‘A former builder who scooped a £2.5m jackpot using a fake lottery ticket has been convicted of fraud by false representation today and sentenced to nine years in prison.’
Crown Prosecution Service, 4th October 2019
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
‘A 47-year-old-man has been jailed for the manslaughter of a man he assaulted in August 2000, who sadly died 17 years later.’
Crown Prosecution Service, 4th October 2019
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
‘The Supreme Court will rule on a landmark case that will test the standards applied to a Collective Proceedings Order in a major competition claim. Permission has been granted for the defendant in Merricks v Mastercard Incorporated & Anor to bring its appeal against a Court of Appeal ruling from April this year.’
Law Society's Gazette, 4th October 2019
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘Two Windrush sisters who describe themselves as “inseparable” face being split up by the Home Office because of their different dates of birth.’
The Guardian, 6th October 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘More than 220 infants in the UK were killed or injured as a result of being shaken in the past decade, analysis of NSPCC figures has found. Serious case reviews were carried out on 1,253 children, with nearly one in six of those reports concluding the youngster had suffered a brain injury. The charity said it believed that number was “the tip of the iceberg”.
BBC News, 7th October 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The former South Yorkshire police chief superintendent who was in command of the 1989 FA Cup semi-final at Sheffield Wednesday’s Hillsborough football ground when 96 people were killed in a crush, will on Monday begin his retrial on the criminal charge of manslaughter.’
The Guardian, 2nd October 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A teenager who stabbed his friend in the heart can be named after an order protecting his anonymity was lifted.’
BBC News, 6th October 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A legal defence for children who claim they are being exploited by county lines drug gangs needs to be monitored more closely, the Magistrates’ Association has warned.’
The Guardian, 6th October 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Five detectives were cleared of wrongdoing over their handling of bogus VIP sex ring allegations following a “lamentable and inadequate” inquiry by police watchdogs, a former High Court judge has said.’
Daily Telegraph, 6th October 2019
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘Rachel Cooper, barrister, Coram Chambers, discusses current UK surrogacy legislation in relation to modern reproductive practices.’
Family Law, 3rd October 2019
Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Ford & Anor v Bennett & Anor [2019] EWCA Civ 1604 (03 October 2019)
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
KC, R. v [2019] EWCA Crim 1632 (04 October 2019)
High Court (Administrative Court)
Raqeeb v Barts NHS Foundation Trust [2019] EWHC 2531 (Admin) (03 October 2019)
High Court (Family Division)
B & C, Re [2019] EWHC 2593 (Fam) (04 October 2019)
Barts NHS Foundation Trust v Raqeeb & Ors [2019] EWHC 2530 (Fam) (03 October 2019)
High Court (Queen’s Bench Division)
DXW v PXL [2019] EWHC 2579 (QB) (04 October 2019)
Brownlie v Four Seasons Holdings Inc [2019] EWHC 2533 (QB) (01 October 2019)
Source: www.bailii.org
‘Sexual violence and harassment cases at universities have trebled in three years, as victims reveal their claims are being investigated by novices.’
Daily Telegraph, 3rd October 2019
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘A serial rapist who used dating websites including Match.com to target his victims has been given extra prison time for attacks on five more women.’
The Independent, 3rd October 2019
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘The high court is to be asked to decide whether the statutory regulation of homeopaths is safe, amid concerns that some of those on an accredited register are offering an anti-vaccine “cure” for children with autism.’
The Guardian, 3rd October 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘British police and intelligence agencies will be able to demand suspects’ social media data directly from American technology giants under a new agreement signed with the US government. The Home Office said the landmark agreement would speed up investigations into alleged terrorists, paedophiles and serious criminals.’
The Independent, 4th October 2019
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘Breaches of children’s legal right to have special educational needs support have reached unprecedented levels, says an official complaints body. England’s local government ombudsman said not only had there been a spike in complaints, but nine out of 10 of them were upheld in 2018-19.’
BBC News, 4th October 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Almost all of the investigations into alleged serious misconduct by Home Office staff relate to immigration matters, the Guardian has learned. Although the department also has responsibility for policing and counter-terrorism, 96% of its internal investigations focus on immigration matters. Scores of these investigations have substantiated allegations against staff made internally or by the public.’
The Guardian, 4th October 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Women affected by controversial adjustments made to the state pension age, which campaigners say unlawfully discriminates against women born in the 1950s, have lost their landmark High Court battle against the government.’
The Independent, 3rd October 2019
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘An NHS cancer hospital has such crumbling buildings, out-of-date equipment and staffing problems that patients’ safety and quality of care are at risk, a bombshell report for health service bosses has warned.’
The Guardian, 3rd October 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
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