‘The Court of Appeal has ruled that a judge was wrong to conclude that Ofsted’s complaints procedures were unfair in serious weakness/special measures cases, and that it was wrong to quash an inspection report.’
Local Government Lawyer, 2nd January 2019
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘The Court of Appeal has rejected a claim by a mother that a council and a clinical commissioning group were required under s.117 of the Mental Health Act 1983 to meet her travelling expenses for a 240-mile round trip to see her son on day trips out of the mental hospital where he is detained.’
Local Government Lawyer, 3rd January 2019
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘A science teacher who groomed a 15-year-old pupil with sexually explicit messages has been jailed for 14 months.’
BBC News, 4th January 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Regulations banning ‘cold calls’ relating to pensions have been passed by parliament, and will come into force on 9 January 2019.’
OUT-LAW.com, 21st December 2019
Source: www.out-law.com
‘Jonathan Metzer and Emma-Louise Fenelon discuss some of the cases that defined 2018.’
Law Pod UK, 20th December 2018
Source: audioboom.com
‘Thirty-eight children under the age of 10 have been accused of rape over the past six years in Wales, police data has shown.’
BBC News, 6th January 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Personal data is now as important a commodity as oil, a leading QC has said as he warns companies that they need to be up front on what they are using it for.’
Daily Telegraph, 7th January 2019
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘It is 50 years since Harold Wilson’s government lowered the voting age from 21 to 18.’
BBC News, 7th January 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Less than 10% of police forces have met basic quality standards for fingerprint evidence, the government’s forensic science regulator has warned.’
The Guardian, 7th January 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
The Markets in Financial Instruments (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018
The Gaming Machine (Miscellaneous Amendments and Revocation) Regulations 2018
The Marine Environment (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018
The Road Transport (International Passenger Services) Regulations 2018
The Nagoya Protocol (Compliance) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018
The Operation of Air Services (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2018
The Immigration (Health Charge) (Amendment) Order 2018
Source: www.legislation.gov.uk
Court of Appeal (Civil Division)
The Lord Chancellor & Anor v McCloud & Ors [2018] EWCA Civ 2844 (20 December 2018)
Brack v Brack [2018] EWCA Civ 2862 (20 December 2018)
High Court (Administrative Court)
High Court (Chancery Division)
Blue Power Group Sarl & Ors v Eni Norge AS & Ors [2018] EWHC 3588 (Ch) (20 December 2018)
Carr & Ors v Formation Group Plc & Ors [2018] EWHC 3575 (Ch) (20 December 2018)
Jaguar Land Rover Ltd v Twisted Automotive Ltd [2018] EWHC 3536 (Ch) (20 December 2018)
Reynolds & Anor v Long [2018] EWHC 3535 (Ch) (20 December 2018)
High Court (Commercial Court)
Munroe K Ltd & Anor v Bank of Scotland Plc [2018] EWHC 3583 (Comm) (20 December 2018)
High Court (Family Division)
A and B (Children) [2018] EWHC 3491 (Fam) (20 December 2018)
Quan v Bray & Ors [2018] EWHC 3558 (Fam) (20 December 2018)
Source: www.bailii.org
‘A businessman who launched legal action against Google for the “right to be forgotten” over a past crime has ended his court battle.’
The Guardian, 20th December 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
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‘Bungling police lost important documents in Guildford IRA bomb case, coroner hears.’
Daily Telegraph, 20th December 2018
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘A teenage asylum seeker from Ethiopia is planning to sue the government for its role in funding detention centres in Libya, where he says he experienced physical abuse, extortion and forced labour.’
The Guardian, 20th January 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A man has been jailed for 15 years for plotting to rape a baby. Mathew Law was part of a dark web paedophile ring that inflicted ”almost indescribable depravity” on the infant who was aged between six months and a year old, a judge said.’
The Independent, 21st December 2018
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A boy who murdered a man with a cricket bat has been given a life sentence, and ordered to serve a minimum of 10 years.’
BBC News, 20th December 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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