‘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‘An NHS cancer hospital has such crumbling buildings, out-of-date equipment and staffing problems that patients’ safety and quality of care are at risk, a bombshell report for health service bosses has warned.’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
‘The parents of a brain-damaged girl will be allowed to take her abroad to continue her treatment, the High Court has ruled.’
BBC News, 3rd October 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Certain open-ended retail funds that invest primarily in ‘illiquid’ assets, such as property, will be subject to new rules from next year, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has announced.’
OUT-LAW.com, 1st October 2019
Source: www.pinsentmasons.com
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Addlesee & Ors v Dentons Europe LLP [2019] EWCA Civ 1600 (02 October 2019)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Barrowfen Properties Ltd v Hambros Investments Ltd & Anor [2019] EWHC 2548 (Ch) (02 October 2019)
High Court (Technology and Construction Court)
C Spencer Ltd v MW High Tech Projects UK Ltd [2019] EWHC 2547 (TCC) (02 October 2019)
Doosan Enpure Ltd v Interserve Construction Ltd [2019] EWHC 2497 (TCC) (25 September 2019)
Source: www.bailii.org
‘The court’s unpredictable approach means alternative resolution could be the logical choice, argue Kim Beatson and Victoria Brown.’
Family Law, 2nd October 2019
Source: www.familylaw.co.uk
‘A teenager has been sentenced to four years in a young offenders detention centre for supplying the drugs that led to the death of a 14-year-old girl.’
Crown Prosecution Service, 2nd October 2019
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
‘A woman who claimed her son was living in the loft when he had moved to the Philippines has been sentenced for dishonestly claiming thousands of pounds of benefits for him.’
Crown Prosecution Service, 1st October 2019
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
‘Specialist police teams will be heading to London this weekend to help deal with two weeks of protests planned by Extinction Rebellion, the environmental activists who brought the capital to a standstill over Easter.’
The Guardian, 2nd October 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A doctor who refused to call a transgender woman “she” because of his Christian faith has lost his employment tribunal.’
The Independent, 3rd October 2019
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A hit-and-run driver who killed a safety patrol cyclist while on his phone driving the wrong way down a one-way street has been jailed.’
The Independent, 3rd October 2019
Source: www.independent.co.uk
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