‘The chairman of a new press self-regulation body set up in the wake of the phone-hacking scandal says he wants to show critics it is not a “fake”.’
BBC News, 8th September 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The University of Law has unveiled plans to dramatically change its bar professional training course (BPTC) in a move to set it apart from its competitors.’
The Lawyer, 1st September 2014
Source: www.thelawyer.com
‘Housing experts have called for minimum standards to be better enforced in the private rental market to stop landlords exploiting vulnerable tenants.’
BBC News, 30th August 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
Sir Robert Francis, head of the Mid Staffs public inquiry, calls for an end to a culture of ‘denial and fear’ as he launches first ever independent review of whistleblowing
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Daily Telegraph, 3rd August 2014
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Failing care homes will be put on “special measures” and closed down if they fail to improve, under new powers given to watchdogs in the wake of a series of scandals.’
Daily Telegraph, 16th July 2014
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘The public is being put at risk by a “political and policy failure” in jails which risks boiling over this summer, the prisons’ inspectorate has warned as the government admitted more inmates would have to share cells to cope with an unexpected rise in numbers.’
The Guardian, 14th June 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Damian Green’s Police Federation (Constables’ Conference) speech Tuesday 20 May.’
Home Office, 20th May 2014
Source: www.gov.uk/home-office
‘Patients and the public are being urged to have their say over what standards nurses and midwives should abide by.’
BBC News, 19th May 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Allegations that British troops were responsible for a series of war crimes after the invasion of Iraq are to be examined by the international criminal court (ICC) at The Hague, the specialist tribunal has announced.’
The Guardian, 13th May 2014
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘A teenager who was jailed for 49 sexual offences involving 13 boys could have been prosecuted earlier, a report has said.’
BBC News, 29th April 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The Home Secretary had acted unlawfully in failing to identify and take account of certain essential living needs for which provision had to be made in setting the level of cash support under section 96(1)(b) of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999.’
WLR Daily, 9th April 2014
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
‘The possibility of introducing re-accreditation for QCs, meaning that silk would no longer be a permanent appointment, and a power to strip them of the rank in the event of misconduct, was floated last week.’
Legal Futures, 7th April 2014
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘NHS staff who perform poorly in their job could face being struck off, under wide-ranging plans drawn up by the Law Commission.’
The Independent, 2nd April 2014
Source: www.independnet.co.uk
‘The Nursing and Midwifery Council is facing more criticism over its handling of disciplinary cases in a report by the Professional Standards Authority.’
BBC News, 31st March 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘An application for permission to appeal against a conviction on grounds of previous incompetent representation by solicitors or counsel should not be made without taking proper steps to inquire whether there was a cogent objective basis for the proposed ground of appeal. It was impermissible to rely alone on the word of the defendant.’
WLR Daily, 19th March 2014
Source: www.iclr.co.uk
‘A hospital has admitted failings in medical care and poor communication resulted in a child being stillborn.’
BBC News, 21st March 2014
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A policeman who punched a shoplifter on the head before pinning her to the ground faces dismissal after being sentenced to a community order. Pc James Kiddie, 45, who had worked for the Metropolitan Police for 12 years, said he hit out after the “snarling” woman bit him on the finger and claimed that she had the Aids virus.’
Daily Telegraph, 11th March 2014
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
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