St Leonards dog attacks owner Spencer Brown jailed – BBC News
“A man whose out-of-control dogs attacked 10 people in the street has been jailed for 12 months.”
BBC News, 31st August 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Category: news
Abramovich wins biggest private court case in history – Daily Telegraph
“Roman Abramovich has won his $6.5bn legal battle with his former mentor and business partner, in the biggest private court case in British legal history.”
Daily Telegraph, 31st August 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
Squatting: The MoJ Guide – Nearly-Legal
“With the new legislation criminalising squatting due to come into force at the weekend (presumably to catch out those sunday morning squatters!) the Ministry of Justice has issued a circular to Judges, Courts, and the Police.”
NearlyLegal, 31st August 2012
Source: www.nearlylegal.co.uk/blog
Lawyers berate new law criminalising squatters – Law Society’s Gazette
“Lawyers have branded as ‘headline-grabbing’ and unnecessary the introduction of a new criminal offence of squatting, warning that it could harm vulnerable people. But the government is unrepentant, declaring that the move signals the end of ‘squatters’ rights’.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 31st August 2012
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
O2 to challenge Ofcom’s 4G auction decision – OUT-LAW.com
“Mobile phone operator O2 will appeal against Ofcom’s decision to allow a rival firm to launch superfast broadband services later this year using its existing network capabilities, according to media reports.”
OUT-LAW.com, 30th August 2012
Source: www.out-law.com
Government to introduce fixed caps on parties’ costs in environmental judicial review proceedings from December – OUT-LAW.com
“The Government plans to introduce a cap on the extent to which the losing party to an environmental challenge will be expected to cover the winning party’s legal costs.”
OUT-LAW.com, 31st August 2012
Source: www.out-law.com
Serious Fraud Office investigating Barclays payments to Qatar – The Guardian
“The Serious Fraud Office has launched an investigation into payments made after Barclays tapped Middle Eastern investors for emergency funds in 2008.”
The Guardian, 30th August 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Child sex abuse inquiry damns Chichester church’s local safeguarding – The Guardian
“An inquiry into child sex abuse by Church of England clergy in Chichester has found many children suffered ‘abiding hurt and damage’ because local safeguarding measures had fallen ‘woefully short’ for two decades.”
The Guardian, 31st August 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Squatting set to become a criminal offence – BBC News
“Squatting in a residential building in England and Wales becomes a criminal offence on Saturday, meaning squatters would face jail or a fine.”
BBC News, 31st August 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Nurse who stabbed her four-year-old to death gets 12 years – Daily Telegraph
“A nurse who stabbed her four-year-old daughter to death before attempting to kill herself has been jailed for 12 years.”
Daily Telegraph, 31st August 2012
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
GB cyclist Simon Richardson: Crash driver Adams jailed – BBC News
“A drunk driver who ploughed into and critically injured a Paralympic champion cyclist who was out training for the 2012 Games has been jailed.”
BBC News, 30th August 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Pig’s head at Cheltenham mosque: Simon Parkes jailed – BBC News
“A former soldier who tied a pig’s head to the gates of a Cheltenham mosque has been jailed for four months.”
BBC News, 30th August 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Firms do not always need to delete personal data to comply with data protection rules, says ICO – OUT-LAW.com
“Organisations can temporarily keep personal data records even when the information is no longer necessary for processing purposes, the UK’s data protection watchdog has said.”
OUT-LAW.com, 29th August 2012
Source: www.out-law.com
ICO issues guidance on disclosing employee personal data under FOI – OUT-LAW.com
“Local authorities and other public bodies must ensure that disclosing personal data about their employees under UK freedom of information (FOI) laws is ‘necessary’ even if they have established that it is “fair” to do so, a watchdog has said.”
OUT-LAW.com, 29th August 2012
Source: www.out-law.com
Legal education system ‘not fit for purpose’ – Law Society’s Gazette
“Evidence of ‘fundamental gaps’ in lawyers’ skills suggests that the current education system is not fit for purpose, according to a discussion paper published as part of the Legal Education and Training Review (LETR).”
Law Society’s Gazette, 29th August 2012
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Dyson to succeed Neuberger as master of the rolls – Law Society’s Gazette
“Supreme Court judge Lord Dyson will succeed Lord Neuberger as master of the rolls when the latter becomes president of the Supreme Court, the government announced today. The appointment had been widely expected.”
Law Society’s Gazette, 29th August 2012
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
Justice can’t be treated as a business enterprise – The Guardian
“The Freddy Patel case shows how market forces inevitably lead to creeping deregulation if applied to the legal system.”
The Guardian, 29th August 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Border Agency decision threatens thousands of international students – The Guardian
“The UK Border Agency (UKBA) has revoked London Metropolitan University’s power to teach or recruit international students, leaving nearly 3,000 students facing deportation unless they can find another place to study within 60 days.”
The Guardian, 30th August 2012
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Bedfordshire businessman guilty of sham marriage scam – BBC News
“A Bedfordshire restaurant owner has been found guilty of being involved in a sham marriage scam.”
BBC News, 29th August 2012
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
