‘A former client has failed to have the senior partner of a leading London law firm prosecuted over allegations of lying to the court.’
Law Society Gazette, 14th August 2019
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘A law firm principal who claimed to be scared of losing his job if he admitted a mistake has been struck off for acting dishonestly.’
Law Society Gazette, 12th August 2019
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘Andrew Powell, barrister of 4 Paper Buildings, considers recent policy developments relating to surrogacy.’
Family Law Week, 13th August 2019
Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk
‘Andrew Powell, barrister of 4 Paper Buildings, considers recent cases relating to surrogacy and HFEA.’
Family Law Week, 13th August 2019
Source: www.familylawweek.co.uk
‘Victims of stalking, domestic violence and child abuse are to get new legal rights to challenge unduly lenient sentences in a further crackdown on “soft” justice.’
Daily Telegraph, 13th August 2019
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘An attempt to prosecute Boris Johnson over the claim that Britain gave the EU £350m a week has been thrown out by a judge.’
The Independent, 14th August 2019
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘An MP is taking the Labour Party to court over its decision to reinstate his suspension for his remarks about the party’s handling of anti-Semitism.’
BBC News, 14th August 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A hunt group has paid almost £50,000 to two charity workers who were attacked while monitoring their activities.’
BBC News, 14th August
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) banned the ads for Philadelphia cream cheese and Volkswagen, following complaints from the public that they perpetuated harmful stereotypes.’
The Guardian, 14th August 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A heroin addict has been jailed for accidentally sparking a fire that caused £5.6m of damage to Nottingham railway station.’
The Independent, 13th August 2019
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘An extraordinary inheritance dispute between two stepsisters has been resolved after the high court ruled it could not prove, despite pathology reports, which of their parents died first.’
The Guardian, 13th August 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The Archbishop of Canterbury is expected to be called to give evidence to an independent review into the sadistic beatings of boys at Church of England holiday camps.’
Daily Telegraph, 13th August 2019
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
The Legal Officers (Annual Fees) Order 2019
The Ecclesiastical Judges, Legal Officers and Others (Fees) Order 2019
The Faculty Jurisdiction (Amendment) Rules 2019
The Legislative Reform (Patronage of Benefices) Order 2019
The Church Representation Rules (Amendment) Resolution 2019
Source: www.legislation.gov.uk
‘The Court of Appeal has ruled that there is no home for discrimination claims in section 204 appeals, write Dean Underwood and Riccardo Calzavara.’
Local Government Lawyer, 13th August 2019
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘The work, which begins immediately, will focus on whether violent and sexual offenders are serving sentences that truly reflect the severity of their crimes. It will consider whether changes in legislation are needed to lock criminals up for longer – by not letting them out automatically part-way through a sentence. It will also look at how to break the cycle of repeat offending.’
Ministry of Justice, 12th August 2019
Source: www.gov.uk/government/organisations/ministry-of-justice
‘The Court of Appeal has “reluctantly” ordered the retrial of a Commercial Court case after finding that the judge failed to address all the evidence before him.’
Litigation Futures, 13th August 2019
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
‘Four leading legal charities have urged the government to delay next year’s whiplash reforms over fears that litigants in person and the organisations supporting them will be overwhelmed by the new regime.’
Legal Futures, 13th August 2019
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘The Crown Prosecution Service deals with defence correspondence quickly, according to inspectors in a report published today which, they say, “somewhat undermines” solicitors’ claims that letters go unanswered.’
Crown Prosecution Service, 13th August 2019
Source: www.lawgazette.co.uk
‘A former British athletics coach has been jailed for seven-and-a-half years for a “regime of sexual abuse” against teenage girls at the club where he worked.’
The Guardian, 12th August 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
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