‘The police inspectorate recently published its report on progress in delivering a new model for investigating rape and serious sexual offences, known as Operation Soteria.’
Each Other, 16th September 2024
Source: eachother.org.uk
‘Buffer zones will soon be introduced outside abortion clinics to stop women seeking abortions from being harassed by protesters.’
The Independent, 18th September 2024
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A priest has been given a suspended prison sentence for stealing money from his own church’s donation plates.’
BBC News, 17th September 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Millions of migrants have been urged to register for a new eVisa scheme as campaigners warn the document could create a digital Windrush scandal.’
The Guardian, 18th September 2024
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘Police officers perpetrate shocking levels of domestic abuse yet many operate with impunity due to forces failing to properly hold them to account, according to new research.’
The Independent, 18th September 2024
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A business has been fined for selling fake Wonka chocolate bars around the UK, which included nuts that were not mentioned on the packaging.’
BBC News, 17th September 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A woman has been handed a £500 fine for fly-tipping after leaving a cabinet for free collection outside her home.’
BBC News, 17th September 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A woman has been ordered to pay back thousands of pounds to the Department for Work and Pensions after being incorrectly paid benefits she was told she was entitled to.’
BBC News, 17th September 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Welcome to the latest edition of the Professional Discipline Newsletter.’
2 Hare Court, 10th September 2024
Source: www.2harecourt.com
Supreme Court
Revenue and Customs v Professional Game Match Officials Ltd [2024] UKSC 29 (16 September 2024)
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
Y, V & B (Fact-Finding: Perpetrator) [2024] EWCA Civ 1034 (13 September 2024)
Court of Appeal (Criminal Division)
Smith & Ors v Rex [2024] EWCA Crim 1040 (13 September 2024)
Shortt, R. v [2024] EWCA Crim 1041 (13 September 2024)
High Court (Administrative Court)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Folds Farm Trustees Ltd & Anor v Cutts & Ors (Re Costs) [2024] EWHC 2143 (Ch) (13 September 2024)
High Court (Patents Court)
Alcatel Lucent SAS v Amazon Digital UK Ltd & Ors [2024] EWHC 2339 (Pat) (13 September 2024)
High Court (King’s Bench Division)
Deakin-Stephenson v Behar & Anor [2024] EWHC 2338 (KB) (13 September 2024)
Source: www.bailii.org
‘The UK’s foreign investment screening regime saw an increase in the number of notifications in 2023-24, but fewer cases were subject to remedies or prohibitions compared to the previous year, as the regime “is settling in”, a legal expert has said.’
OUT-LAW.com, 16th September 2024
Source: www.pinsentmasons.com
‘Consumer protection laws, and particularly the Competition and Markets Authority’s (CMA) enforcement powers, have been substantially strengthened by landmark new UK legislation which elevates directly enforceable consumer protection rules to the same status as competition law.’
OUT-LAW.com, 16th September 2024
Source: www.pinsentmasons.com
‘On 4 September 2024, the UK Government published the Product Regulation and Metrology Bill (the PRMB). Introduced in the Lords, the PRMB is certainly not the most headline-grabbing Bill announced in the King’s Speech. Its substance – product standards and weights and measures – is important, but unlikely to excite the masses. However, as the new UK Government’s first intervention to regulate the UK internal market, the Bill is remarkable for at least two reasons.’
UK Constitutional Law Association, 17th September 2024
Source: ukconstitutionallaw.org
‘Joe Walker and Fred Groves provide an update on unauthorised pro-Palestinian protest encampments on university premises where many have refused to comply with demands to vacate.’
Local Government Lawyer, 13th September 2024
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘The High Court has rejected a legal challenge brought by parents over a decision of the Governors Disciplinary Committee (GDC) of a school to uphold the decision of the headteacher to permanently exclude their child.’
Local Government Lawyer, 16th September 2024
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘Magistrates in England and Wales could be given powers to hand down longer custodial sentences under proposals to help reduce the backlog in crown courts and prisons.’
BBC News, 16th September 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Former BBC News presenter Huw Edwards has been given a suspended prison term after he admitted making indecent images of children. Westminster Magistrates’ Court heard he received more than 40 images over several months from convicted sex offender Alex Williams. Here are four things we learned from the sentencing hearing.’
BBC News, 16th September 2024
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Former BBC presenter Huw Edwards has been handed a suspended sentence after accessing indecent images of children as young as seven.’
The Independent, 16th September 2024
Source: www.independent.co.uk
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