Yorkshire Regiment soldiers jailed for sit-in protest – BBC News
‘Fifteen soldiers have been jailed after a court martial for staging a “sit-in” in protest at being “led by muppets”.’
BBC News, 10th December 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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Secret courts: couple tell of their struggle to adopt granddaughter – Daily Telegraph
‘Grandparents of child taken into care by Essex County Council tell of their anguish at not having legal rights to be her guardian.’
Daily Telegraph, 11th December 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
A tale of three murderers – BBC News
‘Three murderers were sentenced to life imprisonment on one day. The minimum terms set were 18, 27 and 40 years. Why were they so different?’
BBC News, 11th December 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Three Sikh men and one woman jailed for attack on retired Indian general – The Guardian
“Three Sikh men and a woman have received lengthy jail sentences after being convicted of slashing an elderly Indian general in the neck.”
The Guardian, 10th December 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Court is “ultimate arbiter of best interests” in child’s bone marrow transplant – Halsbury’s Law Exchange
‘In an emergency ruling in the Family Division of the High Court, Mr Justice Mostyn has ordered that a three-year-old boy undergo a bone marrow transplant against the wishes of the father.’
Halsbury’s Law Exchange, 10th December 2013
Source: www.halsburyslawexchange.co.uk
Geoffrey Counsell cleared over M5 fireworks deaths – BBC News
‘A man in charge of a fireworks display held on the night of a motorway crash in which seven people died has been cleared of breaching health and safety laws.’
BBC News, 10th December 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Football’s match fixing wake up call – Sports Law Bulletin from Blackstone Chambers
‘The recent allegations and arrests made in relation to match fixing in football have served as an important wake up call for those involved in sport in the UK, and in English football in particular.’
Sports Law Bulletin from Blackstone Chambers, 10th December 2013
Source: www.sportslawbulletin.org
Borough claims first after salon owner pleads guilty over sunbed test purchase – Local Government Lawyer
‘A London borough is thought to have brought the first successful prosecution of a salon owner under the Sunbeds (Regulation) Act 2010 following the failure of a test purchase.’
Local Government Lawyer, 9th December 2013
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
This month’s costs cases summaries: appeals, unjust enrichment and Mitchell – Litigation Futures
‘Our monthly summary of key costs-related court decisions.’
Litigation Futures, 9th December 2013
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
Dental plan provided VAT-exempt ‘payment services’ to patients, Tribunal finds – OUT-LAW.com
‘A dental payment plan provided to patients amounts to a “service for a consideration” for VAT purposes, but also falls within the payment services exemption under the VAT Directive, the First-Tier Tax Tribunal has ruled.’
OUT-LAW.com, 6th December 2013
Source: www.out-law.com
Tribunal wrong on Sunday working decision, but forcing care assistant to work was proportionate, court rules – OUT-LAW.com
‘An employment tribunal was wrong to conclude that refusing to work on a Sunday for religious reasons should not be protected under discrimination law, the Court of Appeal has ruled.’
OUT-LAW.com, 10th December 2013
Source: www.out-law.com
Widower who ‘torched’ wife’s money now being sued by her lover – Daily Telegraph
‘A bereaved husband who torched all his wife’s money because he was so upset about her dying is now being sued by her lover who is demanding he replaces the cash.’
Daily Telegraph, 9th December 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Battered wife Sally Stickland ran over husband with car – BBC News
‘A woman who ran over her husband after suffering years of domestic violence has been given a suspended prison term.’
BBC News, 9th December 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Rochdale child sex exploitation: Inquiry to begin – BBC News
‘An inquiry into child sexual exploitation is to be held to assess improvements in protecting youngsters since the Rochdale grooming case.’
BBC News, 9th December 2013
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Royal Marine seeks to overturn conviction for murder – Daily Telegraph
‘Lawyers for Royal Marine convicted of murder will launch an appeal against his conviction.’
Daily Telegraph, 11th December 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Aristocrat faces jail for years of drunken attacks on his wife – Daily Telegraph
‘Aristocrat from one of Britain’s most distinguished families is facing jail after he admitted beating his wife during 22 years of marriage.’
Daily Telegraph, 9th December 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
World’s leading authors: state surveillance of personal data is theft – The Guardian
‘More than 500 of the world’s leading authors, including five Nobel prize winners, have condemned the scale of state surveillance revealed by the whistleblower Edward Snowden and warned that spy agencies are undermining democracy and must be curbed by a new international charter.’
The Guardian, 10th December 2013
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Tens of thousands harmed in hospital by IV drip blunders – Daily Telegraph
‘Around 500 patients could be dying each year because of an “astonishing” lack of training in the use of intravenous drips, health experts have warned.’
Daily Telegraph, 10th December 2013
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
