‘Sandwell Borough Council acted wrongly when it considered an application for a local resident to be treated as homeless, the Court of Appeal has ruled.’
Local Government Lawyer, 10th January 2019
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘Court costs will be capped at £80,000 should parties opt into a pilot that gets underway in the business and property courts (BPCs) in England next week, the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) has confirmed.’
OUT-LAW.com, 10th January 2019
Source: www.out-law.com
‘Legal policy in the UK has traditionally prohibited the granting of damages for the wrongful conception or birth of a child in cases of negligence. In this case the Court of Appeal has confirmed that this bar is equally applicable to a wrongful birth arising from a breach of contract.’
UK Human Rights Blog, 10th January 2019
Source: ukhumanrightsblog.com
‘Three cases of alleged harassment outside parliament have been referred to the Crown Prosecution Service after the MP Anna Soubry was repeatedly abused and blocked from entering parliament by pro-Brexit supporters earlier this week.’
The Guardian, 10th January 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘People seeking asylum in the UK should take a lie detector test as part of their application, the former chief of UK immigration enforcement says.’
BBC News, 11th January 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘A prolific smuggler caught entering the UK with protected birds’ eggs strapped to his chest has been jailed for three years and one month.’
BBC News, 10th January 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘How does data protection law feed into, and support, challenges to police action in the form of refusing press accreditation for a political party conference? The Divisional Court considered this in R (Segalov) v Chief Constable of Sussex Police & Chief Constable of Greater Manchester Police [2018] EWHC 3187 (Admin).’
Panopticon, 10th January 2019
Source: panopticonblog.com
‘A clubber who ploughed his car on to a packed dancefloor in a drink and drug-fuelled rage after being thrown out by bouncers has been jailed for 28 years.’
The Guardian, 10th January 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘MPs are to probe the access to justice implications of the £1bn court modernisation programme, it was announced today.’
Legal Futures, 10th January 2019
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘A man who fatally stabbed his heavily pregnant girlfriend with a pair of scissors has been jailed for life.’
The Guardian, 10th January 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The issue of the permanence of Christian burial and the circumstances in which, exceptionally, exhumation and reinterment of remains might be authorised by faculty has arisen once again in Re St X, the Cremated Remains of AA [2018] ECC Lic 7.’
Law & Religion UK, 9th January 2019
Source: www.lawandreligionuk.com
‘Emma-Jayne Magson stabbed her partner with a steak knife then left him to bleed to death. Yet her family believes her murder conviction was a miscarriage of justice. Why?’
BBC News, 10th January 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘An inquiry has been commissioned after a man with paranoid schizophrenia who had lost touch with mental health services killed a stranger in a holiday town with a throwing knife.’
The Guardian, 9th January 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The Court of Appeal has refused permission to appeal a High Court decision that found a claimant was entitled to issue his claim solely in pursuit of costs.’
Litigation Futures, 9th January 2019
Source: www.litigationfutures.com
‘The Government has announced plans to hand police new powers to deal with the illegal use of drones.’
Local Government Lawyer, 8th January 2019
Source: www.localgovernmentlawyer.co.uk
‘Only five out of 22 lawyers and staff who lost their jobs when Hull firm Ingrams collapsed in July 2017 were protected by the TUPE regulations when the firm was effectively taken over by an innovative alternative business structure (ABS), an employment tribunal has ruled.’
Legal Futures, 8th January 2019
Source: www.legalfutures.co.uk
‘The UK advertising watchdog has criticised two retailers for “misleading” consumers by advertising fashion items made from real animal fur as fake or “faux”.’
The Guardian, 9th January 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘It is frustrating: you buy a new appliance then just after the warranty runs out, it gives up the ghost.’
BBC News, 9th January 2019
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
‘Parliament is moving towards a special inquiry into the abuse and harassment of MPs after repeated threats and other forms of intimidation in relation to Brexit and other issues.’
The Guardian, 9th January 2019
Source: www.theguardian.com
‘The settlement scheme for EU nationals seeking to maintain their right to live and work in the UK once it leaves the EU will be extended to more individuals later this month, the government has announced.’
OUT-LAW.com, 8th January 2019
Source: www.out-law.com
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