‘A host of top law firms, chambers, representative bodies and others are joining forces to launch London International Disputes Week (LIDW) next year.’
Litigation Futures, 3rd December 2018
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
‘Government commences final provision in the Investigatory Powers Act 2016 subject to the double-lock safeguard requiring judicial approval.’
Home Office, 28th November 2018
Source: www.gov.uk/home-office
‘A man has been jailed after falsely claiming he was sleeping rough in the Grenfell Tower so he could access £88,0000 worth of benefits meant for genuine victims of the fire.’
Crown Prosecution Service, 30th November 2018
Source: www.cps.gov.uk
‘Speech by Lord Chancellor of the High Court: The City UK Launch.’
Courts and Tribunals Judiciary, 30th November 2018
Source: www.judiciary.uk
‘Speech by Lord Burnett of Maldon, Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales: The cutting edge of digital reform.’
Courts and Tribunals Judiciary, 3rd December 2018
Source: www.judiciary.uk
‘A police officer has been jailed for twice raping a 16-year-old girl’
The Independent, 1st December 2018
Source: www.independent.co.uk
‘A ban on paying surrogate mothers should be lifted, the former head of the family court, has said.’
Daily Telegraph, 2nd December 2018
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘A tribunal is to be asked to decide whether veganism is a “philosophical belief” akin to a religion, in a landmark legal action.’
BBC News, 3rd December 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘GPs and teachers should be trained to spot signs of controlling and coercive behaviour, an investigation into the murder of a mother and daughter has recommended.’
Daily Telegraph, 29th November 2018
Source: www.telegraph.co.uk
‘MPs have called on the government to confiscate properties from the country’s worst landlords after a series of revelations about tenants being exploited by rogue sections of the private rented housing sector.’
The Guardian, 29th November 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘A former leader of Devon County Council has been refused permission to judicially review its decision to sanction him for sexual harassment.’
Local Government Lawyer, 29th November 2018
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘A solicitor’s bill can be a statute bill without including both profit costs and disbursements, the Court of Appeal has ruled.’
Litigation Futures, 28th November 2018
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
‘The government has this week issued guidance for councils on using new powers to fine householders up to £400 for failing to ensure they gave their waste to a licensed carrier.’
Local Government Lawyer, 29th November 2018
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘The level of innovation in the legal market has “stagnated and fallen in some areas” in recent years, but there are a number of encouraging signs for the future, major new research has revealed.’
Legal Futures, 29th November 2018
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘The number of girls in England who have experienced or are believed to be at risk of female genital mutilation (FGM) has more than doubled in a year, according to assessments by council social workers.’
The Guardian, 30th November 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The Solicitors Regulation Authority has issued a reminder to solicitors to adhere to all their professional obligations when engaged in litigation, “and not to become ‘hired guns’ just carrying out instructions that are in the best interests of clients”.’
Local Government Lawyer, 27th November 2018
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘A teenager has been jailed for supplying the MDMA that killed two of his friends.’
BBC News, 29th November 2018
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘More than a third of prisons in England and Wales hold at least one transgender inmate, official statistics have revealed.’
The Guardian, 30th November 2018
Source: www.theguardian.com
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