a “vulnerable” woman, will not be published.’
BBC News, 21st January 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The impact assessment (IA) accompanying the Ministry of Justice’s plans to charge some court users fees in excess of cost price is not fit for purpose, a government watchdog has declared.’
Litigation Futures, 22nd January 2014
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
‘When it comes to securing a training contract, it’s often not what you know but who you know that matters.’
The Guardian, 21st January 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Last week, the UK Statistics Authority, the watchdog that oversees the publication of official data, said it could no longer approve crime figures based on information recorded by the police in England and Wales.’
BBC News, 21st January 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The Gambling Commission has held talks with a number of internet service providers (ISPs) in an effort to find ways to combat unlicensed online betting in Great Britain.’
OUT-LAW.com, 21st January 2014
Source: www.out-law.com
‘Seven men who were detained after shots were fired at police during riots have had appeals against their sentences and convictions dismissed.’
BBC News, 21st January 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Plans by Theresa May to reform controversial police “stop and search” powers are being held up by wrangling between the Home Office and Downing Street, government sources have confirmed.
The Guardian, 22nd January 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘More could have been done to help three children who were found drowned after their mother fell to her death from a car park, a report has found.’
BBC News, 22nd January 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Michael Cope jailed for life after evading police for a month on the run over murder of Linzi Ashton, who suffered 108 separate injuries in an hour-long attack at her home.’
Daily Telegraph, 21st January 2014
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘A private company which provides court interpreters in England and Wales has lost thousands of pounds in penalties for its poor performance.’
BBC News, 22nd January 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A man jailed for life last year after being convicted of raping a woman in her bedroom in 1997 has won a two-year reduction in his minimum term.’
The Guardian, 21st January 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘The Court of Appeal (CoA) has thrown out a claim challenging the legality of British involvement in US drone strikes because any judgment would be a condemnation of US foreign policy.’
The Lawyer, 21st January 2014
Source: www.thelawyer.com
‘Twenty-nine people sentenced after a power station protest where an undercover police officer was working have had their convictions quashed.’
BBC News, 21st January 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘In the world of Formula 1 (“F1”), millions of pounds can be won or lost over the matter of a few seconds. Mega-rich companies compete to create faster cars, carefully guarding any information that might shave a few moments off a model’s time. The aerodynamism of a F1 model is crucial to this time performance, and it transpires, also useful for generating questions on the misuse of confidential information.’
Sports Law Bulletin from Blackstone Chambers, 21st January 2014
Source: www.sportslawbulletin.org
‘An 88% rise in the number of workers in the financial services sector ‘blowing the whistle’ on white collar crime could lead to an increase in prosecutions in 2014, an expert has said.’
OUT-LAW.com, 20th January 2014
Source: www.out-law.com
‘Tony Nicklinson lost his legal battle in 2012 for a judicial ruling that, were his wife to administer life-ending drugs to him at his express request, she would not be liable to prosecution for murder.’
Halsbury’s Law Exchange, 20th January 2014
Source: www.halsburyslawexchange.co.uk
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